The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-10

ID the youngest elephant OF Ll6m
all, being only eleven years old.
And Billy liked pop. OF course, he
liked peanuts, like the other ele-
plants and succeeded in begging a
great many from the crowd, and
tucking them away in his mouth,
by the help of his long and very
active trunk; but he especially
liked pop, and seemed to prefer
the red kind. He would have liked
it seemed to empty all the bottles
on the stand nearest him, and was
very disappointed when he was not
given a chance.
Then came the circus itself with
all it's wonderful acrobats, its
color, its glitter OF gold and silver,
the gay music of the band, and all
the clowns, dogs, ponies and mon
keys, elephants and horses acting
their best and their prettiest.
Our eyes almost danced them
selves dizzy trying not to miss a
single thing in any of the three
rings, besides watching all the fun
ny, funny clowns who ran, and
jumped, and trapezed around the
edges of the rings.
1t was all gay and glittering
and wonderful to watch from the
brilliant pageant with it's many
people and animals, "all dressed
up" to the Indian act at the last
where the pretty white horses
jumped through hoops of fire. driv-
en- by the brightly dressed braves"
after which the important looking
man in the dress suit (Mr. Ring |
leader) gave one more thunderous
beginning, Ladies /
and gentlemen" and ending with
Il thank you'll" saying 1t in way
that gave one last delightful touch
to the great circus.
LaBeIle Victoria Charming.
One of the most beautiful acts
was when Miss Victoria Cardana
walked and jumped and danced
and bowed and swung on a wire,
twelve feet above the ground.
Small and pretty, Miss Victoria did
all kinds of daring things on this
tiny wire, and did not seem to
know that she was doing very won
derful things, but just acted as II
she was enjoying herself greatly.
Il do like it." she said, after the
show" and / feel so safe with my
two brothers standing right below
me all the time, and Daddy holding
the wire. In fact / have been act
ing in the circus ever since was
six years old. We all belong to
The circus. my father. my two
brothers and my little sister Rosie,
who Is sixteen years old, and just
out Of school, and who is beginning
10 learn trapeze acts. I began wire
when I was ten years old"
Miss Victoria" is only Victoria's
circus name now, for she has
hanged her name to Mrs. Billy
Adolphe. She has been out of the
,ircus for i've years. but when war
,ame and her husband sailed away
o France with an Aviation corps
o serve our country, she was lone
'ome 30 joined her father and ,
,rothers in the circus again.
There is dear little Billy Adolf
The, Jr.. just three years old
whom Victoria Cardona idolises.
The probably showed several Pic
ures Of Billy in q uniform Just like !
lis fathers. and he Ia as happy I
nd fine q little fellow as ever !
wed. Right now he is staying |
nth his grandmother In New Or
cams, but his mother hopes to see ,
i'm before 80 very long.
She says she was prouder when Y
9 took his first steps, q great deal.
han Of anything she does. herself.
hs showed us . tiny black shoe,
cry much worn. and said she car =
led that with her always. It was
no very Arst shoe that Billy ever Q
,ore. t
Hanging from q very high trap u
20 by bis heels, Alfredo Cardona, I
ictoria's brother. who began play Q
lg In the circus when he was four b
BARS old. performed one thrilling h
Il after another, Then Alfredo q
i'd his wife and brother did some
onderful swings and acts high up 7