CURIOUS PEOPLE. 9 
“ If she’s married, why ain’t it called Mr. Max- 
wall’s collection? ” 
“ How old is she ? ” 
“ Is she good-looking ? ” 
“ Has she any children ? ” 
“ Is she a. half-breed ? ” 
“ Is she an Indian ? ” and as that crowd surged 
by, another wave continued the inundation of like 
questions ! 
I kept hold of my departing senses with an 
effort, and leaned forward to catch the words of 
some dear old Quaker ladies. They were asking 
in soft, confiding voices : 
“ Will thee be so kind as to tell us something 
of the history of this collection ? ” 
Blessings on their sweet, motherly faces ! I 
would have attempted anything for them ! 
Gentlemen of scientific proclivities echoed the 
request — people of all kinds repeated it with an 
emphatic, “ Do tell us who she is, and how she 
did it ! ” 
The promise was made, and, though it is rather 
late, here is its fulfilment ! 
RS. MAXWELL is the woman who made a col- 
lection of the animals of Colorado, procuring 
herself, either by shooting, poisoning, trapping^ 
buying, or soliciting from her acquaintances, 
