, 1884-10-23
AT A SHOW.
How ths atapPie.t Man OF Fame
Enjoys a Vigorous Age.

Euioya a Vigorous Age.
lSt Louis Globe Democrat.I
Cen William !. sherman, with two Of his
daughters and a party of ladies and gentle
men were at BRrnum's circus on Friday
night A reporter sat near the general and
noted the interest he took IN every feature
OF the exhibition by a strange coincidence
the band pIsys+ Marching Through
Georgia" for th- <rand entry. After the
opening strains sss II his daughters called
the generals Atteu.5n TO the music.
~Oh, yes" he st'e, laughing. "Msrching
through Georgia 1i riIrsc. They always
give IL u me wL>n I com. 10 the circus"
As the entry iett the tsrt the general
caught sight OF Jumbo coming :.
Theirs Jumbo~ na aid, with much
Juvenile exultaaon ''Tt-rA- Jumboi .Iune
hos coming, Jenris. rhsr' he Isl Look at
himi Amt b, bief'
He clAppod his hands and allowed his gray
eyes 10 glistsn.
~Oh, hoi Look at that, he shouted, point
ing In the direction OF the Chinese giant,
~and STE thar. that little foIlow"-he was
Alluding " the midget. Maj Atom-"Eh,
hechi hechi hschi-
The generals laugh is curious He starts
Ia on n mouthtul OF wind, which he expands
in three or four hort, j>rky, ssmi-gutteral u.s.
pirations. Il has a Scotch sound, something
like az, hechi hechi hechl" the "er having
Its short, fiat sound. as in the word get
He gives "e' pretty much the anne sound in
such words as "here,n there" and where"
His remark on tho curiosities were full Of
interest
what do you think Of our IpdiansF Mr..
Thomas inquired anent the Sioux.
Good Indians, y was the curt reply.
Somebody asked why 1t was horses were
ALWAYS made to circle to the lBft
Because said the general, 1--WE always
mount on the left-the Caucasian does, the
Indian always mounts ON thu rIght-and we
get the custom Of mounting on that side from
our habit OF wearing the sword on the left
side"
The general went into ecstasies over the
tumblers, but the clowns took his breath
away. Every timo they raised a laugh be
hech-heched with the crowd and remarked:
Theirs where the fun comes in" When the
clown in the fat suit was struck across the
stomach with a club the general fairly
roared, and every time a couple Of men In
motley dress attempted anything funny, he
called to his party 70 Look ther'ip and
"See thati' No feature Of the performance
escaped Tecumsoh's attention or failed 10
arouse the enthusiasm. During the perform
ance Mr.. Thomas took the party into the
dressing tsnt, and the general was intro
duced TO Mis- Matte Jackson, the hurdle
rider.
Il deem 1t a great honor, general, to take
your hand said the lady.
"oh, nonsense, I" he replied; then regarding
her a moment, with his straw hat under one
arm, he patted both her cheeks with his
hands and tipped her chin as IL he was going
to administer one OF his remarkable kisses,
but he didn't, he merely remarked, You're
"A mica little Vfrl-a very mica litfla Vfrl Do
you ever get hurtf'-
"Oh, sometimes" answered the rider. with
a naive twist OF her head.
That's too badlp the general said. You
should be very careful"
In the menagerie he felt of the white Gle
phat's ear and petted the white monkey, but
~steadfastly refused to walk unde Jumbo,
although his daughters c~ourageouslY braved
the test