The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-09-05
uncIe John Robinson.s 80.

Uncle John Robinson's Giant.
Cucie John Robinson. tie veteran
Snowman, died recensiy IN C5uanna;i.
orer 20 YEAR, Of ase. He bal been IN .ae
cir-ss b1sines ever since be ran lEav
fron bis hotie n Ciiel. Ses ToTk. alsn
a boy, 70 follow sho<- lie was brave.
isnpetoous uan.and q bad one T. tackle in
bis bess days The following : his reia-
ton q the way he once discipilned iie
giant 0f his einus. as De tol1 i p ths
writer sonae years aSo-
He WAS the most shif'Iess giant ] ever
knew. said Cnele John, in talking abou.
The ~Polonaisisn Hercules ss The giant
was called @Hs didn't seen q take no
interest IN bis business A giaut q ba
useful 70 = show m1sf Be soeiabie Ike
With folks that cone % see him. lie
mus. shake hands, PAL ehiidren on tas
head. iell how tsll be j.. hoE much Be
weighs. bow nuch tobacksr be cheVz.
whsther he wzs ever IA love. ani lil that-
But he wozidnt. He wouidHt talk 20
nobody, and the more ths peop icroe-
sd round % look a; him ife c-s-l-
sot He was giant without a l1r-s
~ love fsr his fe.iowm=n-
aIIeld himself shove them. perhaps.
@3YelI. yes. three 1r f.ur fees aae-e 'efa.
should ssy. he VS. walking ueaa-
nent. and shat feeder De- was. f.ee
lazy tevafl the ciose Of the season, ani
wouldnt come down % the canvas untl
ne got good an resdy. This eaasci dis
satisfaction. and some folks said they
dilu't believe We bad = giant. anyuay-7
~So wonder VOC were pat out
Anybody would be put oar. ifsit Ike
giving him gooi licking lots q ume-.
bot somehow q nlan hesitaies about tacs-
lin fellow nine Or ten s,et tIL Bcf
had TO come.
IA what way
~Ill tell you- Ny giant taak o. ha7l
drinking finally. ara Slept away the sr-
ternoou instead Of exhibdn- aiaSI- af
the snow. One day uasas feeling ,r-r
god naturs-l. AMI coming dean Go tie
canvas IN the afternoon diin'i sec any
thing Of Hercules.
Here. yoI Ruae. 7 says ID the boss
oanvas,n4n. .Ehe5e Is that - eau-
Drunk and asleep up o. The tayeru.-
81 be.
well III sleep him. ser T. Blank Dis
eyes, and, picking up hard wooi bs--ei
stave. ! startei for the tavern ol a run.
You ses / was mad. f3rl sas car5ing him
heavy AMI paying him 50 geak a1i
founl7
Drunk o. We Suggested
That's Il, sid Uncle John, with a
grin, afound drunk morn haif tire t.ms.
I Was - nlad tll4i ] lorrot l.e ua- o II
ant was only thinking q q aans
drawing big salary from show and
not showing. rushed up 70 his rom.
and there be lay. f4ss aslee2 and saorlu-
Ike a f5g horn
How tai Wasthis giant. Une,s Jah1a
E., ten feet. hut I uas 81 mai
didn't think a5oa, his size. A. h- avoa
the bed. face down. Q br1lett that t.--
reistase towa On the broad portion ~
his corporsity a8i yelled .Yor ri-ers-
BE, drunken, lazy. good f1- Hataln- Blank
giant, you. git up here or I'll pound y11-
blank head ofe
lie jamPed up quieker'a any eanl
you ever SAN.
Now make tracks far sac clnras
sez l. Is I gaze him another rlusin- slap
that could fiare beer huzrd four blocks
aWav. With 4 bowi be rln do'Fn -liirs
and into ihe street, close after hir.
fsthing him a hck at sveg jump a.-
made
Get drunk viii you e~ ai8 /. aaI
shifk your Work and then Z u71,I
larrup hin again. Lord, sou a1gat -o're
heard the people cheer uhen lr1a-lt
my giant in The teat--roundai hiu r1
a il were"
Was be subdueI 2"
snbd1ed Wei. .houls say Doe was
subdued- We were Just ii time o. TIE
great spectacular piece entitled .Ssmsu
Captured By tie Phiistires. in vhi-h
he appeared a. Samson, and BE took .s
place ss meek as Moss Before tha-
be made a good deal Of troablc in the
piece, and once be nearly kiHei tHe
whole Philistine Amy before be would
surrender We had TO enlist 8 neu army
almost every night. Bu; after that ae
had No further troable- ! tell you. ur
boy, ysa can't do notiiu' witt giant
until you have whaled him az lelst once
-Tsza, Sting.