New-York tribune., 1912-07-14

can clothes His derby hat and blue suit Of dubi.
ous fit but it his shirt and collar, fgurativcy
speaking Smotc Bung in the eye. These articles were
both about six sizes large for the wcacr they were
Of fine linen. and-damning cvidcncc-thc shirt was
plated in the fashion originated by Jggs Jiggs,
shirtmakcrs of Fifth-avc., New York!
TN BOX. where YOU get that shirt hisscd Bung
y i'm the little mans he eXCcdly ClutChcd him
by the sleeve.
ing a Cantonese cpigram for None o yer buSneSS.'
As he spoke he wrcnchcd himself from Bungs grasp
and dartcd like a squirrel through the crowd, Bung
clursilv pursuing about three yards in his wake
Eight fight" yelled the crowd, It's attention momen-
tarilv diverted from the charms OF the monkey cage
Bung whose running gait like that of the frightened
duck gained on his prey Gum Box trppcd and fell
right in front of the elephant herd The episode might
have come to a climax then and there but Gum, with
extreme agility scrambled to his feet lodged under
rope campcrcd through the forest Of elephant legs and
out under the tent Without a moments hesitation
Bung followed his leader, disappearing by the same
conventional exit.
The incident was closed as far the crowd in the
mcnagcrc tent was concerned 1t had paid good money
to see circus and going to sacrifice the price
Of admission to behold a Chinese murder. But out in
the open space beside the great tent the flight continued
Bung began to gain on his quarry, who suddenly doub
ling on his tracks again duckcd under the canvas al
remote end Of the tent. Again Bung followed.
Iii there, YOU dummies" shouted boss canvas
man to his assistants "Don't v see them Chnk de-
start a klein o some kind Every circus man knows
that "llcm' means light
ICUGIIT some Of your lost property strayng around
l here, said Cecilia Holland to Tommy Oliver as he
met that Young man leading her crStwhllc nva., &c.
ella Thornc into that Of circus Paradise marked
Preserved
animal, vegetable, or mineral" asked Tommy,
smiling he bowed to the members OF the Holland
Il don't know whether it comes under any Of ,1cse
heads" said Miss Holland. 81 think The wandercr
might most easily be described as Nh Lee bung'
@What's he doing here" gaspcd Tommy
"Oh. lost as usual" laughed the girl. "Iic sal he
wanted to sec circus 50 took him gently by the md
and led him from the ticket wagon to the main entrance.
Hes probably lost in the mcnagcric by this time
Hell never stray again. if once get him h.wc'
said Tommy murdcrousy. 1t seemed tragic enough TO
bc deprived for the coming evening OF ms peerless,
Fifth-lvc. made faShon-Stampcd shirts; but 10 ave
the faithful Bung prove aithIcSs and run away WITH
Daisy to the cus-that was the crownlng a'roc'r.
oh. cheer up, Tommy said Cecilia Thorne, .'-n-
ing upon her lover those eyes like the sea "E".n
Chinaman has to be human on circus day.
"IIcrc lets have some peanuts sad Tommy -
inc uD two fingers TO passing vcndcr At the 0'DuS
YOU can eat peanuts in public without loss OF pro'-.-
another fine thing about the institution.
Tommy and Cecilia Thornc occupied seats ..,te
close to the sawdust; 50 close, in fact, that .o,m?
could have pokcd the elephants with his cane i.cy
passed bv in the Grand Entry, or spec, as the per
formers call it.
OF circuscs the same may be said as the Governor
~ Of South Carolina remarked 10 the Goycw~ II
North Carolina on the subject Of pure whisky "~nue
kind NAV be better than others; but no kind j., .a..
Thi, particular show trying 10 live up 70 s modest
claim of Surprising Anything in Existence, manage %
produce that thingsgong-at-o cttcc, 81" "cl
sought after by the immortal p. 7. b. person endowed
with three brains and SIX eyes might behold all 'a-ee
rings at once, thus dctrauing the management lie
might applaud the Spanish knife uggcrs in the r'er
ring and follow the ladder baanccrS TO the rga,, ~ ne