The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-05-09

a Heaven-sent chance to carry buckets
of water until your back aches for a
ticket of admission to the show. That
makes you an object Of envy to all
your fellows. You stay and watch the
canvasmen drive their pegs, rig theiT
poles, and build a canvas city while
the ordinary man would be marking
off the site. You see the animals FED
and your eyes stick out like hard boil
ed eggs when beautiful young WON
an with red cheeks and short white
lace dress is let into the cage with the
lions.
Finally the crisis comes. From the
far off end Of Main street wild straiL
of unearthly music sweeps up the
hacked street. 1t is the steam calliop(
in action-an instrument which sounds
like score of tug whistles blowing al
once. At the sound all the horses II
hearing rear and plunge and their own
ers rush frantically out to wrestlt
with them. Meanwhile the town mar
shall is running down to the street tt
have the calliope turned off before tht
town is torn to pieces.
Far ahead of the rest of the process
sion ride two men in shiny victoria
drawn by two white and two jet BLACK
horses, wearing silver mounted har
ness with yellow reins. One Of the
men is a quiet looking person in mod
est suit of black clothes and a blacl
SLOUGH hat. He owns the show, but h'
cuts no figure in the eyes Of the popu
lace in comparison with the gorgeous
and gllttering individual who rides
with him. This latter wears a rec
vaistcoat with blue polka dots, white
spats, shining patent feathers, and al
| most white frock coat and tall sill
hat. on which the sun plays In splen
dor. His ample paunch is crossed b!
an enormous gold chain, which mean
ders also once or twice around hi
neck. In his big red necktle shines 1
diamond greater and more brillian
than the Kohinoor.
Twice in each block as he proceed
in his triumphal progress up Mail
street, this glittering parsonage rises t,
his feet and lifts his silk hat, reveal
ing a bald head as shining as his hat
He opens his mouth and out of /
comes a voice like the blast oc trum
pet.
Come one! Come ALP he bellows
"On behalf Of the management | an
authorized to announce that immedi
ately before the performance unde
the large canvas Nine. Lissette vii
perform the unparalleled and stupen
dous feat Of dancing the skirt dane
while suspended in midair on a slacl
rope stretched between the top Of tn
wagon factory and the roof of the win
egar works. Entirely free, gratuitous
and complimentary. Without none
and without price the gifted little lad
will disport in midspace. Come one
Come all"
Then he would make a bow and 81
down, while the small boys gaspe
with awful admiration and envy.
Then you start on the dead run u
Main street to get the seat In the ser
ond story window over Browns gre
Gerry which has been reserved for yoJ
Already Main street is packed wit
people. One row is sitting down o
the curb, with their feet In the guttel
Behind them stand other rows reaci
ing back to the front Of the stores an
then climbing to points Of vantage o
tne tops Of dry goods boxes. All tn
windows are full. anxious mother
clutching with nervous hands th
wristbands Of small children. who d
their best to fall out into the crowd
below whenever a stray strain Q
music comes floating up from the d
rectlon Of the circus lot
II you have earned a ticket or hav
al extra quarter In your pants pocl
cts you buy big bag Of peanuts. III
shells Of which you throw down froi
your high perch on to the heads Of Ii