Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-08-27
For the Spectator.
Kommunikashun from Phil. Goslin.

| ] am considerably awar, Mister Editter, that
the press of Staunton nedes good ritter hoo IS a
first-rait kritick and judge Nv publlck eccebl-
shuns and the morril efeck they have on the pee
pill / tharfore talk mi pen INLAND to give you
koreck akount of the CRATE MATERIAL historical &C.
cebishuns and sirkusses that has visited our town
resintly.
| Natturalists speak of the elliphunt a annimil
Of the kwodrupd species, that alters totes trunk
| afore him and a tale behind him. He yousually
| has tuscks, or long teath but them that showed
themsefs hear did mt have no tusches, and conse-
quently isn't karniverous and don't Choir up little
niggers. The ELEPHANT is very doslle annlmll
and carries heavy burthens on top of its bak and
somgtimes inside too. The ones hear did many
tricks of aggilty-sch as takin applls from little
boys hans, and eetin them (the appils), standin
on three legs tother one up, dancln poker, and
standing on the hind legs, the luther too not q
tuchin the grounde!
| Lyons is karniverous animals, and wonder
| fully shagashus. They are karniverus bekors
| A man by the naim of Dannil was sed too be the
| fus lyon-tamer sins his time the profession has
becum quite kommon, and wimmin tain lyons,
who kant tain their husbins nor themselves.
Tigers is also karniverus, of the feline. or kat
speeshes. They bite very seveerly, and are sed
to leeve there marck.
Lepperds is very suspishus annimil, and new
er makes a contract without kaqcs. 1t unly
changis its spots when 1t Jumps from won plaice
too anuther.
The Higheener is very karniverus-has sharp
teeth and lafs like Ihad Steev1ns when he ma1ks
a speach agin the South. He has booshy tale
long klaws and digs up GRAVES to feest on the
dead boddy's therein restin in quiet repose.
Higheeners is exottck.
Munkees is of various speeshees-sum bites,
and others does Mt. They are very expert at
ketchin 6oo-boos out of peoples beds. They kan
steel with more expertness than Ben Butler and
sware harder than Konover. Munkees is intelli-
gent annimils, and mostly cum from Aficker.
Their was good menny more wild annimils
on eccibishun in kages, and good menny more
outside; but l must pass them over to the konsid-
erashun of the Mare and Police.
Ekuestrean and jimnastical eccersises is alters
manly, Except when the wimmin does 'em) and
ground and lofty tumblin is sertainly morril
excibishun. 1t is butiful to behold a luvly wo-
min fyin threw the air with won toe on bair-
backed horse, her lite garmints streamin vile
she squots and balinces herself in the very poi
try Of moshun! And then the klown, too his
joaks is so funny-so nue. an original! He maiks
the nggers laf-and the niggers maiks the white
people laf-and then the higheener lafs-the lyon
rores- parrit skreaches-th munkees chatter,
and the hole kumpany jine in the GENERAL latin.
| don't kno that people could spend there mum
ny better than goin to see these Wonderful shoes
they so interlectuil and wot's better they sir
kulate the greene-backs and maik the good pee
pill of the Vallee think themselfs sum pumkins.
Yours to Kommand
PHIL. GOSLIN.