Uncle Dick and Lisa's Old Time Animal Tales

 

The Philadelphia Times describes a couple of remarkable women who are connected with the centennial Exhibition. One of these is Miss Emma Allison, of Ontario, who has the entire charge of the Baxter portable engine of six-horse power. She is by no means a soot-be-grimed and oil-covered amazon, but, on the contrary, of neat, and cleanly appearance, and a highly-educated and refined young lady. Of the brunette type, medium height, well-formed, possessing a gentle disposition and much vivacity and good sense in conversation, she affords no little attraction to visitors as she demonstratively manages her iron pet and tells them all about it. Her dress is neat, and she makes it a point to keep both engine and room in the perfection of tidiness. She believes that if so many male engineers did not find such apparent delight in plastering themselves all over with soot and making their engine-rooms perfect specimens of disorder and filth, women would long ago have looked with favor upon the occupation. Another lady whose natural ability has taken an entirely different direction is Mrs. Maxwell, of Colorado. She early acquired a taste for hunting, and she roamed the forests about her home, sometimes in company with her husband, but more often alone, and within the past ten years has shot and killed over 400 wild animals, such as bears, wolves, panthers, foxes, etc. She learned the art of stuffing the animals thus brought down, and many of the specimens are now exhibited in the Colorado building. Her age is about 35, but she looks almost ten years younger. In manner she is very modest and unassuming.