The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-15
Eu.L OF tricks HERSELF.
Shc Had Walked Miles TO See tho Show
but the Price WINS High.

but the Price Was High
AS purchased my ticket to 20 into
the circus which was exhibiting in a
town Mt the foot of Cumberland range.
little old woman who wore u poke
bonnet and was without shoes or stock
lngs beckoned me aside and said:
Look yere, stranger. I've walked ten
miles TO see this yere sarcus. -
Eyes"
II reckoned TO git in fur two bits,
but I can't do it. The price is TO- bits,
and they won't abate. Do yo' know any
of the sarcus folks:''
"No, don't"
IF yo' did, they might abate kin
do 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'a1n, haven't time''
WAL, then, give me room and see
me turn cart wheel. I kin do it as
slick az any man yo' ever seed ;"
Eyes, presume so, but can't spare
the time
GIVE walked the top rail of a fence
fur half mile without fallin off, she
continued, land I believe 1 could walk
a rope Git outcn the way, and I'll
show yo' Il handspring us good as yo
ever seed"
"Pleasc don't, ma'am If you want to
go into the circus''-
"Yo' kin boot that want to go into
the sarcus - she interrupted THAT $
what I'm yere fur. Whenever u sarcus
Gums along, git thar if kin and ketch
on to all the new fiiphops. The ole man
is sick and couldn t cum, but promised
him to hev good look at the hyenas
and tell him all about em. AS fur me.
I'm bound and determined to ride that
trick mewl twice around the ring or
perish i'll tho attempt. What was yo'
goin to say"
II was going to say that I'd pay tho
other two bits and take you in with
me. A."
"Would yo' do that fur pore olo
woman who hain't seen sarcus fur
two y'ar:" she anxiously asked.
"Of course"
got her ticket, and we passed in
together, and at her request hunted up
the cage of hyenas the first thing. She
stood and looked at them for five min
utes before saying:
"Waal, l don't see whar the purtiness
Gums in, but the ole man is crazy bout
hyenas. Now fur the sarcus. -
We sat down together, and she took
great interest i'll and vigorously applaud
ed every feat. By and by, when the
trick mule was brought i'll and the usual
announcement made, she sprang up and
was at the riESsidc before any one else
could move. Everybody laughed, and
the ring master was confused. He final
~ had to tell her that all women were
barred out, and when she persisted n
couple of employees led her back to her
seat. She came back flushed and angry,
and when l attempted to console her
she said:
That's the way of it all ovcr-the
wimin folks haint got no rights and
can't git 'em. I could hev rid that
mewl to his grave and not bin throwed
Off, and that's what they was afraid of.
Ar thar any camp bells with this
show?"
lyon mean camels. Yes, there are
four or five III the other tent F"
Then I'll ride camp bell and be
hanged to 'em! l hain't goin hum with
out dom sunthin to brag Of -
She slipped away, and when we filed
ont after the performance she was sit
ting between the two humps Of Il half
asleep dromcdary and saying to the man
who wanted her 10 come OFF:
You go to ballyhack l cum to this
sarcus to git pinter or two, and if yo'
GIT me off'n this camp bell I'll ride yer
ole rhlnoceros around till he draps
dead !'-Dctroit Free Press