The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-05

Rupul ANll-pdsl . pbIOCh Monday
morning an aged couple who had driv.
tn thirteen miles to see the circus
hltchcd their team near the Western
llaymarket When old Dobbin had
been secured they moved across to the
biz tent and the woman said;
Now, Perry, don't get excited. A
circus IS a circus the world over. Wen
90 slow, see everything on the outside,
and then log back hum
"Slcbbc we II 20 in, " replied the old
man.
"Mebbe we WON'T You scemnly
promised me over and over agin before
we left hum that yau wouldn't 90 in,
and shall hold you TO 1t, We'd look
purity in a circus, wouldn't we?'
Il didn't promise nuthin' about side
shows observed Perry, as they edged
along with the crowd Here's them
wild men of Bunkio or Barncy-oh, or
some such place in Europe I've alius
heard and read OF EN-, and I've allVs
said I'd see en- II ever gotta chance. -
Perry Baker are YOU demeuted?'
she asked You let me catch YOU
,ncakin' into a side show and I'll never
live with YOU another day.
The dulcct tones Of the keeper of a
lemonade stand now fell upou their
ears, and the old man was licking his
chops and bearing of in that direction
when his wife checked him with;
"What are YOU after now? faint
five minnits since you swallered . pint
Of cold tea. and YOU ain r, a bit thirstyi
Perry, don't you undertake. to sneak
on at Your solemn promise"
The couple got along down to where
the living skeleton and the fat woman
and great contortioniSt held out, and
the man at the door called out:
Fright this way, old man, This is
your only chance to see living man
weighing only twenty-five pounds"
"I'm comm shouted Perry.
"Not a rod not a FOOT said his
wife. rs she seized hi, arm "'
ia a goln to SEQ that skeleton If it
takes . log, It's the tust chance lever
had, and it may be the last"
But he didn't 90 in. She walked
him aside, lodged two peanut stands,
crawlcd under three wagons, Just Miss
ed \ snake exhibition, and held him up
on the outskirts OF the crowd and calm
ly remarked
"You promised and promised, and
now you want to break ltn' . q. P
What's the harm In u circus, Ma.
ry'' he argued,
"lt'S the principle Of the thing. It's
settin' a bad example and wastin mon
ey, Come along"
Say, let's 90 clear around the tent"
"Not u rod y
Let have one glass Of lemouadepN
"Not a SwaIler, Perry, Come henGeN
lie crossed to the wagon with her,
and she climbed in, While she was lift
ing herself up he bolted, and when she
turned around he was gone mixed up
with the circus crowd She stood up
and called him by name AS loud as she
could yell until policeman ordered
her to stop, and then she got down and
said to u boy about l6 years old;
"Bub, | want YOU to come with me.
My old man has cut loose, and he'll
never stop sooins wild men and living
skeletons and fat women and red lem,
pnade as long rs he's got cent left"
"llow much'llyo gveP'
I'll give YOU quarter II we find
him, want TO steal upon him before
ho knows II, want to find him in
front OF the only boa-conslrictor on the
North American continent, and | want
to open a performance which will dis.
count this circus all holler,'
She was las, heard of at the door of
the circus, Having failed to find him
elsewhere, che was about Va pass in,
whom tho ,ickct-takor objected,
q "But I'm looking for Perry
Cant help 1t, ma am, "
~ won't be in only long enough to
lead him out y
Cant 90 in without ticket, ma am
don't get in the way
"Won't you find out il Perry is in
there" she persisted .. e"
Gan leave lhu daor, ma'am bet.
ten get n club and wal, for him, Fall
back fall back tickets on this side"
Detroit Free Press.