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Life story of the Ringling brothers; illustrated; humorous incidents, thrilling trials, many hardships, and ups and downs, telling how the boys built ... showing the true road to success Volume 15
Alfred T Ringling
Paperback. TheClassics.us 2013-09-12.
ISBN 9781230204703
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER X RELATING HOW THE BROTHERS OUTWITTED A LANDLORD, A NIGHT WATCHMAN AND A CONSTABLE, AND HOW A LEAD MINE SERVED AS A HIDING-PLACE FOR THE COMPANY'S BAGGAGE The next three weeks brought its share of hardships, but the boys struggled on bravely. The weather was biting cold, and as considerable of the traveling from town to town was by means of sleds, the young entertainers suffered severely. During the second week there was a slight increase in business, but the surplus in the treasury was required to the last dollar to settle two or three hotel bills left standing during the week before. One Saturday night in a Wisconsin mining town the gloom of despair settled like a pall over the spirits of the brothers. A wrestling-match, given in the outskirts of the town by the lead-miners, had proved such a strong counterattraction to the Classic Concert Company that the janitor and a few boys in the gallery composed the audience that night. The receipts were not sufficient to even wipe out the hotel bill, and besides there was the transfer man to settle with, the hall to pay for, and tickets to be bought to the next stand. The boys had succeeded several times in getting credit from landlords, but the Boniface of the mining town refused to listen to a suggestion of this kind, even when receipted board-bills, paid a week after contracting, had been shown him. He even threatened to attach the trunks of the company in the opera-house. They had nothing to leave for security, and the situation looked hopeless. At midnight the boys were walking the streets, sorrowfully discussing their plight. The landlord was waiting for morning to swear out his attachment. There were no trains out of town that night, but to be doubly sure that his prey might not
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