El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-24

Dan to- enter a small town in Ohio I'M
der rather embarrassing circumstances.
When he arrived at this town he
did not have the means to pay the
transportation expenses and. although
Dan and the show manager went TO
the railroad company's agent with
tears in their eyes. so TO speak. ne
would not extend to them the courte-
sy of waiting for the pay until the
show was far enough under way TO
raise the money. The last chance that
Dan saw was to- use his nerve and
this he did. lie went to the depot
and sent the following telegram to Jay
Gould. who was the principal stock
holder in the company whose agent
held Dams showing material: My show
was brought to this place on your
road. My property is still held on your
cars for the cost of transportation.
haven't the money to pay. Order the
same released and oblige. Dan Rice.
In thirty minutes the reply came and
was to this effect: Unload your show
at once. Use our road as long as you
want to. Jay Gould Dan answered
this as follows: Thanks for favor just
received. should think you had
enough business on your hands with
out mixing circus up with it. He
meant that Gould would soon own his
show IL he ran into debt with him
every time he had to move il.
After the show was unloaded and
on the ground ready to- open up. with
the exception OF the seats and the men
were hustling inside to get them up in
time for the afternoon performance.
Dan and | We're standing in front of
the tent wondering If anybody was
coming to the show. as at that time
there didn't appear TO be anybody in
terested in us. We were there only a
few minutes when we saw a party OF
ladies. about twenty in number ap-,
preaching the show ground. They came
up TO us and one of them approaching
Dan asked. Have | the pleasure or
addressing Col. Dan Rice?' Dan was a
regular Chesterfield for politeness. and
lifting his hat and bowling low. he said.
If you consider ii a pleasure. you nave
it,. Well. Col. Rice said the lady.
we have heard for years of your gen.
crosby and as the late storm blew the
roof OF our church. we came to see If
you would assist us in replacing IL.
The average man would have at once
told the ladies his tale of woe. but
not so with Dan Rice. He went down
in his pocket and pulling out nickel
on his forefinger. he continued. but |
am now just IN the act of balancing
my cash account Call on me after the
entertainments are over and If ! have
all WHICH at Ine
present looks doubtful. | will not only
assist in repairing your church. but
will put a new roof on it. The la
dies thanked him and went away with
their faces wreathed in smiles. The
two performances put $3.50 in the cir
Gus till and the church women re-
ceived 800 of it. The ladies had gone
out and worked up an interest in the
show with good results to Dan and
themselves
"A short time before Col. Rice's
death ] called on his wle. who at
that time was stopping in Victoria.
Texas. and she asked ME If had her
husbands picture. | told her that
had no late one and she said she was
sure that he would like for me to have
one and went and brought ME an ex-
cellent likeness of the colonel | re-
turned to Houston and in a few DAYS
the news flashed over the wires that
the famous Snowman had passed to his
reward
Ringing Bros. are showmen in ev-
cry sense Of the word. They have no
aim but to do right. They allow no
grafters to ply their vocation on their
show grounds. They are always the
same wherever you see them and their
memory will live with the people along
with those of Col. Dan Rice and p T.
Barnum-'