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seem to be on good terms, which is the more 

 imfortunate because they are placed side by side, 

 and any sarcasm that may be uttered is sure to 

 strike home. One of them has the Living 

 Skeleton, the Fat Woman, the Giant, a thirteen- 

 pound rat, and a curious collection of dogs ; 

 while the other has two Zulu women, captured 

 at great expense ; and it is the superiority of 

 the human show, over the rival which includes 

 animals, that points the darts of the proprietor. 

 Yet another rival is in the field, however — a 

 two-headed woman, with a perfectly preposterous 

 number of arms, eyes, ears, and noses, and her 

 proud owner announces, lest any sceptic should 

 doubt, that he has '' medical men kept inside 

 ready to take their oaths that she's genuine." 

 A photographer strives to induce people to be 

 *' taken " by displaying the highly coloured 

 picture of a beautiful gentleman in baggy white 

 trousers, seated on a lovely horse of the most 

 prancing description, and clearly so much struck 

 by an exhibition of photographs (obviously 

 these) that he is bent on getting off and being 

 portrayed as soon as ever his horse will give him 

 an opportunity. 



^ Another show is painful. Outside is Mr. 

 Merryman, with painted face and clown's attire ; 

 but poor little Mr. Merryman cannot be more 



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