A Real Treat.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 9 October 1890, Page 2

A Real Treat.

In compliance wi:h the advertisement of the Messrs Wa-ih, a very large number of Foxton residents — some two hu-^reu lef their homes, but cook their fairilies, last mguo to vit.it Pa ir.erston and the " Celebrate" ijc'is'and id West Show, The train left i.t a quarter to sewn and arrived back a^out a quarter past one, so our pleasure seekers had a good time away. V heu the train arrived at Palnierstnn at ten minutes past eight, or ten minutes after the hour the show was to open, the visitors had the pleasure oi find.* ing that the tent was not erected, and they had to do a wander about j till half-past nine, when the tent I being up, the management permitted the crowd to roll in. Then they had only an hour to wait, as the first entry into the ring only took place at 10.30. At 11.15 the band played, to the utter astonishment of the audience, God save the Queen. It would have almost been advisable to have altered the reading of the anthem to " God save the Manager " ai a loud and prolonged howl followed on the tune. Colonel Gorton, ever ready to face an enemy, immediately jumped into the ring, and with righteous indignation declared the show a swindle, and demanded the money to be returned to the audience. Mr Southey Baker followed and addressed the crowd upon their rights, and soon the ring was a mass of seething and excited victims, and loud demands were made for the Manager. Remembering that the charge at the doors wag 6s and 4s that astute individual did not answer to the call, and the bandsmen finding that their blow might be responded to by another kind of blow wisely tucked their instruments between their legs and "bobbed down serenely " under the tent. Such were the exoiting sconces that has cost this township closo upon £100, and many hours loss of sleep. The visitors are loud in their condemnation of the treatment they received, and agree with Colonel Gortou, in the statement that the pretended show was a down right swindle. The Wild West part o the performance was never attempted, and the three quarters of an hour was occupied in making the bearest attempt at a phow, in order to partially justify the Manager in his retention of the dol-ars received, which must have been close on £500. We are pleased to learn that Colonel Gorton publicly declared in the the ring of the tent, that he should telegraph to Wanganui this morning and advertise the manner in which the Wirth'B had treated the i'alm•rston visitors.