The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1898-03-06
THE OLD CIRCUS Man.
HIS lax ABOUT THE FIRST eouvs-
Mrs GIVEN eY SHOW PEOPLE


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tended one Rasfo1naaes tsoe the Peo-
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1.-THE FIRST suFeuif I ersf knew "a
being given ont "a Tie show bn8iae
said thc Ola cixous man, e gave AXay
In oar hosg &c sae tispe sye had ths ZIG
- foot giraffe. we nyer bad an "a
traction Chat hesa ae hie giraffe 1ho
peoria were aNay with
him ihere isAAN8 about him
bpt what Interested tb@a even tho
slightest little thiues On clear days
when wewero whero, sa oonl,l dg it ana
The san WAS right for us we ased TO get
the giraffe out iu f1Nns "a the entrance
Of the main teut ana have him etand
there like great sentry People used t.
stop and look uY 81 him, and then the
first thing you know sonehodyd dis
cover bis shadder Anybody'd east Is
long shadaer al shat hour ~ tho day, 81
course, but tho giraffe ehadder reached
as far rs you conld see And as soon
one man begun 70 look ~ II 40 others
did, and then Yoa'd see 'en. I've saen
!. 000 people at q timeiiAe up long THAT
Hhaddor and gust stand along the edge
Of it down past 4he iaam teut and the
sidesnow tents, juat standing there
lookin 10 ii The giraffe WAS great bnt
his shadder fairly staggered en-. And
there they'd stand till lhe san dropped
down uuder the edge 81 the earth. and
the FIRST thing they knew There wasn't
any shaddgr Then theyd stare at each
other Tor a minute. and then all bunch
UP togeinefNgaiu aud lo9k at the giraffe
till We TOOK him "a.
We used % hayo iiue Oh tho pro-
gramne saying that At o'clock aud 40
Z O'Clock the great giraffe would hard
tee water. Ihats whore the sou.
~ in We used 10 give away
Pc water waa st. IheRlasses
Souvenir ui the Great
Uirlfse' ghoeyer got 'en could
keep en- fats III our circus wele
divided into 2 qtous Ma used I'd
give awaydQnf Il iWnbIers az every
peYlolmnneel ope Nd section Wien
the 1ino come arch the gifalio
around tie edge ring laia Ia
front 81 eaeh aeosioa lseeper would
hand him.a Wir9 tolaa King o dozen
glassns. which he woni{ by tbs
handle in bis mouth 4aiiN was he
could r4ach eass 10 Csc LIZ bac&
seats IT'S astonishing hoy pedA used
q grab for thoa glasses it secna as
though The whole section would stand
mp on the seats and ala grab for die
holder whom il comic near en-. They'd
spin tie water aud get wet aud havo
this greatest til4e you ever heard Of, but
nobody got hurt, and 90 wo 5ut lac 1er
buzz along But finally ssinee4ins did
Aane1
At ono evening entertainment when
he 4vas serving 1ut tho souveniSss when
We come tsuaoo f tho sections, thero was
a mail sitting On the fourth tier from
tho top who picked ~ his bqy, bright
looking youn8ster about % years old,
Who WAS Sitting alongsido 81 him. and
sat him mp % his shoulder Hhe giflifo,
litted Che holder up ana swept Il Glanp
tho beats with the people ggabhing, aud
when b como near this nan with tho
boy oil .iiis shoulder Che laan just lifted
htsn an SO that tie shov could stand al,
his shoulders fie ,vas aoing IA aet ons
amy way aiia when 16a hej8ar aama
along the b0y made q grab for G. There |
was ouly 0ne glass lelt ID it chen. but
the boy got It. 8supset il. iifting it ont
81 Che holder. and scattered the water
ali aver ey,Nvh6dv hse tl,at aidn,t
COUNT lie gSt the 6iass a,,a oas oa,n-
ING aawn Wfth Il ~hsma his fatber in.
stead of.Fsclinu iim iorrre aassp ~ I,ia
shonlder islf lis sgeielit growing iieftl
ag ana INK ner ,nsanss ~ a,..i .ess,..l
BODY eise sa,p tbs b8v s6Snended in az
air When tl,s .oira /, ( saw tl,a la.st ..j..ss
81. he lffted the holeer- ~ sssr -.
sy,fyg -
80 ta M h
when 6e liftoa II fhe
tons ~ NJ outside of the on4 "a fbe
bov's Jacket eot eaWpht M fbe yyiFos
lucy Mefs seNeV GA tlle Wsa le9'iisES