Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-11-08
THE EXPOSITION.
The Opinions Of People about the Great
Show III Continues 20 Attract
Crowds.

The Exposition now begins to draw thoss
gigantic crowds that come in " on the home
stretch - Of things. so 20 speak. Yesterday the
children Of The sisters school went to the
Exposition and We're delighted with the
sights. The sisters were there, TOO, for several
hours going rOundi in their cheerful, quiet way
with their sanity faces and sOmbre though
poetic gafb, They were rs ntueh interested n
anybody. several gentlemen OF the press
from country parts were present also, and
were so much pleased thai they unanimously
voted the Memphis Exposition the biggest
thing out. An old single lady who visited the
building last week wrote a letter giving her
experience, which was published in one Of our
exchanges. From IL we extract this;
"Such a sight Of fne gold and silver I never
did saw watches, all a shalTin' like they had
the ager; more split spoons, and what /
thought was big bracelets, but Eamer said
they wus napkin rings. I 'sDose they make
EN- big enough 70 keep the napkins clean. II
you'll believe me, Jane Ann, they've got boxes
made OF ice and bound round the edge with
gold. What won't they do next? And the
Ihnhl MY sAkes! Old Mrs. squire S~tebblns's
turkey-tau can't hold a feather 10 EN-. Then
r.ght on the opposite counter is a great big
silver boat made by another man. don't see
no use 10 can be put To- as IL ud sink in water,
sure, unless they keep il to row Greeley up
salt river in. Well, we walked on to where
there was dirty-lOOkin' water comm down
over somethln' meant TO be rocks, but VIII 4
'peared like putty after It gets dry, There was
some ducks in the pond, but the poor things
swum cltihed, and quacked ciufed, and the
only things that sounded material was the
frogs ia the flower part. 1 declare, Jane ann,
II made me feel powerful lonesome TO hear
them innocent little frogs pipin' Jist like they
do in our mill pond back Of the house.
81 cant tell you all seen, but arter pretty
soon we went up stairs and I sot down in a
cheer right by some cradles and other furni-
ture, and lux out my knltt1nf and went to
Work. EnmerW went out o. sight. but 1 knew
they could find me again, so 1 contented my
self. Purity soon a woman come up and asked
me II that cradle had "A patent rocker. /
said, You can see the rocker, ma'am, if you
LOOK, nut l halnt perceived no patent yit.'
she passed. Then a young man about the
size Of a piece Of soap with a weeks washin'
on 10, uggeratively speak1n', come up on the
arm OF "a slL-iOOter young woman, dressed to
kill, and 1 reckon he thought he'd play sharp,
for he said, smlrkinly, Miss, or madam, do
these cradles have an attachment by which
the infant Is made 10 sleep whether 10 will CT
not? L dropped my knfttin', and ooked
nrst al MS upper lip that resembled the back
OF au old worn out scrubbini brush rs to
hairs, and then at his little mites of hands,
and then said, right loud, You'd better gfJ
in and See That teller suddenly resolved TO
go down and see the flowers, and he seemed
IN a hurry 10 get there, Judgin' from the way
ne got out OF ear-shOt Of the laugbin' crowd,
Then the people crowded round, askin' more
about the furniture than q Filadel-
ply lawyer could answer. so I riled up and
says, I'm not the owner Of these goods One
sapllng who'd been most troublesome,
said, why, halnt you put here 10 answer
questions about these things? l thought you
was, belns you sOt here so long, No. saws |
l, i haln't; but anybody'd think you'd a been
hlrcd 70 come mere and ask questions; and IN
you had, o u have earned your pay And |
with this parting ding left in disgust. though
dropped my yarn ball, and had jist ten peO-
pie tangled up IN il az Onc't. l tell YOU they 1
oOked black, but l jist sHJed 'em round till
got my ball.
'Then I started to hunt Emmer,but the more
/ looked the more / didn't mad her, though
asked nearly everybody if they'd seen any
hing Of "a young lady and her beau; but, Won 1
Ian Ann, there was 50 many answerin'
dissertation I nnTNnn'f HmA am TNnvrarr-
sr- by follering the crowd 1 found myself In
inc Art Gallery, and got so amazed loOkin' at
he picters l didn't care much.
81 was examinln' an old darkey's picter.yfth
4 turban on her head, aud a pipe in her hand,
when alacy said, That is a portrait of a gen
slave or Washington 'Egzactly SOL
30. Pears to me l saw her onct at
1r. W~ashingtOn's. The woman looked hard /
It me, but / never finched.
''Then she said The Old white woman with
he cap on was a servant Of his also Yes,
aid !, still keeping up the credit Of my
knowledge; i Used TO think it so funny. 10 /
ne a scared look. and then Lit ont as though
he was crazy or thought I was. l went onto
eend Of the roOm, and there l saw Emmer
nd her beau isl raisln' some foamin' stuff 10
heir heads. 'SiOp!' said I, frantically;
En-. can't you see the nkker's soured? Why,
rs hilin WusS ilan tomatoes when they bust !
heir cans. Ef you don't look cut you'll get
our head hvering OlOwed OF, and it haInt
GOD weather for funerals"
The future, II viii be seen, is bright and full
I promise. Here is n list Of the amusements
Or each day: Friday afternoon at Two O'Clock
he japanese in full costume; Saturday after
Don at two o'clock, concert by fifteen hun
red Sunday-schOOl children; Monday night,
0ncert by C.. J. Smiths cOlOred Glee Club. j
rogramme Part I: "GOkOma;" "They &
Ome;' 80 Come, let US Sing;" Belfast; - I
Magnify GlOriLy; - "Song Of jubilee IN
rival Of fifteen minutes. Part II: anvil I
horus p summer Sea /" "Men Of Strength -
Man - age of Prugress;' "Rlng I
he Bell, Waterman: -" "a Hundred Years to (
ONE Tuesday night, concert By SOdality
liver Band, nifty pieces. Wednesday night, I
Warblers and MINISTRIES. j