The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1874-01-18

0d instrument, miniature slge, "
ingeblously arranged q music bYx
20 a. 10 accord eitb tbs motion u
the squirrels a. they handled tbci
SEVERAL ihstfumtnts sprang about
danced, rolled thcir eyes, aud dit
s1mrrolisb. Tho deception wa
complete. Ills Audience usually con
sisted Of tlo children Of uoighbors
who Wero delighted with The minstrel
squirrels. Although this must have
been most wonderful mechanical
invention, Robertson gave 1t away
to some children. He learned the
art Of taxidermy while in Canada
Specimens Of his art now TO be seen
in Jackson, Miss. jackson, Tenn,
and Memphis. Col. J. l.. Power,
OF The Clarion, purchased his last
collection. About three years since
he left Jackson Tenn, and engaged
to work at The Railroad shops of
the Miss. & Tenn, II. r. lie en-
tertained no idea above being black.
smith during the rest Of his days.
He expected nothing from his genius
at all. Hitherto al OF his efforts
had brought fame and fortune to
Others he was still poor obscure
bla ksmith,
These were his thoughts when he
entered the Memphis Exposition of
last year and there he saw for the
first time Bergman's automaton vii,
lage, which has received the notice
of the press and people throughout
America. 1t has been held up as the
most wonderful piece of mechanism
ever invented. Robertson paid
twenty five cents to see it. He
laughed at it; said there was not
single character that represented nat
ural motion. Yet thousands of peo
pie crowded the place, and said it
was wonderful. The wonder, that
Robertson saw, was THE vast amount
of money tbe proprletcrs were maxi
ing. Hes returned to this humble home
changed man. He thought OF
nothing ese but Bergman's automa-
ton villag', and here he could
eclipse it. ln-his sleep he dreamed
that he had eclipsed it. He awoke
with the determination to begin
the work. Being poor he had
to work in the Railroad Shops
during the day and work on
the automaton at night, His bread
and that of his family depended on
his daily labor. In seven months
from the night of his dream he had
completed to his satisfaction the au.
tomaton industrial village now on
exhibition in the Memphis Exposi-
ton. 1t is far superior to Bergman S
invention in every respect. 1t re-
quired Bergman seventeen years 10
complete his, and Robertson finished
a Ear more difficult mechanical tri-
umph in seven months. He exhib-
tied at the Louisville Exposition and
at the Mississippi State Fair, and it
was the admiration Of all the yisi- :
tors.
We will now give description of :
THE MACHINE. ,
1t is constructed on a table feet 5
wide by 5 feet, which rises feet in :
height. 1t represents the Progress c
of Civilization on" in the Railway, b
steamboat, Velocipede, Steam mech. d
anism. Sewing machine, and other i
ilr provements in mechanism. On d
the left end OF the village is Rail- d
way with a train complete, in perfect 7
motion on it. The engine, tender, q
mail Car and pass, niger coaches are q
in The train. As il nears the station
the engineer pulls the steam-brake,
tbe fireman rings the bell, the brakes a
nan turns the brakes. and the pas b
Ringers put their heads out of the d
kindows. and the conductor steps
b. on the platform and waits until c.
II, tram stops. In a moment be 81
waes his hand for it to start, the bell g
is A,nded by the fireman, the engineer "
turi on the steam and the splendid u
LITTLE rain moves on as before. Par h
alel Nth the railway is a coach
road spon which a horse, in the It
most ural motion can be seen trot- d
ting g. drawing the coach after d
him. the footway appears man II
on a locipcde, in full motion. e
Just abS this highway is a steep
hill, upop which is located a pretty a
cottage its surroundings, There tt
is q BathN leading 10 il from the y