The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-07-22
) A TEXAS GIRL IN NEW YORK.
alice and Jim Bexar In the Parls--Au
Emotional Afternoon-NIusic and
SIonkeys-Jim In Mischief
Copyright 1871, by The United pross.l

Jay, TO ENJOY tho fresh loneliness of the
place in its spring suit. and to see and
hear all that is there to be seen and heard
1.-The Seventh Regiment Band, the
museum, the menagerie, the crowd, etc.
- We passed by a bench In a retired nook
where sat nurse maid, with her charge
and gentleman. The girl was unmistaka-
bly, German. with skin like wild rose,
haxen hair and large, gentle blue eyes. II
was the face OF a simple. ingenious child
IN which every thought and emotion was
/ reflected from the moment of its birth.
Her color came and went. she rolled the
baby back and forth nervously; and al
ternately the big blue eyes were cast down
and raised to those of the man beside her
half frightened, half pleased. He was q
good looking, elegantly dressed young
gentleman; and he leaned toward her and
spoke In a low voice. and In her own soft
German
Faust and Marguerite" said I.
" O, you know emp inquired Jim.
Yes, returned, when see them"
The crowd was enormous, there were all
sorts and conditions of folks. and every
Imaginable variety of costume, gait and
bearing. | enjoy this sort of thing i'm
monsely when alone, but the comments of
the free and fearless Arab at my side lent
a new piquancy and spirit to the amuse-
ment.
We went up as close as we could to the
pavilion where the band was playing some
operate selection or q piece OF semi-classic
music. l wanted to hear, but 1t was al
most impossible on account of the restless
moving of thousands Of feet, and the inter-
mittent murmuring of thousands of voices
The piece ended. After pause, a note
like the sublimation and GENERALIZATION
ola bird tone sailed out across the vast
crowd. 1t was a piccolo solo, Sweet
Home" When The Swallows" Oh "Su-
vance River" at first the simple air, then
through again and again, with every sort
ofdainty ornament and fanciful variation.
The crowd pressed noiselessly close, and
listened In rapt silence to the exquisite
strains. with their accompaniment OF swish
--swish--s wishing feet, very soft and In
distinct on more distant walks / looked
around at the faces near me; all were
touched and melted by the same feeling;
none was SO homely so coarse or evil, but
1t showed trace, glimpse, a shadowing
OF divine origin-its heavenly nativity.
As for Jim, the big brown eyes were full Of
tears; and when the player ceased, he re-
marked that the sun was In our eyes-we'd
better move.
+ Yes. said l. I'm mashed as fiat as
paper doll now"
The museum was closed and we went
on to the menagerie. As we came within
sight OF the earnivora cages magnificent
lion rose stretched his head upward. and
roared out his uneasiness and distress
again and again. As looked at the superb
and terrible beast, a smaller, tawny head
emergad -httla from behind his. It WAS
the lioness. rubbing her cheek against his
| In mute tenderness and sympathy, He
raised his head again and muttered once
or twice, but finally turned his eyes upon
her, hesitated then lay down, she creep
| Ing close beside him withher cheek nestled
beneath his. 1t was a beautiful picture to
the eye; but 1t was yet more touching and
eloquent to the heart. How mysterious
the might and beauty OF the love God puts
In the hearts OF his creatures; the faithful
tenderness that could thus soothe the mis-
cries of hopeless captivity and exile for a
powerful and imperious monarch.
| Here heard call from Jim, aud went
over to see what he had discovered
| "Why-why, they're buffaloes, aren't
they2 Poor, sick looking things; ragged,
an weak, an sorry. They're not much
like the fellows we used to chase out on
the plains. And, thereupon, he gave mo
| brief but dramatic description OF how he
killed the last buffalo he saw four years
| ago. up in the territory, while driving trail
| cattle enjoyed 1t very much; and tho
interest and delight Of a large and rapidly
augmenting audience were unbounded
had difficulty In getting him away with
out responding to an enthusiasts tic encore.
Jim was more fun than any small boy /
I ever personally conducted out to q cir
Gus. He fairly shed tears OF delight over
the monkeys. He pinched the tail of one
that wasn't looking, at the same time con-
veying the impression that its neighbor
was the guilty party. thereby setting them
to cutting ears and pulling hair with the
utmost spirit and good will
lie tickled the bears noses with O spear
OF grass and made them sneeze he stood
in front of the camels and looked at their
half sneeriDg, half apathetic countenances,
till his undcr lip began to protrude; he
was interested In the jackals, deer ante
lope and goats, and told some hunting
yarns, that were very popular with tho
crowd.
1t was give and take between Jim and
the rest of the animals, and I can't say
either side came out ahead. While Jim was
making insulting grimaces at naughty
and offish old camel, the baby elephant
reached ont and felt OF his left ear thus
artlessly making known his wish for more
apples; but when Jim felt the cold touch
he leaped into the air as though an adder
had stung him, and emitted an agonized
yell. His sheeplsh look when he found
what had alarmed him, and saw the poor
little baby elephant SO scared and apollo
getic, was the finest thing OF the sort
ever saw.
He offered pretty silver match box to
the emu The bird promptly snapped it
out of his hand and swallowed 1t, to Jilns
blank establishment, and my delight.
He leaned far over the railing that sur
rounds the alligators, and inquired as he
stirred up one of the motionless creatures
with his umbrella, Are the things aliveY
And tho thing" flpped its tail up as
though 1t had been suddenly galvanized,
almost knocking Jim down, and sending
his hat over into the seals tank hundred
feet away, and more.
+ There was one small animal In front Of
whose nameless cage Jim stood In OPEN
eyed wonder, and away from which Icould
scarcely drag him, so great was his inter-
est and curiosity. II was small, neutral
tinted animal, about as large as coon; It
had five or six legs, o striped tail, ex-
tremely flexible and expressive, high
forehead, large almond eyes O retrousse
nose, q large and somewhat irregular
mouth, furnished with the same sort
Of teeth, q retreating chin, and an
arch, insinuating, have-you-used-P ears- |
soap" expression. 1t toed In with all |
OF Its five or six feet, walked with q
Srecian bend and an air Of self-conscious- |
-1;-. its manner and bearing were q |
blending OF the diplomatic politician and
the suaye and subtle society intrigudnte.
There was guile in the oblique glance OF |
those sophisticated almond eyes, hollow
ness and insincerity all over the Machiave-
Han countenance, discrimination In every |
twist OF the facile tail. The mincing. |
pigeon-toed tread was the very step Of |
craft and treachery; and there was gam
mon. rank CANNON, In every movement
and undnlation Of that whole artfalequivo-
eating body.
Great Scott" said Jim, this must be
some sort Of pie or sausage animal-a
mince or a bologna 4 never saw anything
like IL beforei''
laughed then. but I'm inclined to think