The New York herald., 1876-11-05

hopeiessiy right and left Sometimes determined
man halts to nnd out picture in his catalogue He
looks under the wrong head Of and the volup-
tuous bacchante the walls ''catte grazng
in the book No determination stand against such
the hundreds at his back ana allows himself 10 be
swept The passage becomes a huge conundrum
There would be laughter for the hundred years IN
the guesses OF the multitude al the meaning OF the pic
tires and statues There Is sort Of general under
standing that all nude females Venus aud the
preston something kind o. ancient covers thou
sand ana several Thousand years wsggeners
picture OF the Roman char race, after number Of
guesses, evoked tho opinion that IL was "tourna-
spectators
the SWEDISH GROUPS
In the Nam Building the tnrongs scatter more
equally and the student OF character could write a
volume OF quaint The Swedish peasant
groups attract enormous crowds-the asking in mar
ragen IN particular The old clockmaker sits with his
head bent over his work, while the mother points TO
the would be sou n- Law whose favor she is speak
ing Said farmers wife, Ths old looks as II he
warns in a hurry 10 say yes or no.n SAID the farmer
impatently, Il reckon. Maria, you're goin TO stay TIL
he makes up his mind Come on," and he rugged her
away. heard young woman. in he United states
Building, standing before huge ss u naivcy read OF
the ticket skeleton Of the pinback whale" Her
companions accepted II implicitly, because, am
told, there is some occult connection between pm
back and whalebone.
CLOSING TINE
Al last the bells begin TO chime and by and oy the
caliope begins 10 whistle the Star Spangled Banner
as though II was lame giant playing ON flute and
blowing note at every step as he mped along. Then
the taded sigh,seers with weary limbs ana blinking
eyes, and faces more careworn than ever, troop out
and pack themselves into the horse cars in manner
that would rejoice New York horse car director IL
makes New Workers feel at home to hear the fam ar
cry pass up IN front ~ Then thousands pack them
selves sufocstng mass into the huge railroad
depot awaiting ike pcnned sheep the opening OF the
gate that takes them OH in delachmcnts There the
wearness of day at the Centennial Is felt TO the FULL
THE pREARy
II breaks the heart Of the enthusiastic Phadelphian
to think that all this must pass away Yet the signs,
as have said before, are many Grim placards, an
nounclng that TINS house or that case or these
gines and tracks for sale, greet the eye No
tees Of immense sales by auction appear in the city
newspapers. Thousands OF the exhibitors lorging
Tor next Friday to take away their goods Tens of
thousands OF purchasers OF goods on exhibition
ravcnng for the articles they have paid for The clos
ing day will the commencement OF q stampede
that only those who have other exhibitions close
can foreshadow Packing will cumber the cart ;
show cases VIII disappear and bald spots will spread
over The floors they the head Of that
his barbers capillary lotion Cold draughts will
sweep tn rough vacant halls and cold comfort will be
for the luckess pilgrim to the scene OF the departed
glory.
Outside the Exhibition grounds the people that keep
the big mushroom holes and the little toadsool shan
ties have illusions. Everything tickcted for sale
don't remember seeing anything sad the ex-
preston OF the face OF the sarmless WONDER who
sits In lager beer shanty facing the Main Buoing
tswhat am | TO do after next Friday-wbo will buy
me?" Thus IN u whirl of excitement approaches the
end OF Phadepnia's Centennial spree, when the order
OF exercises the now historic grounds may be
stripped OF the directors rhetoric and summed up in
the three sad words-dismiss dismantle, dismember