Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-03-19


| felt considerably sheepish as l
saw this movement, and listened to
E the working Of the old pump, whose
creaklngs seemed to me to be worse
than ever. | held my breath, ex.
pecting to hear the sagacious editor
pronounce this the silliest humbug
he ever saw. Twas presently, how
ever, as much surprised as delight
cd to hear him say:
Well, Barnum, [ declare that
is quite a new idea. I never saw
the like BEFORE
[ revived in moment; and
thinking that if Louis Gaylord
Clark couldsee anything attractive
in the old model, he must be partic-
ularly green, I determined to do all
in my power to assist his verdancy.
Yes,' replied it is quite a new
idea.'
I declare I never saw anything
Of the kind before in all my lite,'
exclaimed Clark, with much en-
thusiasln.
Il hatter myself it is, in point of
originality and ingenuity, consid-
erably ahead Of any invention of
modern times | replied with a
feeling Of cxultation, as I saw that
| lad caught the great critic, and
was sure Of a puff OF the best sort.
'Original? 2 exclaimed the editor.
Yes, it is certainly original. I
never dreamed ofzsucIa thing
never saw anything Of tie kind ~
fore since ] was born and |
hope with all my. heart I never
shall again - =!
It is needless to- say that was
completely" taken in, and felt that
any o: dinary keyhole was consider
ably larger than would be necessary
for me to crawl through.z
We then passed to the upper
stories of#the Museum, and finally
to the root, where's. had ad vertised
an aerial garden which consisted
of two tubs. each containing d.
stunted and faded cedar, end ten
Or twelve pots Of wilted flowers,
backed up by a dozen small all=tables,
and a few chairs toor the accommo-
(sdation ef such partakerss of ice
cream as could appreciate. the
|sbeauties of ever-verdant nature, as
shown forth in the tubs and pots
aforesaid. -
The SKnickerbocker' appeared,
and l feltfhappy to see that while
it spoke Of the assiduity "jn bust
ness manifested by the new propri-
etor Of the Museum, and a prognos-
tication that he would soon renden
his establishment highly popular,
the editor had kindly refrained
from making any allusion to THE
CATARAer OF N1AGAEA WITH REAL
W WArER!'
Some m5nths subsequent to this
Mr.. Clark came rushing into the
Museum almost out of breath, and
WITH much earnestness saluted me
thus Friend Barnum, I have come
in to ask You if you have got the
club in the Museum that Captain
Cook was killed with?'
Remembering that I had large
lot of Indian war clubs among the
collection Of aboriginal curiosities,
and feeling that | owed Clark
joke for his Niagara Falls catch, |
instantly replied that I was the
owner of the club in question.
'Well, I declare l am glad to
hear it, said he; tor do you know
that | have for a long time had a
singular and irrepressible desire to
see that club?'
sWait here a few moments and I
will show it to you,' [ replied.
Passing up stairs, l commences
overhauling a lot Of war clubs, and
finally selected a heavy one that
looked as if it might have killed
Captain look, or anybody else
whose head it tcame in contact with.
Ha7ing affixed a small label on it,
reading The Captain Cook Club,'
I took it down to Mr.. Clark, assu-
ring him this was the instrument of
death which he had inquired tor:
is it possible? said he, as he
took it in his hand. Presently,
raising it above his head, he ex-
claimed. well, I declare. this is a