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10PAWNEE BILL'S FAR EAST THE MARVELOUS MUSICAL ELEPHANTS ------------------------------------------------------------- HERR SCHMERGEL'S GREAT GROUP OF HIGHLY TRAINED PACHYDERMS AND BEVY OF LADY ARTISTS IN A MOST NOVEL AND INTERESTING ACT ------------------------------------------------------------ The tutor and skillful performer of these huge quadrupeds, being an artist of musical taste, early became a student of animals, attracted to them by noticing the effect of melody on their actions. This troupe was trained to act in unison in different postures with beautiful Delmatian lady accompanists who chime in on different tuned instruments. These lady coadjutors' presence is a great lesson in itself by showing that "music hath charms to soothe the savage beast," not only in man but in the brute creation, and what kindness can do in developing friendship between natural brute strength in making it subservient to the most delicate agents possible to employ, in producing obedience to weakness armed only with sympathy and affection. The pictures explain this better than language could convey of the extreme delicacy with which the animals with the politeness of the most accomplished courtier remove their gracious mistresses' cloaks; the dainty tenderness in raising the knee, of "sitting up," lying down, or otherwise posing to facilitate the groupings of their graceful feminine chaperones to the different postures "in time" with the music, equals that of the most solicitous suitor of ladylove in giving his hand to a mount in the saddle. These attendants all the while climbing up over their knees, on to their shoulders, or standing on their heads in different poses, necessitates the use of several senses--all in harmonious accord. 11 | 10PAWNEE BILL'S FAR EAST THE MARVELOUS MUSICAL ELEPHANTS ------------------------------------------------------------- HERR SCHMERGEL'S GREAT GROUP OF HIGHLY TRAINED PACHYDERMS AND BEVY OF LADY ARTISTS IN A MOST NOVEL AND INTERESTING ACT ------------------------------------------------------------ The tutor and skillful performer of these huge quadrupeds, being an artist of musical taste, early became a student of animals, attracted to them by noticing the effect of melody on their actions. This troupe was trained to act in unison in different postures with beautiful Delmatian lady accompanists who chime in on different tuned instruments. These lady coadjutors' presence is a great lesson in itself by showing that "music hath charms to soothe the savage beast," not only in man but in the brute creation, and what kindness can do in developing friendship between mutual brute strength in making it subservient to the most delicate agents possible to employ, in producing obedience to weakness armed only with sympathy and affection. The pictures explain this better than language could convey of the extreme delicacy with which the animals with the politeness of the most accomplished courtier remove their gracious mistresses' cloaks; the dainty tenderness in raising the knee, of "sitting up," lying down, or otherwise posing to facilitate the groupings of their graceful feminine chaperones to the different postures "in time" with the music, equals that of the most solicitous suitor of ladylove in giving his hand to a mount in the saddle. These attendants all the while climbing up over their knees, on to their shoulders, or standing on their heads in different poses, necessitates the use of several senses--all in harmonious accord. 11 |