The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1889-03-22

day an American, who sat near ,nu saln ;..-
dressing me-:
~ believe you are going to America to
lecture, sirr'
"1 1es," replied, II uul"
"Who is booming your show may ask ?
Ee said i'll the most natural way in the world.
l must have stared ut him like rustic,
being utterly at loss to understand what he
meant.
Upon getting this Alnericanism explained
had tho satisfaction Of finding that my inter
locutor's question simply meant in English:
"Eho is your impresaro2''
"Well," thought I, II am going to have u
lively time i'll the States, that's evident: this
isu foretaste that is promising" l went to
my cabin thinking about tho Yankee who
was to ''booln my show"
The greatest "boomcr" in America is the
great, the only, the unique sBarnum. The
personality Of this king of showmcn is not
particularly interesting, except for being
typically American, and one that could not
exist in any country but America.
Mr. Ehineas L -Rarnnn- 1llrsuld by fnte.
scvery five years the victim Of n -onflagra-
ton. His fires happen with terrible rcgu-
larity. Whilst was in America his tigers
and elephants were burned out Of house and
home. Scarcely had the flames been eztin-
guislled when there werc paragraphs in the
papers to say that Mr.. B.rnuus agent was
buying fresh animals for tho biggest show
on earth, uil;i al over the walls of Americas
cities were to be seen ilnring posters repre-
ti,,rr pl,i-,Irc r;- H.
flames like modern phoellix appended
was q long literary essay which began;
Rising phcelli, like from the ashes Of my
fifth fire." and setting forth the wonderful
attractions Of the new sLo" which was 10 be
opened -
Mr. BaInum holds in small esteem tho man
who lets slip a chance of making money.
He would think it quite natural to offer
5000 a week to Gen Boulanger to sho"
himself in his museum, and would think it
very unnatural that the general should re-
fuse such n handsome oiler. The rlimor has
it that tho cnterprising Phincas wrote 10 NJ
Pnsteur sonio time since to try and engage
him. He guaranteed it is said, $4,000 to
tho i,iustrious Aaynnt If he would inQculatu
before the American public twice day 1t
was not luuch to ask and the 81. 600 would
hive bccn easily earned. Barnun, however
had TO content himself with engaging a gen
tlenan III silectaclcs, resembling more or less
tho famous professor, and he succeeded in
securing four little Americans whom NJ Pas
teur had just saved from lYdrophttisi They
were inoEuiated (vith clear water probably
for Il n1o:th in all the principal towns of the
States. The society for tho protection OF
animals which does not include man in ii;
circle Of operations, made no objection, ard
the Golfers of the cnterpgising Phineas over
flowed with dollars. .s&.
Mr.. Barllutn does not understand how Il
good offer can be refused, lie Iools upon
everything us being to sell Or let, and the
almighty dollar us tho master Of the world
offer for the Lous., i'll which Shakespeare wa'
born The English fired vpat the idea, and
he had TO abandon lis project and be satisfied
with Jumbo. s.
Ii every European nation Were to become
Il republic the duiEroned fnonarclis could 90
und lnakc their fortunes i'll America, and the
greatest ambition Of Mr.. Burnum would lie
realized
Nothing nstonishes an American, That
which makes his conversations immensely
piquant is, as | have already said, the calm,
natural t1ue in which lie comes out with the
most astounding statements
My irnprosssio had just engaged me for n
ecture season in the States and Canada
''i shall have two Europeans on my list
next year lie said, Mr.. Charles Dickens
and yourself I wanted two others, but they
are not to be hal. "
That is not very nattering,n said I, "hut
who are tie two Europeans you cannot get!'
mir. Gladstone aud Lord Randolph Church
ILL.," he replied quito calmly.
Then supprcSs>ing tue words Mr." and
Lord, according to the habit Of his country
men, lie added with a sigh:
YES, Gladstone would have made n lump,
and Churchill would have been an elegant
success