[Samantha at the World’s Fair by Marietta Holley]@TWC D-Link bookSamantha at the World’s Fair CHAPTER XV 12/17
And so did three by Madame Weisenger-- "Mornin' by the Sea-shore," "Breakfast in the Country," and "The Laundress of the Mountain." "Christ and the Children," by Julius Schmid, wuz beautiful as could be. And so wuz "The Death of Autumn," by Franz Pensinger--they held in 'em all the sadly glorious beauty of the closing year. "The Three Beggars of Cordova," by Edwin Weeks, wuz dretful interestin'. Them tramps set there lookin' so sassy, and lazy, nateral as life.
Lots of jest such ones have importuned me for food on my Jonesville door-step. [Illustration: Them tramps set there lookin' so sassy and lazy, nateral as life.] Then he had two Hindoo fakirs that wuz real interestin'.
The fur-off Indian city, the river, and the fakir a-layin' in the boat, tired out, I presoom, a-makin' folks stand up in the air, and climb up ladders into Nowhere, and eatin' swords, and eatin' fire, and etcetry. He wuz beat out, and no wonder.
The colorin' of this picter is superb. And so wuz his "Persian Horse Dealers" and others. Mr.Melcher's "Sermon" and "Communion" wuz very impressive, as nateral as the meetin'-housen and congregation at Jonesville and Zoar. In the Holland Exhibit wuz all kinds of clouds painted-- Clouds a-layin' low in sombre piles, and clouds with the sun almost a-shinin' through 'em.
Wonderful effects as I ever see. And I wuz a-lookin' at a picter there so glowin' and beautiful that it seemed to hold in it the very secret of summer.
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