The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-08-24
MUSIC IN 4 NI,RIINk..
Facet or IL Wrong Tune mud Had Brnndy.
kLnn ihf 81. LnMiS u. Ithiirnn.

"Now. I'll tell you." said tn" circus man.
when music is IL nerve tonic anu u necessity.
that is to ,hc r"i'o and wire mon VIII" learn tho
,um. tum Ii fiddle aud you drop. Sec,
Circus nr"rie wouldn't think Of goinGin into
tho ring without ilddeS and trom'ones. Why.
Just think OF doing all that climbing and swing
inX IN M, Lair TO u dead silence! 1t amt natu-
RAJ. it amt. Tho funniest PART Of It is that ""
ou,. Folks say. Lord. why don't they got new
,nnss I'm IoA Nat trfn n os M, h %,d ,rAE %nS
wouldn't. Nothing breaks n man ali III like now
music. It's wors. than getting n strange part
mer on the bar I've had enough 81 il ANYWAY.
Feel this Jump under my shirt; We'll. that's u
broken collar bon,. aun.: o not having my req
MAR show tune | slan't forget II IN II hurry.
Ii laid mo up in Albuquerque. \. NJ. bettsr'n
Two months last year. and cost me all tho rocks
had put by Tor rainy weather. A.hap as did
the brother net with me through Texas once.
and that settled 1t 80 far rs tho brother act
and mo was concerned. But last venr the man
woman. on the so!! with me, it would draw bot;
ter. and al that. reared about IL II Willis, and
gave in. when ha fetched in II pale knock knned
pretty piece Of womanEind in figure rs you
ever saw; but ugly ~ hn,nemad" Elm: COW; ;
her name was Roxnna Coleman. but she was
"pnssn Of nothine! sh% was tho, clumsisst
like u horse, getting her in harness
Shs ws y snssy a. the lat bnt as
and / began to pass in brandy. The worst
you ever Tucked. More brandy is generally
my rule when SGT in. and the tumbicrs aud
Eli licddv. the ringmnstcr. took me to ono
side about Co,omnn's little one-syeh widow.
But Just had to have more-thut was all there
was 10 IL; Hero is where the music cone. , In
back ward, %e. When tho ryinbais clash YOU
drop head down aud scare III tho women PLUMP
intoc0nnption fits. Hes all o; n. with tho old
,nue. you soc, but now ones mako him wild and
reckon. but ! had TO- watch RoAnn9. and she
was III crazy ms II brdbug at the SIGHT OF that
hons rnekea sHwboys Indians m, ma ErSn,erI
ilur.d together. there WAS birthstone over the
Whole show, Reidy voice sounded like Il TO-;
horn. went w III" rorn to IN" bar IKE creased
a. EnXir came W hand over fist.
Tnat innrna! band "san t" ray, t the m ln
horses. 1t knocked mo on my box .ontirey
l.oxana saw how / fumblci Mt and missed
out. im don't drop me, for tho Lords sake!
Y"u'il murder mo right here u You DO
sh. ' Ir"p t.l"A b",w"en p' mine. Tho lsie
whangei nway. and conld sec the four white
horses with pink eyes and wary tails "nv4rt ing
in red trunks and spnngiei fringe. l quit
counting, and listened 10 the horse tune grab
handy. l ianccd people were shouting to mo
heart boat Time with the drum. / could hear it
was uraying when shu slid down my body and
FILL locking her feet IN mine. tho Did flash trick.
| There's II place. You know whore in thi.
double act both performers let go from
| opposite sides OF the bar. when the
cynhas, clash. aai catch in the knee socket
| on III" bar ! was rs happy a. II negro in u
| feather bed. forgot to lock my knees over.
| and down Went tho Queen of tbs Airwith u loud
| Shrek IN" after her. We'll. sir its funny how
fast man can think when he's falling. ! 70.
| widows glass eye would bo stove upt
| then quit thinking Mt all. for about Xix weeks,
it scanned to mo. You soc. to got even with me.
tho first violoncello got On u spree and ran away
| with my trapeZe music. l mau!ed him for II
| IN Frisco this summer
But the Queen Of The Air. what became Of
| her." asked the reporter. broathleHsiy;
| who RoNana! All. YOU can't XII u hali-
| breed Mexican woman. She got another eye.
| and had her ankles both tinkersd up she gave
| NJ tho busincss. though. .ost conldnhco IN
| 1t, somehow. Tho last time heard at ltoNana
She, was doing tho Ilinloo Princess feeding
| snakes and juggling with boas n u d mo mI-
| scum. she's dead gone on tho show business
but not the trapaze. i carry my littln od tnna
| in my gripsack now. you can bet: ! don't dc
any more funny business on the trapr2o e
| horse music not for JIM. haven't got more
half naI AharA NJ aallAS banaa Laft"