Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-03

SSiARPEYS IMPERTSHABIE AND IAPALPABI-E
RABBIT FARE--OUTRAGEoUs ATTEMPT TO BRIDE
REPORTER.
The following, written on a "etter head of
one of the city hotels, reached THE STAR office
several days ago:
lr star: If yon want TO get some Information Of TIE
.e~t inpo lance tc blnaa fanny.
Mel az the brute ereato' -t.i eoter to Sec me at
ALExASDER HAxILroS SHARPLY
The invitation to visit MIR. Slarpey aroused
the curiosity of the city editor and a reporter
was dispatched in quest oi the valuable aud I'M
portant Information. Glancing over the re Eis-
ter of the --- hotel. the Reporter discovered
the name Of Nj S.IaPpey eci~tered In all it's
length and breadth in bold. lc-iUie hand \
card sent to him brought u reply by the C ,lOred
messenger. which was. de oeItI man "a, Waik
right up. san CSherei into room one of
The upper floors. the reporter WIS H;et n0st
at the door by man moi over tiy. feet Il u lsur
or five inches tall. He was .r.S., I'll i..u,s.lnent
and quick spoken. ''Iou are Weicuue. SIT. lie
said. graspine the reporters hand Ia .Ct. |
may say m 1ia;i to you. Il i. q So
nfcant lowering of us vUIct 1t to
a whisper, III make y".lI Vi-.t ifl.-s.5-, adj
vantageous to us both Take "a ST. he re-
porter took a seat AMI glance at Il. .rpey
tie waS a slngular-louh.f-5 man ,pry
Hight ha.r-what in cit.alren Is tlt,-. med
"tcw-c0lOTed." or. rather. ''to.,- led"
He wore short br.>ily beard -ii,.le
white eyes, set wy clo-r kept
up Il constant mot ga They .c...'7.F ... t,,inni.
at times and ut Ot.irT i.iouIt'lty about i'll
search Of something thai couid tinl h.. found.
The reporter. mea>tr u Inc d III uut.V" SIZE Of
MIR. Sherpev with secret sat ,>facJ ioA ,i.ierp.i
II he was shut up III Tcotn NItn a iti.al.
But neither the mans word or AIS mot
catet! madness. Nh Sna Pc. - Hlu>e.f
beside table. on when wrre MI f.. .aotrriaS
and quite pile ot papers. aud a,s = lie re-
porter. sad: Il HI';tu - .tyr VT = nance to
make n fortune; tnat II s-u ...TFr right
thing b. me. I'm -c,,'ntiHc .-.. !, an IN
ventGr- I've been stud al" III ,,-4-. aud
have made. what culs.ti,.l az. l.r - latest
discoveries or the aye c,iI It > tii Joy = i'm
pershabIe and ImpaipabIe nabDit Fare What
do YOU think Of it,
sHARPEY'S GREAT DISCOVERY
'Idon't understand sta.nmerr,i { I- reporter,
convinced that the man was realty mad
NO. of course you dol't und .u,.,f!t How
should you. when it took n.e go. 10 study it
out. mean that have Il scovei,.. d. ii invented
the finest and most nutrtive food for rabbits
that ever was
Ser rabbits = queried the reporter his
doubts OF the mans ~ aud fears of his own
safety increasing.
Eyes. for rabbits. 1t viii Sell ke ior cakes"
You don't meaH.' asked HE TAR man
CHANGING at the distance between .ise.f and
the door, THAT the rat1itS viii bay IT."
NO. of Course not. a lswerr,t il ) snArply
do you take me fUT fool uU !. iunat!c.' If
Just do, thought the repu ter but al afraid to
own IT, Il mean that people. m-h. women and
children. shall buy It for tn + ranults
For tame rabbits" tine reporter veltured to
ask
AS matter. of course. for tame rabbits"
testify replied the Inventor. ~ hat other Kind
do you imagine referred to-
but There : tame rabbits mt in
the reporter. thinking he han tEt. inventor
down there.
