Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-06-02
For the Advertiser.
CONTINUATION FROM LEIPSIC.

For the Advertiser.
CONTINUATION FROM LEIPSIC.
LEIPSIC, May 1st 1858.
Charging round lately among the wonders Of the
before mentioned Fair, said to myself, "if certain
Edgefcd people who have in them spico of the
devil (are any entirely free7) were only here how
they would shout with laughter" Pardon, friends
beloved !! In mputing to you slight leaven Of the
old enemy" don't mem to be in the most shadowy
degree disrespectful go far from it, consider q
teee Of the aaid leavon actually necessary. Upon
certain square in Lcipsic Mt present, you can see
spread out before you like map, the most comic Of
all Comic Alinanncs-one in which the figures live
and breathe. Let me, for pure fun, give you an
abridged lat Of the sights. And ms in duty bound,
give the first place to my fair counrywoman, "Miss
Julia Pastrnna, the Bear Woman, from the American
Desert" This most revolving, hideous, baboonish
female is creating in Europe positive excitement.
Here, she appears very elegantly dressed, frghtfuy
decoliete as regards both neck and legs and enter
tains the audience with English and Spanish songs,
the Cachuca and the Highland Fling. The great
bard has said
"Naught SO vile that on tho earth doth live,
But to the earth some special good doth give"
. Now what Miss Pastranas Especial good is,
cant she has however an exquisite foot and anklo
and perhaps is fulfilling her destiny in showing tho
Germans what they cant see at home. Next, I" The
White Msidens from Central America" two remarka-
BILE Albinoa, with autless compe1ions, bright pink
eyes, and beautiful long snow white hair. They arc
also musical, and come out armed with guitars. "The
Dark Man out Of the Forests of Africa" who is no
more nor less than "likely fellow" for whom I
think they are also indebted to America. He slpws
in "Georgia summer dresa" with tho addition Of rings
through his nose and ears His performances consist
Of maneuvres with bow, arrows ind club, but tho
hoo would come much more natural TO him, for nm
aure ho has escaped out Of our midst. Can tho Fu-
gitive Slave Law be pushed as far as this? "The
Miraculous Boy" who in mcsmeric state sees into
the future as far, perhaps as the other ond Of the
Millennium, but who is in reality an idiot and can't tell
his namo. "The Prophet Horses" pair Of stunted
beasts that st upon their haunchoa gazo round upon
the bysandsrs, shuttle cards with their mouths and
predict future events as infulbly as Mad S., Of C.
"Tho Ice Horse" much to be pitied creature, that
by some means or other has been entirely deprived Of
hair and polished like mahogany table. But the
most ludcrous of all is Murphy, tho largest Swine
in the world, p years old and weighing 1898 lbs p
This dainty thing has blue ribands in his cars and
broad surcingle Of gold lace around his middle
particularly recommend this style Of costume TO the
Exhibitors of cattle at Edge6ed Fair next fall.
What sensation Murphy" would create upon
that occasion Tho number and variety of gifted
and accomplished Apes is much too numerous for de-
tail. Last but by means lenst, comes the couple
of Elephants, "Jack and Jenny" Their Dude is
thronged with onraptured sszers from morning till
night and often be aeen among the audience, in
dividuals Of both sexes, whom the Elephants might
we'll regard as formidable rivals. The fsats and ex-
ploits Of these graceful quadrupeds are really enter
tanning. Each one in this array Of monsters, two
legged and four legged, has separate tent.
Mixed up pell nell with all these, arc countless
Beer Shops, Cake Stands, Fruit Stalls, and tables
containing sausngcs and eggs ssusages of all sizes,
from that Of an Elephants trunk to that of pipe
stem,-of all lengths and conssteneies,-smooth and
rough-red, white, gray and buck sold by tho pound,
ounce, yard or half yard. And hard boiled eggs
dyed every hue of the ranbow. People hero eat
sau,ages and eggs for pastime, as we do "pindors "
and chetnuts. What be more laughablc than to
bo asked if you will have blue or pink egg, or
such and such n sausage? The names or qualities Of
the sausages, have not the temcry to attempt And
streaming to and fro wrssling in and out among the
tents and STALLS are bands of Swiss, Tyrolese and
Steyermarkischc Peasants, swans and asses, trcked
out in fancful and picturesque costumes, who bear
harps and guitars, and at Il given signal, halt and
hold forth long and loud The egg and sausage ven.
ders, always Of the aiz SEX he "air" being in this
entirely by way Of courtesy y salute you you
pass, though you have not cast M eye upon them
with "what seek you then my good sir" and "hcre
you will find such as is not in Leipsic" While 9th.
ers, daring will actually assault you in the ribs
and compel you In self defence to commit the indie
ceney of buying sausage or eggs. The pleasure seek
ers in this scene readers of the Comic Almanac are
just various and striking the objects they 60 to
gaze at
So much for the Butcher Square" in Ieipsic.
Ereunt shotrn,an and Jea,ts! J.T.D.