The Brookhaven leader., 1885-10-08
THE ELEPHANT AND COW
As Seen by . Visitor to the Coney Isisnd
Reach.
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As Seen by = Visitor to the Couey tslsnd
Beach
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OF course | asked at once to be shown
the elephant. | had hardly thought,
having Sen him only at a distance be-
fore. that the animal would have his
ear at the level of a four stOried house,
tut, though 80 immense, his proportions
are very gooi aud he IS very we'll
colored. A band played - ankee
Loodle' from balcony built around
his trunk of the two doors standing
Hospitality open we chose one, but
found a placard directing us to enter
by the other leg The spiral staircase
winding up the leg brought us to a door
on which 'stomach-room' was Printed.
Feeling sure it was n newly invented
name for restaurant asked for refresh
ment. It was only his first story, and
the clicking of billiard balls explained
for what purpose he was done OF in
compart ents. Ascending more stairs
we entered the elephants interior. Hung
rOunI us he was with pictures of mon
strosities and peopled with venders OF
useless wares, rather thought Jonah
to be envie In the way OF interiors
he had the est of it in point of ex
clusivenes5.
Ey investing more "J cents for All
mi: sion We could have explored ma1y
rooms on the sides. rather eongratu-
lated myself that was too tired that
day, for one of this weeks papers de-
scribes an adventurous wo Ian who
left her party to examine the throat
A. - ha
thorough, Tor she dropped down into
darkness 10y mistake, and eviden J the
believing OF real elephant in nls ma
tive jungle could not have pierced the
air more successfully than did the cries
of the terrified woman.
How rewarded we were when at la t
we climbed up to his MAJESTY eyes
ooking through the great circle Of sew
eral feet, untrammeled by an artificial
eyclash, fortunately. our eyes sped
over the congiomeration OF gaudy roofs
of pleasure places and rested be-
yond where the Leautiful sea seemed so
much more blue and dazzling framed in
by the circle. a line of white foamed
breakers ad anced through the blue
green waves TO the white sands of the
shore. Through the air waves of So,
smoke followed the swiftly mo ing
steamers, while little sailing Loaf.
dared and frolicked in the wind iht
same circle TOOK in I e clear cut OUTLINES
of the Never-Sink coast. utting out into
the sea- IL is there rat one hOneward
bound sees list the iights which are the
finest on the coast, telling HIM wi h a
welcoming preSage of smaller light
awaiting him-"a light in the window
for ME.
We coull not be said to have done the
elephant thoroughly unles, We ascendeJ
to his spinal column here, from the
iayiion, We took III fifty miles of land
and sea.
Afterwards, as we walked through
tho street OF COnev Island our stroll
was continued inv tation t. ;,ry life
by some dissipation tor the inatita 1t
- cents We were invite. 20 have
our 81 houetteS taken, the capacity of ouI
lungs tested, and the future revealed by
a modern sybil. he IN our party, at
the head of great corporation, and on
whom the cares Of life pr ,ssed most
heavy, knew better than any of US how
to get en- oyment out of everything. He
tooG home not only silhouette of HIM
self, but a very clever reve alton of his
character from the torlune-teller, to
impress his wife with his new-found
| traits.
confess to lingering longest over the
cast-iron COW. he stands serenely un,
der a highly bede, ked awning, evil
IDENTIFY rehided and retailed for this
summers campaign. There is just one
thing lacking to complete the delusion
of her genuineness. There should be
invented internal machinery that would
switch round her well, ll,crimprd tail, AS
it is, the cardinal ribbon that ties its
exuberant wavelets is without t1utter,
| eIen when the impertinent flies buzz
round in swarms.
A simple village maiden" doing the
milk maid, has uSt pressed the spring,
and, after filling glass with milk which
flowed from the well-tilled udder, she
accompanied the 10 cents worth of lac
teal fluid with voluble and gratuitous
conversation.