The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-02-27

were broken into a mass of powdered
pieces.
Then commenced the dfff1cult task
Of forcing the powdered pulp down
the little Threats. Both hands were
called into full play during the opera
ton. one for crowjing in. and the 9TH
err for grinding the residue II pat
ting the stomach and throat. Each
little competitor would slyly rub INTO
the warm earth, or hide away into n
folds of his mauy-colored sarong, as
much as possible, or. when q rival was
looking the other way, would SNAP q
goOd-sized piece across the lawn 10 a
spot within his reach.
The little brown fellow who won the
5O-cent piece by finishing his biscuit
first simply put into his mouth a Ger
tain quantity of the crushed biscuit,
and. with little or no mastlcation,
pushed the whole mass dow MS
throat by sheer force.
The minute the contest was decided
all the participants, and many other
boys. rushed to a great tub of molas-
SEES to duck for half-dollars. One after
another, their heads would disappear
into the sticky, binding mass, as they
fished with their teeth for the SHINING
prizes at the bottom.
Successful or otherwise, after their
powers were exhausted they would
suddenly pull out their heads, reeking
with the molasses. ard make for tue
ocean, unmindful of the crowds of ma
tives in holiday attire who blocked
their way. Smearing everyone they
touched, the boys ran on. amid shrieks
Of laugter from their victims.
T1,o n itnpIKGhn Vn6n with
Chinese coolies pulling Malay passen-
gers around a half-mile course. Let
ting go the handles of their wagons as
they crossed the line. the coolies threw
their unfortunate passengers over
backward into space.
Tugs of war, wrestling matches and
boxing bouts on the turf finished the
land sports, and we all adjourned to
the yachts to witness those of the sea
There were races between wal
cutters, European yachts, rowing
shells. Chinese sampans and Mala!
colehs with great, dart-like sails, 81
widely spreading that ropes were at
tached to the tops of the masts, and 6
. dozen naked natives hung far out owe
the side of the slender boat to keep |
from blowing over. In making TIL
circle of the harbor they would sprins
, from side to side of the boat, some
times lost to our view in the spray
I, often missing their foOthOlds, ant
l dragging through the tcpid water at
furious rate.
, Between times. while watching til
!. races. we amused ourselves throwing
coppers to a fleet of native boys in
small dug-out beneath u bows. EN
cry time a penny dropped ntO til
e water a dozen little bronze form
would flash in the sunlight, and min
t times out of ten the coin would b
rescued before it reached the bottom
Last of all came the trOoping of tn
e English colors on the magnificent e.
%planade, within the shadow of the c'
thedral; the march past of the sturd
British artillery and engineers, wit
their native allies. the Sikhs and S
poys; then the feu-de-joie, and Ne
Years was officially recognized /
the guns of the fleet.
That night we danced at Cover
ment House-we eXiles of the tempe
ate housekeeping up to the last II
fiction, that New Years day under
tropic sky and within sound of II
! tigers wall was really Jan. list. B