Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-07-19

anu LIt SNaAN III anu l'idNtN dNu swami
about With her own, and early III his
boyhood came TO San Francisco
There he dwclt in Chinatown, and
became renowned amongst the show,
men in san Francisco for his acro6ajit
teatS. Tonight he is engaged to as
SiSt in a performance on the lawn be
fore the mansion of Benson BlaSh.
field Mr. RlaShtCd will have fire.
works AM i -reat supper ANA the
croWuiug feature will be the tCalS Of
Min Tohu who, amongst other things,
throws Z rope into Tie air, where II 5
caught by some unseen power sends i
kitten up its length uuul 1t VaniShcS
from sight, sends monkey to find
it. follows himself and draws up the
rope after him, and 10 minutes after
is heard calling from the inside OF 4
great lacQucred box to be let ont. sand
there he is, indeed, coilcd mp like 4
great serpent. Oh, there is nothing
Min Toxic cannot do and no one ever
discovers how he does anything
Now he laughs.
Il know you have what | want, or
can make it in twinkliug. Lin Ham,"
he answers. las for money, l am
richer than you think. Name your
price. have told YOU what want
to kill man without 4 knife or a
blow or poison-to kill him so that it
seems to he done by the hand Of Fate;
SO that no one can suspect me"
is he Chinaman?" asks Lin Ham.
He is an American" said Min Toxic.
This rich man, to whose house I 80
tonight, has daughter. l love her,
You grin. Why not? am hand
Gus; | am favorite with the ladies, and
she smiled on me- You grin again.
OF course, the rich man would say no,
l did not mean to ask the rich man,
If she loved me, that was enough l
could spirit her away where they
would never find us. That is what |
meant to do
You are mad!" says Lin Ham.
NO." says the acrobat. "She could
be won. She can be still, if | can kill
this man"
DO you mean her falher?" cries
Lin Ham.
mo. Tonight they celebrate her
marriage said the acrobat. "Tomor-
row the bridegroom will take her
away. Tonight l must kill him. She
will be widow for a while; after
ward, mine"
1T is the dream Of a mailman"
says Lin Ham.
Docs that matter to you?" asks the
acrobat. Il know that it was you who
made the toy the rich tea-mcrchant
gave to his wife when he found she
was false to him. The little bird that
perched ON her wrist and sang and bit
her fingers like real bird, and of the
bite she died. | know ii was you
who"
mo more "reminiscences. cries Lin
toy that, with n slight addition
which ! could make in 10 minutes
would wipe your rival out of existence
But of what avail would it be? Rich
American ladies do not marry such as
you. Her relatives would kill you if
you touched her hand"
Il have kissed it thrice when we
We're alone" says Min Toxic. Yes, |
have kissed her hands three times.
The next time it should have been her
mouth. Let me kill this bridegroom so
that she cannot suspect me, and 1t
shall be yet. Look! He thrust his
hand into the bosom Of his tunic and
draws forth i pouch. See" he
whispers piling bank notes before Lin
Ham. How much for that toy:"
The eyes of the old man glitter. He
gathers up the heap in his clawlike
hands, and says slowly
This sum makes me have enough
with which TO return to China and live
there happy for the rest of my life.
After all, what does one more dead
barbarian matter? But l will tell you
this: Unless you can make your rival
take the toy in bis own hands, it is
useless"
q can manage that" Min Toxic re
plies.
The old Chinese goes to little re-
cess in the room, before which hangs
a beaded screen, and comes back, hold
ing in his hand a curious kite.
You fly it like any other kite, he
explains. When at its fun length
you begin to call, Come down, butter.
fly a butterfly descends the cord
and flies away. Follow rose! YOU
say. A rose glides down the string and
drops to ashes Come down pretty
mouse" you call next. The mouse de-
sends and runs up your shoulders and
is gone Then you call for blue bird,
for a white bird, for a red bird, for
yellow bird, a green bird. Thus it
might end with the applause OF the
people But ct me work upon this Kite
10 minutes longer and add one tritie
more, and then there will be some,
thing else 10 see, Then you may call
aloud, Come TO me out OF the sky,
bright star And above you you may
see a star shine, bright as any in the
heavens. At this moment, he whom
you wish to kill must hold the cord
for that star brings death. AS It