The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-02-24
await the rising of the curtain. Have

the tallest and shortest man thar
can be found for the first and last OF
the seven, the other five in regular
graduation between. Make for them
wigs The seven colors Of the rainbow.
and great high.pointed collars Of
stiff white paper that will almost con.
ceal their faces. 1t is with rather q
feeling of vexatious surprise that tle
audience behold only these empty
chairs on the rolling up of the cur
tain, which is perhaps intensified by
the few minutes waiting that follows,
Tbs door opens, and Just the head Of
the TALES: is thrust out, while he 81
lently aud scans the empty chairs
and audience; it only closes on him
to open again for the second in size.
who closely initiates number one:
the rest follow one at time. Again
the door is opened, and the giant Of
the seven, who stands over six feet
in height, with arms and hands press
ed tightly to his side. marches stiffiy
in, once around the chairs, and
stands in trent Of the first seat a,
left. What shout greets his short
tight jacket just like an overgrown
school boys, and skin tight knee
breechesl The huge violet pansy Of
his boutonniere is such a reflex of
the colcr of his wig' The laughter
is continuous roar as indigo, blue,
green, yellow, orange, and red as
the baby ofthem all, come stiffiy in.
When all are in the giant makes a
stiff bow and takes bis seat, followed
by the others, one at g time, the
bows decreasing until the last is
merely a nod. A deep prolonged
cough BETTING his size comes from
the leader, who slowly crosses his
legs, pulls out IL huge flaming ban
dana, nops his brow and replaces
the handkerchief; increases his legs
gives another cough, aad is silent,
while the next in order takes up the
performance. Each one in turn must
lower the cough, and display a small
err handkerchief. until when it reach
es the last of the seven. the cough
has dwindled into squeak. and
thy gay colered three cent square
does duty for the handana of number
one. 1t is the latter who announces
the songs which must be given as an
operate selection Solomon Levi"
and Mrs. Brady" are capital, while
Zone Fish" and ..Old Grimes'' may
be introduced as desired. Any col
iege song, with its rah tail tab, is
very effective. In departing, the
baby first takes leave. and walks
round the chairs and out the door
before the next one starts. II
In Omitted States Mails" arrange
chairs rather closely together around
room, flOn which the furniture
must be pushed aside to leave the
entry free. Count one chair less than
persons playing, for there must be a
leader, who stands in the centre.
Each one in the circle takes,the name
of some city or town, either in one
State or from the whole; the leader
new calls the mail from one city to
another, as New York to Chicago,
Boston to Atlanta, etc., the players
exchanging seats as quickly as posi-
BILE, to battle the leader, whose object
is to secure seat. and oblige one of
the cities to take the place in the
centre. When several have been
called, then comes a general deliv-
ery." when every seat must be ex
changed, and in the scramble of two
or three over one chair the leader il
sure ofbeing relieved -Harpers Ba-
gar.