The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-08
TERf OUEEK Pf0PLE.
Thousands of Them Have just Arrived in

EtChmurd.
What in the world Palmer Cox wanted
to send his Queer People to Richmond TOT
/ don't know. I guess he had been fead-
ing about this city In some historian
magazine. and thought our population
was made up Of dignlded and well-bal-
anced descendants OF G.. Washington, j.
Henry. and T. Jefferson, and that we
needed few queer people, by way OF va
riety. lie did not know We had our run
share, however, and has shipped TO Rch-
mond thousands and thousands OF queer
People.
That man Palmer Cox is certainly
genius. AS a juvenile writer ana aIust
no one In the world can compare WIN
MIN. His name mas become "A nou"eho'u
word throughout the length ana breadth
OF this country. And his brownies. no
in the world is it that does not know the
Brownies? / dely any man 10 pick up Il
book with Brownie pictures, ana not nave
to glance at the queer little people. There
is something fascinating about them that
we can't resist: the wise expression oil
this face; the shrewd. cunning look in
that ugly mug, the fun depicted IN the
Countendnce of another, and the earnest
ness Of still another. There they are-ihe
policeman, the dude, the Chinaman, tie
"coiored gentleman and all the rest
with their little legs and big, quaint
bodies.
Besides his Brownies. Palmer Cox has
created a new world Of queer People,
with paws, claws, wings, stings. and many
without either. 1t is Of this world es-
pecially that | would speak.
All these Queer People are arranged In
varied garments by Mr.. Cox IS ordinary
human beings dress. In this world Of his
beers. foxes. elephants, hcus, mice, and
other animals walk on two legs, think as
men and women 10. talk to racn other,
go to housekeeping, dance at weddings
celebrate gala days, and nave many Dad
ard Jolly praHks.
The children lauah-of course, they do.
when they read IF them and see their
funny pictures but that is not all. The
grown people are iaSciEsted. ] DON
care how gray your hair is, or how
strong your specs; 'aImer LoN queer
People" will interst you.
His way OF telling what he knows, or
thinks he knows. is fascinating. For
instance:
"Ch. lively was the gro ~ OF birds that
met on Beaver Flat,
The night on which the hootins owl was
welded TO the bat
And then he tells how
"Bv intuition. kind and free,
Two mice went out one night 10 tea.
His story # how the Brownies went
horseback riding Is most remarkable ana
the pictures drawn by Mr.. Cox Woul"
make n preacher laugh
Rv the way, IT is TO be wondered at
that some OF our enterpris!ng local or
gani7atiCns have not yet produced Palmer
Cox's bright little cantata in two acts en-
titled The Brownies I'm Fairyland.' The
music is by Malcolm Davis. The cantata
is for children, and is being produced an
over the country with wonderful success.
II would make a splendid holiday enter
tainment. There are twenty-five charac-
ters i'm the caste. supported by chorus
of brownies boys. and chorus or iallles,
girls There is the dude and the police
man. and all the rest Of the charming
and UNIQUE creations Of Mr.. CoXs fancies,
and the story tells Of a war against the
flowers by a certain band of imps. which
state of affairs is. strongly protested
against by the fai'ies, who call the
Brownie Band to their al! in eNtermlnat-
ing these trespassers on the fairy realm.
Now. if YOU queer people Of Richmond
want TO 1--we In this other world OF queer
People" ~ tell you how TO 10 It, Listen:
This truthful history by Mr. COX. win all
the wonderful illustrations, Is contained
in eight books, each complete IN ltselt,
but requiring the set 90 contain II all.
They are printed In colors on beautifrl
paper and are sold at The Times Office
for ten cents per number I'm advertise
ment i'm another column n this paper viii
give YOU fun particulars