The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-26

sun streaked The heavens this morn
inp the snaky trains 0ith their can
vas covers protecting the animal
caEts sud parade tnariots. wound lu-
to the r 4 b. v railroad yards and
started the work Of unloading
Long before the trains arrived
there were waxahachie people and
visitors come to see the circus. astir
IN the town Hslg the lun Of circus
/ day IA watching The intricate work
Of unloading The boss oanvasaman
/ has some job remembering where
every strip OF canvas rope pole and
| paraphernaiia fits in rs the rapid
work OF putting together circus
encampment progresses, even the
nutterinF flags and pennants must
be In place before the signal r. giyen
10 open the doors for the initial
performance Almost before the pl-
lot train had stopped huge cage
had rolled off and six big horses
hitehed TO il and start made for
the show grounds on East Main
street then came eFeas loads OF can
! vas. animal cages and last but not
least came the elephants. the JOY
and delight OF the little tots.
The parade WAS advertised for 10
o'clock and the fellow who guessed
+ IL would he late missed a part of Il.
I for the gorgeous pageant was staged
on schedule time land had passed
through the square and back TO the
grounds BY the | / O'Clock hour BY
I the time the parade started there
were thousands OF eager watching
people lined along the streets and
from every conceivable vantage
point to see the 1916 offering OF
the great Barpum and Bailey circus.
Tnsands See. Parade.
Thousands d persons. young and
old. biz and little. sedate and mer-
~, rich and poor. thronged the
STREETS this morning and proved
again. If proof were necessary, the
/ elluring charm the circus holds for
1.-THE young heart
The colorful pageant. some two
miles in length. was as the circus
people said it would be. more eff
fective banisher OF melancholia
/ them !. ,4f.od Her .,iI 10 80, dontt
believe it, just ask the thousands of
| kids" young and old, who lined
the streets this morning. INSTRUCTED
the traffic and sidewalks and de
segted their offices and places Of
business II was a great parade
in all its details and ii was seen by
| everybody in Waxahachie and envi-
lrons who had eyes to see and
| legs to walk. Hundreds came to the
lefty far outside while the throng Of
children who filled the streets seem
ed to come from everywhere
| II Is recorded that Nero fiddled
While Rome burned Waxahaehie
| might nave burned before the crowds
Ion the streets would have noticed il
this morning. They were out for
amusement and the circus delivered
/ Il in large packages. unalloyed
rStupendous, staggering and su-
Derb. in the language OF the cir
Gus poster, the parade moved in inn
| ~ essive grandeur over the announc.
| e.. route, From the clowns with
their joyial countenances to the long
| string of elephants in the rear who
| Goyed along majestically under their
oyn steam. the cavalcade was a JOY
end delight While the spotted
Oriental umpah. which is studiously
avoided on dark nights in it's native
zooland. together With the blood
sweating Behemoth Of Holy Writ, :"
/ We're concealed in closed cages for
1.-THE ater edifieation of those
who attended the circus, many OF the
cages were thrown open The
lions. just as tawny as ever, and
with Just as luxurious Dom Paul
boards as ever they wear in the pic
lures, the camels. looking as if they
were made out of the remnants Of
creation; the tigers. sleek. striped
scious of the cat race, with their
Insulting, bland stare. the alert
LEOPARD. the genial gnu, the rabid
rhinoeerous, the naughty hippo
potamus. the sacred OK, the striped
zebra convict horse. as one wag
described them, All were there. There
We're chaiiots and tableaux wagons
galore, and many OF the pretty girls
who appeared n the tiagoant OF the
.'frhnusanh and One Nights.
rGde Thoroughbred horses attended
by gallant cavaliers There We're
q half dozea bands and The nevita-
bic ealhope