The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-11-30

The humble costymonger who traverses
the busy streets with cart containing
all kinds Of vegetables, such as carrots,
turnips, &c., and drawn by a spirited
Jackass-he can 60 to the Mooseum and
reap benefits therefrom as we'll as the lord
of high degree.
"And this" said, "is the British
Mooseum These noble walls" contin.
nered, punching them with my umbreller
to see if the masonary was all right-but
L wasn't allowed to finish my enthusiastic
:emarks, for man with gold band on
his bat said, in a harsh voice that | must
stop pokin the walls. L told him would
do so b. all means. "You see" I said,
taking hold of the tassel which waved
from the mans belt, and DRAWN him close
to me in confidential way, "You see,
I'm looking around this Mooseum, and if
like it | shall buy it."
IDstid of larin heartily at these re-
marks, which was made III goakin spir-
it, the man frowned darkly and walked
away.
l first visited the stuffed animals, of
which the gorrillers interested me most.
These supplemented monsters live in
Afriky, and are believed to be human be-
ms to slight extent altho' they are not
allowed to vote. In this department is
one or two superior giraffes. never
woulded | were bird, but I've sometimes
wished | was giraffe, on account of the
long distance from his mouth to his STUN
mick. Hence, it he loved beer, one mug
full would give him as much enjoyment
while going down as forty mugfuls would
ordinary persons. And he wouldn't get
intoxicated, which is o beastly way of
amusin oneself, I must say. 1 like lit
tie beer now and then, and when the te-
totallers inform us, as they frekently do,
that it is vile stuff, and that even the
swine shrink from ii, I say it only shows
that the swine is ass who don't know
what's good but to pour gin and brandy
down ones throat as freely as though it
were fresh milk, it is the most idiotic
way of going to the devil that I know
If.
enjoyed myself very much looking at
the Egyptian mummys, the Greek vases,
&C., but it occurd to me there was rayther
too many "Roman antiquitys of an I'M
certain date" Now 1 like the British
Mooseum, as said afore, but when I see
a lot of earthen jugs and pots stuck up on
shelves, and al "of an uncertain date,"
I'm at loss to zactlybdetermin whether
they are thousand years old or was
bought recent. can cry like child
over a jug one thousand years of age, es.
pecially if it is a Roman jug; but a jug
of uncertain date doesn't overwhslm me
with emotions. Jugs and pots Of an uu-
certain age is doubtless vallyable proper
ty, but like the debentures of the London,
Chatham and Dover Railway, a man
doesn't want too many of them.
was debarred out of the great readin
room, A man told me I must apply by
letter for admission, and that must get
somebody to testify that was respeeta-
bic. I'm little 'fraid I .shant get in
there. Seem elderly gentleman, with q
beneveelent-lookin face, near by, [ VEN
tured 10 ask him if he would certify that
l was respectable. He said he certainly
would not, but he would put me 10
charge Of a policeman, if that would do
me any good. A thought struck me-
~ referyou to Mr.. Punch," l said.
"Wen," said imam who bad listened
to my application, "you have done it now!
You stood some chance bofore.' l will
get this infamus wretch's name before
you 60 to press, so you can denounce him
in the present number of your excellent
Journal.
The statute of Apollo is pretty slick
statute. A young ysoman seemed deep
ly imprc,st with it. He viewed it with
silent admiration. At home, in the
beautiful rural DISTRICTS where the daisy
sweetly blooms, he would be swearin in o
horrible manner at his bullocks, and
whacking '6m over the head with hay.
, fork; bat here, in the presence of Art,
he is a changed bein.
l told the attendant that if the British
nation would stand the expens of mar
/ BILE bust of myself, l would willingly sit
to some talented sculpist. 81 feel" I
ouiuj, ohos eulo 10 d uOOIJ OWC u poo-
, terity." He said it was billy prob'l but
/ he was inclined to think that tho British
. nation wouldn't care to enrich to Moose
UNI with bust of me, altho' he venturod
to think that if paid for one myself it
would be accepted cheerfully by Madam
, Tussaud, who would give it q prom nent
position in her Chamber of Horrors
The young man was very polite, and 1
thaukt him kindly.
After visitin the Refreshment room
, and partakin of half chicken "of un-
certain age,' like the Roman antiquitys 1
have previsly spoken of, prepared to
leave. As passed through the animal
room l observed with pane that benev-
i. olint person was urgin the stuff elephant
to accept cold muffin, but did not feel
} called on to demonstrate with him, any
more than did with two young persons
of diff rent sexes who had retired behind
the Rynosscrhoss to squeeze each others
bonds Tn faok T rathar annrovea uf the