Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-07-01
1t Comes, Is Literally Patronized
and Then Vanishes, a De.
parted Pleasure.
Crowds Come From all Parts of
the County to Witness the
Performance,
And Depart Well Satisfied-Pleasin 9
Description of Day and
Features.
An Enjoyable Day.

early in the morning the small boy
watched the mysterious processes of un-
loading, putting up tents and arranging
things in general. From all around in
the vicinity of Bismarck, came crowds
to enjoy the sights to be seen. The
streets were crowded in the morning, to
witness the street parade. While not as
large as some that have been seer in Bis
marck, it was very good, and vas thor
oughly enjoyable. From the time the
parade ended until the opening of the
show, everyone Was on the qui vive. The
customary quota of side shows, takers
and peanut men was to be seen, and
each of them wal quite literally patron
lied. A number of special policeman
preserved excellent order, and there
were no disturbances o. petty thefts to
mar the days pleasure. Part of the
crowd took an extraordinary interest in
endeavoring to hit the celebrated "Afri-
can dodger," who, by the way, spelled
his name "doger." After wasting a
goodly part of his substance in this
futile attempt, the small boy wendell his
way to the peanut stand, drank colored
lemonade, ate peanuts, and next in
spected the living curiosities to be found
in the side shows, and after passing an
expert opinion upon the merits or de-
merits of freaks, passed out into the
open again. Here he bought a balloon
from the travelling balloon man, played
recklessly with it for awhile, then gave
it a Disguised kick, remarked that they
we're made for "kids," only, and then
passed OF into the main tent. Once in
side, he found plenty to attract and hold
his attention.
The menagerie, which was a very
good one, the numbers of Shetland
ponies, the elephants, to whom, for
awhile he fed peanuts were all inspected
in turn, and then attracted by some
other geological curiosity, he passed on
to another part of the tent. After d.
lating upon the habits and ways of wild
animals, the small boy walked into the
performing tent, and awaited the OPEN
ing of the circus. The fan man, who
made money, because of the i%nsutferable
heat, the lemo made man, who sold
water with just the slightest suspicion
OF acidity in its taste, the song-book
man, who sold you all the latest and
most popular songs of the day, and the
candy man, who stepped gracefully on
your corns, and then apologized with a
kingly bow and All irritatingly polite
"excuse me" all united TO render the air
discordant with their cries. At length,
the playing of IN enlivening tune by the
orchestra, and a general air of expecta-
ton informed you that the circus had
begun. The first amusement on the
program was the spectacular production
Of the Judgment of Solomon, and of the
meeting Of Solomon and Sheba's sur
passingly beautiful queen. This was
interesting in the greatest degree, and
the ballet was good indeed, some of the
figures beng we'll rendered and of pleas
ing intricacy. In short, every feature of
the performance was good, and some of
the riding and driving deserving of
especial mention. After the show
proper, came the inevitable concert, which
was good, as concerts go. Then came
the announcement that the performance
had been completed, and you walked
out again, into the %menagerie, and after
taking another good look at the animals,
made a final exit. Outside takers were
plying their respective vocations, and,
though they were numerous, none of
them for, unmitigated fraud, equalled
the "shell game" which was nowhere to
be seen.
The small boy, with an indescribable
sense Of sadness and desolation, watched
the nearing departure of the circus. He
saw the rapid and dextrous manipula.
ton Of the %canvasses, as they we're taken
down, and folded away. With sinking
heart he saw the animal cages closed,
the gaudy costumes of the performers
DOTTED, saw the disappearance of the
clowns, and the loading of the cars, and
then went home and dreamed of African
lions, Shetland ponies and huge circus
tents, and awoke with a resolve to be a
circus man or bust.
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