“BIGGEST SHOW “CEPT ONE.”

Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 655, 2 August 1921, Page 7

“BIGGEST SHOW “CEPT ONE.”

A circus was coming to an American town, and every Malm and every fence within a radius of fifty, miles or so had been billed with the usual lurid sirens announcements. An old-time darky and a young yellow “dude’ were gazing at the bills and wondering.

“Barniim and Bailey's Circus. The biggest, show,on earth,’ 5 read the youngster. “What—what’s dat ?” asked the old* time darky, pricking up his cars. The other read again the legend of the show-bills. “You don’t know what you is talking about, nigger. Dat show kaint touch- John Dobbinson’s. lie use ter come fro here, and dat was a show wuth seeia’. Dat was the bigges’ show on- dis earf.” The old man had evidently not been to a circus for- many years. The darkies swear hy John Dobbinson throughout the south, anyway. “Read it' for yourself, then,” said the dude. “I tell you that thing says this is the biggest show on earth.” The old man proceeded to .spell oilfc the big letters. Tie waded through “Ranmm and Bl;ijey,”j and after a rest began-, on the remainder of the sentence: j “B-i-g-g-e-s-t s-h-0-w o-n e-a-r-t-h, S-c-p-t. 1.” “1 knowed it! I knowed it!” shouted the old man. jumping up and.down in bis glee. “ ‘la ■ iggos’ show, ’cept one,’ and dat /one- was John Dobbinsou’s.”