The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-02
AND THE GRAND ENTRY" WAS MADE.


sash tied at one side and Spanish bull
fighters hat on his head. riding his own
white pony. curried until it shone, and
looking too proud for anything. His long
whip was all twisted up and carried
stif1y as he rode, and he never cracked
a smile, although he couldn't help squint-
ing now and then.
Then came Evangelina Cisneros. the
monkey. riding Bobbie Whites little
Shetland poney. and kissing her paw to
the crowd as she rode.
The next thing was the donkey cart,
all piled full of the Kindergarten kids,
dressed up fit to kiln In white with pink
sashes, and their plaits all tied up with
pink. The donkey was drawing them, and
he was all decorated with pink flowers
and sashes OF cheese-cloth, and the wheels
of the cart were all twined around with
vines and Seven Sister, roses.
Next came Jim Hughes, looking as
handsome as king In a counting house
counting out his money. He was stand
ing upnight on his own sorrel pony, bare
back, and bowling gracefully to right
and left as he rode. How they cheered
him-for Jim is a favorite with everybody
but he just looked as serious as II he
was in church, even IL he is the funniest
boy in school,
After him appeared the chariot racers,
Bessie and Margaret, driving the old Jer-
sey wagon horses hitched up to store
boxes that were sloped off at the back in
chariot style and set on thick wooden
wheels. They were dressed in beauti-
ful Greek costumes OF purple and yellow
cheese-cloth, just like the lovely ladies
in the Hippodrome, and drove their dec
grated steeds with reins of many colored
ribbons. Their long hair foated down
their backs, with ribbon bands across the
front, and they made a great sensation
as they drove fearlessly around the ring
and ratified out through the flap door
Then came jack made up as the most
ridiculous clown you ever saw. riding the
trick mule-now very tame and docile. It
was killing to see him bowling and making
faces and turning back somersauits like
an India rubber ball. Nobody can beat
Jack when It comes to playing silly.
Finally came in the GROWING feature
of the show-the elephant. Never was
seen such an elephant before or SINCE
on sea or land. Its like never grew to
elephanthood in all the. worlds history.
just let me tell you how It was made,
for / saw them building It.
Well first. four boys of a size dressed
themselves in gray Canton flannel over
alls, and they we're the legs of the ele-
plant. Then the head was cut and sewed
up to look like really elephant, with a
long proboscis. of gray Canton flannel. 1t
was all stuffed with bran, and two big
glass beads were sewed on for eyes; the
ears were the fopplngest that ever were
and two big long paper knives were stuck
in for tusks. The four boys carried a
small cot on their shoulders with a feather
bed on top OF 1t and the elephant head
fastened on in 'front.' and then, over the
whole thing was spread gray rubber
piano cloth, which was pinned down in
place with small black safety pins The
result was such a scary elephant that II
frightened the kids and tots, for the boys
had drilled together so that they could
walk exactly like an elephant, with the
cot and feather bed on top of their
shoulders.
After the introductory pageant" had
disappeared. "The OWL" as ringmaster
took his proper place in the ring, and
made a great noise cracking his whip.
Then he addressed the audience.
1.-THE Owl" talked just exactly like the
regular ringmasters always talk When
he finished speaking he gave a mighty
crack to his whip. and In pranced Jim on
his sorrel pony, while Tottle played 1.-THE
Georgia Campmeeting' In her very best
style.
The circus was now on in earnest. ana
It was kept up at merry pace for nearly
an hour.
The funny business between the clown
and the elephant and the trick mule
(Which soon showed himself to be ex-
tremely tricky when teesed by jack set
the people Off into fits of laughter, and
Jack was the hero OF the day. 1t didn't
make any difference that his conundrums
and Jokes we're all old rusty. stale chest
nuts from Puck and Judge-it was the
way he said them that was so comical.
Wasn't It fine. though. to see the kids
vaulting and doing those difficult turns
up In the air, that they had learned at
the gymnaslums, with their parents all
looking so scared that they were ready
to take 'em home and give EN- a good
spankin'7 When IL came Bobbie Whites
time TO Skin the cat us kids Just all
turned In and clapped, too, the same as
the people on the raised seats. It was so
splendid.
While Dicky Blum was in the midst of
his brilliant trick riding on tho bicycle
US kids were startled by a low, rumbiing
sound IN the distance.
Tottie Williams stopped right In the
middle Of die Wacht Am Rhein" and
looked at us kids with a scared white
face, but We never minded we Just went
right on acting, without the music. II