The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03

| satisfaction. The spectators had in
creased to the number of eight to ten
| when q raw-boned, awkward, gawky sor
of the forest =, named Rory Brushwood
made his appearance. paid his money
and entered. Pleasant. of course, undec-
took to enrich his mind with historic
lore, while he Toasted his eye upon tbs
wonders Of art.
This" said Pleasant, leading Rory
up to the Sleeping Beauty, sis the Sleep
Ing Beauty; she's given up on all hands to
be the prettiest creature in the universal
world. Nav what would you give, my
old Snort to have as pretty wife and
as pretty a babe as that?"
"Humph! said Rory, Il don't think
she's so ID pretty as she mout be
and as for the baby, it looks like u
soreech-owl in petticoats.'
"Monstrous pretty! Monstrous pretty!'
continued Pleasant. But come here
hurrying Rory off, lest his remarks should
wake the Sleeping Beauty-"come here.
and I'll show you something that,n make
your hair rise like fighting cats
'"There." continued he, pointing to Billy
Grossly, Just take a squint at that fell
low, will you; that's Daniel Lambert he
was born in Nocatchey, and was raised
upon nothing but grass-nuts and SWEEP
potatoes, and just see what he's come to
He weighs $50, dead weight"
He's a whaer!' said Rory; but his
face is mighty little for his belly and
legs"
"Oh, said Pleasant, that's owing 10
the grass-nuts and potatoes: you know
they always puff up the lower parts
nightly
Nobody but Bifly could have withstood
this lecture upon himself without smile
but he passed 1t off admirably.
The critical time was pow at hand
Pleasant and Rory advanced in front
of Miss Failes and Mr.. Fairbanks, where
they found another visitor viewing the
interesting couple Pleasant deemed II
unadvisable to continue his lectures in
the presence of Clones; and. had Clones
himself been equally prudent, things
might all have ended WE'LL but he was
| not.
| While the three gentlemen just named
| WE'RE gazing on the figures before them
| Jack took it into his head to try IL
| cles through the sensibilities of her
head. accordingly he frightened his grr
| suddenly upon her hair. This brought
from her a slight vince, but Jack die
not perceive It. Encouraged by her phi
losophy, he made second pull with al
the strength that lay in the muscles
and slnews of his left hand.
| u
Miss Failes: and, what was worse, in thu
zeal of his experiments upon Jim's stole
ism, Jack overacted his own part 6
little.
Gentlemen said Rory. in tone Of
| awful dignity and self-satisfaction az
he turned gravely to the bystanders-
gentlemen, it's flesh and blood"
There" said Pleasant that just
| proves what I've said-that these are
| the best waxworks that ever was SHOWED
In all these parts. It's most impossible
| te tell EN- from live folks"
"Gentemen." repeated Rory, with the
same unruffled composure, its flesh ant
blood. IF | didn't see that fellow wink
and that woman squinch her face, then
hells a dancing ROOM"
mo matter for that. said Pleasant
they're nothn' but wax for all that, and
| IL YOU don't believe me, just feel thai
| fellows cheek" II
Rory raised his fingers slowly, as 4
| actually doubling the evidence of his
senses. and was just in the act of touch,
| ing Jacks cheek. when Jack snapped a.
his finger like a shark, and caught 1t be.
tween his teeth with force most unrea-
| sonable for fun.
we're that it completely unnamed Rory
| for the Instant, and. he sank powerl !;
upon the floor. He soon rose. however
and rose with Miss Failes's chair. whicr
happened to be vacant at this moment
| and then Ito use an expression of one oil
| the charactersl "if ever you saw wax
works cut dirt they cut 1t then"
Mr.. Fairbanks was the first to make
his escape but not without being nearly
overtaken by the chair. Miss Failes fol-
lowed next: then General Washington