The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-06-15
WONDERS MADE TO ORDER.
TALK WITH THE ARTysAN VINO NADE
the OCTOPOLO0CA

a TALK WITH THE ARTJsAN VINO MADE
the OCTOPOLO0CG
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asA Mssc aas -CAisrsSsrnius . Bee Csn-
strsssss-sseress 81 y Dsvk CaiiiaS.
sIissus wants you tor como over md feed
her halllgator." said diniinutive specimen OF
womanhood. In = big poke bonnet. 70 an old
gentleman who. with a paper hat ahd big
apron on. had answered tho boil.
Tell her that I'll DO ovor about July A.
teenth." said the man. II fed him In April"
He's got Q kinder goneness and wants Min
now" protested the owner Of the poke.
You tell your missus what told you." Vas
the answer Of tho man ~ no picked up hu.
man skull. causing the big bonnet 10 disappear.
Some poopls think an ALLIGATOR has TO be
fed every day" said the proprietor. turning
70 the reporter. These 'fistoqrats are queer
lot. Dye know have about thirty houses on
my books to 70 TO TO tend sick BIRDS feed alliga-
tors. and 90 on-maks q regular round OF II.
Just like the Tiffany clock windsrs. But Il
Amt my business. I'm . sculptor Just step
In here" and the visitor was ushcred iAto
back room where confusion reignsd supreme.
Casts Of all kinds wore lying about. pals Of
plaster. great bodies OF animals built up Of
laths and iron posts. and tools Of all kinds. On
. tabis In the centre OF the room was huge
twisted arm that was In tho hand Of tho worker.
while tho model. a distorted mass. hung In
Task Of alcohol near At hand.
Yea" continued the owner II am sculp-
tor. but don't vet credit for it. mako statues
OF the so-callod lower animals for students.
museums. &C." Hero the speaker took from
his pocket An alligator. the femur Of bird. Q
sss bean. and. finally. handkerchief with
which he moppod his bald head. There arc
animal sculptors who take wildcat or lion
and make q perfect model Of It They get Q
hear Of credit and 20 under flying coiors ~ ar
lists. while mako an equally perfect east or
model Of Awhaie or devil fish and an only An
artisan. But I'm an artist. and this 'ere shops
. studio. and Jont. you iorest It. There's my
model and Though II aint pretty to look at IL
Tvs On octopus. replied the. sculptor, "or
Tor isssassr You know ssn.raiiy an ostopus
measures. or will about thirty-three feet from
one legs tip TO that Of snother..that ts. when
a s S III full s d ysss
ago. was in Stka. and ono day was down on
the beach watching ting natives go out fishing
they iishsd. e tameisa into Chs daTout. We We
n e" sh e 4 Wss " why
shoal water We could rec the bottom perfectly.
All a. ones one Of the men dropped Az line ana
LED strSeT somssSns that took ,oSr II she M
ths boat was blast with Tnl the erisssr
ssd sr 0 tan phSy he'd oa tho
I suppose. and then eli hands jumped to
the wnd. .sd, side Ct the boat, bent down
rose un out Of water and hung about four feet
out. I've seen some tough sights. but that was
s Ss arm. and snn ss sss p sS T
Inc like snakes You can set some idea how Il
sSs could not 81 I'd q .p.sr 4 i Ws
hauled upon the beach. and by that time Was
dead. ! reckon It woighod $50 pounds. The
body was vas a. by -, small keg; from which the
mouth was . pair Of beaks that looked oxaetiy
out q a man auickorn lightning, made a
drawing OF the animal aud brought away one
Of the and haas what I'm molslipg
plaster. take Gusts Of the sucking disks, and
then have a mai cast made tn paper that will
Yes. there's some curious tricks In onr
trade; and don't mind letting you Into one Or
il business. and although VIC are s'V artists We
and, conlldentIally. the scientific patronage
business. You soc TN scientific. but have Veto 10
make up my income by appeals to the popular
but we must live you won't deny That This
octopus Is bony lldy. and going to be cor
rect but when s e.. order. comes from pop:
derent thing. When qs vas IN chicsso some
years ago. 4 man dropped Into my shop one
cable shsin hs. ON one ? slds sash he coshss
5 saa MA nat the u, wsFs shSSxinf u Nss ySft:
.sa mesa sn9 p' tst sns es
exhibition now at the AQUARIUM IN Ney York.
Town. Now. wan. somsthins, ut II
ssss .s ASS v eesen.so scientifically ssIS
as 1s :as zss' a.. sf h
d:ss sS ss' Ss s.S.s
~ s:ss ss$ IS
ySu see they say the animal when q ws4
want I e so%sthYns 9Sai look s HSs change
color. and clean out the country guys How
%Sss y s.S So Rsss ::s
,WslIs continued u. sculptor. II er9ush.
me down 70 fame. was three months making
About Is ss .sas
Of metal so that Il slipped in Ike these drink
ing cups. and could be- packed. This vas the
tank for tho ,ssptcm: oetopologus. a. / called
long Shaped ike sGuid. ana laid In the he, water es
Just covered. The arms. twenty feet long; went
plying about. and every once In . while the
mouth would open aud show big rod hole and
usLs I've fest h i0rg Tbs Was destgned to
ana Il s sSr a %s sss
alive. The man gave ono look at 1t and paid
mo the money. three days after they had the
first exhibition at county fair. and you'd have
laughed your hosd OF: The shopter would
commence and talk. and the animal would roll
about and whom no rot 70 the part about the
appetite OF the creature he would say: Now.
ladies' and gentlemen. We will give you an ex-
hibitIon how ths. octopoioeus. iesds.' and With
that man would bring out q big dog and toss
Y into the tank; tho arms would wind about It.
the rcd mouth open. the tusks appear. and q
Kissing noise like escaping steam would DO
heard then , the 2, dog would d!.sppesr. and
How was It made Well. that's one Of the
trade secrets. but as It's over now don't mind
telling you. The body was mado of rubber and
enyelSpsd In thin outside coat q the same anne
and black ink In compartments. Tho inside Of