The Meeker herald., 1904-07-09
AcIRcUs IN ITSELF.
Advance Agent Paved Up Town
FUN Of Freaks.


lie was the advance agent OF another
ono of thoes greatest shows ON earth.
aud during tue season just passed
stopped on in Jersey village to bill the
town with Ananias posters and proclaim
to the natives the w0ndrOus things they
could see for the slight pain OF parting
with quarter, says the Philadelphia
Telegraph. Even while he handled q
small bill telling Of the mighty giant.
= man fully eight feet tall passed and
looked ut him with monkey cage smile.
The Snowman gasped. but grabbed his
breath and suffered:
Where Is the other clrcusY didn't
know there vas another show In town."
There hain't," replied the native ON
the corner.
"1hen where did that giant come
FROM"
That hMin't no giant; he Is Just a
kid that lives here; hain't got his grnwth
vet; rest Of the family ID tallern him.
The Snowman discreetly laid aside
the giant posters. alid started to pass
out bills begging the pOpulace to take \
look at the greatest living fat man in
two hemisphere, when once more he was
thrown into spasms to see n man coming
up the street 10 sizes bigger than the
circus article.
''Say!" said he to the native. Il thought
y01 told me there was no other circus in
this town."
There hain't."
"Well. then. what do you call that?n
"Oh, he's just the barber; pretty big
i for his size. amt he? Weighs as much
as . load Of tOmats: had to put him on
the hay scales to tell the difference. He
can git a suit OF clothes, ton, just "a
cheap A kin, and hey his railroad fare
refunded"
Hardly had the fat man wobbied on
before 4 little bit OF q weakened gent
||ahat looked as II he had been dried out
In the sun and baked. doomed into view
closely followed BY = second individual
who Ind evidently not had his hair OF
heard trimmed since Tom Jefferson
wrote the Declaration Of Independence.
"fIoly smoked would you look at
my and the dog faced boy, and the mum.
my beats mine mile down the pike for
It can walk. Say, old boy are you sure
about that other eircusp"
.'llain't no other circus here; hain't
been no other circus herr; circuses d6u't
pay In this here town."
IL can believe that; but saw, old fel-
low, who Is the gent that looks like the
faded banana skin-like the hash house
steaks he citizen. tO0f"
..He IL the oldest inhabitAnt; crossed
N the Ice with Washington; ht In the
Mexican war; also in the Civil war;
hain't got good setce; talks OF voting
for Roosevelt"
s.Well. how about the dog faced boy.
the one that 10 pushing that load Ut hath
and whiskers down the streetr'
lie amt no doG-faced boy; old enough
to be yer grand dad; made bet nigh on
50 year ago that he wouldn't shave mel
cut his hair until he had licked Bill
johnson for stealin' his horse"
Ibid he ever lick him ?'
s'Don't look 20; Bill was In Jail fer ter
years; has been hung 40; Their ole man
hain't had fair shake, but he IL game.
Il have about concluded that YOU
doat need , circus In this town. and
"Thet so2n
"Yes, you have all tho freaks beat n
death right hare In your own town. and
III that you need ID an elephant and Z
inonkey to supply continuous perform.
anca -
With that the advance agent sadly
rolled up his bundle Of show paper and
burned down . stack Of cigars while
waiting for the train to take him to TIKI
next town.-Pittsburgh Dispatch.