The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-01
CIRCUS IN FLArBUSH zoo
EIIRY ACT IMPROMPTU. BUT
4 PRODIGY.

4 circus was held yesterday afternoon
Nv IN. Flatbush Dusenberrys at their
home. sIy East Fifteenth street. and as
q l,nsepuencs the portion Of Flatbush
de- snated as Fiske Terrace - liable to
10. the nVe members Of the Dusenberry
family.
Observing that for several days the
ueather had been warm Mrs Dusenberry
Permitted her two children. Begonia and
Petunla. 20 enter the family back yard for
a.. first time yesterday afternoon. Since
IT'S FULLY foot above the level Of adjacent
and the yard has been fenced in with q
mech wire. The meshes are small enough
% that the children cannot get through
them With well meant threats Mrs
Dusenberry let the children forth.
The children entered the yard without
hesitation. but having been raised ex-
clusively in fats they did not know what
to do when they goe in the yard. They
wandered around as -Ineasily as Eazelles
in the Bronx Park. Il may have been
that Marty Scarborough. the seven year
old son CT the adjoining and abutting
Scarborough family. perceived the un-
easIness and Wild timbdity OF the ensnarcd
little Dusenberrys. Al any rate he ad-
vised all the offspring OF the neighborhood
that he was gong to give circus. \ arty's
ward 10 the only one furnishing a yiew
oi the Dusenberry grounds and the chill
dren OF fiske Terrace gladly paid three
pins or one safety PIN a piece 10 view the
new additions to the Fiske Terrace roo.
Within twenty minutes from the tune
that Marty opened the gate seventeen
children had paid to Sc the show Just
- the audience was getting FESTIVE as
watching the two Dusenberry children.
who did nothing but make faces and
claw the wire fence. Providence took a
hand in helping Marty Scarborough.
Tho Dusenberrys have several pets
resides the children One IL a dog named
deuce. He u a fox terrier and when he
pricks up his long. pointed ears he has
The aspect OF something Wild. untaina BILE
and distingIIe. Mrs Dusenb.rry let
deuce out IN the yard. With one snthu-
siastic bound he felled Petunla Dusen-
berry, years old. to the ground. The
circus spectators were delighted. They
showed all the interest that the ancient
Romans were wont TO display IN gladi-
atorial csmbats.
Petunia Dusenberry struggled valiantIy
With the dog. Begonia Dusenberry. who
b years old and speaks fiuently. called
the dog loudly and repeatedly.
-D~ucsl Oh. Deuce. Deuce. stop it,
exclaimed Begonia. The spectators stood
AghAst at her words. IL was evident
that she swore without subconscious
thought. The sight Of such wickednsss
enthrAlled Marty Scarborough g,lests
Deuce finally desisted Rising Co her
paeatrta Tnttanpl...rsrs- ~
kitchen. A moment later she came out
again with a sugar cooky and her grand
mothers cat. This cat. full IL Year, and
honor. IL named OkumA. He arChed hrs
rack at the fox terrier. which harked
loudly. The spectators ch.-ered. Iust
then the dowager. Mrs. D,Issnb-rry.
leAnsd GU. of her rack outer window and
hung h.r canary bird OUTSIDE
Al once the canary bird began TO trill
a lively Air. Okuma made up his mind
and went up he sinEle tree. which stands
IA the DusenberTy yard In. r-y.Lt.-n
SPECTATORS followed the ,at with fAsc..
mated gaze Would he sav the canary
lard, But at thls POINT B-gOnla Du-.u-
terry created u diversion.
The night b-fur. Mr.. Dusenl-rry IN
he capacity 81 policeman had arrested
lAlf n dozen cells which W"r. wriERIlng
INTO Wallabout Market Tn. ..els h. had
t,eheJlded and taA.n home to Mrs DlIsen-
terry 20 be quartered Mr. Di.ssnls-rry
had deferred this duty and " was a com
plete eel which b.-RonIa Dlnsntarry
had picked up and throwing over her
thoulder had brought into tho. yard
What q sensation the appearance %
b"gonlA D,Isenh"rry playfully tearing
pa. eel did create, The SPECTATORS ON
re other side Of the fence WEIR. no excited
lat for several seconds not "a child Ut
tered a sound Then appreciation arose
'lhrty Scarborough had "a ttroke II genius
AID explained that Mis- Dis"ni.rry had
"pped the snakes head "a Two SRI
~ .ctators tainted. Two others screamed
AID l~Came hystsrICal One - the bOys
wr0 had Just been indicted into trousers
f~gan to cry Children waiting AZ the
-utrAnce to the Scarborough yard I'M
fastened essential safety pans ~ their
a-ts u ~ admitted tu So. m" show.
A. this point the doWager Mrs. Dusen-
f@rry seated OkumR, who was out on
10 limb Of the tree. and hung ont her
IarrDt THIS parrot In named Ast.rtsk.
f"'au-" having shipped several times
sruard wIndjRinmers and h..rn brought
40 IN the merchant marine. 80 20 speak
DO Conversation has mostly ia he denoted
hv stars n the first magnitude. Asterlsk.
''-"rving that the weather was warm hut
broadening. tegan soIloquy ~ per
souai were his remarks that OkumR re-
'-"at"d little To consider. The canary
ND plucked mp confidence and began 20
It'll slow music. Accompanying Aster-
.. winged words IL was exactly like a
thrilling pAasaRe 81 melodrAmA.
The youthful audience was having a
hard task 20 follow this two ring circus.
- Begonia Dlsenbsrry vas letting the
-. 'is hIrpse into first n rose and then
diamond knot around her neck. Marty
Scarborough explained that owing 20 the
email AREA q the Dusenberry yard the
two mig circus would have "a be carried
- S''h pne rinR above the other.
F''Inia Dus@nberry had temporarily
& Hs.hind the scenes into the kitchen
-, ruw came forth Leading a venerable
- 'n h"arded goat. obtained for her by
30 nj father The goat IL docile and
r..I. no objection IN Petunia mounting
>.atad a-straddle like a true eque~-
o. -ru- P"tuna marched round and
.1 the yard
~ a sudden Astsrik stopped short in
} marks to Okuma. The cat, like a
- 'Iral steel worker who leans against
q s,.. 81 n and falls when the gale sud
c~L.- lha'-s. lost his balance through
. fa1I A. H.. NalI