The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-15
THE CIRCUS LEMONADE MAN.
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| sorn-Chiko's Escape ssd Reeap'ure.
Here's where you buy your lemonade and
peanutst Lemonade here I'VE cents glass Il
| Il really sounds like the circus and one can
shut ones eyes and imagine the hot sunshine
| OF q summer DAY. the pushing and stumbllna
Of a crowd OF people catching their feet on tent
ropes or In hollows Of the bare ground You
can hear the inspiring music from the side
show. the glowing descriptions given By the
ticket seller Of the freaks to be seen for
only ten cents. ladies' and gentlemen.
the most marvellous collection Of living
curiosities ever seen In this country or any
other" You can see the man with the red bal
loons and can feel delightful shiver Of child
ish terror at the muflled roaring OF the lion
and trumpsting OF the elephant. In short
you are once more going to the circus. the real
"canvas-tented. sawdust-scented. everybody
circus" Of your youth.
But when you open your eyes you nnd your
self In long curylng passage. There Is the
crowd. to be sure. but they are shuf1lng along
on q concrete floor. and the only light IL the
brilliant artinciality OF the sputtering arc
lights Two flights Of steps: lead to a place
where one sees q gllded ceiling and walls.
and near the bottom Of these steps 10 a long
counter covered with candy. pink and white
popcorn. embankments OF peanut bags. and
flowing bowls OF lemonade.
IL all seems different but there ls one feature
which is Just the same In the basement OF
Madison Square Garden as It is where the
lemonade and candy booth is In one Of the
group OF tents which cluster about the big one
like brood OF chickens around the mother
hen. This feature Is the man who has charge
Of the counter.
George Arlington 10 what people call "verg-
ing on middle age" but his eyes have twinkle
which makes one think that the fountain OF
perpetual youth must have supplied the lemon
sde bowl over which he has presided for many
years 1t wouldn't do to hint that Mr.. Arling-
ton would not drink his own lemonade. for he
is very jealous OF its good qualities.
Have you tried our lemonade 2" he asked a
Sun reporter who strolled around to the
counter during a quiet time the other after
noon. Nor Try a glass. Oh. you needn't be
afraid; We don't use anything but lemons
and water and sugur. They don't do that In
all circuses. though. and thereby hangs a
tale" said Mr.. Arlington. and his cy es twinkled
more than ever. In some shows. they use
chemical acids to make the lemonade sour and
Just put few slices Of lemon in to make 1t
look like the real article. I was travelling
WIN INV VI shoso shOWb n ROOu many years
ago and in the morning sent one OF the boys
to the drug store for some tartarlc acid for
me to mako the lemonade with. When
went to work I was pretty busy
and I put things together like light
Ming IA, and began rI selling right away. II
a driving business. / didn't pay much atten.
ton to the people who drank. My lookout was
get hsS :s MAS. But ssd a
you put some more lemons in that 'Tain't
tod + me to put SEINE n more lemons IN Il cause
Ra 70 -er-show peculiar symptoms that in
yYestlgsted that Lemonade. and found had put
There was great deal Of sickness In town |
that night said Mr. Arlington Tsieetiysy.
coming out. Of his reyerie.
You eouldn't guess, who was the best Pop
eor wa, sust n asnb ever hsd Giys VEL
and, for the sake Of the popcorn and candy
booth. | am happy to say that he has gone
right alongside the door where they took the
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the end OF the. counter and with his trunk
He drank It at a. ,eulp and picked up the next
one, He drank that and then he went to work
glass OF lemonade. ate ali the candy. popcorn,
md !, peanuts vent behind the counter ard
frank al the lemonade we had there In big
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iiln't make a bit OF difference. He didn't stop
till he had cleaned US out After he had done
"A good deal OF the candy and peanuts
bought here ia fed TO the animals by the Wis
my, Oft, cRiEo and Joanna are toe too I precious
q let the public make them sick on candy.
f ,I are led By the keeper and NO one else Il
oort wine. That fellow who was a mos t killed
,hikSs keeper. He came down the other day.
,ieces trying to, get at him But to- day the
nan put his hand inside the cage to pet him.
- Do you member when Chiko got out last
could see his cage then, lust as can from
he wagon2 Well. saw him take hold OF that
.aS, sh SI. i but hadn't any idea that he
'ut and OF he started. He passed as close to
ne as you are and went toward the passage
Ss sSsrs aSs sssp eis wss atsr
lin. but Chiko knocked the man down twice.
itsd the tent curtain and sEIppe DO OUT again.
sri Ln gsx n l5 was early In the morning and
spds eW Hee9s wers asoana Az the eiTsss
rcwd. Some o. them had picked pp the tar
md they ran ahead Intending to throw : tar.
'aulin over the beast and capture him that
Eay. But. II you'll believe me- the minute
aroaulins and take to their heels the whole
O0 OF them. Finally Chiko ran under barn,
~ to the barn with the open door toward him.
te was SO confused by all the excitement
nat ssn. when M ne ,s saw his cage he ran In The
here. too. he started 70 leave. but. no. sirl
hike wasn't going to have that and he picked
he man up and threw him into q corner as
ouch as to say: Now you stay here. tooP
he only way they could get the man out was
" bringing an elephant up TO the cage ChiEo
} afraid Of an elephant and crouehed down In
corner himself. SO that the man had a chance
o get out. Whenever Chiko gets unruly now |
T they want MIN to do anything. all they have
90 70 70 bring an elephant up to the cage.
nd Chiko Is as meek as a lamb"
AZ that moment a wild. diseordAnt un heartily |
ell came from the ca "a ronnd fhs eiiTva |