Tombstone epitaph., 1888-02-18

NL, 1rIlf<ON A, who wer. h the Allen street side of Jovre,s nj, ,, and we'll warmed with Jovce's N sey, said the circus should on m anvyaH whether the mayor liked it or mt me 4,tage robbers, who held the Fifth streS e1of Joyce's premises, were ,o SA.< vor of taking the mayor out and hang\ln him tor a usurpa'ion of his author;tv The gamblers who stood m tbe norcb bf Joyce's house said the people of To1n couid not expect anything be,t1 while man like Carr' who was elecjeu oy men who actually worked every Jay tor their living, held the reins ct g6 e'h'he"'' ana 'he people from the coun.ly, who walked and drove several miles }throush a killing alkali drst did mt fare for reasons or causes, but were bounp 10 see the snow. At last some phil Ter suggested that the city ,;,,;,s on,v lsnded two miles, and that the circus a go without the city and sbow .s loS it pleased in Cochise corn,v I, olution of the difficulty w,e acce, nd the circus marched f.. the nra;rie Ned by about 6,ool peo- p,s ;rcIud b, women and shild,en {. It was h, D before ths circus tents 1 were sp,ea, I.cns is always at Ia disadvantage, ~'eh u sPfeaos us canvas in davIiqhr nd at this particular time It had mucb tpe worst oft, with 6,ooo pairs of eyes blirklns at the performance. The truth is the circus was fake. There l was notbipcto-R:~ advertised glow ingly and eXensiVe'y' as IS the custom oi circuses in more enlightened communi- ties with nerer thought for the perfor- nance of what it promised. But of this later. Whef the canvas was spread ana the ticket offce erected, the fakir-in. chief mounted a stsho ana "aoe speech III due and ancitht circus iorm' inc ooors were finally 'psaeo ana 'he PeoPie went in. Fully 5000 were paid to the ciicus people and n' one grumoiea' ne snow commenced. The clown was there, and there was nd solitary old joke mis-
 sing. The ufnagef'e' wh'cn was aovef-
 t;sed so extenively, consisted of two Mex.
 ;can lions. anslephant, tiger, a rhinoc.
 eros, conpfo or "e'i-'ra'hea mohkeyS'
 a narrot or tl5 and lazy alligator in a
 mol of s,;ntig Water. The show went
 m decorousI, enough for a couple oi
 hours. The ,udience laughed at the clowns chesta.s with all the forms ol !, good breeding Inc elephant was walk ed around ths ring with the clown on
 ton of him. .i1 there was not pistol pulled The ('reatest Acrooats ID the World twistedlhemselves up for few
 m,nutes in va ous contorti0ns, and no,
 on. of them ys killed or wounded. h ' fact, every,his. went on sihoothiy ui'l' . gentleman wig a sWailow-1a'' coat anu | his hair partepn the ma ole' came ou' and made sspeech, thanking the au f d;ence for tbeS.ttention and hoping that the circus wo3 have the pleasure of CD s.-S -. ee-E>=
 5 tertaining tf "e" next can, : around. No F W ''a' '''he '"e M , SD, h.eo rlsn killed pside th' c,rvass ,Eourss the couplE of faklr'
 who tried g sell reserved seats ane . snec;a, ,;ckd, Ccr the side show on thu outside, snd wR were Pro"'p''y Sho' '' death, don't qoet. When the igslleman !" '~a"o".a' 'a . coat announc1ed'at the Pe'''','"' wa , ov.~ .hsxs ., ra,urmurs heard all owe ,h. .rrhAAtese. Growing was tn ordsr cf .hs d,y at first. Neighbors com n,n.d u,;,h a.ch other and said the wsr. v;c,;r,;zsi, ,hss they were bilked tho. ,h. on6dence game was played O them Then Jack Ringo, boss Of all tn cowhovs .N~,st Iefs in the region, aros' with his yellow haif n picturesque "e ...,,;,, over his shoulders, an !. asked the gen !" ""-,'" 'N'
 "What's de matter w'o oe 'i'"i o"' wa
 ,o h. cbo,,ed Iby si.e lion?"
 l l.u .,,;i ant th ot the Oentl |,
 It was paind duii' evident that .ne '"''
 uon i, ,,bow-tail was embarrassed
 His supply of "orus haa run '"o'' r' aN
 he could not haNe all ans"e'' "e
 Reddy Kllgore, noted !" 'ne fes'o"
 the mosttAlente ana succeSs'u' s'"se "
 her in all Ar;zh h,ba, arose and in tones ;
 u. ,ha ,hrmurs of the neighbo
 ;no S,r,, cruy Inquired: "When is tn
 gal in knee brd feahes ana pare arms gu , ,o have da sek4o wid de tiger?" IT
 party in the sv aao"''a''' "''n hA'' e'e" divided betwe zen the eyes, was SUI. e,
 loss for words He grinned gently b did not speak iheh ~o'''A" "'
 Contention to oK hAho III 'ne P'o-e@
 ings and aske when ls 'he '''e",' l and de ho. cc ,ksructor goin' to have d
 -. St; nI ,.15Iy nodi lie gentlem
 in The sws ow .tall, who balanced hims foot :, the middle ofthe rir I