The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-16
ROSE QUEEX'S LOVER.

Jennie Wilson had great power over
animals Some people have q gift that
way am told. ana | believe It; for Ger
.ainiy Jenny could DO ANYTHING with the
widest horse OF the derrcst dog about the
place think she would have done well
( she had taken up the lion Queen bust
Acss and gone into the cages with the
lions and tigers But then her husband
never would have let her do such thing
BE conld not bear to let her run such risks
know. for be- WIS mortal fond of her
thog.h he dil treat her shameful some
times when his blood was mp Not that
ne ever drank. but he Was that jealous
that he could no, bear 20 have her look al
another man OF TO have another man look
a. her II was hard To help that last
though. for handsomer thing on horse
back than Jenny Wilson it has never been
nv lot to see. aud tie people used 10
focl; 20 the circus Just 90 sec her In her
two acts We called her Nile Zoe from
the Paris hinpodrome on the piaybliis.
but she was Jenny Wilson from Yorkshire
for all that. and her husband was our
chief clown
Joseph Wilson wasn't what you would
call IA good clown lie had a morose
hangdOg look about him. but he could
make people laugh with his sarcastic
Jokes and odd ways and be was great
hand AZ pokiug fun at political characters.
or at anything that happened ont Of the
way IN society or at court lie could
make up thugs as he went along. too.
about people in the audience IN way
that was very taking Altogether though
have seen better clown--that is. fun
MGR onos-thsn Joe Wilson. never saw
one that could interest people rs he ana
Ont side the ring be was as Qulel ana uuu
n fellow ~ you would N,sh 10 see lie
never drank a drop. Was always up 10
time At his duties. and % he had not got
ten into the way OF goEg on at his VIE
there would not have been fault 70 ind
with him do not mean 10 say that he
ever struck her or kicked her but he
used 20 fail into perfect crazy hts Of
Jealous race, oil about nothing at ali. and
storm and swear at her till he vas per
fectlv exhausted with his own fury She
would shrur her shoulders and sit by
looking ike "a stone till he had worn him
self out. and then She Would walk OF
without n word llo was always very
sorry when he came 10 his senses, and
would buy her flowers or fruit. or some
hauGkerchiefs or ribbons. or some other
little thing. to try Co make up, bat she
cared a. little for his presents as she did
Tor his furies Half the time she wonld
turn her back on him and his gifts too
and 20 OF TO White Devils stall to feed
him with carrots
jenny could DO anything with that
horse he was terrible kicker and used
10 lash out 40 everybody that came near
him. bat I've seen Ler walk up close be
hind han ard p.i him on the crupper and
smooth down bus long tail. and lie would
look round at bog as gentle and sensible
as child really believe that the only
happy moments Jenny ever knew were
those when she was Oh bis back
Ouc day Mrs Marmadu6e. who was the
wife of oar bandmaster aud the best old
soul In the world said To her
Jenny Wilson. hOw did IL come about
that YOU. such good looking lass Hnd
such q rider "a you are, ever CHANGED to
marry such an ii conditioned tike rs Joe.
the clown
We'll. Mrs Marmaduke said Jenny,
looking q Bit put ont et tie question, and
throwing back her handsome head de
family. when the man one Is promised TO
is dead. and anoi her man comes and says
he Is diving for yoH. what is lass 10 dOi
And OF sine went without stopping 10 say
or 70 hear l.. ythins more But after that
Il; came out that Jenny had been engaged
toa Young man. one Oliver Lybrook. OF
Hull. who was mate OF merchant vessel
he had sailed for India. some three years
before. and had never returned and fin
ally news came that he had died of cholera
in Calcutta And SO. when she learned
that he was dead she took pity, in IN evil
hour for herself, on Joseph Wilson, and
consented TO marry him
Il was about Il year after this that We
came to Liverpool. aud stopped there to
give a series Of performances in the sub
urbs Joseph Wilson and Jenny were
both still with the company. and Jenny
was q greater favorte than ever. both
with the manager and the audiences She
had invented a yeIy pretty new act to 90
through with White Devil. called the
Rose Queen She hung the handsome
creature all over with pink artificial roses
and pink ribbons. and wore ever SO many
roses on her dress and in Ter hair, and
she taught him nj one point IN the riding
10 turn back ms head and take bunch
I real roses out of her hand She was
=, Ways the one that hsd to dress the horse
an there was not another person belong
W ,the show that would have ventured
'ns :, reach Of his heels TO plat the pink
W N his tail As for Der husband,
,ooOL' was nastier than ever. and he
US lcIIPt us wife beyond relief He
- nv '''u extra savage whenever lie
'," -" @ap0rt town, and was ever
,'OgPoi H' "a uake himself unpleasant
e"N' '"o" 1" why the sea air had such
N "s s1ac 70 , "onue' n bat he wasn't man
~ e"o'' upon VI ITO question about his
Ia, ~ ~oaIa az, AZ / my tongue,
"" w.. "I"',S, - i1e'' vening am going 10
"" '"0 par 'IO"iar q show was more
ell you about. sir. Il ', vas heartiful
rowded than ever ~ ~ many shins
lmmer weather. and CIV, s,A of course
al come IN all together Unf nleasnre
10 crews were mad for b "a ,h, circus
I'd lots Of them trooped ,nny 20 give
DO manager had advised }, " evening.
, her riding habit at for iii, ,esd of Il
ID 90 do the Rose Queen" ms, ,sl and |
that was new and sensatio. NJ lust !
th she aud White Devil look, xther. |
lendid I'm f. So as / was July we alled I