National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-05-11
DARNUMs CIRCUS.
Aud What Three Persons Saw There
A visit with II. t. Barnum's Cour-
teous Press pont

handsome carriage The driver following in.
structions, drove direct to Athletic Park, where
Bnrnum,s colossal wonders are now attracting
thousands The horse reporter wanted 70 bet
that none Of them could get In, but was not
taken up BY the religious reporter, whose carly
moral treining prevented even tho very
% "Row " we fare are inside said Mr.. Warner, '1et
us look at the men0getie first" TO which the
religious reporter meekly murmured his Chris.
tian consent But the horse reporter mumbled
something about the races at Ivy City. What
he said was not choice Sunday reading. The
religious reporter blushed, and said, "Mr
Warner,sI have heard that Mr. Barnum S three.
looped circus was strictly moral, that minis,
tiers, school teachers, aud even Henry Ward
Beecher attend the show. Is this q faot2"
ooh, yes," replied MIR. Warner, "Why lust
look at the senhtors, congressman, and minis
ters present; why there Is Don Cameron back
of the press box. Gen. Hazen is over yonder.
suppose yop see many more prominent peo-
porter gazed on the flfteen thousand people
present. he noticed many army officers govern
ment officials, ministers, aud business men,
Truly, this Is different from all other cir
cuses," continued the religious editor; "for
notice how neat and clean everything appears,
and ones ears are not shocked with proiane
Language, and the attendants are SO polite.
Why, one might bring lady or child here
with perfect safety"
"Ofcourse they can. Here are some tickets,
bring your best girl down tonight" said Mr,
Warner. The religious reporter, plushing, de-
MED having any girl, but accepted the tickets
with much protest. The horse reporter laughed
at the religious reporters simplicity, and whis-
pered, why didn't YOU strike him for more.
Tell him you're Mormon" But the religious
re porter took no notice Of the inslnuation
"Well let's look at the animals" said Mr..
Warner. "With pleasure" assented tho re.
ligious reporter while the horse reporter rolled
guid of tobacco In peanut shell and tossed
1t In the monkeys cage, .whereupon one ofthe
missing links proceeded TO make himself sick,
trying TO extract the nicotine from the to-
bacoo. Here Mr.. Warner started what might
have been a lecture on monkeys. when a tiger
tried To scratch him, but the lively press agent
was too quick.
The next cage contained four royal Bengal
tigers and two little cubs, only weeks old.
Passing on Mr.. Warner introduced both the
reporters to Mr.. Winners, the great lion tanner,
| celebrated on both continents. "Mr. Winners
is covered all over with scars" said the genial
press agent, from wounds received by bites
IA thingof shreds and patches" but the re-
ligiOus reporter could not smile at wounds. al
though he never felt a scar.
This Is Mandarin sweetly remarked tho
handsome press agent as he pointed with his
gold.headed. silk umbrella to n curious
monkey-like animal, with red nose, deep
"jfe looks like a comic valentine" said the
horse reporter. "He Is the qucerest looking
thing I've seen yet. He reminds me of a
Philadleiphia lnwyer-always ready to tako
The religious reporter merely pursod his lips
at the quaint hrimor OF his friend and said
| nothing, thinking that the horse reporters
rather To inc characters of his associates pres.
ent company excepted.
Among the animals seen were the double
horned Thinoceros. "This animal, said Mr..
Warner "oozes blood out OF his skin, and uses
| his horns as pair of plnchers." The horse
| reporter tried to stick the animal to see II he
was alive. But the rhinoceros' oyereolt of
| skin wns proof against even the sharp long
| finger nails of the horsemnn. Mr.. Warner
| again pointed his beautiful umbrella and said
| That Is a 'llama' from South America; II has
SrlrS sprSv wi Which Il elects from its month some
| what after the fashion of our famous Ameri.
| can poiecat." The horse reporter turned pale,
| md s9id. ~ was iust going 10 bet three TO one
| Tint could spit IN his eve. didn't think he
| was so much on the spit or | wouldn't have
been been SO Y, foolish" 0ro.,o. ,,,,,,, ,,,,,o, ,,0
"horse" man not to spit, unless he wished to
| be second Wandering Jew.
"iook at that AdIutant," said the attentive
| press agent, che Is u most peculiar bird, inde-
| sCribable in fnct.
at is indeed true" said the religious re.
porter.
''Yer bet your life" exclaimed the "horse"-
| man, Whats that bird over there withou,
| fuathers?''
"Thars a Polar bear" answered Mr. War
animal over there is kangaroo. Ii uses Il
tail as a weapon and can knock down hors,
| with it,"
Walking on further Capt. Matthew Scott
snop nS he rontein NV wos viihin iiva sest of
limbo when he met his death in mn heroic nj.
| temnt IN save tho life of the clown eienhant
,Sroln Tbunb y Tears came into Cant senit'i
| evea as he described Jnmho,s tragic end III
| said: "When the engine struck hin
| he ro,led nver on his side T rIshed nm IN him
| He ,yaved Ms tr1ni, nj me and in everv ,va,
he conid signiaed that he Know me |rhat2
ali tbatis ieft al him now u nnd Tho nantair
nointed 10 n huge skeieton oi bonns and ir
aanniher dIrection 10 Jn,nbo's sIin Htted /,
az, cIceedinoIy ciever manner on n frame n
,raod,vcrL 90 W. 'N
"oTheTn IL Alice his connnoniop sbo bo,
tbe end Of her trnnk ont oil hv heino couSht /,
n chain, She ,nanayss 10 lin th7ngS how
Ind vour hand cnt on at the wrist how hard
After gazing at the herd of elephants near b,
MI, WaIher, I ii,, s@usgGsste1 @ tha', u ngrseaple,