The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-10-24
THE HENDERSON GOLD LEAF
This Way, Mr.. LOWlOw.

This Way, Mr.. LowiOw.
Sells Bros Show was in Atlanta re-
Gently. The Constitution says this ed
itorially of one of the ssattractions';
now with that monster aggregation Of
worlds wonders, Mr.. John Lowlow,
the inimitable jester and genial gen
tlcman whose fame is co-extensiye
with fun-loving Americans and whose
popularity is as great as his acquaint-
ance is far reaching. 1t will be re-
called that the GOLD LEAF reprinted
death Of Mr.. Lowlow was bemoaned
and denied the truth Of it as we had
only short time before seen a news
paper report of him stating that he was
living in peaceful retirement at his
home in suburb Of Cincinnati, Ohio.
We afterwards published his letter to
the Atlanta paper saying he was still
alive and kicking and hoped to pay the
South another visit before he shuf1ed
off this mortal coil. But to the article
mentioned at the outset. Here it is:
Not long ago the Constitution was
grieving because Johnny Lowlow had
passed away Our signs were heard in
Cincinnati and brought forth a letter
from Lowlow himself, who made haste to
explain that, although he was not at
that time in the ring, he was not at all
disfgured
Thenews was inspiring to the genera
ton that had fallen under the influence
of Lowlow's genial humor, and we made
haste to spreadit abroad, accompanied
with the hope that he would have an
opportunity to give the children Of the
present day a taste OF his inimitable
drolleries. =
This wish has been gratified. ,Yester
day Mr.. Lowlow walked into the Consts~
tuition Office, his face beaming with smiles,
to renew old acquaintancesh1p and to
talk about old times. A little later he
capered into the ring OF Sells Brothers
circus and proceeded to rouse the echoes.
He is older than he was twenty years
ago, but time does not change nor
custom stale the infinite vari ETY. OF; his
humor.
1t may be said OF him that he is q little
ripper His experience has mellowed his
wit and lifted it far above the buffoonery
that belongs to youth. He is somewhat
hampered by the immense scheme that
is part of the modern circus-the three
rings and the three shows going on at
once to the confusion OF the eye, the ear
and the understanding. He would have
to talk loud indeed to be understood by
all under the vast canvas, but to those
who knew he was with the show and went
to hear him, he was the same LowlOw
that made the circus sparkle and lifted
the figure OF the clown to an ideal plane.
SO, then, here's to Lowlow! May he
To nSfr hn
pile with his inimitablc humor.
In the account given of the perform
ance by a local reporter in another part
Of the paper, the following reference
to Mr.. Lowlow was made: =,
Johnny Lowlow, the famous Georgia
clown, was introduced to to the vast
audience. Johnny is growing old, but he
is as spry and lively as ever. With his
painted face and his ridiculous trousers
he appeared before the audience as happy
as lark He made speech, genuine
speech, that would have done credit to a
stump orator. )
81 am the only man here,' he began,
'who has ever had the pleasure of read
ing his own obituary. | have read mine.
read it in the Atlanta Constitution a few
months ago and the kind words that
went along with it were appreciated. |
was not dead, however, and [ wrote to
the Constitution to say so. [ am always
willing to acknowledge it when I'm dead.
l am glad to be here this afternoon in
stead of being dead. l am glad to see SO
many beautiful women and homely men
here. l have rarely ever seen SO many
together. We have great show. In
the ring you see the great bareback ri-
| derS. It's q great show and Pm sure
you will say SO when you leave. I say
again, I'm glad to be here again and to
address you. | remain as | have always
been, the Georgia cracker" ~
Johnny Lowlow and his ,pranks were
greatly enjoyed. Altogether the show
was a success. ~f