Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-09
poNf Il 4 PullosE.

DONE n A PunposE.
Hill Nye Talks 20 = Granger Who
Went to . Circus.
At Greeley young man with 9
faded cardigan jacket and = look
of woe, got on the train and a
Lhe cars were little crowded, he
sat in the seat with me. He had
that troubled and anxious express
sion that rural young man wears
when he first rides on the train.
When the engine whistled be
would almost jump out Of that
cardigan jacket and then be
would look kind Of foolish, like q
man who allows his impulses to
get the better Of him. Most
everyone noticed the young man
and his cardigan jacket, for the
latter had arrived at that stage OF
droopiness and jaded-across-ths-
shoulders look that the cheap
krst Jacket OF commerce acquires
after awhile, and it had shrunken
behind and atretohed ont in front
30 that the horizon, % you stood
behind the young man, seemed to
be bounded by the tail of this
garment, which started out at the
pocket with good intentions and
suddenly decided to rise above
che young mans shoulder blades.
He seemed 30 difident and 80
frightened among strangers that l
began to talk with him.
ibid you live in Greeley? p !
inquired.
"No, SIR" he said in an embar-
rassed way, % most any one
might in the presence Of great
ness. II live on q ranch up the
Pandre. l was just ct Greeley to
see the circus /"
thought 1 would play the
tenderfoot and inquiring pilgrim
from the cultured East, 90 l said;
"You do not see the circus often
in the West. I presume, the dis
tancs is 80 great between towns
and the cost Of transportation 10
so great ?"
mo, sir. This is the first circus
/ ever was to L have mover saw
. circus before F"
How do you like it ?"
20, tip-top. It Was Q good
thing. I'D ike to see it every
day II l could. I laughed and
drank lemonade till I've got my
cloze all pinned up with pins, and
I'd as soon tell you. If you won't
give it away, that my pants is tied
on me with barbcd fence wire"
"Probably that's what gives
you that anIous and apprehen-
sive look ?"
"Yes, sir. II look kind Of
doubtless about something, it's
because I'm afraid my pantsloons
will fall of on the floor, and l
will have to borrow q roller towel
to wear home"
How did you like the ami
mails 2"
II liked that part Of the Great
Moral Aggregation the best Of all.
I have not saw such q sight be-
fore. ! could stand there and
watch that there old scaly ele-
phant stuff hay into his bosom
with his long rubber nose for
hours. I'd read . good deal frs:
and last about the elephant, the
king Of beast, but / had never yet
saw one. Yesterday father told
me there hadn't been much Joy
into my young life. and 60 he
gave me ! dollar and told me to
20 over TO the circus and have
grand time. tell you / just
turned myself loose and gave my
self up to pleasure.
"What other animals seemed
to please your" / asked, seeing
that be was getting q little freer
to talk.
"Oh, / saw the blue-nosed
bsboon from Farther India, and
the red-eyed sandhilI crane from
Msddygssker. I think it was, and
the sacred jack rabbit from Scan-
dihoovia, and the lop- cared layme
from South America. Then there
was the female acrobat, with her
hair tied up with . ribbon. It's
funny about them acrobat women.
They get big pay, but they never
buy cloze with their money. Now
the idee Of q woman who gets 81
o So day. for all l know, coming
out there before 1000 total stran-
gers, wearing a pair Of Indian war
clubs and o red ribbon in her
hair. / tell you, pardner, them
acrobat prima donnas are mighty
stingy with their money, or else
they're mighty economical with
their cloze."
did you go into the side
show ?"
"No, sir. l studied the oil
painting on the outside, but !
didn't 60 in. I met q handsome-
looking man there near the side
show, though. that seemed to
take an interest in me. There
was a lottery along with the show
and he wanted me to 60 and
throw for him"
"CApper, probably"
perhaps so. Anyhow he gave
me dollar and told me to gt
and throw for him."
"Why didn't he throw for him