The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-06

when everything was ready I'd rush
hinside and suDerintend the exhibition,
and l tell you it was a ticklish job, COS
seven out of eight of the feas would be
dead before the show began.
"Any'ow, I'd give the people a nice
talk about 'ow ard it was to train
and arness a flea, an 'ow yer 'ad to ave
a certain brand of flea, with plenty of
brains, or you could never make no.
think out of 'em. l used to tell 'em that
it took six months to heducate young
flea, and we 'ad a real live flea with a
silver chain around is neck, which
drew their attention to as the flea that
was just learning is business. l also told
'em 'ow we 'ad to change a flea's gait and
hall the rest of 1t.
low did we get the fieas? Why, Ry-
man used to lasso stray dogs around the
fair grounds an we got all we wanted
'Ow did we feed them? / used to feed
'em. and it makes me blood boil when
think of the ingratitude of that Teller Ry-
man. Look at me harm where them feas
used to feed on me arts blood"
Generally when the show was about
to commence all the fleas but one would
be dead" continued Burgess. "But l
used to put brave face on 1t and tilt
the pasteboard card they wos worKln
on and the carriage and feas would roll
down Ill. Then I'd give another little
talk and watch me chawnce so as
could tilt the card the other way ami the
team would glide down III again.
why, the public stood It like lambs,
but / often thought as 'ow Ryman would
queer the show: g used to lay It on too
thick. r kept on saying: Ladies and
gents, IL takes two ours to 'arness flea,
and there's only another man an meself
CHATS me fawther) as is in this country
at present as knows 'ow to do IT.
II said to him one day: Look ERE,
Ryman, you're a-comin' IT too strong
There's millions OF people in this country
an the chawnces are that one or two on
them are as clever as you or your bloom
IN fawther. Just draw 1t a bit mild. Gull,
or they'll tumble that the whole business
is a red, raw fake
well sir. it was wonderful 'ow people
stood the show. We had ministers Of the
gospel and governesses and all sorts
come in. and me art used to be in me
mouth tryln' to find hanswers for the
questions they hasked But Unexplained
heverything to the queens taste, an 1
tell you / learned ole lot about fieas
just by listenin' to meself talkin'.
Sometimes all the fieas would be dead
and I'd slide EN- down the card quick and
then say: Now, ladies and gents, the
Entertainments hover
1.-THE Entertainment? said fiy-look-
In bloke one day: where hin ell is the
hentertainment?
"Well, / just said something homerous
and turned the laugh hagainst i'm, and
the crowd went out laughin' and good
natured.
we had ono flea stuck on a tight rope.
and j used to tell EN- that e was the best
trained OF the lot. r can do anythink
but talk. says l. and all the time e was as
dead as a door nail. We 'ad i'm glued
TO the rope with wax.
I'VE 'ad glasses for the ladies' 70 look
at the hinsects. but the place was dark,
and / used to tell em they got a better
heffect by watchin' 'em with the naked
h'ye.
lone day a party Of ladies come as
suspected was connected with the fair.
an l says 10 EN-: Ladies, II Is a nawsty
cold day an the hinsects Is chilled an
won't work. an they took II all In and
went away. Takin' Il right through, /