The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-09-02
LIGHTNINn cHANaEs.

n lew uouiS ldLtF, IN the ~ LerHeOn
behold the changed The father hal grown
fine, closely trimmed side whisksrs, and
he and his sons had changed their straight
locks for crisply curling hair Fre4n a
gentle faced Madonna the mother hati
been changed into a yivacious leokin.
Jewess, and, strangest of all, two St
Bernards in the first picture had become
trim bulldogs, with every appearance OF
being able TO make good fight
Then there came lightning change
In five minutes their fathers whiskers
had grown an inch or two, Fritz and he
had gotten into knickerboclers, terrni
mating in the fathers case in blue stock
ings and buckled shoes, both of them
had lost the curl out of their hair. and
one of the bulldogs had been Aetamor
phosed into setter standing over a red
ish brown rabbit that was declared ii
the text to be an agouti.
Noon, the next day, and the father and
Fritz were again presented, seated thtS
time by brook. but conveniently near n
stone jug that might have held molasses
and might not The father looked likea
Highlander in a farmers clothes, and
Fritz, who had grown three or -four
years older. was dressed like Danton
when that gentleman was of some con
sequence in Paris and looked like him
One of the dogs had become King
Charles spaniel The other did not ap
pear, but was probably in seclusion. set
Ting on the breed in which he would
next appear.
The pair were on hunting excursion
on their deserted island A few hours
Later Fritz had gotten his shock of vel
low hair back, and traded his Danton
costume for knickerbockers, blue stock
ings and a sack coat, while his father
had somewhere picked up a Russian peas.
ants dress, and grown full brown
beard, and the King Charles had become
setter. The Jug had disappeared
PERSONAL APPEARANCE
That night the father shaved himself
down TO the side whiskers, dyed his own
and Fritzs hair black. put sailor shirt
on himself and pair Of striped lawn
tennis trousers on Fritz. and the next
morning went ont sailing While they
were absent the Jewish faced mother
changed her countenance for snbduel
Irish, arfayed herself in dark blue
gown that disclosed a red petticoat, and
put yellow handkerchief on her head
Taking Jack. one of her other sons, and
putting a trim polo cap on his yellow
locks, the two, accompanied by Que OF
the st. Bernards, went out for 4 walk.
A day or two later the father had got
ten back his full, yellow beard. which
he seemed to wear with his peasant COS
tune, and one of the dogs had changed
into hound But if you hoped the
father would stay that way long enough
for You to get acquainted wis him, di
vest your mind Of that Thought Before
night be had returned to his trim side
whiskers and curly hair, while Fritz had
SHRINK in length, bIoadened in girth.
and put on long trousers, that were toe
short for him and heavy shoes
And so the pictures run. The father
changes his clothes, his beard and his hair
at least once, and often two or three times
q day, Fritz is good second in this
Kaleidoscope performance, tho lnDther
facially rnns thropgh all the races and
exhibits a bewildering number Of differ
ent costumes, the little boys must have
been branded or their pareEts would
never have been able to keep track Of
them. SO extraordinary We're the changes
they underwent, and the dogs offered
enough varieties TO have given capital
bench show. The zone hundred illustra-
tipnsr were altogether the most entertain
ing things abpnt tho copy pf The Swiss
Family Robinson over which the boz
puzzled and the boys father laughed
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