The record-union., 1895-06-10
SHE WAS BOUND TO co IN

OdE WAS BOUND TO 60 In.
An Old Women Who Walked Ter
Miles TO See the Circus.
AS purchased my ticket to go into the
circus, which was exhibiting in tOwr
at the loot OF the Cumberland Range, 8
little Old woman who wore poke bon
net and was without shoes or stockings
beckoned me aside and said:
Look yere. stranger, Pve walked ter
miles TO see this yere sarcus."
Eyes"
III reckoned to git in fur two bits, but
| can't do 1t. The price is TO- bits and they
won't abato. Do yo' know any OF the
sarcus folksW
mo, l DON'T"
If yo' did they might abate. I kin dc
some sarcus tricks myself, and mebbe
they'd let me in free. Cum out yere and
see me flop summersault, as they calls
| it."
"Really, ma'am, I haven't time"
| well, then. give me room and see me
turn a cart-wheel. kin do it as slick as
any man yo' ever seed"
Yes. l presume so, but l can't spare
the tme.''
"Pve walked the top rail of a fence fur
half mile without fallin' off," she con-
tinued, land l believe 1 could walk a
rope. Git Outen the way and Pill show
yo' hand spring as good as yo' ever
saw"
"Please don't, ma'am. II you want to
go into the circus"
"4o' can hoot that want to go into the
sarcus!' she Interrupted. That's what
I'm yere FUR. Whenever sarcus Gums
along git thar If l kin, and ketch on to
all the new flip-hops. The old man is
sick and couldn't cum. but I promised
NM TO hev good look at the hyenas and
tell him all about 'en. AS fur me- Pm
bound and determined to ride that trick
the attempt. What was yo' goin' to
say?"
II was going to say that I'd pay the
other two bits and take you in with me. ~
IVY ould yo' do that fur pore old
woman who hain't seen a sarcus fur two
y'ars?" she anxiously asked
"Of course"
1,got her ticket and we passed in to-
gether, and at her request / hunted up
the cage of hyenas the first thing. She
stood and looked at them for tive minutes
before saying:
wall. | don't see whar the purtiness
comes In. but the ole man is crazy bout
hyenas. Now fur the sarcus."
we sat down together, and she took
great interest in and vigorously ap-
plauded every feat. By and by, when
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usual announcement made, she sprang
up and was at the ring side before any
one else could move. Everybody
laughed and the ringmaster was con-
fused. He finally had to tell her that all
women were barred out, and when she
persisted couple of employees led ner
back to her seat. She came back flushed
and angry, and when l ATTEMPTED to con-
sole her she said:
That's the way of it all over-the
wimmin folks hain't got no rights and
can't git 'em. l could hev rid that mewl
to bis grave and not been throwed off.
and that's what they was afraid of. Ar;
thar any camp-bells with this show?,
GU mean camels. Yes, there are four
or five in the other tent"
Then Pll ride a Campbell and be
hanged to 'em. l hain't goin' hum with
out doin' somethin' to brag of''
She slipped away, and when we filed
out after the performance she was sitting
between the two humps of half-asleep
dromedary and saying to the man who
wanted her to come off:
You go to ballyhack I cum to this
sarcus to git pinter or two, an if yo' pit
me off'n this campbell Pll ride YER Ole
rhlnoceros around till he draps dead %
Detroit Free Press.