The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-14
DRANK AT rHEIR GUESTS EXPENSE.
why the wild West showmen Are Laughing
nj their Brethren or Baiicy's Circus.

why tho wild West showmen Are Laughing
nj their Brethren or Baiicy's Circus.
Officials and attaches OF Col. Cody's wild
West show are joyous in the knowledge of
having slaked an enduring thirst with wines Of
the choicest vintage at the expense of their
brethren Of Barnum s. Bailcy's circus. Tho
circus men are correspondingly sad in the
knowledge that they left their native land under
O cloud of Indebtedness in the gathering Of
which they had no part.
Much good fellowship exists between the Bar.
nun & Bailey circus people and the Cody stan.
SO when the former were about to leave tho
country for several years, the latter prepared to
blow them " off to a good time before tho ship
sailed. Accordingly the Cody men met at an up
town hotel early on Friday afternoon and pro-
ceedcd to board tho circus ship Massachusetts,
in a body. Each mar was supplied with a large
roll Of money and many q toast Of good wishes
and good fellowship had been rehearsed In ad-
vance by those who were expected to be the
spokesmen of the gathering. But there had been
i Hd'iy were ,q foandf to an' be sn i@pr rna s,fns w SSSsn'a thy
time OF their execution. arrived. Hence the
sirsS Si.isF % nersh rses vs wISn sn' When f1a BED SisM to o s5ase
and colder as the afternoon advanced.
~ don't s'pose we kin blow these geezers Off
leave, and then we'll have e get ashore"
blow eursel H"s or an. that's the On mex. best
thing.,,,put in another Wild West man.
The entire Cody delegation filed into one of
the small cabins, and calling q cabin boy with q
cockney accent, ordered q round OF drinks.
I'D be bloomin' glad to serve EN- 70 you. sir :
said the cabin boy, " but ye. can't pay for them
now: 70 know, for the ships got no American
Cant we get q drink on board your oloomin,,
COdyftes I'm Cnorus.
pl aSsH t is1 S charge and il +. Ssy Your fsr it ' after %s re-. s *
Asilence followed. Then one of the Codyites
SMILED. whispered to his nearest companion,
around. and soon the gathering was in parox.
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ssssIsn s e orr rooms h. At The bose. youll have to
0' The p pa sae Dssre ill., produced. i. was eagerly
IAN. wshispered one, here's No. II assigned
years. and Il was : ! disgrasetul matter "a Of rscord
that during that time Bin never bought . drink
Of wine and charge them to No. III,
pr On ea%e disposed tns win Of rcTRhs en th snq press e. w ase ss
looked ever the list. Here's Little Jimmy in
No fSct O. h, I've woh heard it s, said III that m 5i%smy :, is t 20 Gloss g
booze Il she were dyins from c6iiis. woIi take
three bottles on Jimmy. Three more bottles
| dIlu GilhTkC q" Y NJ.
Moro wine and moro convtviality followed the
obedience Of the cabin boy, but still the thirst Of
| the Codyites was unsatished.
Here's Big Jack in IS" remarked the prcss
agent, "He ain't SO bad. but he's been known
s1a y ysss.s In eo e No STissr r TSsi., T bss la is,s FIW5s s3{j
scare away the evil spirits by drinking siI
bottles on Jack. Bring In six on No. 49,"
So the passenger list was slowly exhausted
few boing spared in the process. Finally, wher
the ship was nearly ready to stsrt, q few Of thu
circusmen wandered In.
Having a deuce of q time. amt you y asked
one.
Have some wine T. added another.
Don't care il ] do" said the circusman.
Whats tho number of your stateroom. pard
neri' asked the Codyite.
"No. 49,"
well this is on IT; it's nice of you to blow III
off like this"
whats that T. Gasped the astonished circus
man.
Explanations followed and the disgust Of tn,
weary circusman was expressed in terms tina
cannot be repeated here.