"You will observe that I have spared no expense in procuring wonders
of every sort, and here is my crowning effort or masterpiece--"
II. THE TWO-HEADED GIRL
"A remarkable freak of nature, which impresses the beholder with silent
awe. Observe the two heads and one body. See these fair faces, each
one lovelier than the other. No one can gaze upon them without a double
sensation 'of sorrow and of joy'--sorrow that such beauty and grace
were ever united, and joy that he has had the pleasure of contemplating
their union.
"Wind them up, Peter."
This figure is made by two young ladies standing back to back, wrapped
in one large skirt. They hold their arms out, with their hands hanging,
and slowly revolve when they are wound up.
III. THE SEWING-WOMAN
"John, bring out the Sewing-Woman, and let the ladies behold the
unfortunate seamstress who died from pricking her finger with a needle
while sewing on Sunday. You see that the work which she holds is stained
with gore, which drips from her finger onto the floor. (Which is
poetry!) This forms a sad and melancholy warning to all heads of
families immediately to purchase the best sewing-machines, for this
accident never could have happened had she not been without one of
those excellent machines, such as no family should be without.
Pages:
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81