New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03

mother and daughter came up TO the entrances.
each carrying 4 small pig under her arm, and
asked for the manager. The manager Immediately
made himself known. and asked what they wanted.
The older woman did the talking
We ALL she said wanted . see you uns' show.
We haint got money. but va lowed as how
you all would be wtllin Z take these here OZARK
shotes an let US in
They got in all right and two or three weeks
later the shotes doing stunt With Of ths
clowns The management didn't have the heart 70
send them 20 the cook tent.
The Southern Negroes not only have dialect
that IS particularly curious Northern people but
they also have way OF expressing themselves
that IS often amusing At Jackson. Tenn Negro
Went up 20 the ticket wagon and said.
q" Let me have one full an Two half persons
This was in keeping with the answer OF another
Negro. who wanted buy several tickets together.
How many are there In your party2' asked the
ticket seller
'Deys 70 men an three head O. women was
the reply.
AT Lawson Okla. one OF the visitors to the show
was Geronimo. the Apache chief. who Is permitted
by the government TO travel about within pre-
scribed district He Is seventy years Old and
his eyesight Is failing Notwithstanding almost
ludicrous dignity, he did diSdaiu sell
merous trinkets that he wearing. and tho
demand from the circus people for souvenirs 50
persistent that lie went away several times and
returned with supply. This continued for
two tree hours. both before and after the show
had started. and during all that time Geronimo pre-
tended that he could neither understand speak
English Probably, under the circumstances, some
OF the comments made about him IN his presence
were far from complimentary. Finally. however.
IN making change after the sale OF beadwOrk
he had difficulty IN seeing the denomination OF his
money. and mOmentarily lost his taciturnity.
say. ne remarked To the purchaser. in excel
lent English. KS certainly HI 20 "a blind
AT Memphis a little Negro boorblack was called
| into the marquee At the entrance q shine sons
boots one OF the boys got into conversation with
- What are You going 10 be when you grow up
An dunno! Jes' a booblack. an reckon was
XSglan5 yqg like 70 ~ he Awe r,-,v.s.
How about being preacher
Well All sho would .dike z he preachah.
but say boss. All les Gains. -ause An amt got no
nor course tsre are LOT o. T any 9sts 5 Ha
| last sprins, some 81 lie 6&rnitl, * BAILEY o5t-
watched the def Observation-Disclosures of the paste brigade
| untu the picfor{aI biI vas cornplatsd and T1el
ventqred 10 question he boss biuP6s'er:
..-r Sure she does was The reply ,s..,,. ,,-
a moment. and then ne said slowly
Mebbe W all t'ink 50. boss. but she aes CANT
| one sunday morning, number OF. wears ago. I
was ridng in a street car in New Orleans. when
| circus is here at last
! "As matter OF fact, the SNOW had arrived
that morning. It had been a 2sirIcuarly dry
! season; there had been uo, rain n New Orleans
water for the big shows hundreds OF employees
"ii .!hen beaT5 n, f5ow passengers remark
curiosity got the better Of me. and. leaning over
Pardon me. but why did you make that re-
because he answered without hesitation the
circus always brings rain. and I've been paying ~
T %Seks gallo" ''F drinking water ''F '9 '''
Il grinned a little maIciously as I thought how
rain would Keep many people from seens our per
The prospects for rain at this minute aren't
:!fbe New Orleans man smiled good naturedy.
/ OOu'f yrOr he said We
''And we did-one of the hardest rains ever -"
get fun that nght and the next day it was because
Talking about the South reminds me Of the
MS T Several of Iea s a 5S d2 popped IN is 5 &
ticular Mayor. I wanted 10 ger some information
about the town and the crop condition and, incl
dentary, asked him the amount q the License
Mayor 'colonel-'how much do you all charge for
shHw? -...--.--, -, -
What kind of show. sah?'
on. I said, kind of sort of ring show
! horses. and lady riders. and tumblers. and few
'Ah'~suspiciously YOU mean circus?..,
4" Yes. sir; believe that's what folks call H.
| =, How many rings you all got; ,,,,
began to see visions OF 500 or 500 license. but
an m: yTGSss
| 'Humph! Any menagerie?'
My estimate went up another hundred. but I
! '''Oh. yes a few squirrels and monkeys. and
| lions and elephants, and gtraffes. and thinss. -
Another 'humph. ana once more raised the
| - Any sidsshoWS?' persisted the Mayor
- 'Y-e-e-s.' 1 StammeTed; was mentally WONDER
| ing how long it would take wire the show ana
/ get authority 10 change the town. The old man
| voice broke I'm on my reverie
" 1hgm-eiTsss EN-? he Vas saying u 9 ,s
/ you. captain you see. he wasn't be OutdOne n
! courtesy when il titlesl. I'll tell YOU
could YOU all S25. but reckon let you on
/ for ten and a few cGmplmen tarieS Fact ts, san
| I'm very partial to circuseS-veTy partial sah-
think EN- a great benefit ~ the town. sab; and H.
sab. you all think I inclined he severe y
the matter OF the license. just say tRe word ana
shall be happy 10 eliminate the tlndncd! con
/ sideratiOn altogether, Sah'
1.-The drop sudden I could scarcely staint
/ mer my thanks; but the show took The town, 49,
the business was enormous"