The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-22
What Bulge Saw at the Centennial

What Bulge Saw at the Centennial
know what you'd have liked-there
was IA picture OF Goliath, an David had
chopped his head off an' he was a-holdin'
it up-l think he ought to have had his
head chopped off il he looked as horriu
as that. AM saw Circe, and the pigs
all squeaing to her to turn 'em back
into men again-I really believe | heard
'em squeal-an' Gree just sat there
lookin' like Bridget does wien she won't
give us more cake. 1t made me feel
dreadful to think there was men inside
of those pigs.
Bat whaCbOthered me was, every once
in while we would come to a place
where they sold cakes, an then papa
would hurry right past; kept showing
him the cakes, but he would 90 along,
and lie did just the same think at the
places where they made candy, only he
stopped at one place where they were
making chocolate candy, am grindin'
the chocolate all up so that il looked
like mud, an' he said, "Isn't that dis
gustin'W Well, IL didn't look very nice.
There was a whole lot of things from
Egypt, where Joseph and Moses lived,
you know, and all around the wall was
pictures OF houses in Egypt, an l asked
papa which OF 'em Pharaoh lived in, am
then two or three people close to us
looked abme and laughed out loud, an
asked papa what they laughed for, aR
he said he guessed it was because l
talked so loud; L do think little boys
have An awful lot OF bothers in this
world, am big people are real ugly to
'em; but papa took me away from them,
an got some candy at last, an' think
twas about time.
Then we saw lots of animals, am
birds, an fishes only they wasn't alive,
an L was walkin' along thinkin' that l
wished we could see somebody we knew
when all of sudden l saw turtle,
just like ours. l just screamed right
out, am liked to have cried, was so
glad. That was in the COMMENT Build
ing, believe papa called il; am saw
all The kinds OF things they Kill people
with IN wars, au' man on horse
that was just like papa was when
he was soIdier-l guess you wouldn't
want to run up to him am ask him what
he'd brought you, he looked 50 awful.
AW just outside the door of that house
was big god like the heathens make
an Fray to. l should think they would
keep him out-ol-doors, he was SO awful
ugly-why, l wouldn't say my prayers
to MIN il didn't ever get any thing. |
asked papa If the god was standln' there
while lie made 4 heaven for himself. am
papa said I'd have to ask Mr. Huxley
about that; don't know any Mr. lux
ley, do youp
You never saw suen lots of pictures:
There was rooms, am rooms, am rooms,
am eacA one OF them was as lovely as
Mr.. Browns barn was when the circus
pictures was all over it. An' then there
was The awiullest picture of whole lot
of little boys-nOt so very little, either
that was cructied to keep the Lord from
beiR angry. | tell you, [ just said
little prayer right away, am told the
Lord that was glad 1 Wasl'C little
boy then, II that was the kind of things
they done TO 'em. l guess L know what
people mean now, when they say they've
got the blues, COS that dreadful picture
was blue all over.
think comm home was about as nice |
as anything, though, cos the boys kept
comm through the cars with Dauanas,
an figs. am peanuts, an apples, an
cakes, an papa bought me everything |
am a lovely lady sat in the seat |
with us an told about picture of Co. |
umbus's sailors kneeiin' down an beg |
sin him to forgive 'em for bein' SO baa, i
ust Ike mamma reads to US out of the
history book. AM then another LADY
,at in the seat with us, but she |
wasn't so nice, cos she said "Sonton- |
lial"-I think big Golks ought to know
low to talk palmer than that. AM papa
said he'd 60 out minute or two, AM |
was thinkin' what a gteat traveller l |
vas gettlL' 10 be, am now knew most |
now Pa been to the Centen-
iial, ah' how was smart enough to be |
| big man right away, am what lots OF |
hings pa do, am how I'd have eyery- |
,uing aice wanted to, like BIZ men do. |
when all at once got afraid we'd gone |
IF an lett papa, az then got to be a |
little boy right away again, am L cried. |
M when papa got back just jumped in |
lis lap an thoush hit PJ rather stay little |
10Y. |
Im awful sorry you wasn't there, too, !
.od, but papa said such litle boy as
iou cOuldn't do so much walGiD'. Au' |
asked papa when there'd be one that |
'ou'u be Big enough to go TO, and he |
aid, "NoO fer a huhdret, years" Gra- /
,ious PeGer Tknew you'J be dead be- |
ore then. But youAl see centenniai |
wen il you do, cos tue Lord has eyeyy. |
hing lnce i'll heaven, aT centenniais |
re nice, so tnere'.i be lots OF 'em there.
dd you wont get tired bit lookih' al |
en, am l dOn's believe the angels III |
augh AT You when you say thing az
GU wont be dragged past all the cake !
md candy places, so / guess you'll have |
| good tim even II you wasi't with Us. |
i Author OF ''deleRs Babies" ST. Mich |
as for January.
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