'Ah. that's just where tn,' :aIue ri INV inven-
ton COMES in. answered Nj aarpev exult-
1ngly- Il intend To iiI,i.>.. the RABBITS tue most
favored and the most popular domestic animal
that exists | intens. that eyfry ally shall
have its rabbit, and shall tr,...aIre Il - highly
that they Will feed it upon notpine Gut s5har-
pey impeTIshable aud impsiipablp Rabbit Fare
In"
''But how in the world can you possibly DO
this?''
'Ivestudied the " hole subject scent. ficallv and
enatoulcaliy. Let me tell you OF q act not vet
known. only to myself, Do you know why the
Iaab4t is ostraeised. ontlawed ,fs it were? OF
course yea don b. You haven't snent wears in
nndihS IT out The rabbit is the best iaDted of
anrne afiIniAlsfOra domestic pet II = ,ndsome
graceful. gentle and docle. 1t never let's mad
you never heard of Il rabbit biting ANYBODY. and
you never will. 1t has no temper. but with an
amlabilIty that IS supreme. suffers and dies un-
resIStIngly. Its the very an. nal aboye and
beyond all others for a hou'eno.4 pet but it Is
ruled out OF the list of pets
BECAUSE OF ITS SHORT TAIL.
That is the solemn truth. The estheticism of
the human race can't put up with the short tail
Give the rabbit long tan and it b, Comes the
pet sf.pets. the va:ur'! pet Of every household
L propose" said Hr- ShaIpey. earnestly. and
leaning across the table towards tar reporter.
ito give the rabbit the lon tai IT requ res to
establish its superiority Osei the animal crea-
ton as domestic iaysrite~
The reporter. now gully convinced That the
man was mad. Determined To Ie; ifa proceed
Until an opportunity Tor re1rru p.,. ented
itself
Mr. Sharpey Continued: The hrevitv
OF the rabbits tai Is owing l., . ;,ck of
spinal marrow. There is not suiI;ci.. Il V taiitv
In the spinal column to deyei, } i. ii nnurish a
tan prOportlOnate to the Siz,. of t4t animal.
Now. eharpey's .mrrFisiiaJIe an li.i.apable
Rabbit Fare will siren i..rn tie spiral con nm
develop the marrow. ard increase t.t. l-ngtb
of the tail. The tai viii re. ~ g r.; hb,t is
nOufished On the ItiipeI .ah. and IaI,aiuai,le
Fare"
TALE To CsSIISUJ
But. asked the rep,.. ,.-r with some 1repi-
dataon. will not the virtues OF your Rabbit
rare Continue to 0sseiop MARROW and tail until
the RABBIT has as r.uet SUI pus As he now has
deficiency -
Ibis question did ratir-r non,,us Mr. harpey.
lie knitted his sha -, t. = t-bTDw~ for AN
instant ana rrp!is.t!: ~ T.. Il nsiy,- T. ate
thai ey the quality 81 the fare iii tie
IL 40 a. To stop the growth Of Ia zen it
reaches the proportions 1es.red d to
establish an extensive warren ID 60, -: "a ,,itb
my proposed factory foT maxim. O., aruey's
imperisaalie AID l.npa!r;.bt K,,nI ARE
ana VII De prepared to supply r" t. all
the wofij- New W. >,u4n,. tt, HIS. l,u tn
patent NY Invention Bu: '~pusr w., 80 down
STAIR and take -ras- "a 5--,.r | ;.rnI - beer
Decau>e 70 Is the most wb,.e~Jin. uf a, tirInks
and pes des-it is the cheapest TIE. =, urter
EIdd oil Il GRANGE ia escape. acc;iu "a; rrd IT.
Sharpey down stairs - Tile far-rootr
BRIBERY ASn CORRUPTION
Mr.. Sharpey pad for tf.e two IA . beer.
and received forty cents ia elan I. Pushing
the reporter oyer into corner IT, "a while
shftHE the coins IN hi> naii,iS and ,..i,,p ning
them - II in doubt ats5uT ,s,uI,.th:i Now
IN goinI Ia ask FOR i,s,t-,it. stnd nv
Invention well written up B..twr. "A and
NE (whispering). I'm Wiling to Ia, nd IA good