The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-02-16
: two weeks stand, in Madlso. sQu.r,

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paired and don't have 70 put up and
AXE down tents, and ride ali night on
'raIhs We are all stopping al hotels
ana getting rested. and pa 10 hayins
a cnance 10 shine.
Ine managers think pa Is trying to
commit suicide. for be wants 10 tasa
me place Of anybody who ID sizes
or lrunk ana Is the nnderstudy o,
everybody We got one act that ius.
'urdles your blood. a cage in the ring
win lions and tigers and leopards. who
20 through all kinds OF stunts. one
non rides a horse and jumps through
hoops, and lands on the back OF the
hoI'" and jumps on a staging anC
lcts the horse go around the ring and
ihen jumps on again. The horse Is
biindlolded, So he don't know il is a
non that jumps on his back. but
thinks IL Is a man.
The tigers ride bicycles. and the
.eopards jump about wherever tie
trainer tells them TO: a monkey ac,,
as clown, and a little elephant runs a
make-believe automobile. That act
alone Is worth the price Of admission
well the regular trainer went TO
Concy Island, and got drunk. and we
elther had TO cut out that perform
ance, or give back the money. AMI
me manager was wailing about IL
cause nothing makes a circus man
wall like giving back good money.
3 me M CaiI ho .r1.f4 "
by taking charge of the animal ac:.
lie SAID he a watched IL every day
n knew how TO do il, and he could
dress up in the clothes OF the regula,
trainer. and the animals wouldn't
know the difference. Gee. but | was
scared TO have pa try 70 run that AMI
maj show. and | think everyone In
the show believed it would be ps's
finish. | felt like an orphan when o.
came out of the dressing-room with
the trainers clothes on, though pas
stomach was SO big you would thinl,
Q olindfolded horse would know pa
was no trainer.
Well, pa went In the round cage.
made OF bar iron. and motioned 10 the
attendants 10 send the animals into
the cage through the chute from the
animal quarters The first to cone
were two tigers that were TO ride We
locipedes. | trembled for pa when
they went in and waved their tails
and looked at pa as much as TO say
20, we wont do a thing 70 you" They
actually looked at each other and
winked; but pa motioned TO the We
locipedes, and looked fierce. and when
they hesitated about getting on. pa
said: You won't. won't you" and he
took a club filled with lead and start
ed for the biggest tiger. He hesitated
q moment. and then he jumped on the
machine. and the other followed. and
they raced around, and then pa made
them get of and jump hurdles. Finally
he motioned to a shelf for them 10
Jump up onto. and when they hesi-
tated he kicked one in the stats. aud
hit the other with the club. and they
went up on that shelf too quick, bu.
they stayed there and snarled at pa,
and | was afraid they would jump on
him when his back was turned.
Then they brought in the blind
horse and the lion, and the lion
was onto pa. and he struck right of
He got up on the pedestal from
which he was to jump onto the
horses back. but when the horse came
around the lion wouldn't jump. anc
pa said: I'm give you one more
chance and the horse went unce-
The lion, and he wouldn't jump. 81
pa stepped the horse and took an iron
TAR and knocked the lion of onto the
floor. and he growled at pa. but pa
Kept mauling him. and finally the /
lion jumped up on the pedestal and
seemed to say. Bring on your horse.
and pa started the horse. and Mr.. Lion
mace his jumps all right, and the au-
dience cheered pa.
All the animals went through their
all right. but | thought | could
see they were laying for pa, and
he was out of the cage. Tue
came when the lions were
on benches, and the elephant
between them, and the tigers and
made a pyramid. and the
monkey was clawing around pas legs.
The signal was about TO be given Tor
he animals 10 return through the
,hute. when the monkey tackled pas
egs like a football player. the ole
Dhant pushed pa over, and the lions
him and snarled. and the
tigers took a mouthful out OF pas
PANTS. and the leopards snatched his
ed coat of. and the signal was given
or them to get M Of the cage. and
hey went out like boys at recess.
pa in the cage with the blind
lorse. with not clothes enough ler:
IN him to wad a gun. lie was not
ven scratched. however. the animals
just combined to humiliate pa
The audience cheered. Pa said
Well wouldn't that skin you" They
nrew him an oyercoat to put on. AMI
lie bowed like a hero. and quit the ring
age. and was met outside by the whole
how management. ard congratulated
n having more nerve than any man