The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-03-19

to show not only Mati,ous muscularity,
but also his courage and ievotlon, r he
never hesltated to risk his life Vhen he
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 Pes .ade had s,,id, that he
should eat, and his companion obliged
him to eat, stinting himself when there
was only enough for one. This night
however, supper-even f II one-had not
yet appeared above the horizon.
eve are ina fog, " SAID Point Pescade.
And to dissipa it he returned 10 his
jokes and grimaces.
He strobe along the pla' for - he ges-
ticulated, he did Il few dis,ocations he
wal ed Oh his hands when he did not
walk on his feet. having Observed that
you do not feel so hungry with your
head downwards. He began q ain in
his half Provencnl half Sclave lingo,
that perpetual patter of the show nooth
which the clown fires off at the crowd.
Come in gentlemen!" shouted Point
Pescade.
"There is nothing to pay till you 60
out-and then it's only kreutzer."
But to go out it was necessary to go
in, and although five OF 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 thuthe had
a menagerie to show the public But
these terrible creatures existed in some
PAL is of Africa and India, and if ever
Cape Matifou met them on the road
why they would only make mouthful
for Cape Matliou!
And thus he chattered on, inte rupted
every now and then by the giant with
bang on the big drum that &C 20
g cannon shot.
The hy@1a, gentl men, tie n sana
comes from the Cape of Good Hope.
Active and songninary, you see him
clearing the wallis Of the graveyard on
which he preys.'
Then turning to the other side of the
stand he pointed at a daub OF yellow in
q clump of blue trees.
Here you are! The Young and
interesting rhinoceros, only fifteen
months old He came from Sumatra
and nearly wreci ed 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, in the burning
sands of the desert! When the heat
gets too much for him he hi les in the
caves! If he finds any water dropping
lie opens his mouth and drinks it as it
drops! And that's why he's called an
humIdian!'
But all the attractions seemed to fail.
Point Pescade shouted Ill vain. In vain
Cape Matifou banged the big drum.
Things were growing desperate.
However, few Dalmatians--po
Unlocking mountaineers-cam at last,
and stopped before the athletic Matifou
and coolly examined hlm with the air of
connoisseurs.
Point Pescade imme lately challenged
them.
Walk up, gentlemen! Come in!
Now's your time GRIND contest! Man
to man! A clear field! Cape Matifou
will throw any amateur that honors him
with his confidence! A pair of cotton
tights as the prize for The conqueror
Az JTo;l game, gentlemen p added Point
Ppscade, addressing these big fellows
WHO s,ared at him with astonishment.
Bat the Big fellows didnot see the fun
of accepting the challenge, aud Point
P1scade had to announce that rs 10
anla>eurs Were forthcoming tho contest
would take n!acn between Cape Matifou
and himself Yes! Skill shall be
ptsal aga nst strength"
W,lk up! Walk up! Don't all
cane at once!' voc;feratcd poor Pes
cafe. You will see now what You
nrvas saw before! Point Pescade and
Cape Na!i on at it hammeraud tongues!
III" twins CT Provence! Yes-twins--
bus uu OF the same age, nor of the same
mother! El? Aren't we like each
o.her-me particularly!
4 youn.. man stopped i'll front of the
platform. He listened gyuyely to these
threalbare pleasantres.
The Young man was about twenty two
or Al little older. and was above the mid
die height. His handsome eatures,
with certain severity about them,
denoted pansive nature, disciplined
probably in the school of suffering. HIS
1or,rA l,I.nl, o-yar hic l,aar3 which hn