The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-09-02
CHAPTER TX.
The New Star.

lie. Oral proclamation was made h!
sam, and then the lettering multitud,
was cnticcd by the seductive strains a
Il baud, the two partners performing
upon combs and paper, Herman an,
( Norman upon tin pans with sticks.
The effect was Immediate. Visitor,
appeared upon the stairway and sought
admission. Herman and Ncrman tool
position among the exhibits. near thu
wall; sam stood at the entrance OH
ciatiug as barker and ticket seller
while Penrod. with dehouair suayity
acted as curator. master of Ceremonic,
and lecturer. He greeted the first Il
enter with a Courtly bow. They con
sisted Of Miss R%cnuSdale and her nurs
cry governesS, and they paid spot cash
for their admission.
Walk in, lay-deezc; walk right in.
Pray do not obstruck the passageway,'
said Penrod In a remarkable voice.
Pray be seated. There Is room for
each and ALL"
Miss Rennsdale and goyerness were
followed by Mr.. George Basset and
baby sister (Which proves the perfec-
ton Of Georges charactery and six or
sever other neighborhood children, a
most satisfactory audience. although.
subsequent to Miss Rennsdale and gov
erness, admission vas wholly by pin.
"Gen-til-mun and l~ay-deeze." shouted
Penrod, Il will first call your attain
shon to our genuine South American
dog, part alligator He pointed to the
dachshund, and added, in his ordinary
tone. That's him." Straightway re-
assuming the character of Snowman,
he beloved: Next, you see Duke, the
genuine. full blooded Indian dog from
mountains. Next. the trained Michi-
gan rats, captured way up there and
trained to jump and run all around
h box at the-at the-at the slightest
pre-text"' He paused, partly to take
breath and partly to enjoy his own sur
prised discovery that this phrase was
In his vocabulary.
AT the slightest pre-text!' he repeat
ed, and continued, suiting the action to
the word: Il will now hammer upon
these genuine full blooded Michigan
rats perform at the slightest pre-text!
There! CThere's all they do now, but |
and Sam are goin' to train 'em lots
more before this afternoon.) Gen-til-
mum and lay-deeze, l will kindly now
call your at-tain-shon to Sherman, the
wild animal from Africa, costing the
lives of the wild trapper and many of
his companions. Next let me kindly
fnterodoos Herman and Verman. Their
father got mad and stuck his pitchfork
right inside OF another man, exactly as
promised upon the advertisements out
side the big tent, and got put in Jail.
Look at them well, gen-til-mun and
lay-deeze. There is no extra charge,
and re-mem-bur you are each and all
now looking at two wild tattooed men
which the father Of is in Jail. Point,
Herman. Each and all will have a
chance to see. Point to sumpthing
else, Herman. This is the only genuine
one fingered tattooed wild man. Last
on the program, gen-til-mun and lay:
deeze. we have verman. the savage
tattooed wild boy, that can't speak
only his native foreign languages.
Talk some, Verman."
Verman obliged and made an instan-
taneous hit. He was encored raptur-
ously again and again, and, thrilling
with the unique pleasure OF being ap-
preciated and misunderstood at the
same time, would have talked all day
but too gladly. Sam Williams. how
ever, with a true showman's foresight.
whispered to Penrod, who rang down
on the m%onologue.
'Gen-til-mun and lay-deeze. this
closes our performance. Pray pass out
quietly and with as little jostling as
possible. AS soon as you are all out
there's goin' to be a new performance.
and each and all are welcome ut the
same and simple price Of admission.
Pray pass out quietly and with as lit
tie jostling as possible. Re-mem-bur
the price is only l cent, the tenth part
or a dime, or twenty pins, no bent ones
taken. Pray pass out quietly and with
as little j~ostling as possible. The Scho-
field & Williams military band will
play before each p~uffornance. and each
and all are welcome for the same and
simple price Of admission. Pray pass
out quietly and with as little jostling
as possible"
Forthwith the Schofeld q Williams
military band began a second overture.
IN which something vaguely like a
= was at times distinguishable. and
all OF the first audience returned. most
OF them having occupied the interval
IN nasty excursions for more pins. Miss
H~ennsdale and governess. however.
asain paying coin Of the republic and
receiving Difference and the best seats
a~ccording1y. And when q third. per.