The art of amusing : being a collection of graceful arts, merry games, odd tricks, curious puzzles, and new charades : together with suggestions for private theatricals, tableaux, and all sorts of parlor and family amusements (1866)
Bellew, Frank, 1828-1888 · New York : Carleton ; London : S. Low · leaf 108
le, the motive power, the core,the occult substratum of the duck is, of course, asin the case of the vulgaris pueris—a small boy.The mode of transforming him into a duck needsscarcely any explanation ; the illustrations save allthat trouble. A board tied on the youths back, asufficiency of wadding… … the tail, and web-feet cut out of brown paper—and there is your duck! The next thing inorder for the evenings entertainment proved to bea little dwarf, who was exhibited on a table. Hemade a speech, danced a jig, took snuff, and altogether made himself very amusing and entertaining. The mode of…
Amusements · Tricks
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