Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-15
THE CIRCUS.
jupiter Plutins lnterieres and Gives
the Crowd Free Bath,
which Was Little Reiished-The Light.
Fingered Falirs--Incidents OF the nay.

which Was Little Relished--The Light.
Fingered Falxirs-.Incidcnts OF the Day.
Without having read the papers or OBJ
served the flaming pictures man might
have told at an early hour yesterday moru-
ing that there was going to be
show In town. Long before It was time
for the procession to make It's appear
ancc the sidewalks were throngcd and
groups of people gathered ON every cor
ner OF course the major portion of the
crowd was composed of our "country
cousins" who rarely tail to show up ON
such occasions. They were out In force
yesterday--the old man with his aged
partner followed faithfully by the
kids of the family: the
newly married couple enjoying perhaps
the first holiday OF their honeymoon;
scores of rural bcaux paying earnest II a
trlhe awkward attention TO the rosy.
checked country girls at their side-in
fact, all sorts Of rustic people and all
clad in their bravest dress.
The city people for tile most part be.
took themselves to the balconies and win
dows Of second and third stories,
and from on high looked down on the
passing panorama, with a curiosity not a
whit less keen than that VI their rural
relations.
The procession was a good one, as
circus parades go, everybody noting the
horses to be unusually handsome
THE ENHlnfTloN
was attended by between 1900 and
2000 people in the afternoon,
though some placed the number much
higher. TO the blase and undlscriminat.
ing circus-goer all these affairs are pretty
much alike, the circus OF this year being
TO him only repetition of the one last
season. But Barrett'S shew of yesterday
/ was conceded on all sides to rank with
/ tirst-class performances, aud gave general
satisfaction, The acrobatic work was
In some of Its features
very fine; the bicycle feats were uncom
monty good, cliciting great applause, anC
the horseback exercises Were up with tn,
best. The display of animals was fair.
But while the folks inside the big ten
were enjoying the scene, heavy, blacl
clouds had been massing themselves over
head, and soon an ominous patte
was heard and the word Grain
ran around the amphtheatcr A STAN
pede at once ensucd. The Performance
came to an abrupt close, and II mass o
men, women and children rushed pell
nell toward the entrance.
ANOTHER CIRCUS.
Only few were brave enough TO sal.
out. The great crowd turned back HoI
it poured down! The huge canvas wa
no more adequate TO turn the Hood Q
water than If it had been big mosquit
bar. Only in the center, where the clot
above was doubled, was the slight
est protection. Here the crow
flocked, but there wasn't rooI
for all and hundreds were drenched. Tn
discontinue was borne patiently, how
ever, by most OF the spectators 1t couldn
he helped. In the menagerie the lions
hyenas, and black tigers grew very rest
less and their cars had to be closed mp I
keep them quiet. Still 1t poured dow
and nearly everybody was wet TO the ski
But the saddcst sight OF all was Il
wrecked condition OF the ladie
costumes, White dresses TIN
only few minutes ago looked Gutter
lovely,n alas. became horribly limp, ~
ribbons wilted wofully, Now and tn,
lady more richly dressed than the a
cragc, rather than that her skirts shou
get ruined in the mud and water, elevate
them to an extent rarely observed
broad open daytime. few-a very ie
really modest men were seen to ave
, their ewes on such occasions,
doubt they felt paincdi b
: the ladies We're not
/, blame. The minority that broug
umbrellas along could afford TO smil
A hy circus chap saw his golden oppo
tunity, and ran here and there among u
crowd with lot of these useful protec
ors against the aqueous fluid. lie SOC
sold out and no doubt got good prices.
A little while before the end OF u
freshet, some of the showmen got feari
, lest the weight OF the water on the canV
might cause its fall, or the blowing up
yale of wind might down 1t, and p
litely asked everybody to so home. III
showed n tender consideration for u
multitude that was really touching al
, demonstrates the fact that clrcus ioi
: USUALLY thought tough) have hearts ~
I like the rest OF mankind. They dldT
want that heavy stuff TO fall down nj
4 hurt anybody, and cause damage su
!. The concert was killed off, and the pc
Torrance which was given in the EVEN
q was but thinly attended.
STRAY NOTES.
The small boy was consplcuonsly thcl
and displayed his usual Indifference
"down in front"
> The reporter kept one eagle eye on
: lookout for drunken men but failed TO
a single inebriate.
Henry Pitkin, living near Cleburl
lost $50 near the big tent and belieN
+. his pocket was picked, but says II is pr
siblc he lost II
Mrs. Mary Anderson, this county, u
her purse, containing $3.50, taken IT,
her pocket as the people were crowd
. into the tent The lady felt satisfied
Is knows the man who took her money
can Identify him.
Dick Rasburton had his pocket picE
while I'm the tent and SIT and odd chal
stolen.
:, What's the matter with the Glow
e. Are they deteriorating, or az we e.
N older do we lose the capacity Tor en-
~ ing their comicalitiesl Certainly,
IL clown of to-day seems much less lui
70 than the clown of yore.
.t.o..,I Uesumptiou of business.