The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-01-07
CHATTER X.

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These were bright days to me.
was set over old Ton,-fancy.i
that; and my salary doubled his.
j had fifty francs a week, and
cleared as much moro by showing
her privately in her stable.
Money melts in London,-it
evaporates in Paris. Pippin was
a great favorite both with men
and women behind the scenes at
Franconi's. He introduced me to
charming companions OF both
sexes; gayety reigned, and tin
morals ''made themselves air, in
to which they vanished" Shakes
peare.
Toward the close of her engage
ment Dick made one of her mis-
takes; she up with her rightful
heir and broke his ribs against
the side scenes.
We nearly had to stop her per-
formances; we could not mend
our rightful heir by next night,
and substitutes did not pour in.
81 won't play with her." was a cry
that even the humblest and need
lest began to raise. am happy
to say that she was not under my
superIntendence when this right
full heir came to grief.
And now the cholera came to
Paris, and theatricals o: all kinds
declined, for there was a real
tragedy playing in every street.
The deaths were very numerous,
and awfully sudden; people were
struck down in the streets as if by
lightning; gloom and terror hung
over all.
When this terrible disease is
better known it Will be found TO
be of the nature of strong poison,
and its cure, If any, will be strych-
nine, belladonna, or likelier still,
some quick and deadly mineral
poison that kills the healthy with
cramps and discoloration.
In it's rapid form cholera is not
to be told from quick poison, and
hence sprung up among the lower
order in Paris n notion that whole
sale poisoning was on foot.
Pippin and / were standing at
the door of wine shop, waI'ing
for our change. His wild appear
ance attracted first one and then
another. Little knots of people
collected and eyed us; then they
began to talk and murmur, and
cast suspicious glances. Come
atuaxgN 0aI1 pinniH no har hnnfflxy
We walked Off; they walked after
us, increasing like Il SNOWFALL,
and they murmured louder and
louder. / asked Pippin what
they were gambling about. He
told me they suspected us of be-
ing the prisoners. At this 1 turn
ell round, and, being five feet
four, and English, was for punch
Ing their heads; but the athletic,
pacific Italian would not hear OF
it, much less cooperate; and now
they surround us just at the cor
ner of one of the bridges, flashing
themselves into fury, and look
ing first at us, and then at the
river below. Pippin was as white
as death, and l thought it was all
up myself, when by good luck q
troop of mounted 1eRddrmeS issu
ed from the palace. Pippin hail
ed them; they came up, and, after
hearing both sides. took us under
their protection, and off we
marched between two files of cav
airy, followed by the curses Of
n superficial populace. Extremes
don't do. Pippin was the color o
ink, Elliot of paper; both thei
mugs fell under suspicion anC
nearly brought us to grief.
Franconi closed, and Dick, Hu
guet, and Co. started on provin
eial tour.
They associated themselves o:
this occasion with Michelet, who
had some small wild animals, sucl
as lions, tigers, and leopards.
- Our first move was to Versail
les. Here we built a show-plact
and exhibited Dick, not as an ae
tress, but as private elephant, il
which capacity she did the usua
elephant business, besides q tIicl
or two that most of them have no
brains enough for, whereof anon
Michelet was the predecessor O
Van Amburgh and Carter, and die
everything they do a dozen years
before they were heard of; used
To go into the lions den, pul
them about, and put his heaC
down their throats, and thei
paws around his neck, etc, etc
observed this man and learn
ed something from him. Beside
that general quickness and deci
sion which is necessary with will,
animals, 1 noticed that he was al
ways on the lookout for mischief
and always punished it before j
came. Another point, he Away
attacked the offending part, ant
so met the evil in front; for in
stance, if one of his darlings curl
ed lip and showed tooth, hC
hit him over the mouth that mo
ment and nowhere else; if on,
elongated claw, he hit him owe
the foot like lightning. He reaC
the whole crew as had learned
to read Dick, and conquered thei
malice by means of that marvel
lous cowardice which they al
show if they can see no signs o
it in you.
There are no two ways will
wild beasts. II there is a singh
white spot in your heart, leav,
them, for your life will be in dan
ger every moment. If You Cal
despise them, and keep the rod il
sight, they are your humble ser
wants; nobody more so.
Our exhibition, successful a
first, began to flag; so that tn,
fertile brain of NJ. Huguet had /,
work. He proposed to his part
ner to stand tiger, and lac WoulC
stand u bull, aud 'we will have s
joint stock fight like the King o
Dude" Michelet had his misgiv,