Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-11-19
Letters From Papa and Mamma.
STEAMER CRY OF PARIS. Sunday
Morning, June %, 1891.

school. Some of the people are down i
the cabin having church service, but
have been seasick so much l have to sta
on ok all the time where | can hav
plenty of fresh air. can t tell you hoy
| should enjoy lovely, quiet Sunday witt
you to-day. instead of on the water tina
rolls and rocks so. The first day that WI
were out, last Wednesday, some of tn
people saw two whales not far from tn
ship, but papa and We're both asleep ant
missed them. Several DAYS we have seer
porpoises jumping in the water. Yol
can find picture of one in the dictionary
l think
The afternoon we were in New 1orl
| was the time you would have enjoyed
The first part of the time we We're in th'
Metropolitan Museum looking at tn,
paintings, which you wouldn't have car.
ed much for, but after that we walked
down through Central Park, past rows
aud rows of babies in their carriages anG
little folks playing in the shade, for it was
very warm day. In one place there wa;
pond where the boys were sailing big
and little sail boats. The wind was blow
ing and they would star; their boats on
one side and let them blow across to the
other side. After resting there little
while we walked on and soon came to the
menagerie where they have a good many
animals The first we came to was a
dromedarv. like a camel, only with one
hump instead of two. Then there were
goats and some strange sheep with very
long horns. Before that we had seen in
the road little carriage harnessed with
two goats waiting for some little boys or
girls to ceme and ride. In large tank
were three or four sea lions ugly looking
things with big heads and wet, fish-like
bodies. The most fun was the bears.
There we're two black bears and one
grizzly in one cage. Some men outside
were feeding them sugar; the grizzly was
especially fond of it and would put his
paw away out of the cage teasing for it.
The men would put lump on the back
of his paw and he would put it to hi
mouth as neatly rs possible. The black
bear could only pick it up in his claws as
you would from the table. Then there
were some raccoons, poor little fellows,
Standing up on their hind legs begging to
get out. it seemed to me. There were
some little wolves, too, not any larger
than Jack. Across the walk were some
cranes and some very pretty whlte-peli-
cans, think they were; and in another
yard an emu. very homely bird, with
we went to the elephants barn, where
three great fellows lay eating and tanning
themselves with their great ears, that were
all ragged around the edges as if they had
worn them out tapping them SO much
Beyond, in n tank of water sunk in the
ground. and around the tank on the
ground, were six or eight seals. They
didn't look at ali as if they were covered
with fur like your seal-skin cap. but look
ed as horse would if he were all wet
their hair, | mean. The picture of those
on your sliced animal blocks is very
good one. One OF the prertiest things
was couple of fawns-little deer, you
dark brown hair covered
with yellow spots. There was another
animal with horns eighteen inches long.
| should think; perfectly straight horns.
but twisted around and around like stick
Of candy. You would have liked to see
the tigers, great striped fellows, stretched
out asleep. and the puma that looked like
an enormous cat and walked back and
forth back and forth in his cage and look
ed at us as if he would like to scratch us
to pieces. The leopard which is spotted,
you know, was lying fast asleep on a
board high up IN his cage. The rhinoc-
eros was the only ugly animal saw; he
looked muddy and cross. though he stood
very still to be looked at. In the big
cage of birds could only see that there
was peacock, for we had to hurry right
Dy and go down to the Union Square to
meet papa for supper. Union Square is
1 little park in the busiest part of the city.
with a fountain in the centre and walks
md seats all around where the people can
come and sit down and rest or wait for
heir friends. | saw so many babies and
md little boys that made me think of my
title boys, though none of them seemed
near go nice. hope you are helping all at
nome by being dear good boy and max
ng Joseph happy, too. Your loving
MAMMA