The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-11-17
"Aias.leit' tho Wax Woman.

Gerry man. 'Is your mn sick?'
mo, ma is worth in the bush
La pa that a'n'Ewsll. He is having
somo trouble with his digestion. Yo'
see no went to tho cxrosi ion with INT
az guide, and that is enough to ruir
any mans digestion. Pa is neu'
sighted, and said he waited mo 10 sc
along and show him thing. We'll
| never had so much fun iince pa
fell out OF tho boat. First, I made
bim jump clear across the aisle,
there where the stuffed tigers are, by
tho fur place. I told him the keeper
was Just comiag along with some
meat to feed tho animals, aud when
Trey smelled the meat they just claw
things. He ran against show caae
and then wanted Ito go away. He
said he travelled with q circus when
he vas young, and no one. knew the
dangers OF fooling around wild ami
mails better than lie did. Well You
would o died 10 sec pa..thero by tho
furniture place, where they have got
beautiful 10 Is and chairs. There was
one blue chair under q glass case, ali
velvet, and sign over it tolling peo
pie to keep their hands of. Pa as&ed
mo what tho sign was, md l told
him it said ladies and gentleman are
requested to sit::in the chairs and try
them. Pa climbed ovu, the railing
and WAS just going to sit down ou
.ha gl.ss showcase over tho chair.
when ono Of tho walk.arouud fol!o VS.
with police hats on took him by the
collar and yanked him back over the
railing, and Was going to kick PMS
pants. Pa was maj to lave his
Goa. collar pnllcd mp over his head
md have the set OF his coat spoiled,
and he was goirg to sass him, when
I told pa tina, tie man was a luna,ic
from the asylum tha,} ys on e1hibi.
zion and pa wanted to 10 away from
there. lie said that he didnt know
what they exhibited lunatics for. We
went nd stairs to the pancake lazar
where they broil pancakes oat Of
scIf.rising flour, and put butter and
sugar on them 1nd givins..them away
Pa said he could cat more than any
man ont Of all, and wanted mo to
get him scme. I took q couple OF
pancakes and tere out peice Of tho
lining Of my coat end put it between
the psa cakes and handed it them t.
pn.with a paper around the pancakes
Pa didn't notice Cthe paper mr. the
cloth and il woa.a have mado you
"a ngh TO SEQ him chow on them. /
told him guessed his teeth wasn't
rs good az they
usei to, aad he said, Never You
mind tho teeth aid he kept on till
bo swallowed tho Who'll business, but
he said he gnessei he didn't want
any moro. Bat I thought I wonld
split when pa wanted drink OF wa
tor. Iessed him If he would dru;h-
thtr have mineral, and lie said he
guessed i. would take the strongest
kind OF mineral watcrto wash down
them pancakes, 30 I took him to
where the fire ext 'nguishers arc, and
got him 10 take ;hs ncz'e in his
mouth, anil turned the faucet. /
don't tbial: he got more than q quart
Of tho stuff ont of the s,larltus ma
chine down him. but he rared right
mp anl said he'd be condemned If he
believed that water was ever intend.
Cd to drink, and ho felt as though he
should burst, and just then th, man
Who kicks the big organ struck up
and tho building shook, and I guos'
pa thought he had busted.
Tho fun was whom We came along
10 where the wax woman is. They
have got n wax woman dressed up 10
kill, and sho looks just MS natural as
il she could breathe. She had o
handkerchief iniher hand, and as we
came along l told pa there was o Ia
oy who seemed to know him. Pa is
on the mash himself and he looked
q. her and smiled, and said good ev.
ening, and asked me who sho WAS
I told him it looked to me like the
girl who sings in the choir at our
church, and pa said course it is, and
we went right in where she was, aud
pa said, 'Pretty good show, isn't it.
end put ont his hand 10 shake hands
with her, but tho woman who tends
the stand came along and thought p'
was drank, and said: 'Old gentleman
l gpess you had better get out o
here. Tais is for ladies only Ps
excused himself to tho wax woman
and said he would sec her later"