Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-01-18
PLAYING AT WAX WORKS.
A Young Couple Amuse Themselves and
Others at the Eden Musee.

Tripping lightly up the steps of the
Eden Musee pretty young girl. prob
ably 19 years old, showed by her eager
face that she expected to have a good
time. Following with more dignified
step. a young man carried the lady's
wrap. Once inside, the young bride
stopped to gaze with curiosity ut the
interior arrangements, but the next
moment recalled with little scream
from the stolid policeman leaning on
the railing near the box-Office. Clutch
ing her husbands arm with both hands
she remarked in an audible whisper:
"Oh, George, is he dead?"
Georges assurance that he had
"never, never been alive" calmed her,
and by the time the tickets were
bought she expressed her opinion that
he was lust too lovely for anything"
George had been i'm the Musee before,
but the sweet Irene had not. and every
thing pleased her, even to the roasting
cannibal in the chamber of horrors.
She fell in love with the little news
boy, looked into all the steroscopes,
went up to the art gallery, and finally
brought up in the Turkish smoking
room, where no smoking is allowed.
and settled herself in a dark corner of
the divan for rest. her head lying
low ON her husbands shoulder. Her
eyes closed, and he became absorbed
in the contemplation of stray lock of
hair and its comparison with feather
in her hat. While he was engaged in
this occupation, in a dreamy state of
mind. four well-preserved old maids
entered, and their eyes fell on the
young couple.
Arranging themselves in a semicir-
Gle, they admired the fair group for q
moment in silence. and then the young
est of the four. being unable to contain
herself longer, broke out with: What
beautiful idea! What an exquisite
effect! How it appeals to-Oh!" And
she turned and fled, followed by her
three companions. The bride looked
up and giggled. George blushed, and
an animated conversation followed in
an undertone.
Wasn't it funny. George. They took
us for wax group"
Yes. think they did. You look
lovelier than any wax figure. though" :"
NO, rcally?'
"Yes. really"
George. suppose we play at being
figures little when somebody else
comes in!''
George agreed. and they posed.
Meanwhile, outside, the four elderly
ladies were disagreeing with each 9TH
er. Two of them declared that the
group was wax, and the other two that
il was composed Of two living persons.
Curiosity triumphed. aud it was re-
solved to walk slowly through the
room and Inspect il. Forming IN sin-
gle file. led by the bravest, the hearts
nf all four huttering with excitement,
they marched through the door lead
ing from the stereopticon gallery and
paused opposite the two quiet figures,
but only for Il moment, rs Il little gig
gle which came from under the big hat
dispclled all illusions, and rs they
passed ont of the opposite doorway
each heaved II big sigh. but what for,
the reporter could not imagine.
A few minutes later three youths
carrying cigarettes eutered. and the
first one remarked, pointing ut the
bride, Isn't she sweet?'
This was unexpected, however fiat
tering. and with rs much dignity as
they could command under the cir
cumstances the couple sat mp straight.
to the great astonishmeut of the three
youths. who. rs they departed. winked
at each other sympathetically. This
ended all posing. and the bridegroom
and bride adjourned to the nearest
restaurant in manner exceedingly
unbecoming well-behaved wax-igures.
-NeU lUrE Tribune.