The Forrest City times., 1893-10-20
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.
roHnsnNEns AT THE FAIR.

one Of the mOSb lnttTtStihS icoe"i'" 'N
 the study of the various races repre- sppted there. Those who have in charge 1 inc dppartmeIits are, of course. tue
 nest intelligent of their nation ans
 nearly all speak English. IL IS out i in Midway that one meets with the
 original in all his dirt and filth; but as
 few of these speak English. they are
 rot as interesting as the better class ] The natives of Ceylon. (which they pronounce with the accent on the iasl syllable .)are noticeable for their lhtei- lligence. Though almost as clark as the
 average negro, yet they are possessed 1 of d much higher cast of countenh'lce'
 and are quick and alert. Thelr women, i loaded down with beads and earrings
 and bracelets, are not behind the men
 in loquacisy, and neither sex ever tlres of singing the praises of their native land or of extoAing the virtues Of the
 epure Ceylon teas" which they have for
 sale. And we'll may they be proud of their little island, for, in proportion to it's size. it has made one of the best dis
 plays at the Fair. It is awful to con
 template, that people otherwise so in- tellicent shoald'yet bow in worship be- ,, fore the hoMid. and senseless idols,
 samples of which are shown in'thell
 buildings
 The Hindoos have displayed their oriental taste in the arrangements of their building. I5 is crowded so full that it is a conglomeration or gorgeous cOlorS.
 Tea is served every afternoon in tine
 India building, and, at fiiSt. lf one of- feipd pay the natives would not accept. I was in there one day. and saw geh- tlpman insist on paying for hls tea. Ihe waiter perslStently refused, and reiterated the fact that "the tea no psy." Finally the gentleman made him understand that it was intended as tip for him. After some persuasion, ne smilingly pocketed 1t. About month later was again in the building. and this time noticed that the Walters bad 'so far imbibed American maiiness that when one served tea he stood like d statue waiting 5o be tipped.
 1 saw while there the king of India. As he wore an English tailor made suit ,.he could easily have been mistaken LOT an American dapkey, except that he wore a nnbia instead of hat. and was accompanied by an attendant with a red fez.
 The Persians aye perhaps the hand, somest of the brown races. They have a peculiar expression of the eyes which IS most pleasing and irresstably at traetive. l stoppedi at d baZar m charge of d yoang Prince Feramora" He showed some knives which he said were made in Tarsas. "You Know SauI of Tarsus. do you not ?" he asked. ..YesA" I replied, ! know Saul of Tar lsus. y You do not know him; you know about him." he repiied; | know about himi but ! d0'not know him :; l never saw him. Well, said, per haps you will see him some day. if you be good" II hope so," he answered.; sometimes am sure. and then again douht." The poor Persian youth was in this respect as well o1 as nany who douhless have had far better teaching I was intereste,tinhim and might have been there talking yet R mg colnpan- ions had not pulled me away.
 She and Event into a restaurant one nighs, when some eEi4opme& officers took seats opposite uS We admired their uniforms. ants detated between ourselves as to wttthep they were Ger man ST French. Though tl'ey could not speak English, their tat}e manners al. lad ,., l. them French. When the waiter brought their suppers, they had both ordered ham andi eggs That settlea it. told my companion that we Were close kin, the Saxon blood flowed alike through our veias Though the fiery French man forced hiA to use the language of France, and to adopt many French ems toms, yet the stnvdy Sa2son still stuck to his hog, and sticks to him yet under all circumstances. IFe wants him for breakfast. ainney and sapppr. found ,afterward shat my surmise was correct. They were officers from the German EvillAae.
 Theugb the foreigners are so inter Testing. yes l WAS not quite like all old
 lady of Whum l asked: Miss C.. of everything that you have seen at the Faig, in all the various buildings, and all over the grounds, which do you think the most interesting p She gig ' gled and replied, ''Of every thing that l
 have seen l was most tickled at them l Chinamen and niggers.n
 ! u may be remarked in passing that sAe lived Wp north and had never before seen but two triggers. G. '. FIFE WII'rF fr,ry