Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-08-22

81 never knew much about circuses when
was little," said John Bradley, the other
day, in Bentons stables. "When l was n
boy my father though. circus was an abom
nation and wouldn't allow me to 60. Once
l broke away from home to 60 to night schoo
but changed my mind and went for the circus
tried to crawl under the tent. Suddenly l
heard something crack and away went piece
out of the seat of my trousers, where the
whip lash got its work in. 1t took me over
an hour to explain to the old folks about the
accident" .-s7- .,-.
Mr. BRApLEY's FIRST EXPERIENCE.
81 came out west, and in early days there
wasn't much of run with crcuses. l was
living in Grass Valley about fifteen years ago,
when a circus came along and wanted man
to build ring. 1 had never seen one, but
took the job at fifty dollars, and when he
explained what he wanted tackled it. Had
to get it done by the next night. Now ye
see 'sposed the horses and animals cavorted
round on the outside of the ring and so l
made that part very carefully. I chose a
place where there was hollow in the ground
and built the ring around it..
| BRADLEYS BIG BLUNDER
"Darned fool trick said Hank Monk
'Give me mother chaw.
| Eyes, I guess it was, as the result showed.
l filed the hollow spot up with some old
stumps and then chucked in lot of dirt and
smoo he'd it all over, thinking the aud en-
wouldn't know the difference, ye see. The
knots stuck up all ronnd, bu, | filled in dirt
to cover EN- and when got through it was
the necest looking ring you ever saw. The
circus got in the next day, and instead Of
having center pole they had two side poles,
and so in putting up the tent they didn't dis
turb the ring, and the manager was so well
pleased with my ring that he ordered no one
to walk on it, had it sprinkled with saw dust
and it was as slick parlor. /
ENTER THE PROCESSION.
"Well, there was a big crowd that night |
and when the band struck up the procession
waltzed in. Great Cesar, how scared l was
when the clown went right on the inside of
the ring and began to turn summersaults. He
didn't get far before his head struck the point
of a stump and he gave howl that you could
hear a mile. Golly, what round of applause
he got, and the boys yelled themselves hoarse
with fun. Amt he natural. sale: Everybody,
and he lay there groaning and twisting
about an the ends of those stump roots the
cheering and clapping was deafening. Then
the elephant and a couple of Asiatic camels
heading a procession of animals and eques
TRANS came dashing in. The elephant went
up to his belly in the soft dirt and the camels
and horses began to snort around and stand
IN their heads
THE ELEPHANT AT WORK.
"Christophsr Columbus p said Doc Ben.
on, wish I'd been there"
1.-The audience thought all this was some n
lew feature, and a crowd outside hear ing the
houts, all bought tickets and went in on the
imp. About this time the elephant sorter q
lropped on the business and began to pull ont u
he old loose stumps with his trunk and send
hem into the audience. tell you when q m
wo hundred pound stump came whistling d
through the air there was scattering. After o.
hrowing out the stumps-about q dozen 81
q started to clean out the balance of the ruo- al
ish. He grabbed the poor clown round the VI
aist and chucked him smack biff into the Ia
and. Talk about aerial flights, that curve Al
e took Of hundred and twenty feet was nv
onsidered the boss. He reached for the en-
omen in spangled trunks and dropped 'em tn
ght down into the best society in Grass pr
alley. Mudam De Castillo, the tightrore
ANGER, went plum through weak spot in %
le tent and landed in Parson Bigelows back I'D
.rd without stitch on her. =,
Here the narrator paused for breath. ,,
" Is that all p asked one of the hostlers. r.
" That was the last saw. 1 left the tent ,s
'out that time to get my order cashed at the N.
ice outside, before the manager cancelled it. ~,
got my paw all right, but my conscience ~,
pulled me so that paid it all back again to h;o
Q different circuses that came along, and
ess if take in Coles next Wednesday we'll ~
about square. lad
A LITTLE MIxED.-Early yesterday morn doz
, Hub Parker hearing noise in his front the
flor, went in and found a man known as ter
Pine Nut Davis" kicking over the furni- 1T
e and vociferating for wine. He was taken stol
the lookup by Parker. who dragged him enc
ct of the way by the collar. No charge was