Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1907-07-04
SHORTAGE OF WILD MEN.
Snowman Advertises and Only One
Candidate Responds.

S"o""s" AoNertiSes and Only One
Candidate Responds.
III any colored person with leanings
toward the stage desires to fill weak
end engagements he should communi-
cate at once with James Wilson, at
Bleecker street. New York, and hear
something to his advantage.
MIR. Wilson. who was Snowman be-
fore the frankfurter invaded Coney Isl.
and. is greatly in need of a wild mau
Yesterday he advertised for one-a col
cred one. He expected that his aiver
tisement would bring such a rush uf
prospective wild men that he would
nave TO have the police on hand to
keep the street clear. Instead he had
enc lone caller. AS the post of will
man has to be filed by today. the man
was hired. His real name, the show
man said. is 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 cage at a nearby resort.
because OF his pressing need. but IL is
doubtful il he will last IL the frs;
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
frCm 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 a fierce fight, in which he
manned Is sailors. He tore them apart
ladies and gentlemen, ana even now a-
eats 'em 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 25 years. an.
never before have ! had to put an 10
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 provocation
Now the Snowman is haunted by the
fear that Boo Boo in the cage IL any
body asks him IL 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 ccs
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 n
Sunday. What he does the rest of the
week is no concern of his employer.
but he would prefer a man who gels
covered with CRIME on week days and
forgets to wash IL OF on Saturday
nights.
"Coiored 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
scnrying about at the last minute to
find a wild man. I had such a nice
wild man the first part OF the season.
but ! never could be sure he'd show
up. He was very black. and he must
have worked I'm 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. tell you. when I told the
people how he was csptured the way
that coon would say 'Gr-r-r- and RAJ
tie his chains was certnly inspirin'. n
was worth every cent OF a dime. and
recollect that money don't grow in
your pockets like the hair on your
head for But there 20 a Iecturing
when I'm just talkin' to you. This
business Is gettin' on my nerves.
I'm up against a wild man WITH
gold front tooth. I know that m am
a lecturing and that coon shows tina,
gold tooth to the audience III simply
break down. ] know 7 won't sleep to-
night I'll be dreaming of wild men
saying Huh when they aren't sup.
posed to be able to talk. Things ain,
like the old days"
And the showmsn sorrovfuIy
turned 20 his desk and took up his
investigations as to how best TO con-
ceal a gold tooth.-New York Times