Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-03
Married Life the Third Year
Warren Takes Helen to the Circus and the Evening
is Without Discord
By MABEL HERBERT URNER>


murmured Helen at some especially skill.
fui feat.
Pretty good work, but not go wonder
fui as 1t seems. Look what broad backs
those horses have-and that easy resu-
lar iope That's the typical CIRCUS horse"
Tne next act was an acrooatic one ana
while they were setting the rings crowd
Of clowns raced on Clowns had never
appealed to Helen, and now she looked
without smiling and with more wonder
than amusement At the grotesque figures
In their various antics which brought out
ripples OF laughter from all over the
house.
Oh dear. l can't see anything funny
In that.' as man dressed as an i'm
mense Fat woman In calico mother
hubbard fel sprawlins down and showed
wide expanse OF striped hosiery.
You never think anythinss funny.
Never saw woman with 90 little sense
OF humor'
Here clown, dressed as a backwoods
farmer came chasing squealing pig
around the ring. The whole place was
In an uproar when he finally got hold
OF the pigs tail and slid along the ground.
But Helen could only fel sorry for the
poor little animal, VINO helpless and un-
Wiling; was forceo 10 30 through this
twice DAY.
NOW the acrobat act was set and the
1ussiers ana tumolers went through
many feats' the perfecton or wnieh hao
required years OF patient training fd
they received not half as much applause
as had the foolish clowns, whose WORK
called Tor no SKILL except TO be as absurd
as possible.
Dear that's wonderful Why don't
they applaud" as after particularly
marvellous juggling act the man stepped
out and bowed In anticipation OF some
recognition OF his skill.
But there was only faint hand clap
from sonis one In the gallery.
"oh. he did some marvellous things"
persisted Helen. why don't they ap-
plsud himf'
Warren shrugged his shoulders. 'Peo-
pie are surfeited with this sort Of thing.
Nowadays the acrobat has TO DO 10 much
to arouse the least enthusiasm. In 3 way
IT'S q shame, for those fellows work
hard"
Here the acrobatic act was quickly
changed for o slackwire number. AN
other prodisious presentation OF various
and vigorous arsnic acts Of deftness and
dexterity," was the announcement on the
program.
Then came the trained sea lions. Helen
was charmed with their grace and agility
and really marvellous intelligence. While
riding bareback ponies they jusgled balls,
plates and burning torches on their
sleek noses, barking 5oyously when re-
warded with fish.
Watch those men work" and Warren,
as the moment this act ended the small
army Of brown uniformed vorkmen
rushed forward and with astonishing
swiftness removed the paraphernalIs and
put UP that for the next-a trapexe mum.
ber. That's the most wonderful thing
about the circus--its organization. Every
detail is planned ana timed. to the second.
Now just watch how they put up that
setting"
And a. Helen looked down II seemed
hardly a moment before the nets were
stretched and everything ready for the
performers, who in their pink, blue and
tights were climbing up the
rope ladders to swing dizEily sloft, while
the band played slow music to add to
the effect
There was q gasp from the audience
as one of the most daring asrialists
missed q swing in q flying leap and fell
crashing into the net below. But in A
second he was asain climbing up the
rope ladder and again flying from swing
to swing. A few moments later in the