The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-05-06


other foreign reptiles which grow nu-
mcrously in tho neighborhood Of Vsu-
cluse. Tho reason for the joinder Of
Mr.. Stowe and Mr.. Rowe as co.defend-
ants was also based OH tho fact that
when the 'Monster Museum" got into
trouble it was automatically transferred
to the Frank Stowe Variety Show. and
when the latter bccam. liable for float
ing debts and sinking funds it coul'l on
ly be found in the "Monster Museum"
AN AIKEN LAWYER,
however. caught up with this transpar-
cnt circus racket and brought the mo
ster Museum" and the "Vsristy Show"
face to face with their joint liabilities to
Madame Josephine and PENCE the
present suit.
Besides Madame Josephins and Mr..
Rowe and Mr.. Stowe, there wore pres
ent rs witnesses the clown, tho boss
canvasser, tho thimble-rigssr, the boss
acrobat, the tight-ropc dancer, Che wiro-
walker, and, among others, the boy who
stole four dollars worth Of tickets. the
clandcstine sale Of which brought the
show to the verge Of insolvsnoy. All
these were sorry-looking objects, in
deed. dcvested Of the tinsel Of the ring
and the feathers and paint Incident to a
regulation circus raid on unihcorporated
towns and villages Of less than ton
thousand and not moro than one hum
dr"d and thirty inhabitants apiece.
With all these compatriots in the fore
ground, the Madame was courtcously
ushered to the witness-stand by the
high sheriff Of the County Of Aiken
with all the gravit yand dignity becom-
ing the occasion. Madame Josephine
then sank into her chair ~ Cytherea
would have done on bed Of Psnsy blos-
SONS or bunch Of t.n-cent hyscinths,
and began to tell the story Of
THE sIEGE or TROY.
She described hcr dogs al three littlo
ones and three small Ones" which, as
the show bill produced in evidence
proved, could stand on their own heads
or each others heads, or the heads OF
tho spectators, jmst as the occasion de-
manded. She proved conclusirely TINT
the most invaluable services were per
formed by the animals, and that the
claim sued for was just and true one,
which on tho least calculation was
worth $4O2. She producad-her books
to that effect, and although she admit
ted having broken hor contract by con-
tinual absence from 1.-THE canvas" she
pleaded as set-oF to that the fact she
was suffering on such occasions from
'acute neurology" She inveighed bit
tcrly against the ingratitude Of tho
M Monstsr Museum" man and the "Vari-
e.y Show" man, as she had once pawned
her diamond ring to get bond for their
appearance in tho Criminal Court in
Tennessee, Having given her testimo-
ny she stepped down with a becoming
air Of injured innocence, and settling her
self comfortably proceeded to fan her
self violently and use the sedative smo-
mia with equal emprcssement.
The other parties in the Trojan war
then gave their version OF the Madam's
story and claimed five hundred dollars
damages by reason of her failure to
comply with the contract. The defend
ants Rowe and Stowe claimed that the
plaintiff Madam Josephine wax
HAr0HrY AND IMrExIoUs,
and would refuse point blank to como
down to ''ths canvass," where anxious
thousands wore awaiting her triumphal
entry. On this point the defendants
put up one Of the "boss-gymnasts' to
testify. Ills name was "Mexican joe"
lie said Il 90 one time to ds hotela
to demand de Madam to bring down
de poodle Ia. She sit in tho piazza da
and much havc q rosa in do boozom ah.
She swing ali da sec she cswing ah do 10,
in don't know what you say, tink a
roekin chair. Madam no come for me.
for Rowe, for whole shebang lah."
Stowe and Rowe werc then examined.
and the books OF Stowe we're put in ev-
idcncc. These were examined and
cross-examined, and finally were inves-
tigatcd with microscope, rs there Was
many things in which wore character
lied az
PATENT FORGERIEs.
Madam Joscphino's accounts current
were also suspected Of the same arith-
meticsl obliquity, and were also sub
mitted to the scientific test of that mild
eyed, one-eyed instrument. Argument
in tho case was then begun. During
the argumont for the defence ono Of tho
counsel alluded in no measured terms TO
the "dancing dog woman from New
Hampshire" and tho spanSles and the
oI;ffarsoo final and &hn o,n1o,..;rt .