The Mechanics Fair

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Excerpt from The Mechanics Fair: Or, Our Lodging House, a Farce in One Act The author of this farsical extravaganza has seized upon the clever idea of converting the Mechanics' Fair into a mammoth exhibition drawing such vast numbers of curious strangers to our city that the hotels and boarding houses are overcrowded and private dwellings are turned into caravansaries, where accommodations are at a premium, and even the most insignificant apology of a bed commands a fabulous price. Many will, no doubt, condemn the piece as being highly improbable in plot and detail - an absurdity outside the bounds of reason. Well, we admit that there is little likelihood that the state of affairs which forms the groundwork of the farce will ever be realized, but then, shall the author's object be called into question because his imagination has created the artistic effort which is before us, redolent as it is with broad humor and stirring situations? Observe the flurried and excited condition of Mr. Tweedleton, when, having returned to the bosom of his family, after an absence perhaps of months, with the expectation of quiet and repose, he finds his dwelling turned into a lodging house, crowded from cellar to attic, and himself forced to turn waiter and deny himself the pleasure of satisfying the cravings of an appetite sharpened by travel. Can one appreciate the situation without a visible relaxation of the muscles of the face? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.