The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-04-27

What the Greatest Of Bareback
Riders Told tho 0aSoo
Of Himself.

W A80O OAsO SSOS~OOOO - o~eOOO
Riders Told tho Dasoo
Of Himself.
james Robinson's Spicy Sketches
Of Life Inside the
Ring.
Tboussnds Of the readers Of The BA7Oo
remember wildly the daring performance
upon The bare back VI wildly galIopins
hos.s which vas given 10 the ring u S<ils'
circus in this city on Thur.day afternoon
end evsoing last. A large proportion Of
the audience bad seen the greet rider BE-
ioss, fcs fos years james R,binson bss been
before the public - the foremost represent.
alive Of the many great riders vho have
startled the audiences Who always dock To
the s.vdu-t arena BY their daring fesis
.hor-e. There are even those Who rs@em-
b~r him. 40 long ego - tvsoiy-6se years
into the past. But wuh his pessOnal his
tory during ihss time there are lev Who
are acquainted. He hiss had
rRiUxPaAL cAREER,
professionally speaking, ever .'0ce his bret
attempt around The center pole. He has
s"ised al@1st every country on the globe
aud appeared before audiences Of every
na,ion.li,y. In,erspersed With the pursui,
Of his chosen calling. has been . vide
range Of startling adventure and Thrilling
escsp~.. Believing that come account of
Ms. Robinson's life. - gathered from his
ova lip.. would prove Of much in,eress to
the general rsAdsr. . BAzOo reporter
sought him out in the dressing
room al the circus, whittier he was con-
Quoted BY courteous usher. after the con-
clus,ou of his Performance on Thursday
night. 4 plea, snt greeting and an Invitation
to sit down followed ne presentation Of
the BAzoos crId. Mr.. Robinson vss
DEAR IN THE MYSTERIES
involved in III. procsss Of divesting him
self ii his tights. but he did not let thst
interfere with his prompt cordial,,y. and
when the reporters errsnd was made known
he laughed little and laid that he va
always glad Ia oblise III. pre-s. "rhey
have Away. been more than kind to me, -
..id he, land whenever cal get chance
to reciproc.is, ] am glad 10 do it,"
"You have had some experience With
the interviewer before this ] suppo-e."
queried the BAzoo 'and know what .
painful thing il j. tn fall into their clutches"
"Oh blr.. YOU, ] should say 30. my boy.
They have tackled me froa, Maine 10
Gecrgis.' ~ tine saying Is. hut after ell
IALwAYs CONE OFF SAFE
I suppose it will he With me - i, is si,h
there lion t.mer fellows. They enter the
den q thous and times and leave il un
harmed, and then some day they arr
'chaved up in minuse. Ice had pretty
good luck 10 far. but the Lord only can
tell when will meet acme newspaper man
who vill iesr me into shr~ds. But wiIi
tell you. II you want to have . little talk
come down to our special car. and will
Introduce you to M viie. and We will have
i, there ~ comfortable - you please. We
dont pull on until midnisht, aud hay
nothing el.e tn DO here this evening"
The BAzoo accompanied Mr.. Robinson
10 the speciA: car. II vas built especially
for the M~s.rs Sells and il modelled after
the Pullman car pattern.
MANY CONVENIENCE
which Il Contains, however, we're ordered
put in BY i,s purchasers and il il the per-
lection Of comfort for travelling purposes
I, l. us-d By the Mes.rs Sells. the Robin
soo., Willis C,bb and SIN. Of the princi-
pal attaches. making it quite family ar
r,aeement. Il j. for the most part, though
devoted to the vor~hip Of the drowsy god
Tor most Of ,u occupants are busy early and
ate. !
Mra. Robinson wss . pleasant faced lady
& graceful figure, neither old nor young
o,t Of that uncertain age 20 disAgreesbls
ia maid and 50 pleasing IN . ma,son.
Nov Jim," said she, after the introiuc-
q IN, ''reslly you mus, no. bore thi. gentle
man With your long stories. II you do
sm sure the BA1oO
WILL HAVE ITS RGvES0E
upon you when he write. you up"
The BANJO protested that il didn't pro-
pose to b forced By anything. and that 81
fSr those LONG stories" that We just what il
wanted 70 hear. Mr.. Robinson heased Z
sisn OF comicsl resign alton. And then BY
gay of drsvine Robinson out. the report<I
ssksd hoV much o. the year he spent on
hrs farm near Mexico.
Not % much ~ I would like to, and
no, % much - intend to. hereafter. bu,
- much - snv engagement sIil let me
the season. north and south, continues
about forty vs.k.. and during tbs. time
am reasonably busy. I intend to retire
though. next year. When . MN hs,
Knocked sbout the world % long - I hsst
he enjoys bic ease IN HE inn. Ny vile and
I haze travelled enough to b veil consen,
TO STAY At HOME
hereafter. ! have keen fortunate enough
to make anne money, and At ny time o.
life il l. proper that . MN should begin ,s
ihirk Of having . rest, il he Can shord il.
allow long hsve you been In this hui
nes.. Mr.. R0binson."
oh. regularly, so@ethinv like thirty
yean. I always vss extremely fond oI
hoesss. end ~ boy Used to use the 3D.
vantases offered By ny fathers farm d
ride them on every possible occasion.
became quite expert in many lissl'
isass Of my own .inveotIoo, and one day
vhso circus came into our neighborhood
il vas old Van Ambursh's. vho has BE-
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