The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-26

hn,iur at each other and lodging around,
and at Paderewski. who was wailing and
meaning at the loss of his scalp.
Il Wouldn't have taken 5000 for that
hair he groaned.
Iva, VII you gif.' said Pulitzer, for
snothor head Of hair yoost as good
He went up close to Padcrewski and
hey Whispered together for a few min
utss. Then 10 got out a tape line and
measured Paderewskrs head. Then h,
took his knife and cut out a piece the
exact size from the back of the lion's
mead ana fitted 1t on Paderewskl's. lie
pressed IL down close, and bound 1t with
ushi bandages.
1T seams almost Incredible, put IN three
DAYS the skin had grown fast, the pain
was gone and Paderewshi had the love-
let head OF thick, tawny, flowing hair
you ever laid your eyes on.
Il saw Paderewski give Pulitzer a check
that evening behind the tent, and you
can bet 1t was a stiff one. / don't know
the exact figure, but Jo bought out the
Wcrld as soon as we got back TO New
York and has since done well
1T siiurly made padsrewski's fortune.
That head Of hair he wears will make him
Z millionaire yet. never hear him bang
down hard OH the bass keys Of plano,
hut / think CT lion roaring In a South
African forest, and III bet he does, too.
~ Ike stage people" continued Colonel
Pollock They are. as a -ule. the jollisst
companions In the world and the most en-
tertainrg. Hardly year passes that dc
rot make up congenial party for pleas
ure trip Of some kind. and | always -<ve
TWO Or three actors In the crowd. Now. a
year or two ago, some Of us got tolether
and took a three months voyage 10 see
The sights. There were DeWolf Hop,er.
Or. Parkhurst. Buffalo Bill Eugene Yield.
Steve Brodie, Senator Sherman, General
CoNey ana Hermann, the great magician.
among the party.
we were guests OF the Prince of Wales
and went In his steam yacht, the Albion.
None OF us had been TO Australia. and
the prince wanted TO show US around thai
country. We had lovely trip. We were
an conGenlaI souls, and our time on shin
board was one long banquet ana frolie
during the whole Journey.
We landed al Melbourn and we're me-
| by the governor OF Victoria and onl,. q
few diEnitaries Of the place, as the prlnce
! had sent word that he wished 10 uass hi,
visit there strickly incDg. In a dav or tyv-
Our entertainers took us on little ton,
through New South Wales TO slcw us
the country, and give us some idea Of ths
great mining and sheep raising industrje,
Of the country. We vent through Warga
Nasga. Jumbo Junction. and Marian lera
ana from there went on horseback through
the great pasture country near Cuddul.
! dury.
When we reached little town name
| Cobar in the center Of the sheep raising
| district, some loyal Englshmln livina
| there recognized the prince, and in ar
! hour the whole town was at our heels
| following US about. huzzaring and singing
! God Save The Queen
| It's annoying, Pollock says the
prince to me, but it can't be helpet
/ now.
/ "Our party rode out into the countr,
/ to have look at the sheep ranches, ant
| at least two hundred citizens followed IL.
on foot, staring at US in the deepest ad
( miratlon and wonder.
1T seemed that It had been a might,
! bad year on the sheep men. and the,
were feeling gloomy and dishearteneC
| over the prospects. The great trouble IL
Australia Is this: The whole continent I.