The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-12-19
md apain and came out of the cane

right where my boat was. / don't know
what made me do it, but when l saw
Marcus looking at the boat, suddenly
gave the commond, get ID that boat, sir
aud in be got, very much TO my surprise,
as we'll as that of the boys who were
waiting for me on the other bank. Well,
pushed the boat off, jumping il the
bow. Slowly 1 Moved along till | got to
the oars. When | picked them up Mar.
Gus took step or two backward and get.
ting On the stern seat sat straight ur,
lust like man. On the other side of the
pond the boys threw me some apples and
rope. The fruit put Marcus in good
humor and I finally got the rope over his
head, and lead him back to the show.
"In Mobile, while I was off on a vaca-
ton, Marcus got out again. Everybody
vas a afraid of him, and he had TO be
shot before ne could be captured. Five
balls we're fred into him, and it's funny,
but every one ofthe FIVE wounds but the
last were nearly plugged with hair before
he bit the dust, and the shots were all
fred inside of five minutes, too"
"You've seen a good many ups and
downs in your show life, haven't you 2"
"Yes, but Pm done with it now. It's
The hardest life man can lead-two and
three hours sleep day, damp tents for
bed, and nothing but rags to wear and
coarse food to eat. always had pretty
good place and could easily get job now
at $3.50 or 5000 q month, but I've quit
the business for good It's tough, tbe
bosses, the men and the work.
sSee thatsca there on my breast. I
got that from being q Snowman. The
bullent went clear through and was taken
out at the base of my shoulder blade"
"How did it happen?'
81 was with the Cole show out in Col
orado-Leadville. We had given the
afternoon performance, and the evening
show was just beginning, when four men,
armed to the teeth, rode up, aud, hook.
ing the team to the ticket wagon, started
off at gallop. There was $4,000 in
that wagon, and in an instant we all
knew what Was up. Before the thieves
had got very far the whole circus gaag
was in hot pursuit. 1t was dark, and the
fellow that was driving the wagon missed
his road somehow, running off to the side
in gully. As soon as this occurred the
thieves pulled their guns and prepared
to keep us back from the wagon. I
rushed on up, and when I was Gear the
window of the wagon one of the thieves
put ball in me for nay trouble. 1t was
pretty close shave, but finally pulled
through.
"Down in Mexico they had me in Jail
because the elephant wouldn't let me put
my head in his mouth. I've been
tramped on by camel and thrown
almost to the top of the tent By an ele.
phant.
"I've seen dozens of6ghts between the
circus people and crowds of tougbs
Once they cut our tents literally to pieces
and ran nine wagons of animals into the
river. I've seen-woll, yes, you may cay
I've seen a good many ups and downs in
my circus career"
1t WAS supper time, and Molly and
Kate were roaring for their feed. The
ex.showman fished up fork full of raw
beef and showed it into the cage occupied
by ths ugly looking hyena; then, amid
the most unearthly roaring by the entire
menagerie, he repeated the dose at every
cage, not neglecting to drop an armful
of fresh clover between the bars to tie
frisky little monkeys-that's bis daily
work now.
The Grant park menagerie is interest
ing, and 30 are the stories of its keeper.
Ed. II. d., in atlanta Constitution.