Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-09-30

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The area i trsyerssd IL III directions by
broad canals Of sssgnant water, I'll grown
over viii green, snd crossed By zig zas
wooden bridges, Of The willow pattern
plate model, sadly out Of repair, and desti.
tute Of paint. Where the watsr i not,
there ~ 1umps of artificial roct.work,
and large pavilion shaped tea rooms, per.
hsps twenty 10 number. Here selfheating
ketslss Of gigantic proportions ere alwsys
Kissing and bubblins /; and at The little
tables The Chinese popaiation ars drinking
tea, smoking, eating almond hard-cats o.
ponegranasss, playing dominoss, o. ,ar.
ranging bargains. There are intersticss
also Of vacant land, and these are occupied
By jugglers and peep-shOv. men. From
the upper room Of one Of these tsa-houses,
ve shall have view Of the whole scene.
asd Ain will order rs cup Of tea and
some cakes for lunch. The jugglers and
gymnasts below are doing much the same
kind Of tricks which their brethren oi
England and France perform. II. Houdin
and Mr.. Anderson would End their equals
anoDg these less pretending wizards. ]
am told that these peep shows which old
men are looking into and laughing, and
~hich young boys are not prevented from
seeing, coptain representations Of the
grossest obscenity. ,
Here is ventriloquist, who attracted
BY our European costumes at the case.
ment, has come up to perform. "Give
him dollar, Ain, and tell him to begin
That dirty, half. clad wanderer would make
another fortune for Barnum. He unfolds
his pack, and constructs ont Of some cur.
nins small close room. Into this be
retires, and Immediately little vaudeville
Is heard 10 progress inside. Half a-dozeu
voices in rapid dialogue, sounds, and
movements, and cries Of animals, aud the
clatter Of fallen articles, tell the action Of
the plot. The company from the tea>ta.
bles. who had gathered round, wag their
tails with laughter, especially at the
broadest sallies Of humor, and At the most
iniecorous d.noaements. In truth, there
is no difficulty. even TO us. in comprehend.
ing what is supposed to be going on in
tha. little room. Tie incidents are, in.
deed, somewhat Of the broadest-not 20
bad - the scenes 10 our orthodox old
English comedies, such = The Conscious
Lovers" but still they are very minutely
descriptive Of facts not proper to be de-
scribed. The mans talent, however,
would gain him full audience in Europe
without the aid Of grossness.
"Ho liz -" FIRE there" Shall We light
cheeroot and stroll about Don't make
too sure. NJ. Bull, that the gentleman 10
the mandarin cap, who is holding you BY
the button and grinning in your face. is
SAYING anything complimentary sbout
you. In : journey up the country : fat
Frenchman, Who had equipped himself in
an old msndain coat, huge pair Of
China boots. and black vide awake. WAS
leaning upon . bamboo spear, while biz
boat was being drawn over ons Of those
mud embankments, which serve the pur
pose of our locks. He also Vas very
much Asstsrsd at The politeness Of IN old
man who prostrated himself three times
before him, and chin.ehined him. On.
Luckily an interpreter was present, who
explained that this old man took our
French friend for the devil, and was wor-
shipping him in that capacity according
70 Chiness rites. 10 fact, the Frenchman
in his antique disguise rather resemblsd :
Chimes idol. But Ak the French eonsul
q shsngbai about this b esa toll The
story bsttsr than can. 80