| Ah, the Circus, that magical spell that casts over us at | | | | the mysteries of the world that only had been read |
| the sights of the huge and colorful Circus Posters on | | | | about in books or magazines but never seen in person |
| Billboards, TV spots and Commercials of the daring | | | | before. Oddities from around the world were there for |
| young people on the Flying trapeze followed by tons | | | | all to see. People with rubber skin, girls allowing |
| of thundering performing pachyderms and the wafting | | | | electricity to pass right through their bodies, sword |
| smells of freshly cooked popcorn, sawdust, and | | | | swallowers, fire eaters, they were here for one |
| canvas. | | | | glorious day and one day only. |
| Nothing brought more pleasure to the masses than the | | | | Inside the menagerie were animals from the exotic |
| Circus in America. For over 200 years the general | | | | parts of the world as well as right here at home. Lions, |
| public has been awestruck at the sounds of the first | | | | Tigers, Zebras, Giraffes, and Elephants were |
| steam engine pulling the circus train into town until the | | | | practically expected when the Circus came to town. |
| lights finally went out late that night. No where else | | | | So they brought more than you expected like the rare |
| could be found the rhythm of six strong backs | | | | and unusual Burmese White elephants, or the most |
| swinging a sledge hammer in a sequential unison to | | | | terrifying creatures ever known like Gorillas, |
| drive the five inch round wooden tent stakes in the | | | | Hippopotamus, Rhinoceros, Sea Elephants, or Cape |
| ground in just a short amount of time. | | | | Buffalo. |
| Teams of horses, elephants, tractors, and trucks all | | | | The early morning activities usually included a fine |
| pulled wagon after wagon off of the circus trains | | | | parade through the streets of downtown with |
| which were so large it took the steam and diesel | | | | glamorous Show girls finely costumed, Horsemanship, |
| Locomotives to pull four separate sections of train | | | | magnificently carved parade wagons with bands on |
| cars into your town bringing 1500 workers, performers, | | | | top, a display of many of the circus animals, including a |
| musicians, and management staff to make that one | | | | line of elephants and the screeching of the boisterous |
| day in your town the most fantastic day to remember | | | | Steam Calliope acting as the Pied Piper to the world to |
| for a very long time. | | | | come see the Circus. |
| The Circus was a world of wonder as it arrived, | | | | Once the performance began, the sights of one man |
| unloaded, started to unfold, and slowly created an | | | | facing twenty lions and tigers were amazing but three |
| entire new town of its own complete with a fulltime | | | | rings of fun, action and excitement at the same time |
| restaurant staff, generators to create their own | | | | was too much to see all at one. The beautiful |
| electricity, physicians and veterinarians, Postal services, | | | | spectacles as the paraded around the tent showed |
| Legal Counsel, Press Departments, Blacksmiths, | | | | many finely costumed circus performers and Circus |
| Mechanics, Wardrobe personnel, Designers and | | | | themes. The daring aerialists and the incredibly loud |
| Choreographers. | | | | cannon as it shot a person across the tent all |
| Inside the massive flapping tents of canvas, was found | | | | remained with us for a lifetime of memories. |