"the concert" was over, (and the poor minstrels had no dressing room
to go to then) empty the big tent - take out the lights and at a
signal the canvas began to come down in one mass - by magic - black
figures skurrying out from under and lights gleaming away off under -
neath - this the dusk - The moment it touched Earth - these black
flies of men flew in little lines up the seams - to unfasten them -
even before the huge cloud had settled to earth - & in less time
than it takes to write it men were running to & fro folding up
the big pieces of canvas & taking it - peeled off the grass - to the
dark unknown. We saw Frank Davis and
Harry Gould - who had been talking with a
teamster of 8 horses - who told them tales of the life - circus life
of course we were late home - took the 11:30 mail car down & I was tired.
May 13. Thurs.
Woke up to find I still survived the circus lemonade and found also
a lovely day - after supper Con came
up with bandaged hand - for me to go "to the park" - Of course I
went. We stopped to see a bicycle race and a "spill" - Rode round
the circle. Met
Mary Dodds - sat on the river seat and
1897
"the concert" was over, (and the poor minstrels had no dressing room
to go to then) empty the big tent - take out the lights and at a
signal the canvas began to come down in one mass - by magic - black
figures skurrying out from under and lights gleaming away off under -
neath - this the dusk - The moment it touched Earth - these black
flies of men flew in little lines up the seams - to unfasten them -
even before the huge cloud had settled to earth - & in less time
than it takes to write it men were running to & fro folding up
the big pieces of canvas & taking it - peeled off the grass - to the
dark unknown. We saw Frank Davis and
Harry Gould - who had been talking with a
teamster of 8 horses - who told them tales of the life - circus life
of course we were late home - took the 11:30 mail car down & I was tired.
May 13. Thurs.
Woke up to find I still survived the circus lemonade and found also
a lovely day - after supper Con came
up with bandaged hand - for me to go "to the park" - Of course I
went. We stopped to see a bicycle race and a "spill" - Rode round
the circle. Met
Mary Dodds - sat on the river seat and
1897
"the concert" was over, (and the poor minstrels had no dressing room
to go to then) empty the big tent - take out the lights and at a
signal the canvas began to come down in one mass - by magic - black
figures skurrying out from under and lights gleaming away off under -
neath - this the dusk - The moment it touched Earth - these black
flies of men flew in little lines up the seams - to unfasten them -
even before the huge cloud had settled to earth - & in less time
than it takes to write it men were running to & fro folding up
the big pieces of canvas & taking it - peeled off the grass - to the
dark unknown. We saw Frank Davis and
Harry Gould - who had been talking with a
teamster of 8 horses - who told them tales of the life - circus life
of course we were late home - took the 11:30 mail car down & I was tired.
May 13. Thurs.
Woke up to find I still survived the circus lemonade and found also
a lovely day - after supper Con came
up with bandaged hand - for me to go "to the park" - Of course I
went. We stopped to see a bicycle race and a "spill" - Rode round
the circle. Met
Mary Dodds - sat on the river seat and
