The morning call., 1893-06-11
THAT ERE NAWAB
He Goes to See the Pug
Kangaroo.
He Likes the American Game, and He
Nearly Takes Part in Catching
the Ball.

Yesterday was probably the first time an
East Indian Prince ever saw a fighting
kangaroo or a base ball game.
The every day go-asiyou- please Ameri-
can citizens who visited the Wgwam The
alter yesterday afternoon wondered very
much what was the matter. for there was
an unusual air of mystery and perturba-
ton visible in the countenances of all the
employees. and right in the middle of the
orchestra chairs was a space rallied in and
curtained off, occupied only by vase of
flowers standing on a tall music-stool.
But it by and by leaked out that ii was
day ever to be remembered in the annals
of the Wlgwam, The theater was to be
honored by the presence of royalty, for no
less a parsonage than Haned Ali Khan
Nawab of Rampur was coming to see
Gentleman Jack, the fighting kangaroo,
box with Trainer TAFT.
At 2:45 p. NJ the Nawab attended, accom-
panied by his cousins, Maid Khan and
Adussamed Khan, and G. Z. Howse, en-
tered the theater. They had walked there
on foot just like anybody else, attended
only by Captain Srdah Fatehyah Khan
and Montoi Faraki.
Like Dickens Mr.. Lenville in Vim
cent Crummles' Portsmouth Company,
Charles Hunn's people who occupied
the stage played and sang to the
private box which in this case held
the future hope of Rampur instead of
a London theatrical manager. The Indian
Princes seemed TO enjoy the minstrel
snow, but as they had come To see the kan
garoo fight the curtain soon dropped and
while the stage was being prepared for
Gentleman Jack. they witnessed Ferris do
clever feat a the top of a 25-toot fishing
rod. which MiIlethee held in his waistsash
and balanced perpendicularly.
The Nawab, not having taken to eum
chewing, sucked his walking-stick while
the man was suspended over his head, but
Montoi Faraki, the grave-looking Moon
shee. looked very nervous. evidently antlc-
lpating that the acrobat would fall on the
sacred head"
However, the suspense was soon over.
and the curtain rose for the fighting kang-
aroo, who appeared In brand new pair
OIL fonr-ounce boXlug-gloves. especially
manufactured for the occasion.
Jack In general ignores the audience.
but Yesterday he at once walked to the
front OF the stage and shifted at the dis
tngulshed party, as if he knew some
thing was out of the common: but he
went for TAFT just as usual, knocking bin
all over the RUG. In the third round Jack
caught TAFT very hard knock, which not
only fiooreo the man but brought the side
scene right down on top of him. The
marsnpial then walked to the front and
looked ut the Nawab as much as to say:
What dye think of that for a lark p"
.'fbe Indian party appeared to Thoroughly
enjoy the contest between man and marsu-
pial. gazing with their mouths wide open
and clappiBg their ringed hands. more
like American schoolboys than grave Mo
manned dignitaries.
Sary Camp herself could not have made
more noise with her umbrella than the
youthful Nawab did with his walking
stick in applauding the kangaroo when he
he finished uD the last round by knocking
TAFT clean off his pins.
When the kangaroo fight was finished
the visitors made start for the baseball