Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-07-02
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m.y this virtuous vice be found. 1t take:
nothing less than general uprising of thu
| klan Kuklucis TO excite the curiosity o
those in whom it dwels at the lowest de
gree; while in others it continually float:
on the surface, ready and eager for solu
tion. In old maids, curiosity is shallow
and, contrary to the natural inference, il
is deep in reporter for tie press. 1t is
simply his ineifabie good nature and desire
to please that inquisitive circle, the world
which causes him to pry into hooks and
dive into crannies, bringing thence titbils
of exceeding relish for his very inqui>itiyc
readers.
In me, curiosity goes hand in han9 with
romance. The one finds food for the 9th
er; each depends on its fellow for nourish-
mcnt. The earliest exercise of this quail
ty remember was in my sans cutOftc
days. Right where fine gutter pours its
waters into the Mississippi, at the foot ei
Spruce, standing on a pyramid OF flour
with eyes distended wide, and hair wild
blowing in the breeze, | stood, gazing al
the counterfeit presentiment" of polyce-
phalic calves, multipedal chickens, and
Ius,4s nature, depicted on an immense
canvas, which was stretched avove patch
ed and dirty tent of not very large dimen-
sions. f
Did distance lend enchaniment TO the
vicw!" IL certainly did, for the colossal
chicken in the center had patch on his
breast of a lighter red than the rest of his
sanguinary body. The double-headed call
on the right showed horrible rent in his
side, through which, in my infaniile igno
rance, looked for an unspeakable catas
trophe, but / saw instead a brick wall
Evidently the picture had sustained many
accidents. ..
! gazed on lire inanimaie objects limned
thereon, and with romantic Imagination,
endowed them all with life. | followed
the oxlikc tiger TO his native jungle, ami
eng igcl in his pursuit; was in at his
death and helped to flav his cory carcass.
forgetting that the animal there represent
ed was supposed to be on exhibition with
IN the lent. 80 - 1l- sf-a
In like manner wen, over the entire
scene. How long might thus have COM
muncd with nature, know not, for just
then the music Tom that much abused in
sirument, the hand-organ, broke on my
ear | was recalled TO earth at the same
time 10y rude hand, accompanied by the
words: ''IIerc, here, little boy, toddlc Off
don't get in the way of the ladies and
gents" (llcrc some of these passed, and
he ended of his dismissal of me with an
advertisement Of his show w)-''wlro wants
10 see the three legged chicken, two head
cd calf" etc, rd nouscaBt. ~
went home, but every day found me
hc'ore the tent. Hitherto romance had
satisfied me, but now curiosity asserted its
sway, and I wanted c sigh; of the mol :
strosities within.
OfcouEse you win gather from this thai
lacked the necessary funds. Pitiful as
fifteen cents may seem; could not Gem
mand it. Perseverance will meet lis own
reward. One day took a position in my
usual place. The cheerful rang ding dang
of Romcs exotic met my ear. Ny joyous
anticipa,irns of this musical treat were not
realized.
i Stood thus a short time, obscrvant ofa
newer patch in thc picture above, when
the gentleman on the STOOL in front, Of very
mlliiloquos reputation, asked me if Id
like TO go in: sail YES .s Fl
Said hc: "If you'll turn the organ an
hour you may stay in all the evening"
jumped eagerly at the proposal. Visions
of the treat in store for me, flashed across
my sight, and in sort of .bewildcrcd ec-
stacy found myself inside, and the rag
bound crank of the organ was placed in
my hand
2 .'Go it, (sI,ort and cmphatic), and obe-
dient to the command ground out "Pop
Goes the Wcasel.- % a9.ifuioa ~ scp :.
BY some Ingenious mechanism, one tune
followed another in regular order, without
any stop ~" - e". - ofi''a,afst -
SO, ave re marching down to old Quo
bee, with drum accompaniment, followed
close on the heels of tic weasel" The
dulcet melody revolved by my own hand
pleased me for awhile; but that firing,
turned my attention TO survey of the Gu
riositics around-horncd frogs, guinea pigs
and such--but no tiger was here. c.Hs'i ~
My arm grew weak and turned the thing
at jerks. My employer came in, and rude
ly smote me ON the ear, admonishing me
to play up Oh. how tired / was. The
sixth tune hads just left its confinement,
and ''Pep'' was commencing. The odor
wis not invigoratingi The ccascless cIat-
ter ofthe Snowman outside was wcarying
wanted to. go home. 4 wouldn't have
stayed all the evening in the place for it,
Perhaps i'll should ask, l might be per-
mitted to stop 'tSo--hour aint up YETI
p Iburst into tears, but played on
The crowd Of visitors stared at me, and
the dastardly villain outside made capital
out Of my tears; for his words came in to
me: r'-The7 youthful prodigy ard living
spring: never was known to have dry
eye; very fond Of music; and all for the
low price of a dime and a half.
This was loo much to endure. Coaxing a
youngster in a jacket with brass buttons to
turn a minute, while I blew, my nose, I
seized the opportunity to dart past the man
at the door, and run home. y
- - >.-ez----
The kentucky editor who so eloquently
appealed of late for tho pardon of Gen.
Breckinridsc shat be may return In safety
from his exiIcrwilI perhaps derive partial
consolation from the conservative
speeches. which one of the Generals fen,-
er servants, who calls and signs himself