Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-01
THE OILERS STORIES
He Thought Pretty Girls
Rare Charm was a Lizard.
TALKED INTO A FRENZY.
Had Been 60 the fair-Dr. Apper-
sons Ancieat Trunk.

] thOught) was IN to!eraoly goou "orhihg
order. and vet that thing crSwled upon
her dress. and something whispered that
the "jim-jamsn had attacked me. Yes.
there u was-~a horrid. Shiny pea-Green
lizard, climbing over tho bosom of her
gown and making himself perfectly at
home. AZ first thought 1t was an artlh-
oial saurian, and while talking to tho dear
little maid ! touched the varmlnt,"
when behold il did move and did creep
aud did wink the other eye And then
incthought of the dehTium t,cmeus, and
unto myself | said Thou art undOne;
thou hast parlakep undUlv OF booze
aud ar. afflicted with wheels III thine
bead" And tho maiden laughed must
cal, rythmic smile when she looked on my
parplcxity, aud quoth m giee lnsunera-
Die chump--cTeature OF the dOughy head,
dost thou not see that II IS alive that II IL
n chameleon. It's a tad. Everybody at
the Worlds Fair has them. Watch him
move
With that she caught tho lizard IN her
chubby white hands and showed me tiny
gold cham, which fastened around tho
saunans neck and tethered hlm 10 her
dress.
From time immemoriai poets have sung
of tho chameleon and has capacity 10
change color, and as | had great deal OF
curiosity 10 see one perform this trek |
determined 10 spend the rest of the day
with the fair pOssessOr OF the strange lit
lie "varmint." Ny determination was
treugthenod by the fact that the girl was
pretty aud that i knew her mother was
going 90 hsye lCe-cTeam for dinner that
day. And so passed eight hours with the
maiden aud the little lizard, but never
oIca I'D that chameleon change his TINT.
L. 4. II.
ihe girls face when | told her that | was
going 20 take dinner with the family. On
hearing tins announcement she turned
white, for, as | subsequently learned, my
presence AZ the table caused her 10 lose
her second help of the ice-cTeam. Before
the day ended lost faith III tho chame-
leon aud IN the glrl too. although / must
aim,t that closer acquaintance with the
lizard developed many comWcudable
qualities IN his nature At catching flies
he Is unsurpassed even the family
butter can beat him. while for keeping hls
mouth shut nc Is far ahead OF the modern
oyster.
But the new fad puzzled and amused
me. ! could not help smiling when ] TO-
Elected on the makeup" of the 3" fin do
siccle' girl. Why, she is n regular walk
ing geological and horticultural garden IN
winter. On her has she carries the carcass
az deceased rooster and several speci-
mems of fall vegetables, while around her
neck che wears mluk-sku boa. Her
seni-sktH sacquo adds charD 70 the pc
ture. aud makes "a comfortable resting
place FOR the chameleon. while the
uukey-skiu mUH warns be" dainty
bands. which are covered with the hide OF
some lamentcd kid. Aud then she pro ha-
bly has poodle uTon which she vents her
osCullatorv enthusiasm. ut--grGcious,
where Will the sud- IN natural history
. F. ~ G la 14Ts.r4pt
pens 10 1--we TO see Resurrection day She
WIZ fud that she Is the proprietor OF q
regular little circus Of her Own.
"Jushfable homicide" That was the
verde, Of tie c0rouers jar. They had
Just finished lnvc.ti gazing what seemed
most afTocious murder, but close que~-
tiunlug developed many exienusuug CT
Cumstaucos. which lcssruel the offence.
ADD the Court subsequently discharged
The prisoner. IN the al looming room lay
the corpse. with his head literally reduced
20 q Jelly by the blows De had received,
and Ia. body beaten black aud blue. IL
was truly pititul sight, aud vet tAe man
who killed hin appeared remOrse.css and
the calm look on hls face clearly indicated
that be- was confident q his ac4uittal.
