Show A fain faia OFFSET A good story is told of a showman who carried about on exhibit ech ubi ibi ion jorl an enormous bear in a certain town in vel vet mont here where bruin was wag attracting crowds dwelt a farmer archis and ani his hig wife and an interesting and multitudinous family of twenty children rin the pater paterfamilias tam fam illas lilas was very desirous of gratifying gra tidying the commendable curiosity of his offspring but the he price priced of admission to the show chow was one shilling and nat that oat multiplied b by the number of his olive plant plants was too m c for his bis exchequer ile lie therefore approached the showman and after some parley conc luf ed a bargain by which the latter agreed to drive into inta the farmers back yard with bruns bruna cage and give a private exhibition to the entire family f rione rone dollar thib wab wag done to the great delight of the old folks and the children reny rent when the farmer proffered the cons penta tory dollar to the obliging showman ot oh no said the latter 1 I cant take anything it is no more of a sight for your family to see my bear than for my bear to be sea your youn family the bridge over the susquehanna at col cot um bi 13 pa destroyed by our troops to pre I 1 vent the pas hags iret of the Co Confederate federates a cost cot coh I 1 i i |