The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-12-06

walked away.
[ first visited the stuffed animals, of
which gorillers interested me most.
These simple,minded monsters live in
Afriky, and are believed to be human
boins to a slight extent, altho' they arc
not allowed to vote. In this department
is one or two superior giraffes. | never
woulded | were bird, but Pve some
times wished [ was a giraffe, on account
of the long distance from his mouth to
his stummuck. Hence, if he loved
beer, one mugful would give him as
much enjoyment while going down as
forty mugfulls would ordinary persons.
And he wouldn't get intoxicated, which
is beastly way Of amusing oneself, [
like little beer now and then, and
when the tetotaliers inform US, as they
frekently DO, that it is vile stuff, and
that even the swine shrink from it, l
say it only shows that the swine is a 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,
is the most idiotic way Of goin' that I
know of.
I enjoyed myself very much by look.
in at the Egyptian mummys, the Greek
vasis, etc, but it occurd too me there
was rather too many "Roman antiqui-
tvs OF u uncertin date" Now, L like
the British Mooseum, as I said aforc,
but when [ see a lot of erthen jugs and
pots stuck up on shelves, and all "of a
uncertin date" I'm at loss to 'zactly
determine whether they they are a
thousand years old or was bought recent
can cry like child over Il jug one
thousand years of age, especially if it is
a Roman jug; but jug Of uncertin
date doesn't overwhelm me with emo
tions. Jugs and pots of uncertin age
is doubtlers yallyable property, but, like
the debentures of the London, Chatham
and Dover Railway, man doesn't want
too many Of them.
was debarred out of the great read
inroom. 4 man told me I must apply
by letter for admission, and that | must
get somebody to testify that was res
pcctable. I'm a little 'fraid I shan't
get in there. Seein a elderly gentle.
man, with a beneverlent lookin face,
near by, I ventura to ask him if he
would certify that was respectable.
He said he certainly would not, but he
would put me in charge of a policeman,
if that would do me any good. A
thought struck me. 81 refer you to
Mr. Pmch," I said.
"Well," said man, who had listen
ed to my application, you haze done it
now! You stood some chance before"
I will get this infamous wretch's name
before you go to press, so yon can de-
nounce him in the present number Of
your excellent journal.
The statute of Apollo is pretty slick
statute. A young ycoman seemed deep.
ly impresst with it. He viewed it with
silent admiration. At home, in the
beautiful rural districks where the daisy
sweetly blooms, he would be swearin in
a horrible manner at his bulIocks, and
whacking 'em over the head with hay
fork but here, in the presence of Art,
he is a changed bein.
Told the attendant that if the Brit
ish nation would stand the expcns of
marble bust of myself, l would willing
ly sit to some talented sculpist. ~ feel"
said, 4" that this is dooty owe TO pos
terity." He said it we9 hily probable,
but he was inclined to think that the
British nation wouldn't care to enrich
the Mooseum with bust of me, altho'
he ventura to think that if l paid for
one myself it would be acc epted cheer
fully by Madam Tussaud, who would
give it a prominent place in her cham
Der of Horrers. The young man was
very polite, and thankt him kindly.
After visitsn the Reireshmentroom
and partakin of half chicken of un-
certin age, like the Roman antiquitys I
have preyisly spoken of, 1 prepared to
leave. AS [ passed throo the animal
room | observed l observed with pane
that benevolent person was urgin the
stuff elepgant to accept cold muffin,
but l did not feel called on to remon-
i. Al. ~