On the second day of the Fair a gentleman came up to my wagon, while I was getting ready to make a sale, and remarked that he had heard me down town the evening before, and was glad to see me doing so well; and told me that he had a business that he could make lots of money at if he could get started; but as he was completely stranded, he was unable to procure a license, or anything else. In answer to my inquiry as to the nature of his business, he said he had a side-show. I didn't ask what he had to show, but as I had been in almost every other business but that, I concluded to venture, and asked how much money he would need. "Twenty-five dollars." "Anything in it for me, if I'll furnish the money?" "Yes; there will be half we make for you, after paying expenses." "All right, sir; I'll help you to get a start." We called on the Secretary, and after paying for our permit, sent for his canvas and very soon had it up. I accompanied him down town at noon, and on our way asked what he had to show. He answered: "The Fat Woman, the Dwarf, the Albino and the Circassian Girl." When we came to his hotel he asked me in and introduced me to his wife, two sons and a daughter. [Illustration: THREE DAYS CO-PARTNERSHIP WITH A SIDE SHOW.--PAGE 483.] I asked him where the show people were. "I have introduced you to all of them." "But where is your Fat Woman?" He pointed to his wife. "Why, Great Heavens," I shouted, "she is not fat; she is as thin as a match and as long as a wagon track; how are you going to make her fat? And the Circassian Girl--where is she?" He pointed to his daughter, whose hair was all done up in tins, and said to me: "Never mind about the show. Every thing will be all right. You get there by one o'clock, and we'll be there ready for business." Sure enough, they were there. The Fat Woman in her long silk robe, and as big as a hogshead. The Dwarf in his swallow-tailed coat and wearing a plug hat, and his face deeply furrowed with wrinkles. The Albino boy with his white hair, but lacking the pink eyes. The Circassian Girl with her dark bushy hair standing out in all directions from her head. The Albino played the fife, the Dwarf the snare drum, the Circassian lady the cymbals, and the Fat Woman the base-drum. The first thing to be done was to erect a small stage on the outside, and the entire party came out, and after stationing themselves in proper order, opened up with music.