Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 217
of the cap-and-bells. The day ofthe court jester has long since passed away, but his representative — after a fashion — lives in the well-knownClown of the circus and the pantomime show. Therefore, we are glad in the present number to follow Mr.Peirces article with a narrative poem by Miss… … It was out on the Western frontier —The miners, rugged and brown, Were gathered around the posters ;The circus had come to town ! The great tent shone in the darkness,Like a wonderful palace of light, And rough men crowded the entrance-Shows did nt come every night! Not a womans face among them;…
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