Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-08-18

half of mischief, half pity, is inimiiablo.
The picture which detains us longest is
IA Chariot Race in the Roman Amp'thea-
trc," contributed by the successor of Gou-
pill. At the extreme left OF the scene upon
receding tier of seats in the back ground
is an indislnguishable mass of human
heads. In tho left foreground upon a
slightly raised dais is the Emperor and
his suite. In the middle distance towers
an arch like that OF Titus or Constantine.
Through this comes pouring dim, strug-
Cling line of contestants nearly hidden in
a cloud of golden dust, and led by two
chariots running nearly abreast-the fcci
of the picture. The charioteer at the right,
with one bare, brawny knee upon the
front of his car, serene and smiling, guides
his four bays stretching TO their work,
Ueut- .teTre, with an air of certain victory.
At the left his antagonist, glaring at him
in impoient fury, with raised whip essays
TO curb his unruly team, already hopeless
ly demoralized by a splendid gray brute
who rears, champs and losses with such
superb action, fiery eye, and proud uostril,
that we watch him almost as breathlessly
as the spectators upon the right Of the pic
ture. They gesticulate, lean forward, two
women particulafly-an seem ready in
their eagerness TO spring over the parapet
into the arena. We know nothing Of tech
nique in any art, but We enjoyed this pic
ture immensely and the simple recolec-
ton of that colossal chest, high head and
daring action hurric our heatt-beats even
now.
The chimes in Machinery Hall are pleas
antly ringing the hour OF noon, and for the
first time we feel hungry, faint and fa-
tguod, so hasten away for refreshment,
through the Carriage Building to the
House of Comfort, TO find it most uncom-
fDriably full. Then we walk to the Dairy
which proves, If possible, fuller and more
uncomfortable and in despair betake our
selves TO the friendly marrow guage"
which soon lands us at our old resting
o'clock we enter the
GOVERNMENT BUILDING.
Here in this prcsaic-sounding hall where
one looks for nothing in the way OF beauty,
the inst thing that erects the unex xpect
ant eye il. of all humanity constructed OBJ
jects, one Of the most pDetically suggestive
"A lighthouse, or rather its lantern. This
one, S or ten feet high and mounted con-
spicuously, is composed wholly of horizon
tai glass pri>niS; and when lighted, as you
may have the good lap 10 find il, flashes
aud scintillates like tower Of diamonds.
I IL 1.
aud lanterns, many OF them miniatures OF
those in actual use. Not far away is re-
frigerat0r bearing the sounding title OF
"Allegretti Iceberg" The ice is invisibly
packed in the wood corners. and through
the glass sides we see sturgeon feet
long in swimming posiliom; a tempting
dish uf strawberries aud fiuil embedded in
cakes of ice. The building from this point,
has decidedly wnrlike air; Gunners
("mcn of slraw') aud guns with stuffed
horses barnCssed or all ready for swift at
tachment, seeming To predominate over
everything else. The taxidernist appears
to have chosen the finest specimens of
horse flesh for his work, and 10 have done
it, in some instances, only too well. For
in one instance a lady in her admiration Of
Que OF the splendid grays attached 10 a
Gatln gun, approached quite near the ami
NAL and was suddenly jerke1 hack by n
gallant but nervous bystander, whose
sheepish "beg pardon!" when he saw his
mistake, aud squelched air Us he SUNK off,
were irresisiibly ludicrous. However,
your disposition To laugh at such unhappy
,,,i..
few times yourself. AS in the case of Sal
moneus and when we were indnlging in 4
lie isuTely stare at one of those muliOnless
gunners, and were drought up with a
round turn" when he suddenly moved
away in disgust. OF course we laughed to
cover our chagrin, and equally OF course,
he-belng an Euglshman of the cockney
varieIy-did not, but instead received the
suave apology of the Professor-which
ought TO have won a man of stone-with a
few dropped HIS and mo leviiy" air
that nearly stuffed us with laughter.
70 give one an idea of what may he done
in the way of close packing, nothing could
be better than these mountain bowitzers
snugly slowed in feet square box for
transportation on mule back. A large 10
illogical display includes a white whale,
seals, sea lions, walruses, Rocky mountain
goats, &C., &c. Here is the jawbone of a
whale 20 feet long and a dozen model fish
ways. In the vicinity are flowers of ex-
quisite finish made from the scales of the
sheepshead and having the sor, translu-
cent beauty of massed pearls. Among the
Washington relics is dinner set of old
fashioned china given him by La Fayette.
Near one of the entrances, but almost hid
den in corner is one of the most interest
ing objects of the collection, a model OF the
excavations at Hallett's Point-for blow
ing up the rocky bed of East river, and
deepning the channel for ship passage.
AT present there are but II feet of water
and the improvement proposes 25 feet so
that ships of largest tonnage may safely
pass the dangerous SPOT. This model in a
glass case 6 feet long shows the Point as it
now is, with buildings and high mounds
of soil thrown up by the excavalors. Now
the exh ibitor turns a crank, and the bot
tom of the case, representing the river bed,
rises disclosing the honey-combing be-
meath where l73 pillars are all that is left of
Natures solid masonry and these are ex-
pected to be blown up before the 1st of
September.
A glance at our watch warns us that we
have but half an honr before the departure
of the N. Y. train. This we pass in the
Shoe and Leather Building seeing daintier
"shoon" and more of them than we ever
imagined; and soon thereafter are whirl-
ing, whistliag away homeward, taking one
last, long, lingering glance at the Fairy
land behind, and feeling anew as at first
sight of its wonders,-tha the genii have
been here. AS indeed they have-the genii