You say you killed him quer.ed the
Coroner.
Yes. killed him, " was the reply. and
were be alive and about TO commit the
same offence. would kill him again
Then You took his life IL scIt-do-
feGce:'
No, SIR, there wasno se,i-defence about
it,"
What induced You to perpetratc the
foul deed then
He asked me if ! had been to the
Worlds Far" grizzly replied the muir
Oerer, land [ could stand Il no longer. !
oil Id lf co. lt.t "a nd AZ
Tor tour long months tho Chicago EXposl-
tlon demon has uursu ne. haunted lie,
aud hunted me down. livery man w-O
went 10 tho WINDY CITY sought ne Out
upon ms return, aud told me- al ABOUT
it, Long aCo decided 90 dcyHt my din
ncr hour TO the interests o. tie friends,
uut tins would not satisfy them My poor
bead, stuffed. damned, packed, and ram
med down with their clA,uitJLs inlorm1-
ton, telt a. though he Ferris wheel were
revolving m -, While the PlaiSNuce night
marc stamped and trampled me lnm my very
dreams. And the villains still pursued
me- Gradually they usurped my supper
hour, and by and by l stopped eating
breakfast III order 70 give them all show
ipg. lneu began TO cut Oh my sleeping
hours, aud finally resigned NV position III
order u hear II all. But my constitution
broke down under 1t, and nv condition
became such that the doctors said 1t
MOulu ut utttNeAlN W lti4pltL "a oNtiNHNo
aud dangerous operation upon me.
knew that my chances for life were few.
but death was preferable to the stories OF
the Far. and told tb, surgeons TO 60
ahead. They land me on the table, and
one of the doctors placed the chloroiorlned
handkerchief over my lace. felt myself
rapidly sinkn. into comatose condition.
when suddenly the rag was removed ana
l heard yoico saving Have you been 10
the Worlds Far = IL was the oeeeased--
the man | killed. Possessed OF devils, /
arose. and rapidly regalnlug my strength
pursued him. | chased him into the
street, picked up q feuee-raii and mauled
HIM and then stoned him. Yes, your
honor. revelled in his gore"
The coroner was stern, hard man, hut
great tear-drops rolled down his face
when he heard the pathetic story of the
prisoner, and his whlskers glstened with
the briny spheres like cobweOs bedla-
monded with dew. His voice tremoied
with emotion when he turned TO the jury
and said: Gentlemen, II was u lustIha-
BILE homlcide-a case where 40 CRIME Is
involved. Heaven knows l pity the pris-
onor."
After the courts had honorably dis
charged the accused he attended an agri-
cultural far in Dlnwldie. but his heart
was broken. and he died IN less than three
weeks after the murder.
DR.. J. y. Apperson. the commissioner
who has charge of the Virginia exhibit at
the Worlds Fair, is another victim OF the
Columbian Exposition crank. OF course
he has been right III Chicago all tho time,
and so be has been cheek by jowl with the
fanatics. Yes, he has suffered and the
mental anguish be has experienced Is
enough 10 have turned has hair gray.
When he assumed charge of the Mt. YER
non building be carried with him
little. "old-timey hair trunk which
looked as il 1t constituted tue luggage OF
the patriarch Noah when he stopped to
change cars at Mount Arara'. Upon set
thing himself III bis quarters, DR.. Apperson
deposited this trunk among the priceless
relics OF tue father of his country, which
are on exhibition ut the place, and pro-
ceoded 70 devote himself 20 his work. Now
when the Exposition eranks dropped into
tho building and inspected the various ar
ucios there. they oil espied the little hair
trunk, aud somehow they took IT into their
heads that il was part Of the baggage
used by the immortal George when he
)ourneyed over the country IN serene colo
nal days. ANY one at all familiar with
history ought to know that, as a matter Of
Tact, the gentleman who has the awful re-
~ a 4 Il