Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1881-06-10
Why the South Was Licked.

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crocodile of the Nile destroying a
young African, whose mother at a dis
lance, sees the situation, and is repre-
scented as throwing up her hands in
holy horror. On the inside of the
building from which this panorama is
spread is a hand organ which emits
doleful airs of the war, "Spring, Spring,
Beautiful Spring." "The Dog and the
Rye Straw" and other musical num-
bers. In aglass a about as big as a
cheese-box is a young alligator-croco-
dilus lucius-about six inches in
length. When a worm, or anything
that can wiggle is thrown about the
jaws of the pet of the Nile, he, the pet,
shows unmistakable evidences of ami
nation and agility. The fact is croco-
dHuS luciuS gets the best of the worm
or whatever is spread before him. But
the music-it has no effect whatever
upon him; not even to rouse him as it
does some of the people who have to
listen to it. Perhaps if he could see
his picture, or what purpCrts to be a
picture of him, on the outside, he would
cause trouble. The managerial fore
sight, however, is entitled to gratuitous
notice here. He knows the animal and
he knows the picture would alarm him
if he should ever escape from the
cheese-boX and get a glimpse of the
canvas. Hence the engagement of Il
stalwart with a club, who stands ear
the hardered show thing to head it off
if it should try to escape. A man
looking something like Kit, the Arkan-
sas traveller, with long hair, sombrero,
and plantation cigar, surveyed the pam
Drama on the outside reflectiveiy, puff
ed his torch, and turned the toes of his
boots into the museum" He, too,
was from a sunny cline and wanted to
see something that would remind him
of a sunny land and something before
the war. He roamed about for some
time until he found the diminutive
specimen Of the animal which, next to
a medical student, is the one thing
above all others which a color
ed mar fears. He looked at it
contemptuously, and calling ur
the manager, asked: as this the thing
you advahtise on the cuttin outside
yondah?"
Eyes sir, said the clipper manager.
What's the picaninny between his
jaws what you represent on the cut
tin? 2"
lie was eaten up down at Warsaw,
where we showed last. The animal
got hold of him one morning before
breakfast"
Kit looked fierce ~ the man, and
then at the alligator, and then at the
red-haired urchin who was teasing the
organ.
"You amt got any more niggers to
feed him with, them"
NO, sir; not to-day"
Eyes; well. 'spose you throw that al
chap at the music-box. I've paid my
money to see the feed, and | want you
to understand that a Southern gentle
man, sab, nevah gives up a cent fol
what he don't see. Understan'?
"But the boy is an orphan, and be
longs to a Sunday school, and | cant
use him."
The boys hair stood up, but he held
on to the handles Of the organ.
"Wha's the motha of the niggal
what throws up her hand when the
niggah is fed?"
"She left the company at Warsaw t.
attend the funeral Of the boy, and a.
soon as she gets here with her othel
boy the show will proceed. I'll give
you a check so that you won't be on
. anything. We strive to please"
: The southern gentlemen walked out
, and as he held up one side of IA bar ant