The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-11-21

rama opened with the "family" kneel-
ing in grateful prayer for its escape.
The father, with head bald on top,
smooth shaven face and long locks Of
white hair falling on his shoulders was
the central figure, and made an ideal
vicar of Wakefield. Fritz, the eldest
son, wore a long coat and long trousers,
and Franz, the youngest, was dlstingu
ished by large button on his coat IN
the small of the back. This was in the
/ forenoon.
A few hours later, in the afternoon,
behold the change The father had
grown fine, closely trimmed side whis
kers, and he and his sons had changed
their straight locks for crisply curling
hair. From a gentle faced Madonna
the mother had been changed into a
vivacious looking Jewess, and, strangest
of all, two St. Bernards in the first pic
ture had become trim bulldogs, with
every appearance of being able to
make good fight.
Then there came a lightning change.
In five minutes their fathers whiskers
had grown an inch or two, Fritz and he
had gotten into knickerbockers, termi-
mating in the fathers case in blue
stockings and buckled shoes, both of
them had lost the curl out of their hair
and one of the bulldogs had been
metamorphosed into setter standing
over redish brown rabbit that was
declared in the text to be an agouti.
Noon, the next day, and the father,
and Fritz were again presented; seated
this time by a brook, but conveniently
near stone Jug that might have held
molasses and might not. The father
looked like 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 consequence in Paris and
looked like him. One of the dogs had
become King Charles spaniel. The
other did not appear, but was probably
in seclusion, settling on the breed in
which he would next appear.
The pair were on a hunting excursion
on their deserted island. A few hours
later Fritz had gotten his shock of yell
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
peasants dress, and grown full brown
beard, and the King Charles had be-
come setter. The jug had disap-
peared.
That night the father shaved himself
down to the side whiskers, dyed his
own and Fritz's hair black, put sailor
shirt on himself and pair of striped
lawn tennis trousers on Fritz, and the
next morning went out sailing. While
they were absent the Jewish faced
mother changed her countenance for
subdued Irish, arrayed herself in da'
blue gown that disclosed aye METH
coat, and put yellow handkS -
her head. Taking Jack, one,
other sons, and putting a trim,
cap on his yellow locks, the two,S =
companied by one of the St. Berna>
went out for a walk. IS.
A day or two later the father haG.
gotten back his full, yellow beard, \
which he seemed to wear with his
peasant costume, and one Of the dogs
had changed into a hound. But if you
hoped the father would stay that way
long enough for you to get acquainted
with him, divest your mind OF that
thought. Before night he had returned
to his trim side whiskers and curly
hair, while Fritz had shrunk in length,
broadened in girth, and put on long
trousers that were too 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 a day, Fritz is a good
second in this kaleidoscope perfor-
nance, the mother facially runs through
all the races and exhibits bewilderlng
number of different costumes, the little
boys must have been branded or their
parents would never have been able to
keep track of them, SO extraordinary
were the changes they underwent, and
the dogs offered enough varieties TO
have given a capital bench show The
one hundred Illustrations were alto
gether the most entertaining things
about The copy of "The Swiss Family
Robinson" over which the boy puz.
zled and the boys father laughed.7
Nez0 I0rk Times.