Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-08-26


lied by p. T. Barnnm, the greatest
OF all showmen, will be here on Sat-
urday next, Aug. 2sth, and exhibit
afternoon and evening.
The following from the New York.
Graphic, gives limited idea Of
its attractions: --s-s---.-r---4-ss..-
Tie youthful, fancy lightly turns to
thoughts Of sstircus J" The jolly
times which that word impiies is the
little maiden's dream and the good
boys vision during the long winter
nights. What would life be to them
without huge elephants, trained horses,
Bengal tigers, screeching hyenas, Nu-
indian lions and the thousand and
one other attractions.
The city boy and girl long for the
circus as much as their country cous-
ins. Older people may find delight
at the theater and the opera. For
the youngsters, however. there is but
one thing which fills to the full their
ideas of real jolilty. and that is the
circus. And if the circus in general
has this effect, WHIST glorious realms
of delight does the specific ttBarnum's
circus open up. The fancy, does,
indeed, borrow airy wings and flies
away to the utmost realms of fairy
land; for the limits of the average
circus are pretty definitely known,
but what Barnum may bring nobody
can tell. ,r
Barnum came to this city yesterday
and opened at the American Institute
building on Third avenue, where
there is a good deal of room, bat
none too much for .'the greatest show
on EARTH" Thousands of both young
and cid came to seeithe wonders he
had to produce. Tosay that Barnum
outdone himself does him but scant
justice. His exhibition this year goes
far beyond anything that even he has
before attempted. : Progress, said
he in neat little speech he made in
answer to the applause that greeted
the first unveillng of his store of
/ wonders, progress is as much the
law of the circus as of the. world at
large. have tried to obey H."
There are things in Mr.. Bsrnum's
show which must amaze even the
youngsters to whose imaginatlons
there are no bounds. Whoever ex-
pected the dull, stupid OK to perform
the tricks of the bright almost human
intelligence of the horse has been
known to master? Yet there are two
big oxen in this circus who leap
somersaults, play at see.saw on a
plank, and dance to the tune Of att
tie Buttercup." Then there are the
horses themselves whose graceful
outlines and perfect mastery of the
most difficult feats of the ring make
: looking at them an unalloyed pleas
\ ure. Then there are Nine. Dockrill,
Miss Emma Lake, Herr Neygarrd,
Signor Marcellus and q dozen others
whose daring acts keep one in a per-
feet whirl OF excitement which cul-
] inmates when Mile. Zazei, after cross
e ing the building on single wire with.
r out balance.pole, and leaping head
r foremost from the sopmost girder, 6
e distance of a hundred feet, and final.
# ly is shot from big mortar and
It lands safe aud sound at the other enc
o of the hall. There are besides, al
It the auxiliary curiosities, withC 1,
which no circus would be compile e.
t There is also the tattooed Greek
e the Palestine giant. "Qaeen Nab, .
C who at the age of twenty is only
|, twenty-three inches in height, and ,
: band of Zulus, who manage their ma
e tive assegais with remarkable skill.
8 Mr.. Barnum has established hi
If right to the title of 'sthe creates
'e Snowman on earth," and visit vii
+ convince even the most skepticat o
'e the fact. '-'5' - '''''i'''
N On the day of exhibition ticke
p Office will be- opened at Saliee 4
1t Brooks bookstore, where those zh
sc wish to avoid the crows at the tcke
N wagon may procure tickets and re
served seats al the usual slight I'D
vance. e E..t 4 1 .o-a 'tiissasas
Be in town in time to see his gran
70 procession at 3 a. m. The railroad
rs all run excursion trains.