St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-30
''But suppose there is enough for two?"
at would still be yoursl My dear Matt

fou, you are worth any two menp'
''FOur-SiX-tenr' exclaimed the giant
And putting aside the emphatic exagger-
alton so common to all giants, ancient and
modern, MatifOu had in truth hitherto
thrown every wrestler opposed to him. Two
facts were told of him which showed his
prodigious strength. One evening in a cir
Gus at Mines an upright supporting the
woodwork began to give way. The crack
ing caused good deal of alarm among the
spectators who We're threatened with being
crushed by the fall of the roof or crushed
by themselves as they thronged to the door,
But Cape Matifou was there. He made
leap TO the beam which was already out of
the perpendicular. and as the framework
beam sagged down he held it upon his
shoulders as long as it was necessary to
allow the audience to diSperSe. Then with
another bound he jumped out, and the same
moment the roof collapsed behind him.
That was done by strength of shoulder.
The following was done by strength of
arm.
One day ON the plains of Camargne, a
bull went mad and escaped from the enclOS-
ure and chased and injured several people,
and would have done great deal of damage
had it not been for Cape MatifOu. The
giant ran at the animal, waited for it, and
il by the horns. and with one twist of his
arm laid it on its back with its four hoofs
kicking helpleSSly in the air.
OF his superhuman strength there had
been other proofs, but these will serve to
show not only MatifOu's muScularity, but
also his courage and devotion, for he never
hesitated to risk his life when ne could help
his fellows. So that he was as good as he
was strong. But that he should lose none
of his strength it was necessary, as PeScade
had said. that he should eat. and his COM
paniOn obliged him to eat, stinting himself
when there was only enough for one. This
night, however, supper-even for One-had
not Yet appeared above the horizon.
I'VE are in a fog said Point PeScade.
And to diSSipate it he returned to his
jokes and grimaces. He strobe along the
platform, he gesticulated, he did few dis
locations, he walked on his hands when he
did not walk on his feet-having observed
that you do not feel so hungry with your
head dOwnwaTdS. lie began over again, in
his half-Provencal, half-Sclave lingo, that
perpetual patter OF the shOw-bOOth which
every clown fires off ut the crowd.
Come in. gentlemen shouted Point
PeScade. There is nothing To pay till you
go Out-and then its only a kreutzern
But to 20 out it was necessary to go in,
and although five or six people stopped, no
one attempted to enter the arena.
Then Point PeScade with long switch
pointed out the ferociOus animals depicted
on the canvas. Not that he had a menag-
erie to show the public. But these terrible
creatures existed in some parts of Africa
and India. and if ever Cape MatifOu met
them on the road. why they would only
make Il mOuthful for Cape MatifOu.
& nd tl,rts Ia ahaf into ,t.a1
every now and then by the giant with
bang OH the big drum that echoed like
cannon shot.
THE hyena, gentlemen, the hyena, that
comes from the Cane of Good Hope. Active
and sanguinary, you see him clearing the
walls of the graveyard on which he preys."
Then turning to the other side of the
stand he pointed at daub of yellow in
clump of blue trees.
Here YOU arei The young and interest
ing rhinOceros. only fifteen months old!
He came from Sumatra, and nearly wrecked
the ship he was brought over in by sticking
his horn through the hull"
Then TO the other end he turned again to
show the lion amidst greenish mass of the
bones of his victims.
Behold, gentlemen! The terrible lion
of the Atlas, He lives in the depths of the
Sahara. III the burning sands of the desert!
When the heat gets too much for him he
hides in the caves! If ne finds any water
dripping he opens his mouth and drinks it
as il drops, And that's why he's called an
humidianI'
But all the attractions seemed to fail
Point PeScade shouted in vain. In vain
Cape MatifOu banged the big drum. Things
were growing desperate.
However, a few DalmatianS. powerful
looking mountaineerS. came at last and
stopped before the athletic MatifOu, and
cOOlly examined him with the air of cOnnois-
SeurS.
Point Pescade Immediately challenged
them.-
Walk up. gentlemen! Come in! Now's
your time, Grand contest Man to man!
\ clear field Cape AIatifOu will throw any
amateur that hOnOrs him with his conf
dence! \ pair OF cotton tights as a prize
for the cOnquerorI Are YOU game, gentle
men," added Point Pescade, addressing
these big fellows, who stared at him with
establishment.
But the big fellows did not seem to see
the fun of accepting the challenge, and
Point Pescade had 10 announce that as no
amateurs were forthcoming the contest
would take place between Cape MatifOu
and himself. Yes. ''Skiil shall be pitted
against strength"
Walk up, Walk up! Don't all come
at Oncc-' vOciferated poor Pescade. You
will see now what you never saw befOrel
Point PeScade and Cape Matifou at it
hammer and tOngS! The twins of prOvi-
dence. twins-but not of the same
age. nor of the same mother. En-?
Aren't we like each other-me particu-
larly."
\ young man stopped in front of the
platform. He listened gravely to these
threadbare pleasantrieS-
The young man was about Twenty-Five
or little Older. He was above the middle
height. His handsome features, with a
certain severity about them, denoted
penSive nature. disciplined probably i'll the
school OF suffering. His large black eyes,
his beard which he kept short. his mouth
rarely accustomed to smile. but clearly cut
beneath his silky mUstache. proclaimed
Enthusiastically his Hungarian origin and the
pTepOnderance OF Magyar blood. He was
dressed quietly in 4 modern suit. without
any pTetense at being in the fashion. His
bearing could not be mistaken; the young
man was already man.
lie listened. we have said. to the useless
patteT of Point PeScade- With some sym-
pathy he looked at him showing off on the
platform. Having suffered himself. he
probably could not remain Indifferent to
the Sufferings of the others.
Two Frenchmen,' he said to himself.
Poor fellows, they have not done much
to-day"
And then the idea occurred to him to
constitute himself an audience-an audi
ence that paid. 1t was only bit of char
ity. perhaps. but it was 4 bit of charity in
disguise and it might be welcome.
So he advanced toward the dOor-that is.