Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-11-17
llonrNINo CHANGE ILLUSTRATIONS

Papa asked the boy. looking up
from his book. "can . man grow real
b-ari In one dayy'
Il should say not answered ths
father cautiously. being mindful of the
fact that within . week the boy had put
Ia him this question-"Why does q
woman walk on her heels In crossing q
muddy street. and when he answered
that he did no, know. the boy had aid.
ITO get across hut there was no ssll
about the question the boy Asked. nor
about the nrti one. which was this;
"Csn man ge, bald In one nighty'
"ile might In an ~indian country" an.
.werri the father. whereupon there was
silence for little time Then the boy
impaiien,ly said'
II don't understani these pictures st
all Everybody In them kcsps chang.
Ing around. and don't know who Il
who. and don't 80 how they know
each other half day running"
The book was The Swiss Family
Robinson" and the title page declared
that thsrc wer. "io0 illustrations" II
wa. worth while 10 follow the family
through ths piciurrs
Putting aside a colorci frontispece
which depicted lusty barrleggcd boy
on ru-k. with polo cap crowning =
shock of yellow hair parted In the back,
q bow In hi. hand aud hi. eye. hIed on
q spouting whale that looked like q sar.
dine sne-Eing violently. the panorama
oI-ned with the family kneeling In
grateful prayer Tor its escape. The
father. with hcai bald on top, smooth
shaven FACE and long lock. u white
hair falling On his shoulders was the
central figure. and made an ideal Wear
~ Wakefield Fritz. the eldest son.
wore a long Goa, and lous trousers. and
Franz. the youngest. was distinguished
by large button on hi, coat la the
small % tho hack This was In the fore
noon.
LiuHrSINo CHANGE
4 few hour later. In the afternoon.
t-holi tb. changrl The father hai grown
tine. closely trimmed side whi.kers. and
he anil hi, son, hal changed their straight
lock. for crisply curling hair. Prom q
grntl- faced Madonna Oh. mother had
len changed into vivacious looking
J.wc--. anA. s,rang,.t % all. two ~
B.rnarls In the lrs, picture had become
thin bulldogS. with every APPEARANCE Of
icing able 90 make y gooi fight
Thsn thcrr came lightning change.
In hv. minutes their father. whiskrr.
hal grown an inch or two. fuu and hs
had gotten into knickerbockrrS. tsrmi.
mating In the fathers case In blue stock.
In. anil bucklei sho.s. both - them
hal lost ih. curl out ~ their hair. and
ons - the bulldogs hal been meiamor'
pho-.-l into setter standing over ri.
lsh brOwn rabbit that was DECLARED In
the tent to b. an agout.
Soon. th. neat day. anil the father and
fritE wvrr again presented. seai-'i this
time by hrulk. bat conveniently near .
stone jug that might have hcld molsss--
AMI might not The father looked like .
Highlander In . farmers clothes. and
frtr. who had grown three or four
years older. was dressed like Danton
when that gentleman was 81 some con
sequence In Pans and looked like him.
One - the dog- hal t-colne = king
Charlss spaniel The other did not ar
r.ar, bat was probably Ia sscluSion. at
Ting un Oh. brc-i In which he would
n-ti app.ar.
Tho pair w-r, ou . hunting excursion
ON their dls-sris-i island A few hour.
later fritI hal gotten his shock ~ yel'
low hair hack. and traded his DAnton
oo~iume Tor knickerbockcrs. blue stock.
Ing. AMI sack coat. while his father
hal somewhere picked up Russian pa
ant. drv.s. anil grown full brown
lizard, AMI tho King Charlie. had become
arstter. The Jug hal DISAPPEARED
PERSONAL ArrIARASCE
That night the father shaved himself
down % the side whi.kers. dy~l bis own
AMI friiE'. hair black. put sailor shsr,
on himself aud a pair % striped lawn
tennis trousers Gu fntr. and the neii
morning went out sailing. While they
w.r, ahsent th. Jewish faced mother
changed her cOuni.nancs for = subiuei
Irish. Arrayei herself In u dark blue
gown that disclosed rrd I-tticoat. and
pu, yellow handkerchief on her head
Taking Jack. one oi her other sons. aud
putting a trim polo cap on his yellow
locks, the two. accompanied by one OF
IN. ~. Demands. went out for walk.
A day or two later the father had got
ten back hi. full. yellow bcard, which
he s.ems,l 10 wear with his Iesssnt Coz
tune. and one of the dogs hal changed
into q hound Bat II you hoped the
father would stay that way long enough
for you To get acquainted with him. di'
vet your mind % that thought Before
night he hal returned 10 his thin side
whiskers AMI curly hair. while frir had
shrunk In length. broadened In girth.
ami put on long Trousers that were too
short for him and heavy SHOES.
And 80 the pictures run. The father
changes his clothes, his beard and his hair
at least once. and often two OF thr-e times
. day. fnI isa good second In this
Kaleidoscope performance. the mother
fAciAlly runs through all the races and
exhibits bswildering number OF differ.
ent costumes. the little boys mus, have
b~en branded or their parents would
never have bcen able 10 keep track Of
them. 20 extraordinary were the changes
they underwent. and the dogs offered
enough varieties 10 have given a capital
bench show. The Zone hundred illu.trs.
tions- were altogether the most entertain
ing things about the copy Of The swiss
Family Robinson" over which the boy
puzzled and the boys father laughed
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