The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-05

afternoon. and all of the youngsters in
, town were there. We had to pay
twenty pins admission. and VIC sure
got our moneys worth. Each OF the
Ringing bows had some stunt 10 per
form Even then. the oldcr boys
around town would say. Some day
those lads will own a real show of their
own That made al the rest OF us
Kids sit uD and take notice. and wo
admired the youthful performers all
the more.
I'VE had plenty Of shows IN those
days. Hardy an afternoon passed hut
that the Ringing twolty-pin circus
was given befcrc a crowd OF srinning
urchins I can tell you. there were
many lonesome boys and girls in that
town when our entertainers moved 20
Barabco. Wis. We did net see them
for some little time after they went
to live in the Badger state They did
not propose TO PASS up their old home
altogether. however, and one day
there was great JOY created around
town, whom IL was announced b. a
travelling man from somewhere. that
RinglinS's circus was on it's way back
To McGregor We kids couldn't hardly
sleep for two weeks after VIC heard
the good news, and the old folks in
town were just as much interested as
We were, too. when it came right down
TO IL
We'll the big day dawned bright
and fair. and we all got up early to
welcome home the heroes OF heroes.
We waited for many long hours-prob-
ably about an hour and half-and
finally the show arrived. Now, don't
laugh when | tell you that the circus
consisted of the Ringing brothers and
an old trained horse. because that
was quite a show in those days and
McGregor was as proud to welcome
that old nag and these bows as a city
of today would be the president Of
the United States.
Everybody in the country turned
out TO see that little circus. u was a
rcd-letter day in McGrcgor and there
We're more tear-Streaked little faces
that night when the old trick horse
and the coming circus kings Of the
world took TO the dusty road and tray-
eled of in the direction of another
town where they were scheduled to
play the following day.
CltI liiAS tbbNN lllt 'll Nu' 'AAitlA biA
that I remember in particular was the
stunt that Al Ringing pulled Of He
balanced a wagon wheel on his chin.
McGresor held its breath while he did
il and then burst into de1fenilg ap-
plause. He was McGTegor's son, Al.
and McGregor was tickled to death.
The Ringing bOys were showmen
from the day they made their first ap-
pearance on this earth. 1t was born
in them, and there was no getting
away from it And a nicer set OF lads
You never saw
We'll to make a long story short
I'll hasten on, We heard lots about
the boys after their appearance with
the trained horse. and we have been
hearing about them ever since The
next time they showed at McGregor.
their advent was heralded By brilliant
posters, and they came in a real rail-
road train. Their shows was great;
the best the town had ever seen. After
this visit by the Ringlings people be-
gan to say. Know those boys? Well.
/ should smile. Used to go to school
together Amt they simply wonder
ful?' Then some Dung lad--we weren't
Kids any lOnger-would remark. | Just
felt like squeezing Al 7 never can
forget the night he took me home
from church