Ezhra and Mule
Posted By thecircusblog on May 4, 2010
Mule—- was Ezra’s mules name. He said that he was going to name his mule after his first wife, but he changed his mind because he didn’t want to offend his Mule. His act was filled with tricks jokes and funny one liners and the audience enjoyed the simple humor. My Dad and Ezra were good friends and they were always talking about the old circus days. At the tender young age 10 Ezra ran away from the family farm and joined Ringling Bros Circus. “They hired me right away because I could handle any team 4, 6 or 10 horses…it didn’t matter to me, I am a farm boy”. Ezra’s first job was loading and unloading wagons from the flat cars. He said, I would be up on the wagon seat boot while other men would be braking the wheels with rolling chock blocks and with the heavier wagon’s pulley blocks.That was my job for a long time and I got food and found and 25 cents a day. Sometimes the wagon master would give me a tip if he thought I was getting ready to blow the show. If I needed extra money I would talk to my friends about going back to the farm just loud enough to be overheard by the train and wagon masters to hear. Boy would the tips come in… I was that good as a teamster. “Everything I learned and do today as a person and a actor, I learned in the circus”. There were many more stories between Dad and Ezra I always made it a point to listen in, I am greatfull that I can pass them on. 1950.
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