Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-05-17
THE CLOWN WAS 100 SMART.


New York Times
One of the latest wei Of the tyranny
and dospotism of the cars police rs the
popular clown, 'Turufi, famous through
out Russia as Constituting the most at
tracjye feature OF the we'll Known Ciui
SELF circus. The way in whieh TuroG
got into trouble was az follows:
Having had his attention drawn TO the
fact that the paper ruble note Ia still on
the downward track, Notwithstanding all
the Efforts OF the imperial government TO
raise its value, he determined 10 make it
the subject OF one OF his wItticisms. Ac-
curdiugly, few days later he trotted a
well trained and knowing looking hog
oat into the arena and caused It 10 carry
aud fetch sundry object in obedience 10
his orders in the most approved canine
style. The audience was deughted and
insisted On an encore, whereupon the
Gown threw a rubIe paper note INTO the
arena and ordered the pig to fetch 1t
TO him. Piggy trotted up to the note,
shifted at it disdaiufully, and finally, not.
withstauding the yituperations and OBJ.
iurgatiOus of the clown, deliberately
turned its back ON the mote and trotted
away, its snuut uplitted with the most
uumlstakable expression OF pOrclne con.
tempt. On seeing this the clown shrug
ged his shoulders, and addressing the
pig, exclaimed: "Neli after all, you are
not 10 be blamed. II a man ike WIshue.
gradski the mister OF tuauc- is I'm.
able 20 raise the ruble note, surely one
cannot expect poor, ignorant pig like
YOURSELF 10 do sO.' OF course shouts of
laughter greeted this sally, which, within
a teg hours, became the subject of IN
tense merriment 90 all the inhabitants of
ST. Petersburg. The minister of finance,
however, was Indignant. and on the fol-
lowing day The clown wes summoned into
the presence Of Gen dresser, the chief
of the city police, and ordered HIM to
Jail for q period of 'hrea days.
On emerging from prison the clown
determined to have his revenge, ali IN.
more as the public had exprg ssed their
drm convection that he would have the
last word in the matter. Accordingly, he
waited until one night when Gen. Gresser
with his family was present at the per
formauce iu one of the boxes. As soon
as he saw the chief of police the oEu
drove the whole trOup of pigs into the
6reua and made tnem squat down all u q
row ON chairs. Ihereupuu he explained
TO the pubhc that daring his impvi-ou-
meut he had attempted TO pass away the
time by learning German, aud then with
the object of showing the audience wha,
progre,s he had made, he turned 10 the
uigs and addressed them in that iau-
.uaee. Commencing with the small
sst Dig. he exclaimed rs he tendetiy pat
ted h.s suout: "Iou are only little pig
bu. You. he added, ARE gresser' the
German patois for biggerA and yo1
turning to tas third, ARE also gres-er
white you.' turning 20 the fourth, "arc The
zig pig" Jbe audience fairly rosred
with laughter, bat Gen. Gresser consider
"a ,bat he had been grossly and publicly
iusurted and Immediately left the bU..d
ing. The same night the clown was ar
rested. and when inst heard Of poor
TuraF was on his way to Siberia, where
al hard labor iii Use salt mines, III" vii
have time 90 redece on the folly OF Posing
ION hi the chief OF The cars police