The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-07

side clock nearly 400 years old, though
the works have been replaced by later
ones. The kings staircase is on the
southeast side of the colonnade and just
west of the escapade. This stairway
leads to the state apartments, the throne
room, the guardroom, the kings bed
chambers, etc. There are also 80 pic
ture galleries. believe. A great
many of the pictures are portraits and
should have been done by Landseer or
some other good animal painter. Most
of the men look as though they were
suffering from Approximation and the
savage scowl of royalty shows ever and
anon tyrannical character utterly
without compassion.
OF course there are some historical
pictures and some Biblical scenes,
among them being graphic chief-do-
over representing Joseph excusing him
self to Potiphar's wife in order to catch
the last boat for Staten Island.
Another picture, enlarged from ko-
dak, Judge, represents Adam and Eve
in the Garden of Eden. The figure on
the right in this group is Eve, as learn
ed from an attendant. Adam is On the
left-one cannot tell by the clothes
which is which. One has just peeled a
large 20 ounce pippin and has thrown
the peeling over her shoulder to see
what letter it makes.
Adam seems worried about the ser
pent, which hangs near him in tree,
and one can see that our ancestor is try
ing to remember where his serpent an
tidote is SO that he can go and lay his
hand right on it if anything should hap
pen.
One cannot but be impressed by this
picture, the picture of those two single
handed parents Of the human race.
With no experience at all, green and
countrified as all get out. raw and I'M
lettered, yet called suddenly forward
and asked to become the parents of all
mankind, white, black, red and yellow!
Think of it! Who could not shudder
at the very idea: 1t IS mighty solemn
thing to be a parent even where ones
child is of same color as ones self; but,
ah, stop and think over for moment
what it must be to have the doctor
bring with him Mongolian baby, or a
little red brother, or a fifteenth amend
ment!
do not wonder that Adam strokes
his whiskers thoughtfully and wishes
that as forefather he might be allow
ed vacation. Ewes face is not so easily
read, as she has partially turned to see
about the apple peeling on the ground.
Both Adam and Eve have fine COM
plexion and considerable of it.
l would say Hampton Court palace is
now occupied only by number of the
very poor of the nobility who are I'M
able to pay rent and are by the kindness
Of the queen Guartered here. Left with
nothing but their empty titles now,
these noble paupers boldly put on their
door plates the only possession they
have, and ever and anon one sees bell
pull or a knocker under which is en-
graved in big letters the Earl of Bar
leycorn, the Duke of Lower Sandusky
or Lady Eleanor Malloy-Tidd.
Here, where for centuries the king and
his retinue dwelt in magnifcence and
these sunny courts echoed with silvery
laughter, where the table of the royal
master could be heard even at night,
groaning under its weight of good
things to eat, including paste and sweets,
porridge, joints, toad-in-the ole, shan
dygaff and everything that heart could
wish, now at dawn one sees the Duke
of Lower Sandusky light up his gaso-
line stove and with raspberry tea and a
smoked herring begin the long, long,
weary day. Or he sees Lady Eleanor
Malloy-Tidd come down stairs furtive-