A FUNNY INCIDENT AT THE OLD ALBANY MUSEUM.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 169, 31 May 1872, Page 6

A FUNNY INCIDENT AT THE OLD ALBANY MUSEUM.

George Lascelles, in a letter to theNew York ' Clipper,' relates a funny incident' which happened at the Old Albany Museum, in the good old ; times when thedrama, wax figures, and other curiosities were in vogue at that place -.—On the -4th' of July, 1852, a patriotic addition to the show being desired, Geo.rge Salisbury, a comical genius, notorious for-his. practical jokes, was chosen to. represent .George; "Washington, and, .of course, was' dressed. in the traditional costume. The doors had just been opened for the evening performance, and commenced thronging the curiosity rooms j when 'i mischievous idea struck Mr. Salisbury, who, opening the door of one of the waxwork cases unobserved, took a' position among the figures, and tried. to' look' as immovable as possible. A countryman with his wife and daughter, a young miss of eighteen, were the first who entered. As the young lady approached Washington, he bestowed on her a most unfatherly wink. " Good gracious me I" exclaimed she, " that figure of Washington winked at me'."' ; " Nonsense, child," 'exclaimed ma;' "you are so conceited, you think' everybody is. in love with fbu." ' ! But at' this moment .she was almost speechless herself, for. the venerable Washihgton'had' applied his, finger to his nose .in a very suggestive.manner.. " Oh, William." she exclaimed,- clasping her husband's arm, "do look at that." " What is it ?" asked William; " why, I believe you women are crazy." ' At this moment Grenera! Washington struck a belligerent attitude" and uttered- a te'rriffic yell. ' In au ictstant she whole' party tumbled down ' sts hj% ■ pellmell, and related- the wonderful while Washington, quietly slipped oif tc ; his dressing-room, laughing in his sleeve at the joke he had practised.