The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-13
OVERDID THE
ADV Err Using
Why the ~Aan Ahead for the Cir.
Gus Now Loafs on Broadway.
Gus Now Loafs on Broadway.

This Is the reason when one can
hear tales of woe anywhere In upper
broadway. In every group Is an en-
perience which was a trifie worse than
that Of the year previous.
Here am" said the man who
needed u shave. when l ought to be
In flower on the road. for this is the
season when the circus has its fun.
But had 1t put all over me by the
boss just at the time when l had
thought to be living on real farm pro-
ducts.
You see. was ahead OF the show,
regulating the wind and making good
with the landlords and the power of
the press. Occasionally 1t was neces-
sary to buckle back to the show or
else stand and wait for II to overtake.
The latter stunt is what was doing.
and thereby hangs the cause of my
appearance in your midst today.
. The night before the show came to
a certain town, the whole country and
neighboring towns had sent crowds
to the village where the big tents were
to be put up. The result of this was
that couldn't find a bunk in the
town. reckon l might have explain
ed my predicament to the editor and
mayhap he would have sheltered me
if l had handed him out an extra pair
of seats. but l didn't think of this till
after the hammer fell.
THE only place where could find
rest for my weary feet was a ginmill
that was doing a business that made
the boss smile from ear to ear. l got
a chair and put in an order for goods.
l have travelled some in my life, but
the stuff that was pumped out Of that
place had more things in it than were
ever dreamed of in an opium joint.
managed to get out alive and went out
to walk it of. whatever it was.
Somewhere down the street I saw
a window in which was coffin dis
play. The sight of the caskets sug-
gested sleep and peace. don't know
how 1t occurred, but the door was
open. l walked right in just as If
had come to buy. Nothin' doin.' No.
body was in. took another look at
the show window. It looked as invit-
ing as a green field to a wandering
COW.
THE next thing recalled was
crowd. A hundred men and women
were standing without, looking In. It
was great free show. found myself
stretched out in one of the collins.
With my customary fondness for get
ting the best, had crawled into the
most costly casket In the window and
had fallen asleep. Somebody who knew
who I was had told the undertaken
man my business, and he concluded
that this was about as big free 'ad'
as he could have for his goods.
Il lost no time In getting out and
made my apology to the undertaken.
He said the pleasure was his. thank
ed him and meandered toward the rail-
road station. The show had been In
an hour before I arrived. could see
the gang at work on the tents not far
away.
when I met the manager knew
my name had been changed. He simp-
ly handed me what was due me to date
and a railroad ticket. l made no ex-
PLANTATION. As I was leaving, he said
in his quiet way. for which he was
noted:
".People in the country have no
ton that circus Is a band of thieves.
l have been trying to correct that Inn
preston, and about the time thought
l had succeeded you came along with
a stunt that makes them believe we
are establishing graveyards for drunk
ards
so here I am, fellows, ready to
break in wherever can fit."-New
York Press.