The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-08-09
SHORTAGE OF WILD MEN.
Snowman Advertises and Only One
Candidate Resnonds.

W. ~aSS9 anu Oitty S'~
Candidate Responds.
II any colored person with leanings
toward the stage desires to fill weak
END engagements he should communi-
cate at once with James Wilson, at
Blocker street, New York, and hear
something to his advantage
Mr.. Wilson, who was a Snowman be-
fore the frankfurter invaded Coney ISL
and, is greatly in need of wild man.
Yesterday he advertised for one-a col
ored one. He expected that his adver-
tlsement would bring such rush of
prospective wild men that he would
nave to have the police on hand to
Keep the street clear Instead he had
one lone caller AS the post of wild
man has to be filled by today, the man
was hlred. His real name, the show
man said, is a professional secret. On
the stage his name will be Boo Boo.
There has never been such a short
age in the wild man market Mr.. Will
son sat in his combined Office and fiat
last night, and bemoaned the fact. He
had to take the solitary applicant for
occupant of a cage at a nearby resort,
because of his pressing need, but it is
doubtful if he will last. In the nrst
place he has one of his front teeth
filled with gold, which no respectable
wild man should have.
Il am up against it," said Mr.. viii
son, shaking his head as he looked
up from his desk filled with circulars
from dentists on the treatment of the
teeth. Imagine me getting up and
saying: This, ladies and gents, is Boo
Boo, who was captured by sailors in
the Philippines He is positively wild,
and every attempt to tame him has
been without result. He was secured
! OILY after fierce fight. in which he
MANNED Is sailors. He tore them apart
ladies and gentlemen, and even now he
eats EN- alive And then to have the
wild man grin up at your audience, and
show a nicely filled gold tooth. I've
been in this business Is years, ana
never before have had to put an ad.
in a paper for a wild man.
The gold tooth is not the only trou-
BILE with the colored man who applied
for the job. During the interview with
Wilson he developed tendency to say
"huh?" on the slightest proyocation.
Now the Snowman is haunted by the
fear that Boo Boo in the cage if any
body asks him if he is really wild may
forget his part and say "huh?'
Mr.. Wilson explained that the make
up and car fare are furnished by him
self. The first consists of a scant cos
tune of feathers and much paint. All
the wild man has to do is to look
wild, rattle his chains at dramatic
parts of the lecture, and try to bite
children who come too near the bars
Of his cage. For this he will get 81 a
Sunday What he does the rest Of the
week is no concern Of his employer,
but he would prefer man who gets
covered with CRIME on week days and
forgets to wash it off on Saturday
nights.
"Colored people are so unreliable"
said Mr.. Wilson, shaking his head
dolefully. you're never sure they are
going to show up, and it's no fun
scurrving about at the last minute to
find a wild man. l had such a nice
wild man the first part Of the season,
hut I never could be sure he'd show
up. He was very black, and he must
have worked in a tunnel or subway.
He had fine bloodshot eyes, and then
he was very forgetful about shaving.
All of this made him wild man worth
having. l tell you, when | told the
neople how he was captured the way
that coon would say 'Gr-r-r-' and rat
file his chains was cert'nly inspirin'. It
was worth every cent Of dime, and
recollect that money don't grow in
YOUR pockets like the hair on your
head for But there I go a lecturing
when I'm Just talkin' to you This
business is gettin on my nerves.
sT'm M against a wild man with a
GOLD front tooth. l know that if am
. 1octuring and that coon shows that
cold tooth to the audience I'll simply
break down. | know | won't sleep to-
night I'll be dreaming Of wild men
saving Huh, when they aren't sup
nosed to be able to talk. Things ain't
like the old days"
And the Snowman sorroWtully
turned to his desk and took up bis
investigations as to how best to con
ceal a gold tooth.-New York Times.
Unafraid.
citv man went hunting. After ne