The sun., 1908-03-16
FIRING AND THE CIRCUS HERE
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..,s have drink WHAT
srraker W.. none Uiher han = young
1nding uraf tho fourh avenue
.u..r NJ Madison square Garden yes
10. afternoon wsaring suit ~ large
clothes. light waislcuat with the
an ronlIy applGued upon II and =
ascot cfayat In hia voice was q
~ ihc fcluyonation N tho year the
..aumcnrss and gladnoss NJ the spring
a rusay willows aslnnt the brook
,.c rink and white mlkmaid singing
.. uav arross tho meadow land, and the
% rrrn unfolding green white ironds
,ro woodland gloom. and the moving
r -undlng down the peaceful village
GOT aih tho Morris chair and the cook
a .rung athwart the rIdder.
W1I have n cigar, II you're keeping
..., he led the way across Fourth
mo ~ a Certain Place and he spoke Of
.av NJ one when one sees one robin
5nrrrinE across the ahopworn park
ans, and how suddenly one awakens to
10 fact that spring has come when the
.u,i1 pind blows from Lethe, and the vide
uoi ransy supersedes the chilly winter
.rrs,ion in Ted Marks's boutonniere, and
N.. Blddle gets back from stirring up his
.,rlI revolution in South America, and
10 hack wall Of every drug store on Broad
.sv "a torn out and thrown away 80 that
80 extension Of the soda fountain may
Bur some one wants TO know whether
...rsa a story Of Barnum's animals getting
'ovn or isn't il. and il 30 why notI SO to
starr to the young man.
Rut always to me- the young man who
. sulI talking is saying the first real
sn ~ spring Is the great twenty-tour
nee. posters in three colors spread along
Main street and-plain water for mine and
ever mind the sandwich-oh, Of course IL
the law I'll pay for 1.-THE twenty-fOur
.,eet posters in three colors showing the
.r,lsts in red tights swinging across the blue
s.y with the elephants far below and mill
.ons n people pictured inside the big top
,-vng to applaud in quantity sufficient to
compensate for the pleasure that the
--ea,e,t show on earth lie Offering them,
Now. from the absence Of alterations you
nav not recognize who | am Alteration
.. old stuff Let me remark that am none
atber than Dexter Fellows. Believe It or
r1' as vou see fit, but | am a press agent
lot us recross the avenue, bundling these
.gars in your pocket carefully before you
lo hence, and see the baby elephant.
80 that your feelings might not be scarf
asl YOU tried not to see them, but there
INST outside the well guarded door stood
mall boy and a distinguished author, both
.allng wistfully and longing to break into
.ns happiness Of the gloomy Garden.
The author was Wells Hawks. who wrote
~ Red Wagon Stories aud other books
hat have to do with the sawdust ring
and who tries to throw out the bluH that
10 was once canvasman During the
ext few weeks, or while the circus is at
ne Garden. Mr.. Hawks will do no work
c,cept carry water for the bareback riders
md otherwise busy himself around the
rg show so that Dexter Fellows Jay Rial.
lom Namack and Frank O'Donnell will
a' MIN stay around the elephants. Tn
7.
,annot be- mentioned here because he il
ssooiated with a certain playhouse in
sixth avenue opposite Jacks that while
ne circus is in town cannot be mentioned
20 A circus story, and vice versa. This
ll.p-o-d-m-e dts enough for you to know
nat this place we're speaking about If In
Srvth avenue Just above FOrty-seCond
.'reetl where Mr. Hawks labors is not
cyacty bitter enemy OF the circus, but
here's no use stirring up Dexter Fellows
uv mentioning it after all he bought yester-
dav afternoon.
Let us pause outside the door Of fairy
and long enough, however, to state all
rhortstiyely that Mr. Hawks never was
canvasman in his life and that even Il
ra did stay up all night Saturday to help
S'a'l the elephants for the Barnum show
10 didn't get cent for doing II and 80 is
IN amateur. Don't let this 90 any further
tough. for il Lee Shubert or Max Ander-
son ever heard that Mr.. Hawks and
lube Castang the elephant man al this
H.p-o-d-m-e playhouse practically did
al the work Of stalling the Barnum ele-
onants---- Holy cat
First Of all We shall take look at our
nev baby elephant Abraham Lincoln,
-IgRested Dexter Fellows. speaking in the
'ones ~ proud mother. The door hadn't
OF slammed on Mr.. Hawks aud the small
vlStfu boy standing near him,
Rube Castang savs no baby elephant
ever was born in captivity yelled the |
author sconfully -kule says the baby |
elephant stood its journey from Africa
vel. though
How absurd that statement H., re-
MARKED Mr.. Fellows, as he slammed The |
door tightly. you may Hee when ] make |
ust one remark Abraham Lincoln IL an |
AEistic elephant
into the twilight Of the Garden you went |
, hen and headed toward the elephapt found |
NJ ward Of the circus TO pinch the babys |
lump little checks All around we're the |
snvaa covered wagons, meaty with sug- |
,estion. the workmen rolling the pudgy |
,o,l. and anywhere and everywhere wires |
and ropes and fare lights and midair ap |
naratls and gay trappings and wooden |
ing rims and slides and bars and things |
we're being arranged. Also one saw scat |
cred around in the half light beings in |
raudy stripes. Some we're zeoras and some |
ere German acrobats in their spring |
,lotbes And out in the centre NJ the Gar |
dsn vas beautiful lady with lorgnette. |
~rs was Madame Wold, who soon ia 10 join |
10 circus with her riding act, but as she |
-,l IL appearing at the H-p-o-d-m-e the |
osa said the better,
How old ia the baby7" asked Mr.. Fellows |
Harry Mooney, who in the elephant world |
responds 10 the president Of railroad |
he managing editor Of q newspaper
Three weeks, replied Mr.. Mooney.
How old Ia the baby kangaroo, Ty?'
N- Mooney walked over TO the kangaroo |
ses before he would answer.
Now. ask me. DeX.' he said standing |
s'tentlOn.
ell the ladies' and gentlemen how old |
10 haby kangaroo is, repeated Mr.. Eel