Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-08

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the way the music Of one Of Coney IaIands big
marry -go-rounds was ground out one hot
afternoon not long ago. The somewhat aorid
strains were mingled in hopeless discord with
the equally hnrid notes of half a dozen other
merry goruunds close by, and the effect Yves
not exactly what would please fine musical
ear.
But though It was well along in June and
the weather was sweltering, the circhng,
prancing steeds, lions rampant, mules, zebras
and tigers were most of them riderless.
Our special commissioner and our artist
who had been sent down from New York to
s'write up" and make sketches at, the most IT,
teresting summer resort in America found
that the season was but little advanced as
yet and the crowds had not yet assembled in
full force to enjoy the islands thimble
glasses Of beer, dizzy shows and roller coast
era
Still there was plenty OF life. The deni
zens Of the island themselves would make a
small army, and they are always interesting.
81 think, i" remarked the artist at intervals
as he worked at the sketch of a painted tigers
fair rider that adorns the head of this col
umn, that the stout gentleman who be-
strides the donkey is the proprietor of this
machine. Do you see how long his face
grows as he rounds the first quarter POLE and
sails away from the spectators7 and how
oleaginously and alluT;ngly he smiles as he
comes back into full view, as if he was en-
joying ell it so hugelyi I'll bet he's figuring
up just how much an hour he is losing. Let's
see, there are five riders now, and at five
cents ride that is twenty-five cents.
"But," he went on while deity sketching
in the uplifted right arm of the lady on the
tiger as she made determined lunge at the
rings with her dagger, 1.-THE machine has
gone round and round and the music has
ground and ground for full ten minutes now
without a break, an no one has paid a
cent The riders are al deadheads and they
ride to make business look lively. No won
der the boss looks glum'
Just then party Of three approached the
whirling continuance. The boss foreseeing
possible custom, ordered helt and the
horses and other beasts came slowly to a
standstil The lady of the party wore hair
of a decidedly auburn tinge
"By GeorgeP' said the artist, as the girl
settled herself on a snowy steed, ''the red
headed girl and the white horse surer" AS
the machine started up and the tiger and its
rider swung into view again, "Now for the
finish of the lady and the tiger!"
The sketch completed, the artist and the
scribe wandered away for further material
Down toward the west end of the island past
other merry go-rounds and box like photo
graph shops and candy booths where white
aproned young men We're pulling crest masses
of yellow sweetness into long sticks of snowy
saccharinity, under the eye of the big ele-
plant, till the jerky notes of tinny piano
were distin guished above the general din.
Thus the runner for the show:
Step inside!
Step inside!
Walk right tni
Walk right int
You'll never see better showi
YoaIl never see q better show!
You'll laugh till you're 50 thin
You'll fall through
Knot hole!
You'n laugh tn you're SO thin
You'll fall through
Knot hole.
Seats freei
Seats freei
Remember this IL the funniest
Show on the islaudi
Right inside is the baby elephant!
Walk right In.
Walk right In!
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