Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-08-19
CHAPTER *.
The New star

eidfed the exhibition open to the pub
lie. Oral proclamation was made by
Sam, and then the lettering multitude
was enttced by the seductive strains Of
a band. the two partners performing
upon combs and paper, Herman and
Yerman upon tin pans with sticks.
The effect was immediate. Visitors
appeared upon the stairway and sought
admission. Herman and yerman took
position among the exhibits. near the
wall; Sam stood at the entrance OIL
ctating as barker and ticket seller,
while Penrod, with debonair suavity,
acted as curator, master Of ceremonies
and lecturer. He greeted the first to-
enter with a courtly bow. They con
sisted of Miss Rennsdale and her nurs-
cry governess, and they paid spot cash
for their admission
Walk In, lay-deeze; 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 g~overness were
followed by Mr.. George Rasset and
baby sister (Which proves the perfec-
ton Of ,Georgie's character1 and sir Or
sever other neighborhood children, a
most satisfactory audience, although,
subsequent to Miss Rennsdale and gov.
erness, admission was wholly by pin
"Gen-til-nun and lsy-deeze," shouted
penrod, II 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
the far western plains and Rocky
mountains. Next the trained Michi-
gan rats, captured way up there and
trained to jump and run all around
the box at the-at the-at the slightest
p~re-textg' 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-textl' he repeat
ed, and continued, suiting the ection to
| the word: II viii nov hammer upon
the box, and each and all may see
these genuine full blooded Michigan
rats perform at tho slightest pre-te1t!
Therei There's oil they do now, but /
and Sam are goin' to train 'em lots
more before this afternoon.3 Gentil
nun and lnyedeeze, ! viii kindly now
can your at-tainshon to Sherman, the
Wild animal from Africa, costing the
lives Of the Wild trapper and many Of
his companions. Next let me kindly
tnterodoos Herman and Verman. Their
father got mad and stuck his pttchfork
right inside Of another man. exactly as
promised upon the ADVERTISEMENTS out
side the big tent and got put in Jail
Ls6k at them vel, gen-iLmun and
lny-deeze. There y ne extra charge,
and remenrbur you are each and all
now looking at two wild tattooed men
which the ffather qS 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-tilmun and lay.
deeze, we have verman, the savage
tattooed wild boy, that can't speak
only his natfve foreign languages
Talk some, Verman."
verman obliged and made IN instan-
taneous Lit. He was encored raptur.
ousIy again and again, and, thrilling
svsa, :, unique pleasure Of being ap'
~ ~ N- EESEgArEEF khr
preclated and fdtsunass~~fooa az the
same time, would have talked all dass
but too gladly. Sam Williams, how.
ever, with q true showman's foresight,
whispered to Penrod, who rang down
on the monologue.
aGentil-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,
d and each ana I'LL are welcome at the
same and simple price Of admission,
Pray pass out quietly and with as lit
tie Jostlfng as possible. Re-mern-bur
the price is only / cent, the tenth part
of d dime, Or twenty pins, nc bent ones
taken. Pray pass out quietly and with
as little jostling as possible. The Scho:
aeld q Williams military band vii
play before each pufformance, and each
and all are welcome for the same and
simple price OF admission. Pray pass
out quietly and with as little jostline
as possible
Forthwith the schohald 3 Wiiltamf
military band began a second overture
In which something vaguely like 9
tune was at times distinguishable, and
ill of the first audience returned, most
OF them having occupied the interval
III hasty excursions for more pins, Miss
Rennsdale and goyerness, however
again paying coin Of the republic and
receiving deference and the best SCI
~accordingly And when q