Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-29
JOHNNY AND HIS PA
They Went 70 the Ringing Big
Sho~ Yesterday.
TO sEE The WILD ANIMALS
sahnay'. e. Adsi-es Him ~ ~ the
ssssll- % An ths wosa~rfai Thiax-
sren UnEieF the Canvas


uaeis sllas wayback u Solon A. be
dragged his oyesF Cd son through The
nen4zeris tent % Ringing Brothers
circus yesterday. HES mors'n tsenty
hands high and eats hay hke an on.
spnckl.pd a. one q your pas Plymouth
kack pailsts. Ant hef lies a pretty
FAIR looksng critics. thoogh." said Uncle
sslaz a. be elbosed his ssy Ia front %
tso women % get better view q the
star ~But Il he vas stalled for .
couple Of months he wonidnt be 80
gosh darn hin IN his neck. Come along.
Johnny. we can't stay here al day.
Nox that remarked the venerable ru-
ralist. y 10 had cone "a the circus
for the sake ~ showing the
animals b has sos. that's a zsbrey.
Least. that's shat - printed on the sign.
Ne. yon dont waat no peanuts I've
spent seventy flgo cents IA this durn
towu today already. Looks safhin like
old man Jaeks1n's OF mule when the
boys painted him for Fourth OF July.
siont her he don't hook stleidy enough
for plo0in' though. Come GA JOHNNY.
fseheasosh or Holy Writ
Soioo naturalist. a. he pushed up 10 the
next cage -Blgxcr'n that Poland China
hog 1 took O. the fair last year. Your
rla sas sayin. Johnny that a hippy
rotamus 0ux the behemofn Of the Bible.
] aint surprised that the Ixrulites
wanted 10 "a away from Egypt IL them
critters run around loose down there.
What ara you hangia' back there Cor
yohnnys Come along. liz them mon
keys aint funny don't want q cent
stop teasin for lemcnade. IL amt
healthy. and l aint goln' % cat you
none. sNan. II they amt got pig in
that monkey cage. aud pup. too. IL
your ma could have come down and
seen that Il would a ticklcd her most 10
death. That there animal they call the
tayper's cot a snout like blind mole.
amt hss What do you want % keep
hsngin' back Ter. Johnny. after your pa
gts ready % GOT Come away from
them lions this minute. Nobody knows
when they'll git out
That man what said that critters
water buffalo must . been lynn" con
tinued the man who came 10 the circus
IN order % let bis sou have a good time.
-Hc don't look nuthin' like the pictures
II buffalo I've seen. and he Amt IN the
water either. He aint nothin more nor
les than a white or.
Away to the Big Tent
Them camels - what they call the
ship Of the-c,ome along. Johnny. don't
you hear that band playin' in tho big
teut:" and the man that was giving his
offspring q chance 10 see the animals
dragged the youngster through the sand
to front seat under the big canvas
-Gosh- all friday exclaimed the old
man as the magnificent cavalcade began
Its march around the hippodrome. IF
that amt pretty girl on that bay boss,
then your old father Are you lookin',
Johnny Got her hair tied with a blue
ribbon. See them spangies 90 her
keep quiet. Johnny. 50 Jour IA can see.
shes out o sight now. That's a right
smart hDokin' lot Il hosscs Too
light for farmin' though.
wouldn't give dead hog for boss that
weighs lrss than--t;ee shix. III thsre
Amt a girl without any dress. lou ma
"A Re awfully shocked II she saw that.
Thems tights 1 suppose. Stop your
enattering. Johnny. don't you suppose
ever seen any hogs running l0oses That
feller's face amt got natural color
though. He's one 81 the clowns Don't
keep pointin' az them elephants and
cameis and sawed-off colts l seen EN-
ali once IN tother tent" Then the old
gentleman relspsed into cOmatosc con-
1htion until the geological portion % the
parade disappeared from view. But be
aNoke with a bound when the ring
performance began. ~Durn me n that
Ittlc gal amt goin' 20 climb up a rope
he began. If she amt about as cute a
little woman a. / ever don't care q
snap about q em japanese or any other
sort n heathen. Goin 10 hang BY her
TX. too. b. gosb. That's suthin worth
comm miles % see Hangs there lust
Ike she uasut Altered afallin' or any
thing lou go on with your loosSin'
Johnny. Your "a knows what be wants
- sce That slidia down a greasesl rope
- the siickest thing | ever heerd tell
IN" he continued with his eyes glued 10
the little voman in pax who had just
6nished the spanish sch act
The eirs In Re.l
Then feiiers IA white clothes are
efouter'n bull be vent on a. the
l.orendo Brothers logan their statuary
acf hut dill you ever So any thing IN
your lie like that girl on the trapese an
resi- figbts Why shr's spy a. kitten.
and ant a fseri When Ne git down
town. JENNY. lll gif you a drink II
water fou KIN stand Il tai then Look
at her a sittin GA that chair aad never
takin bold - ruthin she's piumpog' n
TIE other girl. but she Yep that Teller
\ rifiin hare hack - clever a. a wearel.
Sticks o. that hoea ike ne grew there.
H.it hs Amt any siitEer thsa th~ Teller
IA the other ring. Shet az. Johnny.
What DO yuu snppose your "a cares
aftut esidirated hosees and hnrs. Ioo
mus-h esidication srcils a boo ipst the
same a. e does Roy They aint xps~i
~ nothin' else Jumping Jerusalem
80 that girl ia pink tights csperin' On
that hes back Just iook az her kicis
cas- her * and dance Amt fre~red %
unthin = shsf fxok az that. Johnny.
DYE 49, her a Waiting right on 81 .
tne evitter-' hack NeveF thinks . fail
in ~ Size threw a kiss rizhtover thir way
then. feck a ker siumpin ever them
cisths Ard terufn' hand springs IN ths
81. Then dresses - probably Fastened
or pretty i4bf or she eoDtlnf dare ~
IL iaen Arsh feilers a. pretty Ueil
ma Bar F'nr "a <new a nah down 70