The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-07-11
QUILTED BY A REPORTER.
Virginia City Chronicle.

Yesterday afternoon a dapper little
man, with two ounce cane and a half
pound cluster diamond pin, came into
the Chronicle Office and asked if the
amusement reporter was in, When the
man he sought was pointed out, the
stranger grasped him warmly by the
hand, remarking; Delighted to meet
you, sir-really, am. I've heard of
you at evry place I've stopped on my
way from New York. had such a
curiosity to see you, that got of at Reno
and took run up. But really l had
expected to find a much older man, con-
sidering the magnificent reputation
your dramatic and circus criticisms
have given you. All our boys told me to
be sure and see you, if didn't get aboard
of any thing else in the town.
"Ah," said the reporter, blushing in
four colors, 81 am glad to see you.
Might inquire your nameg"
"Well, here's my card" said the little
man, handing out little piece of paper
about five inches square. You NAV
have heard of me befOre-Clarence de
Lacy Slocum, agent of the Sebastian
Van Buena Vista circus and menagerie,
This is by far the hugest combination of
gigantic circuses ever put on the road.
We started out about five years ago in a
small way, with not over 400, 900 feet of
canvas, only nine tents and scarcely / 400
animals, but we gradually absorbed all
the small fry shows. They'd go into
bankruptcy along the route, and we
would buy their outfits, Sebastian, our
owner, is the most sympathetic man on
earth. He'd buy their little shows at
double price, just to help the poor dew
ills along. Money Is of no account to
him. He's travelling simply for pleas
and q 6nSIro n thu
nd like to know him." remarked the
reporter.
"Oh, he knows you-that is by repu-
tation. He has your picture set in a
/ frame that cost him over 800. He was
saying to me one night that when bus
mess was dull he just took a look at
that phiz of yours and it always made
him feel as happy as if he was obliged
to turn 500 people away at the door,
"How come he to get hold of my pic
tureF'i
"Oh, he begged it of De Murska or
Modieska, or Clara Morris-I forget
which. She hated like thunder to part
/ with it, but you see he had loaned the
great ACTRESS $4,000 once in Paris to
buy a wardrobe and some ieweIry for a
new piece, and as the debt was never
cancelled she couldn't very well refuse.
But just came in to give you little In
| tOElldtlNu duOut our SHOW. always
like to give man all the points when
/ know he possesses the talent to handle
them in the right style. Some fellows
down at Reno and Carson tried to pump
me, but didn't propose to let descrip-
ton of my show be mangled up ty
scrub writers. Resides, Sebastian tele-
granhed me from New York last night
not to let anybody but you get aboard of
the grand description. Just mention
four miles of cages containing wild
beasts, with twelve new varieties of ele-
plants and recently discovered monster
from Africa called the jabberwock,
weighing 5000 pounds
| "Indeedl''
| YES, siFl and q man like you, with a
| fine descriptive ability and inexhaustible
command of language which has made
you famous in two continents"
"HOw many columns do you want 50
| ooh, as many as you please"
| "When will the show be here So
perhaps not for two months: il takes
such q long time to move the ANIMALS
that our progress across the country is
slow"
.Just so. Well our figures for big
circuses like yours are $3.50 q column
cash down, and thirty per cent, Of the