Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-04

the nearest building and said, slowly and
with great disgust, well, I'll be damned!'
Arabella went through all the emotions of
curiosity, astonishment, and perplexity, and
ended with an appreciation of the ridiculous.
She laughed until tears streamed from her
eyes, and chung to Testers arm for support.
Lester burst into laugh that could be
heard by all those nearby, and Hubbard
scowled savagely at the pageant, and then
frightened when he surmised that all this
must be destined for the concrete animal
dens he had so painstakingly supervised in
the new park. He regretted that he had not
built an extra one for the Colonel himself.
The residents abandoned shops and work
and crowded out into the road. Carpen-
tiers and masons hurriedly descended lad
ders and joined the throng, and all of Port
Hatch was there to witness the Colonels
triumph. He waved his hand command
ingly to Herr Schmidt, and the latest
Sousa march came to stammering halt,
in which the tuba and the second trombone
shared the final tone. Slivers, the calliope
artist, considered by the Colonel a rare
find, out of steam, stopped in the midst of
wailing strain and looked out toward the
front of the procession as everything came
to halt.
FRIENDS and Fellow Citizens Of Port
Hatch, the fairest of cities, gather round
mel" shouted the Colonel oratorically, as he
stood on his feet bareheaded, and looked
down at them from his lofty perch. This
day marks an epoch in the history of Our
beloved city. A geological garden is an
education for the young, a delight for the
old, and source of constant entertainment
for the middle aged. No city can achieve
FRI No 6o1, haze
the beginning of what shall be the most dis
tinguished exhibit of modern times, and l
take the utmost pleasure in presenting it to
you, with the hearty wish that it shall prove
fountain of never-ceasing qualification and
entertainment. have the rare pleasure Of
surprising you, and of knowing that you
appreciate my efforts in your behalf. have
secured most unsupported bargain; for it
is rare that man has the blessed opportun-
ity to secure at one time such magnificent
collection of animals as those l am about
to install in our beautiful garden.
u have also the pleasure of informing you
that l have engaged permanently the ser
vices of master musician and his right ex-
cellent organization, Mr.. Smith, who will
hereafter lend this city of ours the inspira-
ton of divine music. As has been so aptly
said by the great poet, He who hath not
music in his soul is fit for strategems, for
treasons, and for spoils'; but know that
there is none in our midst to whom this can
apply. We will now repair to the park and
iberate our charges"
He sat down, and as he did so waved his
hand toward Herr Schmidt, and spoke to
the driver. The band struck into the inspir-
ing strains of 3Kippers for Tea; but not
before Slivers, succumbing to habit, had
bawled out in raucous voice, Follow the
parade to the show grounds, Ladies and
Gentlemen, where grand free exhibition
will take place." Immediately after, with
full head of steam, he selected @Thereu be
hot time in the old town tonight"
The whole street seemed to rock with it,
and Arabella, still smiling, Lester smiling,
and Burmah scowling, were carried along
in the swirl of humanity. The elephant,
gouged by the newly appointed manager for
the Port Hatch Geological Gardens, shufled
forward in the rear of the lions cage, and
the camel slowly moved his rheumatic
joints and sagged ahead as if tired of every
thing in the world. The hyena once more
vented a howl, and to Burmah it sounded
like laugh of overnastering ridicu1e for
the whole blooming show
Buzzard's Biggest had come to rest in
Port Hatch; but it was not until later that
Burmah learned that the Colonel had con-
tracted to pay Herr Schmidt's band five
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