Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1853-10-28

split spoon, and hand bill! and what
was worse" added my companion, 1.-The
insultin' niger up and asked me what
| wanted: 'vittles, says I, bring IN yer
vittles and I'll help myseli!'"
From Household Words.
Licensed tn Juggic.
About fifty years ago a short iron-built
man used to balance scaffold pole up
on bis chit, TO whizz u slop basin round
upon the end Of IL, and TO initiate fire
works with golden balls and cleaning
knives, in the public streets of London.
am afraid bis genius was not rewarded
In his own country; for not long ago ]
saw him starring IL in Paris. As |
stood by to watch his evolutions, in
Champs Elysccs, | felt a patriotic glow
when they were rewarded with tho en-
thusiastic applause Of very wide and
thick ring Of French spectators.
There was one peculiarly In his per-
torrance which distinguished him from
French open air artistes-- never
spoke. Possibly he was diiIident of his
French accent. lie simply uttered a
rrunt when he wished to call attention
10 any extraordinary perfection In his
performance; In imitation, perhaps, OF
the 'La.-lal'of the prince OF French
acrobats, Auriol. Whatever no attempt
cd he did weli that Is 10 say, In solid,
deliberate. thorough manner. Ills style
Of chin balancing, knife.eatching, ball
ihrowing,and ground aud LOFTY tumbllng
was not 40 agile or ilippant as that OF
his French competitors but ho never
failed. On the circulate on OF his hat,
the French hafpeneo were dropped In
with great libcrality.
A. the fall OF the curtain denotes the
close OF a play, ~ the ralslng OF tho
square OF carpet signihoa tho end Of q
iuggler's performances and, whcn,my old
acquaintance had rolled up bis little biz
OF tapestry, and had pockcted bis sous, |
aec0eted hlm-'You are said, an En-
glIshmanl
"i'hat's rIghtl no observed iAmIlarly.
What say youto aRlass OF something
and chat
Say no repeated. with n very broad
grin, why, yes.to be surei'
The lumblef, with bis tools done up
IN carpet bag closed Al the mouth with
bit 0frope, aud your humble servant
were speedily seated In nelghborlng
wlna.nhop.
What do you prefer 10 drlnk' In.
CURED,
'Cure.a.sofe, he mode.ly answered,
The eplcurel Quality aud not quan.
NY was evidently hs taste, slgn OF, al
leesi, sober fellow,
You hnd yourself tolerobly we'll on In
Paflsl'
4 should think | did, he answered,
smack Ing his lips together, 'l0f was a
wagabon IN Londonl bat here am q
afllaieli
IA distinction only In name, ! aus'
peel,'
'p'faps II lsl but there's n good deal Of
difference, mind you, IN lngllnl q
have been Almost alt over iD ialeF Ia
my line IL n wagnbon, lie don't take
no standing IN society, lie may be QUE
81, never get Into no trouble, and never
give nobody else nonel but that DOM
help him, lie gItH Twin IN the streets
they say, aud that's enough, Well,
'sp0se he doesl he 'as 10 work tremen.
ns hard Tor vi
Ills certainly cannot DO an idle llfe
IL just alntI " they'd only lot We alone
bal they won't them blessed peelaFs |
mean How would you like ltl he con,
tinued, appealing 10 me with ~ hard a
look w the face AZ II had been hIs most
lmpFaeiloa BILE enemy, how would you
| like u, " you had looked up q Jolly good
pitch, anda FlglaF good eomp'ny was a
look ing on-al the west end, w a slap
up stFeet,where there ain't no thorough
fare-and just as you're doln the ba-
sin, and the brownies ID q dFoppn' into
at up comes peeleF, Then us Move
OIL You must goi' he stared harder
than ever and thumped his hand on tho
table, say you must 90 aud lose per-
aps pick as 'u'd keep you for week.
How wouldyou like thatl
Il should expostulate''
'Spostallaiel-would your slight cur
OF the lip, expressive OF contempt at my
ignorance OF the general behavior of POI
licemen, Ali II you say bot toa Peel
or he pulls you and what's the conse-
queneel Why, a month at the Steell
which hard name understood To be CIV
en- to the House of Correction.
But the police are not unreasonable.
| suggested
well, p'raps some OF 'em amt he re-
Marked but you can't pick out your
policemen, that's where II is
DO the police never interfere with
you hereP asked.
They used TO do IL; aud I've had To
beg back my traps more than once from
the borough Of the Police Correctional
as they call IL but then that was cause |
was hignorant OF the law. When they
see that could git 'onest liying,an old
cove in a cooked hat ses he TO me, you
are a saltimbanc, you are. Very good.
You 90 to the borough OF police for pub
! lie morals and the minister (not a par
son, mind you, but the ED inspector, }
ifhe's satisfied with your character he'll
/ give you n ticket
And did he!'
Course he did land I'm now one Of the
regular perlession. | amt to be hinter-
tered with, leastways without I'm dom
key enough to 60 on the cross and be
took up. That's the ticket he exclaim-
ed triumPhantly, pulling out a bronze
badgs, Pm number IS am.
And can you perform anywhsre'
NO; the police picked out thirteen
good places-Pitchers,' we calls EN-
where we can play. There's the list
thirteen on 'em al; OF 4 row-begiRning
on the Boulvevsrdc at the Place de la
Colonne de Juliet, and ending in the
Champs Elysees' He uniolded a neatly
written document that plainly defined
the limits OF Paris within which he, in
common with his co-professors, was al
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