Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-09

OF New York. Threw will be driven by the
well known bareback savant. Sylvester Van
Amburger, Jr.. of Little Fifth avenue. He
will drive the mare and trust to the colts
better nature to follow
Is it asking too much for me to request
the public to wait for our show? Will the
press aid me in calling the attention of our
best people to this wonderful aggregation
OF artistic merit. combined with rich navy
blue blood which courses through tho veins
OF every performer and every employee?
Even our stake drivers and canvasmen are
thoroughly refined. and come from good
old. decrepit families.
We will also have a lion tanner whose
stage name will be Dennis. He will quell
the naughty spirit of the lion and Iioness
by'his wonderful will power and matchless
clothes: We also have bright young un-
derstudy who will succeed to the place in
case Dennis should fall up in his lines while
inserting his head in the hons mouth.
We have not done all of our printing yet.
perfect taste. Mr.. McAllister and / will
unite our efforts to refine and elevate tho
circus, as say. and make it take high rank
With the best people,. To this we are strain
we will ransack the gilded palaces of New
York for contortionists. We will search the
homes OF wealth and luxury for bareback
riders. We will enter the abode of magnifi-
cence IN search OF candy butchers and can
vasmen. We will climb the tallest family
tree on Manhattan Island in search of Curl
oSltieS for our menagerie.
Let me say again that the press will be
looked out for. Come both afternoon and
evening; Come early and stay till after the
show, as you will have ample time before
the large show commences. Test your
lungs by means of the lung-tester. Come
and listen to the zephyrs soughing through
the whiskers OF the bearded lady. Come.
gentlemen OF the press. and give yourselves
p TO the keenest enjoyment.
we nope to do some of the seaside re-
sorts with our circus, and will show, also.
meet with no mishaps.
The animals will be fed morning and
evening. The snakes only on Tuesdays and
Fridays.
attractive. Signor Widepantz will wear
punk steamer trunks and pale blue hose.
llesh- colored shirts and spitz whiskers.
Birdie Pudd'nbag will wear in the ring a
pair OF heavy-set check red trousers, with
French yoke and sleeves. He will sing a
song in a hoarse voice.
The dashing eqnestrienne, Mdlle. De
Ilunc' VIII wear shrimp-pink satin short
skirt, mousquetaire tights and lavender
bodice. cut decolete. filled in with real
point lace-Hunters Point lace.
Inc lion tanner will wear a naughty mien,
Kusslan iron blazer and tin overalls. He
will submit his head to cod liver oil sham
poo ana Llmburgcr cheese massage treat
Gus smile. This is said to go further toward
quelllng a lion who has been out late the
night before than any other moral suasion
known to zoology.
We have a man abroad at present looking
for a compile outfit of aggressive lions and
soft voiced parakeets. New fangs have
been put into the lions on hand. and our old
tigers have been retitted and refurnished
throughout: This show will be full of nov
elites and it will contain the cream of New
York society. No matter what the quality
Of Of our audiences. it cannot show up with
that OF our performances. Grace, beauty.
blood, breeding and a fine stud of grass
f i; horses t will characterize the ring, pure.
rich. unctuous humor will.mark the efforts
OF the clown. and OVERLOOKING urbanity.
from lirst to last, will charactize our treat
ment of the press.
We have recently upholstered our rich
press seats and pillow slip filed with hay
Will give feeling of deirious comfort to
the worn and weary opinion molder
BILL NYE. Press Agent.
=. S.-Inquire for me at the door, or at
the tail gate OF the ticket wagon. I will
not be there. however 1 will be in the
next town. where the press agent always is
"hen you want to get in. r. N.