Telegram-herald., 1889-08-16

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Suddenly huge blacksnake made at
him. The boy gave a shrek and left his
domain TO the snake.
Barnum from the start was a church
member He could see no reason why
there should be anything Incompatible
between innocent amusements AMI the
Christian faith: but back in 1885 he
found a different state of affairs. In
that year he Joined circus as ticket
seller, secretary and treasurer; indeed,
he was interested in the property. He
always went TO church in the places in
which the circus gave performances.
AT Lenox. Mass, on Sunday while he
was in church the minister denounced
the circus as immoral, recommending
his congregation 10 stay away. After
the closing hymn Barnum went up to
The pulpit stairs and handed him writ
ten request TO be permitted TO reply to
his structures. The minister declined 10
notice the request and after service Bar
mum entered a protest. Many of the
congregation sided with the Snowman
and the affair caused a good deal of ex-
element and doubtless helped 70 adver-
tise the circus. A similar instance oc-
Cured further south wherein Barnum
got permission 10 state his case and
talked for half an hour.
While at Hanover Court House, Va,
the circus met with bad weather and
tho management decided 10 start for
Richmond in the afternoon, when the
landlord declared that the agent had en-
gagged three meals and lodging for the
whole company and the whole bill must
be paid whether the company departed
sooner or not. No compromise could be
effected. 20 the manager proceeded to
get his moneys worth He ordered din
ncr at 12 o'clock. This was eaten and
the table cleared for supper at half-past
II. At ! o'clock all went 10 bed, each
man carrying a lighted candle All
tumbled into be and in half an hour
got up and went down stairs 10 eat
breakfast The landlord was disguised
at the proceeding, bat could not object
The company were Of course greatly
amused.
When Barnum was reaching out 10
every country on the globe in 1879 for
curIosities for his mammoth menagerie
he secured some Fiji cannibals and in
vitcd Henry Ward Bcecher 10 visit them
Here is what Beecher said of the vista
ton in The Christian Union:
should not a paternal government
set some limit TO the enterprise o.
Brother Barnum. with reference, at
least, 20 the considerations Of public
safety? Hero upon our desk lies an indi-
cation Of his last pcfilous venture. He
invites us and one friend'-no condi-
tious As TO condition specifed-to a pri-
vate exhibition of four living cannibals
which he has obtained from the Fiji isl
ands for his travelling show. We have
beaten up IN this office for the lean and
tough and those most easily spared in an
emergency for volunteers TO visit the
snthropophagi and report: bat never
has the retiring and self disirustful dis
position Of our employees been more sig
naliy displayed. TIE establishment wa
not represented at that exposition II
Bamum had remembered to specify the
feeding timc we might have dropped n
in a friendly way at some other period
% The day"
Mr.. Bamum published two books dur
Ing hi. life. each giving many incidents
thereof up 20 the time 10 wa written
Perhaps no man IN America had such an
infinite fund Of anecdofe Bar8um ir-
viied odd treatment by his treatment ~
others. and he sometimes got it. one
iav he vas sitting in the Rev. Robert
Collers church in New York Mr Col
her espel him. and before the whole
congregation thus addressed him
sea Brother Barnum in a back seat.
When 81 o. Brother Baruams show be-
gives lao the brst seat When Brother
Baruum comes % rl7 church wish hID
e. b. similarly treated Come ap here.
Brether Iarnum. aa5 take q ssat - me-
IA the rsipir AID 8awum got az and
went forward ~ requested
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