The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-11
What Is Going on at the
Fairgrounds Through
out the City.
Scenes That Bring Back
the Youthful Stunts to
Grown Men.
Boys in the Care of Care
fuI and Experienced
Instructors.
RE you in search of relaxation

A RE you in search Of relaxation
n from the cares and anxieties of
4 \ your monotonous day TO day
existence?
Do you wish to recall the days OF your
past when life was a grand frolic and
the future was to be the gradual IN
Folding Of an unlimited number of pleas
ant experiences?
DO you want TO hear once more the
merry shouts OF delight the careless
laughter. the frank personalities and
candid criticisms that awake in your
memory recollections you thought were
drowned under a food Of disillusion-
ments2
Then go and watch the youngsters in
1.-THE public Fairgrounds.
Varied Sensations.
Perhaps at first you will stand a little
back wearing tolerant smile. and say
ing like any other cynical person Of your
town habits OF thought: What an
enormous amount OF energy is there go
Ting 70 waste :
BY and by one little chap who is imi-
Ftating the wonderful things he has seen
depicted on the circus posters slips and
falls some number OF feet 20 the ground.
tThat fail would. you are sure. send you
10 the hospital for a few months at
least. So to ascertain just how badly
she Is hurt. you feel imoelled to go for
ward and have a closer view.
Maybe he is quite little fellow and
the pain and fright bring a food Of tears
and choking sobs. You watch the at
.tendant manipulating the arm or leg
sand impatiently wonder why there has
mot been turned I'm a call for the hos
apital ambulance
And then, all at once. the sobbing
ceases: there Is an Impatient: Lem me
so. I amt huCt:" and the erstwhile
cripple Is gayly making the rounds Of the
1lyine rings. or engaged in a tUssle with
some other young person who has made
-disag-eeable remarks about cry-babies.
A Wrestling Match.
At this point there is a crowding back
OF you. and you eagerly join the ring OF
-ouloolcers to discover what is the cause
of the conmotion. You push your way
1n. and peer anxiOusly over the heads OF
those I'm front of you. and just In the
center of the ring you see two bare
legged u-chins hopeleFsly twisted into a
knot. Arms are wrapped about legs and
legs around necks. and suddenly there
IS a rapid downward movement, and a
shriu chorus announces: "Jimmy's get
him. to Wfich some wiser young on
locker replies disdainfully: Got nothin'
both shoulders amt on the ground"
At the end OF an hour, or possibly
longer than that you recover your nor
NAL state OF mind. and pull yourself up.
You beat the dust from your trousers
and flick at your very untidy shoes with
q poclxet handkerchief Lighting a cigar
you bid a CHEEKY farewell 70 some of
your newly-made acquaintance. and
stroll OF. trusting that none Of your
grown-up friends have seen you. and
thinking shamefacedly OF your ride in
The swing. your trip along the rings. that
has raised blisters on your hands. or OF
the exceedingly awkward exhibition YOU
made OF yourself while you were show
ing an eager-faoed group how you used
70 perform on the horizontal bar.
Revived Memories.
But when you reach your easy chair.
are you sorry that You forgot yourself
and became boy again? Do you truly
wish that you had avoided the occa-
sion OF that feeling of physical ex-
haustion and general usedSup condition.