The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-11

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but but g YIt.In nSt, sso 's TSn oI r read fs.sS Y Zoe as w wSran
Jo-Jo,. the 'dog-fe :ed boy who was. with THE
sight Of him., and would throw, at him any
thing she could get hold OF. This season she
midget neSms 70 w w HSTy % shs catches laSss' sight of him I'm
che Jumps excitedly abont. her Gaze, and
watches him with the most intense curiosity
as long as she can see him.. The Missouri
giento,s seemed to surprise her at nrst. but
JHhsnns soon regarded her with perfect In
The. circus man paused. At first the reporter
thought that the programme OF the continn-
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TO collect HE ideas which had been sidetracked
by his remarks about the animals.
lisa good deal like the earth. the heavens above
the earth, and the waters under the earth. While
and in the Sassm nssntt there herr are certa,n rooms np
In the third and fourth stories where sewing
machines are humninR and shears are-aro.
know. I'm not an expert In these sewing
terms. The. only one know anything about
less the stuff is striped. But at any rate, up in
those rooms there are q lot of women that cut
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ont all the costumes to tho performers, take
them back at the close OF the performance, sew
tho circus business, for pulling, off buttonsl
Oh, yes, terrible!-and get everything. in apple
Die OTueT LOT inc next performance.
The circus man heaved a sigh of relief as no
got away from the sewing question, and he re-
turned, Wi IT evident eaEsrne's' to the more
But when the lights are out in the arena,
and no ono but tho keepers and the wntchmen
remain in the building. the continuous per.
daylight, however, through NIL the hours Of
darkness, the actors are the cat animals. This
Is the time of their greatest wakefulness. AL
most silently and without the slightest appear.
Hnce Of ever growing tired, they pare back and
give up the hope that, II they only kept on
seeking, they would find a way of escape. They
want TO- get out and get At the hay.eating ami;
and who are, therefore. a constant TEMPTATION
to them: The elephants, though you may, not
It is TO Keep watch over the rest of the herd.
and we, in our turn, have n keeper there all
night to look after the elephant =sentrles.
Now, how's that for & continuous perform
hnce?' demanded the circus man with an air OF
man had made good his claim, and this so
pleased him that he added another bit OF inter
estinG information, couched In his choicest
In contrast with all this activity" he said,
the. stiffness of Sunday Is very impressive.
the circus keeps Sunday. Not a performer
comes near the building. All the horses are in
outside ,hen stables tables, the Garden '5 T ,r having st.n. no w To9m
ed. Tho noisy pack of dogs has been. taken
away by. the trainer. The trick paroauets are
wv muC" utUTebbeu ny IllC III INV
TO give even a sauawk. Downstairs all of the
cages are closed. Not only are their sides put
up and locked. but over some OF them contain
ing trc pical animals huge canvas covers are
drawn. The meat-eating animals arc not even
fed Sunday. Experience has demonstrated
that their health is better for one days fasting
in each week. Every possible care is taken
that this one dav shall be spent in such thor:
ouRh rest as can be had only in silence and
darkness. 1t is q small rest cure to.bui1d them
up after the fatigue of the week. a few keep
ers como in the morning N feed the ruminant
ptrnn but thAu al ~n npSax avranf h
one who remains with the Gle IS. Those
unreliable fellows are never left alone a m
ment, day or night. 1t isn't m enl!veninR day
for the solitary elephant watcher. Hours pass
during which no sound Ia heard except some
animal muching hay, the sigh Of an ele-
phant, n little splash when the sleepy hippopot-
anus rolls over, or a yawn from the keeper
himself. Even the monkeys seem 10 know it's
Sunday, for they all huddle together and doZe
the day away in quiet"
The circus man ceased speaking, and the re-
porter silently stole away.