New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-23
FLEAs BEHIND The FOOTLIGHTS.
From a Dqni.fg Litter u ne ruu Man ea',fe.

r,ou Dqnizfq Litter d ne Tau Man CARTE.
There was a fair going on outside the gates
OF this most picturesque old cay Wandering among The
hoo,bs onr curiosity was excited by winch bore tho
fooging inscription: Parser Fl0h ihealer tempted
~ be- We accented the tickets be almost thrust
our hands crossed the threshold 81 the tent ihere
gns certainly reason for delay, We found some
what ~ our embarrassment, that We constituted The
wnuie of the audience. But, a. thr nmuns n"a lhchrs
was Of an Ordinary tanDonilne "hch IN
siTment n greatly rescmDeal should scarcely have
good view OF the per orlance II ine slNcI"loIs
about a small table. looked Win Interest at
certain boxes which stood o'slde me theatre
One of these was Open showed number OF TN!
ices carrfages. bicycles. enginee, Roman charpt All
as possible The "ther bo1cs win ildr con-
tanned the themselves. Inc tnietpH-hs mat,
ageirss. stout lady in cotton nrerslng gOwh Ihccu
herself o pos1te ihe table. and pfced inc enter am
meat wtn bal interesting address, The ordinary
e," she began, rs creature OF consloerdos
intelligence capable OF hig degree OF lntee ctnal
ment. They not hungry she added harli y IN
answer o some sigat ex preston Of anxiety that doub
less portrayed Itself on cJuutenances. -" engage
man 10 every DAY AnO iced them lie Dhfts ms
arm the 800 placed thereon, and they sueK nnth
They are Our immediate apprehcnsiOns thus
aiy lady proceeded To explain That me nrs pro-
cess great work Of tanning ana educating nca
was TO fasten invisible thread around it, neck,
by OF which coud b. fsd at pleasure or hat
ne TO any vehicles dis played In tue box before
u.s. we.nurtured specimen wiz ofen iVc 10 the age
OF eight years ana Win esiaemt prlue sue Ir A 60
ave have several among our troupe .no arc ALREADY SIX
years DID," ana saying, she handed us po"ertul
De grdtned 10y the sight of one OF tnese
venerable ras tiagBIfod TO tue slze OF wasp kckng
pungng violently Ia no Wise lmPedod Dy Tue weight
OF It's golden collar.
rhe entertainment began with chariot by feas
of various nations. The Russian was attached 10 ia
drosky the Siberian 10 sledge England France
and Germany their resrn tayes the former
harnessed think 10 n common 10 ndon omniOu- Each
six ZINES The Stage was sigh ~ tilted,
however IN order assist the runners regret am
unable TO the result OF the race, winch
would doubtless OF intense Interest TO your sporting
friends the start could not altogether DC considered
satigfnctnry. English steed went OF steady
trot without waiting for auybo iyelse The e rman lay
have nap by the way, ana most OF the others
I.afh e nell
~" Iii ~ not every nea" we we're informed, THAT is
gifted with the power salation. SO far had
ONLY as IL WERE beasts OF DurdendOce insects, IN
deed but with 10 other special accomplishment Now
we we're treated to ballet, "a danced by some
really superior artises 70 saying she opened one OF
the care board boxes and extracted thence with deli
cafe pair OF pncer. Of dancing heas each ee-
gaDtly aired inOr rather. should perhaps say, COW
yeow-all the coIors u the rainbow Each dancer
| announced by she entered upon the scene:
Meess Ezabe, Fraulein Anua, Manzele BIibe, etc;
and and all encouraged by the voice OF their
directress. performed the most aslonisnrg ryo-
wildly into the AR In a way benoId.
II If the mnutest OF baet-glrs mad been cur Ia
! Two at lower naf performing minus the
head and shoulders ikea Sabbatcal dance OF fairy
psbades tened. Now and again. after some un
usually prodgiOus leap an artist WOulu DC upset Inen.
tho yOlnminOns skirt tne struggling insect
was visible; quickly replaced on It's legs,
however, by tue watesful care OF It's MISTRESS NOW
act tue third wnen the interest was supposed 10
culmnnie aud with much verbal flourish OF trumpets,
| nown 10 the famous Blondin himself This young
| III
wool, with Que otner companion, who probably in
delicate health, she was not called upon to perform
Eliza not only danced rope. but twice raversed an
imaginary thomable abyss nearly invisible wire
suspended between two pins Finally to conclude the
exhibition the of cotton wool held upside down
at distance nearly inches above her head. and
At the word OF command, "Jetzt, Elisa, Syringe I"
Now Eliza, jump y the intelligent insect sprang with
one bound INFO It's warm and cosy nest We were
charged the not immodernte sum
OF i've pence apiece. and walked away, remember
ing the who fed and the ady who taught the meas
we could DOT but marvel at the variety OF ways In
which 1t possible ones livelihood in ths our
| work-a-day world!