St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-04

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General William 7. sherman with two Of
bis daughters aud 4 party OF ladies' and gcu
tlem2n were at Barnum's circus on Friday
night. A Co5e Dens,eraf reporter sat near
the general and uoted the interest he took
in every fcatnrr u the exhibition By a
strange coincidence the band played
Marching through Georgia. for the grand
entry After the opening strains one Of his
daughters called TIE generals attention to
the music.
''Oa. yes.' be said, laughing ''Mareb-
ing Through Georgia, Of course. They al
ways give IL 70 me when 1 come 70 the
circus.''
As the "entry'' left the tent the general
caught sight OF Jumbo coming IN.
Ther'sJumbol'' he said. with much iuTe-
DiIe exultation. Theirs Jumbol Jumbo's
coming. jennirl Their ne is. Look 1t him !
Ain'i he bigl'
He clapped his hands and allowed bis gray
eyes % glisien.
'.Oh. hol Look at thatl" he shouted,
pointing in the direction Of the Chinese
giant. ''and see Their, the little fellow'
he was abiding TO the midget. Major
Atom---Eh. hech hechi hech:n
The generals laugh Is curious. He starts
e
in three OF four short. jrrsv. semi-gutturaI
aspirations He has g Scotch sound. some
thing like 'sE5, heehi hrchi Dech!'' the ..e''
having its short, fii sOnnd, as in the ''grt.' -
be gives ''e'' pretty Iuuca the same sound
m such words as .sherc'' sathere'' and
s..wbere.'
His remarks on the curiosities we're fun
OF interest.
''What do you think OF our Indiausl"
Mr.. Thomas inquired ancnt the Sioux.
''Gool Indians" was the curt reply.
Somebody asked why Il was horses were
always made 70 circle to the left.
Because - said the general ''we always
mo int on the left-tbe Caucasian does, the
Indian always mounts on the right--aud we
get the custom OF mounting Oh that side
from our habit Of wearing the sword on the
left side. -
The general went into eestacies over the
tumbiers. but the clowns took his breath
away. Every time they raised Z laugh he
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 couple Of men in
molly dress attempted anything funny he
called to his party 10 Look thcri' and ''See
thatr' No feature OF the performance es-
capped Tccumseh's attention or failed TO
arouse his enthusiasm. During the per-
Torrance Mr.. Thomas took the party into
the dressing tent and the genera was intro
duced to Miss Matte Jackson, the hurdle
rider.
Il deem it great honor, general TO take
your hand, 4" said the lady.
''Oh, nonsense, - be replied; then regard
ing her for moment, with his straw hat
under one arm, be patted her cheeks with
his hands and tipped her chin as IL be WAS
going TO administer one OF his remarkable
kisses. but be didn't, be merely remarked,
you're a nice little girl-a very nice little
girl. Do YOU ever get hurtl"
''Oh. sometimes" answered the rider, with a
naive twist of her head.
That's too badl" the general said "You
should be very careful"
In the mensgerie he felt Of the white
elephants ear aud petted the white monkey,
but steadfastly refused to walk under Jumbo,
although bis daughters coursgeously braved
the test.-St. LOuiS Globe Democrat.