The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-09-30
4 DAY, or nrHER AND rmrrHrn

oe out 70 one side taking horn. Bue
ma Is one of the towns you read of (ir
TINS number of the Prairie News), boast.
OF nan adozen houses, and nary LIQUOR
shop. Some of the Okolona delegation
IN consequence, were sadly put ont fol
something to put in. After confabing 8
lew minutes, saw some big show bills
and learned that
REyNAuLD's MusEuM-Would exhibit
mat day. Met with Mr., Angel, editor OF
the West Point Locomotive. He don't
look much like an angel. The polite
doorkeeper chalked" Mr.. A., together
with ourself, and we got to see the show
free gratis, for nothing. On entering.
took deliberate survey of the pavilion,
advertised to be sufficiently large to ac.
commodate fifteen hundred persons
thought fifteen dozen might be squeezed
IN it, but 'twould be like Hans going TO
heaven, tam tight" On the opposite
side OF the tent was seated the
BAND-which was composed of four
individuals. One, a moastachcd be.
whlsker d. oily looking specimen of hui
mainly sawed on greasy fiddle that
locked as if it had done service when
strapplng Adams days were green. -
Another violoncellist gave his instrument
tits, freely interspersed with rioleat spas
modlc symptoms. Another pop.eved, |
uninterrupted specimen of the GEMS TO-
NO. blew with all his might in the mouth
OF bruised and battered stage horn
The last of the quarto banged away on
an old bass drum, and "Mollie put the
Kettle on" Root hog or de-" Ny own
Mary Ann and other classic tunes roll
cd on the ears of the delighted audience,
and the sonorous mellfucnce of "Nellie
Bly, as it swelled and fell in soft caden.
ces, would have
Luled the breast of raging savage,
Reht rock, or split "a cabbage
Listened to the music but a short time,
when we took look at the
ANIMALs.-This portion of natures
ingdom was represented by sore-footed
'ear, spotted leopard, with (as the keep
Y kindly informed us) just exactly nine !
y-nlne spots upon his hide, tom cat, a
anary bird and a poll parrot. The bear
7as sullen and gloomy-kceper stirred :
lm with a stick; bruin couldn't bear
MS; at any rate things reached the point .
mere forbearance ceases to be a virtue ;,
nd he growlcd most furiously. This :;
as funny, very. Looked at the animals 9,
our hearts as we'll as noses content
I'd sauntered round to where there was
plank placed in horizontal position on 81
70 stakes about as high as our head p;
II this plank were some in
DOUBLE BARRELED INSTRUMENTS
cit curious and inquisitive, so looked IN
to one and saw sight, the memory of u
llch will ever call up horrid ideas and mi
eadlul thoughts; twas either the "last
US OF Pompei," "the remains of Her. TN
laneum," " the fall of Babylon" ga me
me at sebastopol," or something else
1t we could not exactly make out, W., We
ugh 1t was terrible sight viewed al
ough those double barreled concerns inc
enumerating the animals we uninten- ant
nally omitted mentioning the es.
PATENT HORNED Cow-the worlds W. y
nder. Born in the Spice islands, and one
red in mud and water, and eats air afft
aught we know, has hair like hog. our
like COW, TANKS like horse, and WI
ent right horns. Queer looking ami {
/. Next came the beautiful and ac- $50
lplished danseuse Ell
l'AMsELLE DE FoE-M 'amselle was - Us
rmng-her slight and agile figure T,
displayed to perfection by her low :. p p
dress Qow in the neck, high about = ~
knees.) Her fairy feet, clad in moe "e''
rs, skinned the dust, and twinkled 'A'
nd the arena in a most "killne" va
ner. Once and while her toe would 80
an awkward dig" and cloud of - T
would encircle her organs of loco ''''''
9n (most folks call 'em legs), but ''
obscurity only lent enchantment to ~. =
view. Altogether the dust was a = on"
it added variety, if it did '"e Nv
M'amselle's stockings. M'amselle
to an arttste--can cut the "piyeon
+" stand with one foot on tptoe, the , ny. F"
horizontal, and spin around" no
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