Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-10-29
Foss 8 Co., Island PonG

wave of it's enthusiasm Even If you
come alone and join the crowds, you
feel at once accompanied and befriend-
ed.
in such a mood of cOmradeship and
boisterousness you love to watch the
man who is passing out bags OF pop.
corn to those who prefer the neces-
sary nickel, while the popcorn Itself
pops white inside a glass case, snow
ering down like a fountain. And fur
tner on there is the attraction of the
smoking plate, on which hot dogs are
being cooled till their skins burst, as
they are laid between two rolls and
avad win mustard. And certainly
It rs the most natural thing in the
H0;:G SIR TIE E-I-Un VINO at other
times and i'll other places has a care
of what he eats, to order one with the
rest of the crowd, and to work his
way along the street with it in his
hand, eating it as the others are do.
ing. Someti mes the faces above the
hot dogs seem homogeneous enough.
They are the faces of those who are
intelligent as to dietetics, but have
been swept on past the bounds of eau.
ton by the enthusiasm of Coney's
surging multitude.
Mob Spirit and the Ticker.
The mob spirit in the place is con
tagious. What else would have per
suaded that dignifed, elderly man to
buy ticket for the Mammoth Tick.
Ter or for this continuance which hurls
you about at break-neck speed, rack
ing your nerves as you sit crouched
in seats just large enough for two.
Sometimes the watchers see some of
the merrymakers come off that roller
coaster with a white line about the
mouth and a strained look in their
eyes. 1t is not their instructive idea
of pleasure to be rushed down a steep
slope with such terrible force that
their breath is beaten out of them and
they gasp and cri0ge, But what if
they are pale and shaky as they step
off, there is an expression in the line
of their closely drawn lips which
shows that they have determined that
what must be must be, and they are
on pleasure bent, suffer what tortures
they may. ID
Here on the right Is a moving pic
ture show, and, not content with that,
the management has contrived to add
to 1t music. singing and dancing. No
where else than Coney can such COM
bination Of pleasures be found. As
one dances, 1t is the easiest thing in
the world to catch enough of glimpse
Of the picture over ones partners
shoulder, to follow the thrilling nara
tive Of the screen, and no one could
miss note Of the piercing tune which
the blonde at the piano is rendering.
Coney, on the afternoon OF q June
Sunday, IL o gay and thrilling place
gay and thrilling for grownups. Just
there is the secret It is the fairyland,
the place where adults may have .
perpetual picnic. To tell the truth,
children do not care 80 much about II
Given q pail and shovel out ON the
sands, the small child will be happy
the whole day long at Coney. but tho
grownup must needs enter the side
shows and ride the coaster.
Playground Of Aduito.
The fact that this was the playlsnd
Of adults came over me after seeing
some hundreds OF children on this
particular Sunday afternoon. WHO were
plainly there just because their ia
theirs and mothers had wanted to
come. Never have seen such utter
boredom and WEAKNESS writer ON pny
faces az was depicted on those Of the
many children who pushed their tired
way along. down among the knees Of
J the crowd. while their elders, with
their heads in the air. took in the 10