The Delta independent., 1899-05-19
A GUYED REPORTER,


from the city editor Of the Chicago pa-
per that paid ms wngeA Frank Perlsy.
who's now the 'impresario' OF . trav.
cling comic opera outfit, blew into Chi
cago ahead Of :Barnum's show. He got
the thing going pretty wsn from the
jump
'In the Asss place. he told all Of TIE
city editions that ths star panther Of tAs
show wns going to have An ulcersted
tooth pulled ont BY . local veterinary
sharp on the Sunday morning follow
ing tho arrival Of tho show In town %
Saturday night Each paper sent man
down to SEQ this performances. and Per-
ley got gobs Of reading space for his
show out Of It
''The panther had An liberated tooth
all right and put mp highly interest
ing scrap when tho aninal doctor de-
tacbcd the molar. but the thing certain
ly did fit In mighty pat for antc-sxhihi-
tion space grabbing all tie same.
Then Pcrley blandly suggested to
the city editors that Il would be good
scheme for each Of them to send a man
to tho show for tho purpose II writing
an shsosbingly interesting Sunday sps-
vial on Circus Life Behind the Scenes.
All d the city editors sidc stepped o.
this proposition except the city editor
q my paper. who tloasht IL woaA -
Q good thing
81 was picked ont for ~ III !
couldn't precisely 30 Why should ~
tho aasisnment for wHsa't Dotah1e -
. spellbindsf o. . coveref Of freak -
GgnmentA found out afteeward Why
the taak was pokcd 1t M. was vssy
humble quantity % ~ papse an1
nuesd IN aruand Sus H. swsoensO q
ny diapositios.
''Thcss was % b . PIT up Job. snd ]
was singled ont - FOOD thin0. not
liable % get mad and tear things loose.
~ went TO the show grounds with
Pcriey for the first Afternoon perform
ance Of the circus Pcrley took mo
around 70 tho meas dressing tent and
introduced mo 70 Nero. Nero was the
hugo chap who took tho titular role in
ths big Fall Of Rome spectacle that
preceded the show.
Nero asked me what kind a Q
make up ! wanted for the spectacle. Any
old mako mp. told him 80 he started
in 70 help me tog out - . Peruisn
prince.
"whcn he got through with me. I
guess had ON good $50. 600 or e30.-
900 worth Of clothes and other gear: at
least felt as il had Tho long tapes-
try robe woro was incrusted with hun.
dreds Of large diamonds. sspphires. ru-
bies. pearls. cmcralds and such. The
scimitcs that swung from the sido Of
mo was jewel hiltcd mp to tho limit.
the tall. cloth Of gold head thing that
Nero gave mo to put on was also blaze
Of Jewels. and. finally. the ldnxly macs
that had to pack around me - part
Of my cquipmcnt--it weighed about 30
pUands-was % thickly studded with
prccious stooes that ] wondered what
chance IA hsve Of gVstiAg away IL ]
bolted with tho tliinS.
''Now. an easy ro3s in ths spectacular
Gl,ow was dis,,ed out to me All had
to do wus 70 stretch ont % . sorgoous
eilded palaaquin- with ny load reseins
gracefully On ooe hand. and bc carried
aruand tho tent In tho 'gFand. triumphal
procession BY - Roman soldiers with
Coauenaxa fscc6 o. them. There WIS
Dothing h1fsi looking about that. and
bsssthed caaiR when found that. an
ef all. want expected 10 hop out into
tho ccn;er Of tho incin ring snd do
limeii..hs skirt dance Gione and unaidsd
IAN youse is got 10 do. said Nero
who WA b. ell odds. the 6ness looking
hrcth q . man that sver saw In my
life. - G ny seill % d sop o dc ca
lash an kesr your hcaA closed. sess
Yoass b GUs . purity part Don't grin
Try an book - 70 yOass tsd just bsen
s'ruwsd down By haskeep. IN youse'n
look ugiy. sll stsAk
"Wbsn tins momsat ssTfved. horped
aboard cf ths psisnquin. The I? Roman
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