The morning call., 1894-07-08

even rows of beautifully white teeth.
When riding in the ring as Ella
Zoyara be had SO fully the ap
pearance of an eQueStrienne that heavy
bets were mace on his sex. ana
there were maDy-Barney Williams, the
Irish comedian, among the rest-whO fell
deeply in love with this masculine siren.
When he first appeared in New York.
report prevailed that the mysterious rider
was epcene; but this was quickly set at
rest. Kingsley was twice married. His
first wife was Sally Stickney, daughter OF
Sam Stickney, his early employer, from
whom he was divorced. Then he married
the pretty daughter Of Pat Holland an
old San Francisco preSsman, and step
daughter of Sheridan Corbyn. time out of
mind theatrical manager, and at present
engineering the professional fortunes OF
Frank Mayo. Kingsley lrked under
the female imperSOnaton business, and
only did it because he found the as
sumption enormously profitable for some
wears. At one time he was the most
famous man connected with the show
business in the United States. The only
way in which q close observer could detect
the difference between Z0yara and an
actual woman rider in the circus ring was
by a certain strength and certainty Of
poiSe shown while on the horse, which he
combined with the lightDeSs. airiness and
gracetulneSs of a Nine. DOekrill. Kings
ley was a great favorite in Melbourne,
Australia, and his turnouts during the
racing season we're the observed of all OBJ
servers. Cup day" found him in his glory
with fOur-in-hand bound TO Pennington.
He was arrested in his prime at Calcutta,
India, by that 'fell sergeant. DEATH" sue
cum bng to an attack of smallpox.
Jock" Thompson, who followed Will
sons fortunes in the capacity of treasurer
with the fidelity of collie. was Scotch
man. ii not a Glaswegian, like Jack him
self. true as steel, but with a fUndness,
whites, for The barley bree that disturbed
the circus occasionally. He soon went after
Kingsley to the land o. the .leal. Calcutta
was fatal place for both of them. Thomp-
son was quite sturdy and independent to-
ward Wilson. He knew the latter was a
spen dthrift, and refused to yield up TO him
the circus funds when there were business
Obligations TO be met.
Gang AVA, mon, ganZ awa'." he would
say to his demand. Get the siller the
best We can. But yell no take il cot O
the beezness and leave me light bandit"
Funny stories are told about "auld
Jock Thompson" with the thirst for
"whusky" on him. When the circus brig
antine put into Honolulu. en- route to
Australia, he lost himself ID the pleasures
of the Hawaiian Islands of tranquil de-
lights. After few days stay the circus
paraphernala and all the people were re-
EN- barked and the vessel ready to sail.
Noses were counted and Jock turned up
among the missing. There was a still
hunt for him. He was not found al once.
bat during the day was seen coming
down the mole heading troop of
wahines who were garlanded with the
usual yellow flowers of the country and
looked like tropical bacchantes-but they
were crying, not laughing-weeping at
Jocks departure. Thomps on himself had
a coronal of flowers about his whisky
bemuddled head. Wilson made for him.
but Jock put the boss aside. and gave
his attention to the girls:
"Dinna greet. lassies; dinna greet" he
called to them. "PIl be book: I'll be book
sune." Then turning in a half-drunken
way said to Wilson.who was garing at him
fercely; "Eh, mon! this is list para
disc"
The irate circus man gripped him. "Pll
paradise We. you drucken fule." and poor
Jock was dumped on board so roughly
that his 1ower-crowDe head struck the
cOamings of the hatcEway. and he lay
there while the brigautine was set ON her
course toward the equator.