The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1881-08-13
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/H!ri,',.. ,.YfA Professor D,.a".
who wcr. thu greatest vcn'riiolui>t>;
We'll, thrr, wa, an old Attn, nian name,
Eurykics, who is spoken Of in history rs
master Of the art. Then there were Pro
tc>or Alexander AMI Louis Brahout q
modern ti.,'c~. They were both Frcnch'ncn
3rabout lived in the fourteenth c.ntur,
believe, and was said to bc the best ven
triloquist the world ever knew. Alc>an
der lived at an carrier period, and Wa
noted more fr his mim.,ic powers tina,
FIR his vcn'rilnquial powers. Professor
Love Of England was celebrated in the Ar
and was r:valci BY Professor Harrington
who died ycter,lay in Revere, Mass. o.
those living to-day, Frederick McCabc ant
l.. ID. Davi, arc the greatest Davis i
now retired in Australia, ard McCal,c ha.
recently signed contract to 90 there tn.
present season. Davis was til. first ven
,riloquist to introduce figures as an assist
ant to the art in America.
"McCabc was great practical joker
Several wears ago lie WAS ON board ot q
Mississippi. river steamboat, and forming
an acquaintance with the engineer, was al.
loved the freedom oi the enginc.r,Um
Tie took seat in the corner, and, pulling
his hat down over his eyes, appeared To liz
lost In revcric. Pre~ctlv Il certain part III
the machinery began to squeak. The en-.
Einccr oiled II and wen. about his usual
duties. In the course Of few minutes til.
-queaktny wa. heard again, and the enyin.
Ger rushed over, oil can in hand, IN mbri.
cate the same spindle. Again he returned
to his post, but It was only II few minutes
until the same old spindle was squcaking
louder than ever. Great Jupiter" he
yelled, the things bewitched.' More oil
was administered, but the engineer began
to smell y rat. Pretty soon the spindle be.
gan to squeak again, AMI slipping up be.
hind McCabc, the engineer squi-,ed halt.
pint Of oil down the joker's back. There
sid h., 4 guess that spindle won't squeak
any more The joke was so god that
McCabe could not keep il, and he often
tells It w.t., as much rclis! a. his auditors
receive It.
AT another time McCa,x vas confront.
ed bv u high waym,n, OF one Of the lonely
streets Of Cincinnati. as he was returning
to his hotel from moonlight picnic. The
robber presented cooked revolver ut the
ventriloquist's head, and demanding his
money or his lite. McCabe's quick Wit
saved him. lie threw his voice behind
the robb.r. exclaiming: HOLD, villain, you
are my prisoner" The frightened scamp
turned his head, and McCabc dealt him u
blow that ,ellcl him to the ground. lie
then secured the revolver and marched the
>coandrel to police station.
"Louis Bral,out, the great Frenc!, ven.
tril.quist was ais, great joker. The
story is toll ot him that he fell In love With
beautiful young uovitiate who was soon
to take the veil. The sentiment was re-.
turned. AMI Brahout arranged for an clope.
i,ent. Ills inamorata succeeded In getting
outside the convent walls, and the two
hurried away to the house u neighbor.
ing priest The holy man was awakened
aud requested to perform the marriage
ceremony. His refusal was thing 10 be
expected, but Brabout was too cunning for
the oil man. When he said no! most
cmphatically, and was about to raise com.
motion and have the novitiate returned to
the cloister, deep scpulchral voice was
heard coming from the bowels Of the earth.
1t said:
~ am thy Gather, and am still, in tor.
ment. Marry, this couple to each other
and, my probation in pursasory will b..
over.
1.-THE frightened priest called upon all
the saints to protect him, and proceeded to
perform that ceremony with greater alacfity
than he had ever shown on Il similar coca.
sion"
"Do yon ever play iokes:'
mot often. ' ann not given tn sue.
sports as a general thing, but occasionally
amuse myself at the expense o: Others
Last year7 was travelling with a musical
combination. One day while riding on the
ears threw my voice into covered has
let, and SC, M furious barking like dog.
The lady beside whom the basket was sit.
ting gave scream and bounded gu, OF the
seat. Then made cat Join in with the
row, and brakeman came running pll
NELL to quiet the disturbance. lie jerhcd
the lid Oft the basket, and found nothing
hut lot OF delicious peaches the lady WI,
taking home. The crowd was consider
ably mystified. Then set a humble bee
hu,zing about the breakman'> ears and h,
reiterated. \ gentleman who was standing
near heard wolf growl so Previously
behind him that he jumped aisout two tee,
high. Then the lady was led tn believe
that nou>c's ne>, had found Judgement
in her pocket, and the CIRCUS wits complete.
isut don't believe much in such caper>,
and generally t;~ego the fun ! nigh, have
ii tcl' disposed"
What whisky will Do for Congress.
Mr.. H.. oi Mississippi, was drank. The
right 10 v.t drunk is ina!icna,lc, guar
anteed by the Constitution to every Amer.
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