St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-21
AND The PIC FLED.
An Exciting Incident During
Herpmann's Performance
at the metropolitan.
A GOOSE FROM NoAH'S ARK
Lays Hold Of a Small Pigs
Tail and Trouble Re-
suits.
A GOOSE FROM NoAH'S; Arr
IN A FIVE-MINUTE BATTLE
Before the Footlights the
Porker Gets the Worst
Of 1t.

An incident occurred during Herr
mann's performance at the Metro
politan last night, which, although
not on the bills, acted like magic on
the risibilities of the audience, and
created a veritable uproar.
Hermann was performing his
Noah's ark trick. The stage was
half filled with poultry of all de-
scriptions, which, on coming from
the dark recesses of the ark, were
blinded temporarily by the glare of
the footlights, and stood there help
leSsly.
In the gathering of fowl were sew
eral geese, and these seemed to re-
cover their eyesight first The lead
er was wary old fellow, with an
independent air, and he Waddled
through the cackling crowd poking
his long bill first in the eye of a
guinea hen and next in the ear of a
rabbit or half-scared dog, creating
considerable confusion in the feath-
cry and hairy flock. The last thing
Hermann pulled from the ark was
squealed vigorously while in the
magician's arms, but squatted close
ly to the stage when put down, and
remained there quietly until this
old goose spied him
The goose threw his head into the
air in a saucy manner, and, walking
deliberately up to the pig, took a
firm hold on the little pigs ear
The young porker let yell out of
him, then turning abruptly shook off
his tormentor
But the villain still pursued him.
The goose hurriedly dug the pig
out of the trough, and the animal
started on
A HARD RUN
for the prompt side, the goose in hot
pursuit, and the people in the audi
ence watched the strange battle
while laughing almost Historically.
The pig bade fair to escape, and was
halfway over the stage, when two
big ROSTERS, a turkey and a couple
F OF ducks, as if by design, stood di-
rectly in his path and STALLED" for
the goose. The pig squealed in dis
may when he saw his escape cut off,
and, turning suddenly, ran the other
way.
And the goose was still after him.
his long neck shot out and his bill
secured a firm hold on the half inch
OF tail worn by the pig, and in an in
slant the air was filled with the fright
ened cries and grunts of the .porker.
He writhed and twisted and turned and
Jumped, but the goose had a hold like
a preferred creditor, and refused to
be shook" The pig dragged the goose
to the stage box and would have pulled
1t over into the orchestra pit had it
not been pushed back violently by
the drummer boy, who was anxious to
see the fight come to a finish.
For an instant the pig broke loose.
but III an instant more that old bill
had nailed the stub Of a. tail again, and
the pig shrieked more loudly than be-
fore.
In the midst of their battle, the cur
tain went down and left them fighting
away, while the other ducks and
chickens and dogs observed the FRAY
with superb air of sang froid. Not
one interfered. Again the combat
ants got into the footlight trough, and
the battle might have been going on
yet had it not been for the sudden an
pearance of ''Boomsl1y," HERMANN
copper-colored assistant, who chased
the fighters off with broom.
The goose shook his feathers, and as
he turned his head toward the audi
ence, everybody could hear him say,
"Oh, 1 guess not