The Morning herald., 1876-08-15
THE GREAT SHOW.
GLIMpsEs AT DIFFEaENr oRJECrs
A Place where Familiarity 10 Excused
Acquaintance through Flirta.
ttOn-How People Eat aud
Where they Eat-Bread
and MILK ana Rye
BreaA and Bologna
Where all are
W0leOmn

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| welcome,
PHILADELPHIA, August IA, 1875.
\ 1t was very wholesome advice that Po.
lonious gave Laertes, ,"Be thou familiar, but
by no means vulgar" No more excellent
place could his son have found opportunity
to have praeticed it than upon the Centen-
nial grounds. Thousands ars here who
never were together before. There is an ab-
sence Of acquaintanceship that deprives
pleasure of It's warmth and produces .
stiffness ard coldnees that even numbers
cannot thaw. But upon such occasions,
con-entlonaltties are waived, familiarity
without any of the profanities come into
| play, and by intuition man or woman be-
comes acquainted with next door neigh
Dor, before he or she are aware of It. take
an instance that occurred to-day, very
pretty young lady from the West, st. Louis
believe, was walking through one of the
buildings looking at the curosities. She was
by herself, perhaps through choice, but she
was of that type of woman, whose beauty
seems a protection against any intrusion
from the rougher sex. The fash ofthe in
tense black eye, frown threatening in an-
ger; lips that could be changed from the
| sOftest expression to harsh lines and rufae
the whole countenance, are things that ap-
pal the stoutest heart. She stood contem-
plating the gorilla. A gentleman, tall, mus
cular, and tanned to the dark copper brown,
gave him the stamp of Spaniard. He was
regarding the same object as the lady. "One
Of the forefathers Of the human Species"
she said audibly, and looked dresmily at
the great ugly figure. "Not Of that species
certainly from which one Of your beatty is
sprung," was quickly said. Turing sud-
denly, her black eyes caught those of the
dark Spaniard, which were looking upon
] her with the kindliest expression. There
was nothing in either face to betoken anger,
and what under other circumstances would
have grated harshly upon the proprieties of
society, led to the most pleasant acquaint-
ance. Whether the Spaniard, with his
fierce moustachio and large sombrero, lost
his heart, cannot tell. But when saw
them last she was at the Massachusetts,
building doing ample justice to baked
beans, and he was suffering all the tortures
Of little boy taking dose of medicine,
trying to eat them too, and declaring they
were excellent, when he knew that he did
not think so.
In speaking of eating. There is one mis-
take that people make in going to the
exhibition, and that is in thinking the
stomach must be fed as much as the
intellect and If you hear a man or woman
enquiring for the restaurant before he or sire
depend that with them the stomach is
stronger than the intellect. was sitting
In the Dairy to-day discussing bowl
of milk and some French rolls, while my
elbows kept upa most familiar acquaint-
ance with the ribs of gentlemen, upon either
side, owing to the crowded condition of the
table. This was both familiar and vulgar,
but did not prevent pleasant acquaintance,
for the one to my right said in a very broken
English, that Q few more tables and chairs
would greatly add to the comfort of visitors
He turned out to be one of those who
accompanied the Lyons workiugmen to the
Centennial and is doing it up for his own
instruction. Although this man, as could
see by his hands, Is accustomed to hard
labor, he conversed intelligently upon all
the topics of the day, and illustrated by his
conversation familiarity with the political
history of America that was surprising. In
the Centennial he had found considerable
that was instructive In the mechanic arts. |
No one can come here, said he, without
being instructed, and to use his own Ian |
guage, ~ shall 60 back to my own countree |
much benefit by vat I see at the great
exhibi ionairc." And when be had finished |
his bowl of milk, he arose from the table,
gracefully walked to the outside Of the |
building. in second twirled up piece of
paper, applied a match and was in all
the bliss a man can enjoy under the |
influence of cigarette made from the pure !
Turkish tobacco.
What started to say was something about |
the restaurants. The Frenchman who runs |
what ought to he termed the best restaurant,
is now the most melancholy looking iniivld- !
ual on the grounds. For the first week or
two his face was in smiles from morning
unfit night. He was polite to obsequious-
ness, and all this you appreciated until you
had eaten to that condition when mans
trowsers are so tight for him that he cannot
put bis hand into his pocket where gener-
ally rests loose tobacco, rusty nails and what
of the whe1ewith he may chance to carry
around.
Then 1t was that he produced the bit of
card which told too plainly what it had
cost to be inflated. It was no uncommon
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