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Show Aborigines. A goodly supply of " fsL'a-'.icaily Dew" critr colored ladieo and gentlemeo and embryo warriors war-riors have been promenading the faubourgs fau-bourgs and boulevards of Salt Lake city this week. The fantasy of their newness oonsiited mainly in their dress, which was neither imported from Paris nor made up according to limit given by Shirley Dare in her Herald fashion letters. ' Krasa coats with blue buttons," military chapeaus, and cavahy swords appeared in prodigal abundance. Where the cavalry accoutrements ac-coutrements came from neither Mr. nor Mrs. Lo felt inclined to relate, The Poor Man'eFriend" found these tawny gentry ready purchasers of old Colt's revolvers, and probably drove good bargains for all delivered over to them. Strangers noting these Useful weapons in the hands of the aborigines aborigi-nes were seen to run their fingers through their " har " in a manner peculiar pe-culiar to people from away down cast, when first they meet tea " bob of the forest." It may be all right, but in these Modoc days revolTers and cavalry caval-ry swords look out of piece In the hands of chicken-toed savages. |