St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-08-18


fulness was rewarded by sight of this
mammoth beast.
A large crowd assembled at the
junction of Main street and Eastern
avenue and filed the grounds around
the soldiers monument, and waited
long and patiently in the warm sun for
the procession to make its appearance.
All classes were represented, and the
same expectant Look illuminated the
cOuntenances of all. 1t was not until
half-past ten o'clock and after that
word was passed around that the pro-
cession had gone up Railroad street, re-
turning through Pearl street and from
thence to the ground, which caused
deep feeling of disappointment and as
constituent not unmingled with indig-
nation. Speculation was rife as to the
cause, and various explanations have
since been given, though none of them
were particularly satisfactory or plaus
ible. Whoever else should share the
blame, the man who laid out the route
only half performed lis duty, and as
the result of his negligence or wilful-
ness many were so indignant that they
remained away from the show. That
the most important point in the town
should have been utterly ignored was
just cause for complaint, and the affair
acted very much upon the principle of
a boomerang.
The vast amphitheatre was COM
pletely filed in the afternoon and the
ground between the seats and
the ropes was well covered with
people who took the lowest seats
and the ones nature afforded with no
possibility or expectation of being
asked up higher. The menagerie was
large, and the specimens exhibited
were the finest of their species. The
motto of this show is, "Get the best"
OF course the centre of attraction in
the menagerie was the colossal Jumbo
and the tiny Bridgeport. Jumbo was
the favOrite, and he and the little folks
had picnic, Jumbo getting the ele-
plants share of the goodies from the
little ones limited exchequers. The
facility with which he would gulp
down large lOaves of bread which were
thrown into his mouth was astonish-
ing. He is as large as has been repre-
scented, being eleven feet and six inches
in height and weighs six and One-hali
tons. He has an appetite proportion.
ate to his size, and his daily allowance
of food comprises two hundred pound:
of hay, two bushels of GA is, one bushe
of biscuits, twelve large lOaves o
bread, three quarts of onions, twelve
buckets of water, and an unlimited
quantity of apples, figs, oranges, can
dies, etc. Jumbo is not without hi
failings, and one of them is an inOrdi
nate desire for whiskey. His bringing
up must have been sadly neglected il
this respect. He swallows the content
of whiskey bottle at one gulp with
out winking, and then holds out hi
trunk and pleads for more. The bah,
elephant has not yet learned how t,
eat, and he missed all the nice thing
that might have been given him if h
had understood as well how to ge
away with them as did Jumbo.
The same rule of excellence whicl
obtained in the selection of the animal
was equally apparent in the arena
The daring performances of Zaze
and Lulu, the double sOmersault owe
the elephantine pyramid, the unparal
leled bareback riding of Madame Dock
rill, the greatest female rider living
, the cOntOrtiOns, juggling, tumbling
military movements and tricks of tn
elephants, and many others which W
cannot mention, We're well executes
and sustained the reputation of thi
combination of giving the best circu
performance that has ever been give
under canvas. The grand closing feat
ure of the show, and which pOssesse
more interest for the average auditC
= than all the other features combined
= were the hippOdrOme races.
A band of Zulus accompanied tn
show, one of whom, a female, name
Amazula, was fine specimen of Zulu
an wOmanhOOd. OF regular and come
! ly features, with an intelligent and a
tractive cOuntenance, she impresst
the spectator as a handsome woman
), She speaks English very readily and
u very intelligent. w. c. Tyler, wi
" was born in Zululand and resided thel
- for several years, attended the eveniu
performance and cOnversed with Am;
zula, ascertaining the fact that the
- came from contiguous sections of TIL
country.
The press folks were shown ever
attention and courtesy by d. S. ThOn
=, as, the efficient press agent, who h;
- been with Barnum's show for eigl
seasons. He is very popular in I'll
. fraternity, and in the selection of
= man for this important position, NJ
e Barnum displays characteristic exec
V lent judgment.
is Barnet.
: James WEIGH has received his pei
is sion. Some $500 back pay.