Bisbee daily review., 1912-06-25

 Difficulties

museum mas become a sort or mama with McGinnis. It Is at once recre ation, a dissipation, lure and a dis appointment
 Years ago it dawned upon him that going through the museum was a duty he owed himself and his city. So, condescendingly one day while out for a walk he said to himself that he might as well drop in. A. McGinnis had also something of the feeling of the amateur when he found sign up saying that the museum was closed for repairs. lie walked away with his respect for the institution tn- creased as ones respect always in creases for the unattainable. If he could have walked right in he prob ably never would have thought any. thing more about it. but his curiosity was now aroused. Right at hand was a wonderful collection of instructive things and he was puzzled to know why people persisted in talking about stocks and ocean trips and the cost of beefsteak and dairy products in stead Of holding up their hands and excleiming over the marvels at their gates.
 When his cousin John came to town McGinnis clapped him on the shouL der. And now" be said, well go and see the Field museumi"
 Cousin John vas glad to go. Both of them, however. became so interest. ed in the cases Of Pompeian relics and Roman bronze as one goes in that 1t was closing time before they knew 1t.
 Those bathtubs certainly were great" Cousin John said that night ITO think that those old boys really took baths the same as we dol"
 McGinnis' brother-in-law was better educated. so when some months later McGinnis started out to the museum with him in tow McGinnis felt he was going to have a treat. Having seen the first cases before, McGinnis took great pride in pointing out to his rel ative the old frying pans and vases and pitchers incrusted with lava.
 Over here" he said. "are couple of bathtubs, too. that they dug up on Pompeian estateT
 Sorry said the attendant. hours later, tapping McGinnis on the shoul- der, but it's closing time"
 Tt does beat all," McGinnis said as they started reluctantly homeward. |. how much time one can waste just at the very start! Didn't you see some stuffed elephants or something farther back? We'll have to try again some dayi"
 The brother-in-Iaw, however. had to leave unexpectedly and McGinnis started out alone. Bipps met him on the way and said he'd like to go, too McGinnis laid straight course in the direction of the huge elephants a mile or so farther back, but Bipps colIared him.
 "Lcok at those old Roman things!" he cried enthusiastically Fancy their being'actually used thousands Of years ago,"
 There's some elephants back there" McGinnis protested I'm told the collection of stuffed wild animals has no equal In the world"
 "Jiminy!" chortled Bipps Look at the bronze tables and things, And if here aren't couple of bathtubs. Say, those are bigger'n ours todsy-a feI- low could take regular swim"
 And cases of butterflies from India and Africa and China, pursued the anxious McGinnis. Like enamels in their color"
 They must have had bodies Of we- ter in those days" said Bipps. say. how'd you like 8 bath"
 And Egyptian tiles and Inscriptions and birds from the moon. guess. and"
 Those bathtubs certainly get me- insisted Bipps dreamily. Look at the effect of the atmosphere on them, To think that maybe Nero took bath in"
 Sorry" said an attendan, while they were still looking 2: the bath tubs, but it's closing time.'
 McGinnis stamped out, followed by Bipps still talking about the tubs.
 There's a cuttlefish back there somewhere" McGinnis grovled. ac-  cusingly "Tweester saw 1t, so know It's there. It has a tall like an aeroplane propeller and two rudders that extend back for yards. Yards, I'm telling you. And a relief map of the moon that"
 They never could have got those bsthtubs into one of our dinky mod. ern flats" was Bipps' triumphant com. ment
 McGinris went absolutely alone tho next time. He resolved to cut his dearest friend if he interfered. He made straight dash from the en- trance past the Roman relics that he could sec nights in his sleep and tore madly for the treasures beyond
 Just as he sighted the African var elephants and caught a glimpse Of whole menagerie Of chimpanzees and gorillas and snakes and musk oxen end about a hundred doors leading into other entertainments Sadie Lin man grabbed his arm
 "Oh, Mir McGinnis," she said I'm so-o-o glad I met you. I've got .tc write paper for our club on Pomrei- an dave and I'm 5000 stupid. Won't you come back .uith me- to the sr, trance. and tell me what all those queer old things arc that they've dug