Daily Republican., 1883-04-14
ROMANTIC MARRIAGES.
re- asA Lac In the sawdsst Are.
Ian Old Show mans Opinion.

IAN Ol0 DnOW mans opinion.
IN the night after Barnum's circu
ned at the Madison Square Garder
bstentatious marriage ceremony, i
oh Annie Carroll, the equestriennt
Eddie Snow, an acrobat, were bird
bridegroom, was performed in
m town church. Very few of tn
us people were present Annie Car
ID probably the last woman WIFI
trained to the ring in the old legi
ate way. She was one Of the many
dren whom it was customary for cir
men TO adopt with the expectation
tsking them stars. No children are
pted now, as the laws forbdding
bba'ic performances by children,
i'd render tnjm unremunerative.
10 Carroll Is eishtesn years OF age
was born in England. She is good
kins, OF a dark complexion, with
rk hair and black sparkling eyes.
Carroll, a man famous among
wmen, found her in al English vii =
She does not know who her par
were, but it is thought she was a
,sy. Carroll taught her to ride dur
the Winter months, while she per
ned in a circus during the Summer.
his year Is the first time she has
ion q horse. The marriage was
rate, because the girl was not Of
and under the control Of Carroll,
of course took care Of her salary
DO a week.. She has consented to
Carroll $40 a week until the end
The present season. Her husband
with John Snow, the wei known
Fr and contortionist, who picked
up, q bootblack, in Pittsburg. The
tom of circus performers marrying
their profession, is widespread. AT
sent contracts are not made for such
such a performer but for family. !
consequence there are at present
the Madison Square Garden the Ro-
q family, the Melville family and
Rauscher family. Nine. Roland
~ horse IN one ring Lizzie her
lighter In another, and the father
(ys in the band.
~ this means the family is kept TO-
Her, and when 1t IL remembered
i all the expenses Of the family are
d 1t will be easily seen thai the
tkly salary amounts to a good sum.
be. Roland receives 500, Lizzie
and the flther 1875.
William Dutlon, Of the Garden, said
tprday "This has always been the
Y for family TO g4yith clrcus.-
zen children are born they are lm-
lately put on horses or made to bend
Jump. 1t takes a long time before
llId acquires the correct balance and
becomes hard. Good riders
scarce now, because boys canuo- be-
m from the streets and put Al the
mess. Eddie Snow makes SO a
k, and you See when AnulrEctSS2OO
all expenses paid they can livrcom-
ably. Annie Carroll was onco Il
d rider. The circus is not near 50
active now since child riders have :
| Withdrawn. Women and children
. always more delighted when Il
would carry a child on horse
at any other part Of the show
] don't remember many cases
re men have left the ring, but when
have, they always become rellg- =
Ben Snow is a revivaiist and his "
her Bill Is a preacher ard, from >
t hear, he is "A sumner. He used u
cture on the curiosiies in the men o
les and museums. Plenty of them
e money and hold it. Il
hnny Nathan is said to be worth a u
on. He wouldn't be worth much, J.
Oh, If he hadn't married u woman y
n the circus and she kept him at y
}. Generally when n man gets II
y he starts show and bursts III
king about accidents, why | don't VI
mber good square death. When p'
ONE to consider the number fpco- re-
with a circus you get sur W
| at the few that die. There is no M
bier work if it is not overdone. -, IL
ircus life isn't what it was ten .
ago, when we went on wheels. - VI
me, give me Pullman ear. III
believe in lying in "A canvas COW we
wagon for any number Of wet III
: just for the fun Of saying when
ct old: 81 got this rheumatism
. Louis when we were Oh the
No, prefer the Pullman; it DO
% poetical, but it's deal sight tn,