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Francis Metcalfe. Side Show Studies
Side Show Studies
Table of Contents
THE LIBERTY OF FRANZ. AND THE. REBELLION OF FUZZY WUZZY
THE LIBERTY OF FRANZ. AND THE. REBELLION OF FUZZY WUZZY
THE BITE OF A RATTLER. AND. THE SAD FATE OF BIG PETE
THE BITE OF A RATTLER. AND. THE SAD FATE OF BIG PETE
THE AMOROUS BABOON
THE AMOROUS BABOON
FEEDING THE SERPENTS. AND. A GRAND TRANSFORMATION
FEEDING THE SERPENTS. AND. A GRAND TRANSFORMATION
THE LIONESS SKIRT DANCE. AND THE. INCONSIDERATE PYTHON
THE LIONESS SKIRT DANCE. AND THE. INCONSIDERATE PYTHON
THE ANIMAL BAROMETER. AND. THE ETERNAL FEMININE
THE ANIMAL BAROMETER. AND. THE ETERNAL FEMININE
MAKING A STAR LION AND AN. INTERRUPTED TEMPERANCE. MEETING
MAKING A STAR LION AND AN. INTERRUPTED TEMPERANCE. MEETING
KALSOMINING AN ELEPHANT
KALSOMINING AN ELEPHANT
THE HYPNOTIC BEAR. AND THE. SENTIMENTAL LECTURER
THE HYPNOTIC BEAR. AND THE. SENTIMENTAL LECTURER
THE TRAGEDY OF THE TIGERS. AND THE. POWER OF HYPNOTISM
THE TRAGEDY OF THE TIGERS. AND THE. POWER OF HYPNOTISM
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Francis Metcalfe
Published by Good Press, 2019
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"I said that bear attack was the worst sight I ever saw, and it was; but something happened here last year which impressed me more because it was so mysterious. A friend of mine in Florida shipped me a box of rattlers, which he wrote had been 'attended to,' and I supposed that their poison fangs had been extracted. They were delivered just before the performance started and I ripped a board off the box and stuck my hand in, grabbing them one by one and throwing them into the den as if they were garter snakes.
"The man who took care of the snakes was out on the ballyhoo, walking around with the gander following him to advertise the show; and when he came in he looked them over and found that each one had as pretty a pair of fangs as you would wish to see. He told me about it and I confess that it gave me a gone feeling in the pit of my stomach, for I remembered how I had felt around for them in the box with my bare hands.
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