Chapter XI: Stories of Old-Time Shows and Showmen 214

Dan Rice's One-Horse Show 215
Tan-Bark Oratory and Harlequin Pluck 217
An Imitation Patriot Shown Up 219
In which Cupid was Master of the Ring 223
Barnum's One Unconquerable Superstition 227
Gullible Patrons in Early Days 229
Expedients of Advance Agents 231
Plantation Shows 234
Exhibiting "Yankees" in the South 235
Sleeping in Strange Attitudes 236
A Circus "Crier" 238
Showmen's Names 239
The Escape of a Leopard 241
Hotel Keepers 243
Early Breakfasts 245