Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-06-06
CLOVER BILL AND BELINDA
See Gentry's Dog and Pony Sh ow and Other
Things.

Olympia is that fair city which sits
in the lap of Mother Puget. 1t has
couple of buildings called capitols in
undress, and is the abode of the fellow
who is running for office and tries to
buy the people; the town where, in
newspaper row. HI pops and it is
root-hog or die Gin office in newspaper
row nowadays.
AS l came into Olympia by way of
the Long Bridge on the west, l saw a
crowd OF men about man who had a
rope around his neck and was pleading
for life. This mans name was Gentry,
of dog circus fame; the other fellows
were the Mayor and City Council; it
appears Gentry forgot to cough up
about half a dozen reserved seat
tickets, hence the hanging, but Gentry
escaped by digging up the tickets.
When the parade came along saw a
couple of fellows running out to each
driver Of circus wagon. Each fell
low seemed to want to get there first.
| was anxious to learn what they
wanted with them drivers, or horse
SINNERS, so stopped to listen as to
what was said. The first fellow that
got to the driver raised his hat in
polite manner and said: 81 represent
the Daily Olympian. l would like to
get your opinion on the merits or de-
merits of Olympia as circus town."
The driver looked at the Oiympian
man in a dreary manner and said {:
"Well, pardner, am just in from
Helena, Mont, and never showed
up in your town before" The bull
skinner could say no more. The
other fellow ran up and said: "Mr.
Bullwacker. il you get pulled in this
city, and carry your case up to the
Supreme Court, we will be happy to
tell your woes in the daily and weekly
Bungstarter. as represent the Eren.
ing Bungstarter, which has just started
to leak mon."
When we arrived at the show-grounds
it. looked like small affair, and your
Uncle Bill thought that he WAS once
more to be taken in. After purchas.
ing tickets and getting inside, Belinda
and I found this circus was conducted
like all the great moral shows. The
largest part of the seats were reserved
at IS cents extra. After long, weary
wait, the leader of the circus band
came out, smoothed his hair down,
spit out cud OF tobacco and wiped
off his mouth two or three times. The
leaders mouth, by the way, was a
wonder. When he opened it to blow
the cornet it locked like the mouth of
the Hoo Sac tunnel.
The first act was living pyramid
of horse flesh. It was beautiful
sight ia see those little ponies grouped
around the trainer and go through the
different marches and countermarches
at the word OF command. The act
where these same ponies came out with
bells on their heads and played Home.
Sweet Home" was fine. Another act
wherein the babboon played as doctor
to the sick horse was winner This
great monkey had a face on him
shaped like half.open umbrella. The
doctor was all right. both as a doctor
and a pony-rider later. The monkeys
who acted as coachman and outrider
to the dogs in the carriage came to
grief. as one of the monkeys jumped
on TO dog and chewed him. upset the
wagon and raised Cain generally, but
his monkey partner was all right, it
was worth 25 cents to see him put the
dogs back in the wagon and straighten
things out. The dog that rode the
horse bareback was o. X, as was the
tumbling dog. The elephant hand
was likewise all right. In fact, Gen.
trv's trained animal show is worth the
price OF admission OF any ones money
To sum up the dogs, horses. monkeys
and the management Of the show gave
the people all they had right to ex.
pebt. There is one who is satisfied in
every way, and that is
CLOVER BILL.