Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-09-30
The Hippotamna att Paris.

The Hippotnmus Paris.
Every morning at eleven o'clock, before which
hour the hppotamus does not receive company, a |
cfowa may be seen peering through his park pa
l,ngs' patiently watching the unripped surface of
the immature lake. at the bottom of which the new
inmate OF The Jardin des Plantes delights to dwell
until 1t may be his good pleasure to show himself
Frequently they wait in vain for hour, during
winch time the excessive leanness of the 30 she
goats that browse upon the grassy margin of the
pool suggests to the Imagination the fairness of the
aelicate monster" who daily swallows all the
milk mat can be drawn from them Suddenly a
eonvusive shout from the spectators indicates that
the amphlbious creatures head, perchance the
TIP OF bis nose only. has appeared in upper air, and
then cry of g Coco Coco, is raised but this gen
orally fails to lure him from his cool bath into the
rays OF the scorching Except at feeding time
ne seldom leaves the water, until keeper. taking
pity on the expectant multitude, stirs him
up with long pOle,'' an operation always
the signal for vocferous cheering. Then. with
the most perfect good nature, he comes out
and walks majestically round his lake. dating his
nostrls like war horse. and exhibiting jolly car
case, as round wine butt The keeper jumps
upon his back, kneads his plump launches, and per-
forms variety of other perimens to all of which
Coco" submits with entire docility, not say in
difference, occasionally yawning, and displaying
throat down which Jonah might have slipped with
out the least inconvenience either to himself the
animal Up to the present time q Coco is in rude
health, and excellent spirits, The Parisians think
him a more wonder than he really is for ght
by their newspapers they believe him to be the first
specimen of his race that brought alive to
Europe since the time of the ancient Romans, and
are wholly ignorant that cousin of Coco,s took u
his residence in the Regents park three four years
ago.
BEAUTY.-The celebrated Gothic thus philosophi-
cally dlscourseth Beauty is inexplicabIe 1t
appears to us dream. when we contemplate the
or no r.
ing and glittering shadow, whose outline eludes the
grasp of definition. Mendessohn, and Others tried
to catch beauty butterfly, and pin it down for
inspection. They have succeeded in the same way
as they are likely to succeed with butterfly; the
poor animal struggles and trembles. and it's bright
est coors are gone if you catch ii without spoil
ing the colors you have at best stiff and awkward
corpse. But corpse is not an entire animal it
wants that which is essential to all things namely
llfe-spirit: which spreads beauty everything"
HUNG HIMsELF.--This seems to be emphaticaly
the age of romantic incidents. Sentimental young
ladies e fall in love" with some modern Romeo,
who after flirting for deserts his confding
juliet, when she, to drown her sorrows repairs to
some neighboring mill pond, and there amid dole
full requium sung by f,ogs, drown herself But they
have all been eclipsed and cast far into the back
ground, by huge Othello-as we learn-the pro-
perty of Mr.. Washington Homer. living Draines-
VILE Fairfax county, who, clear ght last week,
sailed forth and quenched the vital spark by hang
ing nltnSGI 10 perSifnmOn tree ana all because
his sable mistress preferred another niger to him
self-Loudoun Democrat.
THE UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION AT PAR1s-The
French Minister having requested our Government to
appoint some TO represent it at the Universal
Exhibition of Fine Arts ard Industry, to be held in
Paris in 1855, Secretary Marcy has informed him
that the President has authority to designate any
one, unless directed by law, He promises, however
that the American Government will do all in its power
to aid the purposes of France in carrying out the OBJ
! jects of the exhibition.
THE CAPABILITIES OF BRICKS Much of the archec-
ture in Italy 70 force upon considerations our g-
norant neg ect of the real of brick You may there
the most varied and beautiful inventions express
ed in this mouldngs, tracery, flowers, figures
everywhere varied, and showing visbly the
of the hand and the feeling of the heart One would
be clever to discover single expression of feeling
elevated effort in a whole mile Of the brick or compo-
| fronted housee of our time
| AN ORTHODOX DoG-Thcre is dog in Greenfield
Mass, who is strictly sectaran in his religious no.
tiOns His master is Baptist, but the dog is a Con-
gregationalist, and after accompanying his master
to the Baptist Church. he goes regularly to the Con-
gregational Church himself and sleeps during the
! entire service