Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-03-04

beauty lend me; an me q holdin one
o her pink gloved hans. How them
people in the tent did yell. An she
bowed an then winked at me an
kicked up one leg like a actress an
gave EN- her dance. One an a two
an a three-one an two an a three
ono an two an n three-an' the
music u goin,. an she turnin' an
kickin' an winkin'.
Amt that heavenly?' says the Cir
cashun beauty to me. an | says Yes, ,
an them people shOutin' as ever was.
Then she bowed sorter sauey like.
klckin' up her leg like actress an
went benin the curtain. where me an
she laughed an had some gin. Clogs
he went on the stage for to do his
cloggin' and singing. Irishman. but
they wouldn't have him at no price.
They was shoutin' for the Duchess. an
she had ter go on again, which she
did wonderful.
Says the Circashun beauty ter me.
WAL I'll DO squashed If she ain't IL
born actress!' an says Yes, and tho
Duchess laughin' an kickin' higher
N ever. Artcr that l come out an
laid out the blocks an she seen what
was up an went on spellin' rat an cat
an dog an pig till them people was
Almost outen their heads. Then l
says to her. polite like What is your
name, If ye please, miss?' An she
spells it out for 'em. D-u-c-h
AFTER that wouldn't let her go on
no moro that day, for she was ner-
vous female. which believe are true
of all actresses. So Clogs he danced
till they went away Us they nachually
would. Being as business was so
good. we stayed for a week.
Red Mickey Carney says to mo-:
'Ye shall have $40 week for the
Duchess says he.
Yes. says |. an il it wern't you.
Red Mickey Carney. I'd have 500.
An yen have So said Red
Mickey Carney, smilin'.
80 we shuck hans. How the mon
ey Clipped IN! 1t was eastern goin'
inter tho streets an pickin' it up. Ii
walked right up to the door.
1t were Saturday, an we gave n
mornin' show, there bein' lots o peo-
Pile in town. An the Duchess! Oh.
Lor'! Her dancin'. an readin,. an
card playin', an tight ropn' an dane
in. They writ it up for tho newspa-
per- but it didn't git in till the next
day. an that were too late. They
wouldn't have the Circashun beauty.
but she didn't care.
I'll be squashed.' says she, if
don't feel to the Duchess as tho she
was my darter.
IAN they didn't pay no tenshun to
Red Mickey Carney the Strong Man,
but he on'y come back an grinned at
me an says Theirs fine man in this
shirt Prodigy but the faymales ar a
greter attraction The skeleton had
the dispepsy an was more than COM
mon unpleasant so we locked him up
in tho Vaughn. But Clogs was angry
an bitin' at his tongue. AS he went
pas the Duchess he showed agin her
an seen him. | welted him twict. an
then Red Mickey Carney kicked him
onter the stage. for the curtain was
up. SO he started a-singin' an dancin'.
We hoard him.
'l'm n roarin' Tip
''I'm roarn' Tip
'Im roarin' Tip from Neenah."
4" 'Shure.' says Red Mickey Carney,
he's singin' out av black troat the
vaggybonei'
But the show was over and we
drank our gin quiet like and thought
no more of it, the Duchess with all
her pretty clos Off, walkin' round the
tent where we was when Clogs come
in having his things in q bundle on his
back.
I'm Off says he pulling his lip
up to show his ugly teeth. When |
joined de perfesh / didn't lay fur a
pig show, see?'
e" oh. go an be dommed.' says Red
Mickey Carney. If you knew half as
much rs the pig | might kape ye.
AN then Clogs picked up tent
stake an snarled. but we was both
big men an only laughed at him. He
brought the tent stake down on her
twict an then he was through. the
flap an Red Mickey Carney his face
all gray. looked onct-like Of the
Duchess an was after him l took
her in my hands soft an quiet, an she
looked ut me and tho blood gurgled
out OF her mouth, and"
The old mans rough face was dab
bled with tears His great paws
clenched and unclenched and he
swore black oath5 and cursed deep in
his hairy throat Red Mickey Carney
caught Clogs in the village street and
the crowd fought to get them apart
And Red Mickey Carney pulled Clogs
down by the head and shoulder and
orolze the neck across his knee. That
is why they hanged Red Mickey
Carney. New York Sun.
Tho "Esig Dipper.'
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