The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-06-06


should get glimpse OF the Queen of shcba in what
seemed TO be very appropriately described on the
bills as "her great bareback art"-. But, no. 1
would not allow myself TO dwell upon the thought.
Suffice II To say that before the somewhat bias.
phemous sons of Belial detailed for the purpose had
driven the last stake of the vast tabernacle devoted
towha,they were pleased oierm the "Greatest Moral
Show on Earth" myself and my sisters offspring
were upon the ground, or rather the unpleasant
semi-liquld mixture where presumably the ground
mad been. shall not attempt to aescrbe my sensa-
ions on entering that stupenions inclosure. II was
larger than the great auditorium at Ocean Grove,
and, as l afterwards discovered, the order of exer
cises was quite different But II derived any un.
holy enjoyment from the scene, my punishment,
went hand in hand Herewith from the beginning
My sisters children, that is went hand and hand
with me through the mud aud sawdust, and never
till took them to the circus did dream what a
little pair OF thorns In the flesh those innocent babes
and sncklings could become on occasion.
There was party OF young ladies' present. who
seemed to he pursuing the study of natural history
under the care of a female relative of advanced
years, whom ! judged to he as yet unmarried.
said "under her care but really she was In theirs
Tor being sighted and mortally afraid of getting
lost they rnshedher hther and thitner whlthersoeye
they listed. And generally, | noticed, 1t seemed III
II they "listed" In my direction. am exceedingl,
bashful. Yet perhaps not quite SO bashfu as seem
An 4 r.thn l,l-
they arc not altogether averse to me. But that II
| aworldly vanity ani put 1t aside.
AT all events these young ladies' appeared to tax,
rrea, Interest In mo ,,,,r,, ,n,i,,ron ,, , '"'
unwarranta,l, ,e,ron "a, n,,,',oa, -. ~ -, " ~
ra,norls mn, o,in,a ,,t, ' u"'h '"ei
such as 10 make me extremely warm and uncom
Portable cannot bring myself 10 repeat all IN,
ureaiful thng5 which the old Adam In those chill
dreh moved Them to do AMI TO say. Their voices,
email h,,io, , i'.''oue' u '"e'
corresnonIn,,v em,orrass,n', '"'' "'''"''e' ""'
an,, &c., i'',e ."e'
me in anots as ua s,nn, -" ,, o"' al o'e
Gaoroa tho o,,ar Nh, ,. Wv e'ep'an's' ant
roar mar md, mn, ha,r t ~ " " ''''"'
uohr unn,a w.a,a I, . ma
eot,,I s,ron n,,, ~, ~, :, '' "' "'' ''e ehaian
In vain ,,ro,, an,,aa ,a',
to him The haan,,,n ,a.na,is, @ w
eIanh.n,in, nra,'a,' a,,,.l., ',u voooy Vi th'
n,,','a inu young tu'es sluHed'hei
from ins,rur,ion ,o ,oi, ,I 80, =, ,,' 50 " nv u" "s
CONTAINING h,,oo,' m , i.,''n "e."ic cag'
nra,.rno,nr,, ,.,,',,, ~ .' ' Va ie'''S
most i,nnrasaiya t,o ,r, ~ ~ was u
the paws cI,sn.1 ovar tho nj, -, ,, ~ .' "'''
thoiyh in main nm. ,,r, n ,,.,, ,u o'''" Us
self several times In ratan,,,a ~, ''ss ~ ny
re,nartaat '>"''' ''e"''' an" 'hei
uIJnkoo we,h, IA, ,,, ,,,,.,
Icanno, toll var who, o,,, ,,' 1 e"iI,
But there wac M tIme +, in,,,,rn "o,,4"
transferred hi, et,ent,nns +, ma r,,,,a , n',
there was M telling hnw tho, .o,,'.,',,,. ~ "n,
would imnress him II ar,,,nnaa,' a'i''
prepossessinr lookioy rhinncern. II, ..',a." "i
nunp ahou, nj, Ola, mt, ,r,,,,a,,,, '.' epuerhS
variety of aans ana f,,as an, ,hora ,,,a ','s. t
unwhoIasomena,a In Mo onna,s",a "ao .' " kene'a'
snpoested IN. Ma, ~, na,,,'i '.a' ''eno"
insect lighted for n nom.nt M, ni, ,,, - @ " ~
shriyeliny conyuIsinn ran oyar h,s ai,, ''..',n
II was ton ,nuc,, for naora '''' '''''''' ''''''e
ns,y ITa,a W., s
your skin like dat 90
stayel IN bnar M mara ,,,, ,,.,o,,,,,,. ,,..
happy chiIJr.n in =, I,snoiri,,s H. ,a" w
madly ,hrouoh the nrst onon,nr =, ,,,a '"'no"
fonnd mvsei In ina ,,.n ur, =" ''' canvas anu
dreds of iahts. denfenel NV mo roa a. ,so ~.
voices / was onv too y,ad IN ha ,.I h ~ ,' '"
attendant over aoyan or ~, ,au a., - .' ~, w
panks that sp,nnea h,,ct ami vaan,n', a,, ~
meath '' "
sank exhausted unnn a sa,t a,o,, m ,,
and rennsefn, aa n rn,fo n,a,a , -, "' '.N'',''a q
nv agitated ,honght, Al, oo,, y, .".'eo'
were going ON in three nor,iona ~, ,na,
a,opnitheatre a once ,r,aa ~,
made me cross eyed Itraa IA connraar, ~, anu
and felt myself uo,ng cray1 W., -, ~, '' .' a.
"hoarse. .baynur n.her was nroa,no ,hna , o'.' W.
ladies' and their maiden ann, m mo ro,, -,
seats behind me. Anoiher ,noment ana ,,a,r go,
lar agple was in nv eara an ,,a,. ,a,
feet nnon INV cnot ,oiI, An, ,h 49,, - ~ J ~
oman or .,han. ,,non ~ ,,,' ,". s ""' '"ei' t"e
costume even more str,tIng ,nan ,ha, - a." @ In, u.
boards dashed maIIv into ,ha r,,, " IN
Il was the fuubes, rlna M, on, ,,, ao
ment 1 foryot nv nonha, 80 80 ~
less month was trying m rs.n s,n1sl, ,,,,n 'a'
nuts IL was his opn,rtunitv an, ha o,,y =, WI
quiyering small nnoer fnll.ooIn,ea n, an a,,a,a,a
whose outnt was simple to severity, he snrerea in