, 1885-01-25
RopR THROUGH rHE COUNTRY.
Astonishing Resources Of a Sian with a
Terra-Cotta Beard.
From the n Y. Sun.

Terra-J0ttn beard.
From the n. Y. sun.
A long man. the coy and cunning OK
preston of whose face was enhanced by a
tcrra-cotta beard, which from the distance,
looked like an orifamme Of war, skipped
u of the entrance Of the Hoffman
house the other morning at l o'clock,
closely follow by Eve friends, who smiled,
gurgled. and occasionally whoopcd like
those who have been giving the bustre Of
intense Pompeiian red to the town:
For some extraordinary reason an open
barouche stood alongside of the curb,
with a sleepy driver on the box. who
held the rcins Of two sonnolent horses
carelessly in his hands. The gentlemen
with the red beard seized his W right
ear in own right hand, twisted it once,
and made a noise which sounded like es-
Gaping steam. This he did three times
in succession, until the horses and driver
had walked up, and he burst into a plea
SAINT smile and said:
''Ah my chariot awaits Let us take
a drive through the country to my castle
in the distance" With this he mounted
the box, the others tumbled unanimously
into the carriage, and the man with the
lurid beard asked the driver how much
he would charge TO take the party
through the park. The driver said eight
dollars. "You will get" said the first
speaker, two large, fat, solid plunks-
no more, no less. Proceed The driver
then folded his hands calmly and went to
sleep again. Then the man with the red
beard, pretending that the carriage was
under way, rose beside the driver and
began to describe the scenery 10 his
friends.
MARX yon river" he cried, with a
majestic wave Of the hand toward the
New York club house, as it bends grace
fully toward the setting sun and ripplea
placidly on TO the simmering sea How
tenderly the weeping willows droop DER
the-er-bloomin bank, and ali, me-
AS an apple woman yeered unsteadily
across Broadway-'see, here the sweet
young rustic maid appears, hurrying to
the trusting place, where her lover has
long since arrived, and is even now
awaiting her coming with roundabout
dered and knock-kneed grace. And on
the left2'
Soy, Clarence, interrupted the
driver, conidentially, I'm do it for you
for 90 net"
Two plunks, repeated the man with
the coral beard, in sepulchral tone, and
then, resuming his light and airy manner
and pointing to an ash cart on Twenty
fourth street: I'VE see here the country
school house. What a food of r~ecollec-
tons sweep over me at its sight Observe
the gabled roof, the tumbling chimney,
the broken pump. and see, in the door
way stands the narrow and l~ungless
teacher, keeping a watchful eye upon the
young as they gambol DER the green"
-Four dollars"
Two plunks- Now, as we climb this
mountain in front, see in the near distance
the lonely cabin Of the only original
George Washington nurse in this town
ship. Mark her toothless eyes and cyeless
teeth, and, as we glide along. catch a
glimpse Of the whitecoated miller through
the swinging door, chucking poker dice
with the blacksmith for keeps"
"Well, you ride up here with me and
I'll do it for $2."
Nay, nay, gentle Jehu, you are too
late. We have now enjoyed a pleasant
ride. We will go into the hospitable door
Of the castle, whore food and cheering
drinks await US.
Then the whole party, not having
moved an inch from the spot, alighted,
and with many expressions of delight at
their pleasant drive, and comments upon
the charming scenery they had passed,
disappeared through the storm doors into
the brilliantly lighted interior.