The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-01-13


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! Isditors Lake Ulsailea Eealo;
so, Teeunas. clieraw nntasdle
4 olSefenolzss taslsaloosa tohopakaliga
"0, Big Indian, suggest TO me d
cause Of the lano's going to selto
1 with Many We have had 80 tnut
J fun, frolic, and 80 much highly entc
tanning, very interesting and instrl
tive amusement, at Sugartown r
gently, that The above very simpl,
though beautiful quotation, from
{ lofty point IN the Rocky mountains
sounds in my ears like a dinner.l ,orl
/ herewith give you a CONDENSED. n,
port of oar recent magic lantern el
tertainHtent, Last W sdneslay aftel
moon, myself and my vile, Bets
Ann, walked ont III quest Of y SINAI
hollow tree from which7ms wished /
ert a sufficient length to make
trough which now forms the principa
kgrounil-wonk Of eur first-clsss ash
hopper. While ont, Betsy Ann pro
posed that ms unite pleasure witt
business, and visit our neiglborhoot
school. We went. While there,
Elittle chunky, reaFfaeed, bald-header
man came up the walk and rRshe,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. intotlFeschoo
room, jerked of a little old dirty
white hat, and spoke very hurfieflly
in Il loud, sqaeaking voice, something
like the following II will give .
grand magic lantein exhibition here
tonight Will lake you all through
life from the cradle to tile grave.
Will show yon some of the most
besntiful modern soepery--snch as
Gen. Washington in violent snow
storm near the equator; Napoleon
crossing the Arkansas river with his
army VIII also give you beauti-
ful Representation Of the fossiiiferous
remains of the gigantic alligator, cap
tured last August on the snew-cappeG
summit Of lookout mountain in
southern Florida. Children admitted
for two,bits; older persons for
qllartsr." We had no quarter, so
Betsy Ann contracted to wash his
RULED shirt for our fees, which WAS
so booked. We were there in time
to get on the committee Of arrange
ments. The gouds-bo1 being put in
proper position, the sheet hung, etc,
the "boss" declared himself ready.
At 4 o'clock, Perk appeared at the
door, paid his quarter, entered, took
a seat and the show opened. The
F." chicken fight" was very interesting,
going way back behind 4 suspended
sheett prove that a black rooster
will rnn when he gets shipped. The
three-year-old baby girl crying 10
go.tobed," was a very striking rep
resentatioD; but the parson told
Betsy Ann that its appearance on the !
canvas was SC. hideous tifat it broke
up two matches 'From the cradle
10 the grave MAS q nice trip-all
the way by water in opsn boats,
-" Hitting the old man in the mouth |
with a snoH-ball," was both amusing
and instructive. Moral: Never turn
your head when hailed from the rear
by the average small boy when there
is snow on the ground. Two crows |
on a limb" pleased all present who
had never seen crow 1.-The Big |
Fat Man" surrounded By his poor
friends wearing dog heads, was
splendid illustration Of the way in.
which some poor people too lazy to
werk, aud too proud to beg, will |
stand about with folded arms, howl
ing aloud the praise and good stand
ing Of their more energetic and con
seqUeptly more prosperous brethren
expecting, aye, yainly hoping, to be
remnnerated from their iander There |
were several other scenes, bat ! have
named the leading ones. What a
changed Fifty years ago there had
never been . show At Sggariown.
But now this community can take
rank WITH mast others, IN point Of I
magic lantern entertainments, aud may
ladd Xmas trees. Still there is room.
il yeu see an organ grinder with a
monkey, tell him there is fac open
ing mp hire. This maggie lantern
was brought aboRi. ssagaFtown by The
qnist. nnobirasiRe Pulling Of one lit |
tleeqla poor spottetiheFsc, and opera
ted by D Re little bail iieaded man Of
brain. One little cid poor spotted
horse and one litalobaldlsesdca man
Of l'FaiR, in q parish, is beyond all
estimation in bringing about and
operating a magic lantesn. Yours
only,
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