Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-07-31
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orR HARTFORD CORRESPONDENT sLrs
IIIE "SIGGER SHOW"

The following description of ruck-
field entertainment was sent the Demo
crat some time ago and IL. publication
Wa. DELAYED through no fault of u.
author. The manuscript was mislAld
aud overlooked. IA II has come 10 light
unfermented and In good condition, We
give Il at this late day:
The entertainment at IIuckheld by the
Raw Material Mln.trels ~ that place,
Was highly successful. The receipt. OF
the evening were over 80, aud all that
vent .eemed Ca be- satisfied that they
got their moneys worth.
About ten days before the thing came
on, Que Of the ring leaders 81 the band
asked us To give them light pun 10 the
Democrat, and said u We would be- would
give us q complimentary ticket good for
Que. We complied, aud hacking our
train some time We produced pun
which for copcentrstiyeness aud breyity
can't be beat In the English language.
When the notice came out We called tor
the ticket. The Raw Material man pass
cd out the ticket, which We examined,
aud We .aid We supposed II would lie
good for the hen of the family, meaning
myself and wife. says he, mot much,
that ticket IL only good for YOU" says
I, "My he.hy friend, the prizes, said
most thiriy.hye years ago that We were
both one and We have always understood
II go" lie thought u minute aud finally
said that seemed sound logic, but he
thought We had better take another tick
et, for perhsp. the doorkeeper might not
understand us "a we'll az be did. Pres
emily We overheard him mumbling Ia
himself something about somebody he
Ing damn cheeky. Our tickets did not
give us reserved seats, so we sat with
the common people.
When the curtain rose lot OF black
Young men whose ages range from VI
to CO years. Jumped up aud were imme-
diately ordered to sit down by the high
school teacher, who did not black up,
probably because he had too much re-
spect for the colored race To try Ia per
senate one Of them. Then they sung
songs as long as they could hold their
wind, then they ground out Jokes aud
,onundrums. some of them were quits
modern, aud some were selections from
ancient history. These missiles new Ia
all directions when the machine worked
well) aud hit respectable people as well
az merchants and bondholders. They
had no respect for the court for they
proposed To send Judge Parsons decision
In the Jim Richards case by quick trans
| IL. When they said that thought J,
was carrying things too far, and II ] haf
been In the judges place would hav,
sent In that decision by an or team II
had a mind to, II Il WAS my first case
Afterwards IL was reported that they 10
tended to DIRE OF joke on your core
spondent, but owing 10 their not getting
the combination, the old machine hum
fire and the Joke would not 20 OF. What
the Joke could have been will always re
main q mystery.
The affair wound up by some yer,
strong dancing by Ex-Postmsster AZ
wood aud others. They danced until
the sweat ran down their trousers leg
aud that closed the thing up.
Il would be well for the selectmen u
the adjoining towns To negotiate Will
this company aud secure their service
To play In their respective towns, one o
more nights before haying. IL woul'
help bear the burdens Of this life, max
taxes easier and be no Disgrace to tn
selectmen.