The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-11

business or pleasure by four natives. These
fellows push the car along at lively clip.
their ebony backs glistening IN the heat
rays, and making great hubbub.
The native African, particularly the Zulu,
is simply big boy surcharged with animal
spirits. and the Beira runners always pre-
tend that they are horses or some other
animal. They kick and champ and paw the
sand, and emit peculiar whistle. Ii you
off the track and exclaim, with great
pride "Nnckum mafuto baas" owe are n.y.
ing like birds, mastery.
pagodaS to protect you from the sun, ana
those built especially for the ladies TO travel
in have little curtains down the side. By
tight squeezing four persons can sit on the
two seats. which face each other, and in the
open ears big green umbrella serves Tor
protection TO all.
There was a piano at the Beach Hotel.
Isn't it a peculiar fact that in whatever
part Of the earth you find Engllsnmen
there you will be sure to see some species
of piano? 1t is part of the colonizers stock
in trade. In the remotest sections OF NaLal,
where a few English settlers were huddled
never failed 20 find piano.
Captain Foraker struck a few chords Oh
was thronged with a motley eroWvd, az az
roaring the chorus of Oh. the SOLDIERS OF
the Queen and Down One Block there
In one of the breathing spells a loud slap
was heard and the singing was suddenly
stopped. Carney and Rogers are gong 70
uSnI. screamed a llLltE 4 lClASA ON";
delighted in seeing other persons get into
trouble. Let's see ii.
In the barroom a ring had been formed
and two smooth-faced, boyish looking,
thick-set chaps, who had been quietly shak-
ing dice with each other all evening, were
moving about in true pugilistic style. Pres
ently they mixed it UP. and for six ROUNDS
boxed very roughly but with some science.
The fight was interrupted by a black BOY
who announced that the guard was coming
on the midnight rounds. The two fellows
were hastily pushed out into the court and
there resumed fighting after the guard had
passed.
What are they fighting about?" asked
Captain Foraker.
"Oh, nothing in particular" he laughed.
Just fight because they like it. They re
the best of pals and have lived together
from boyhood. / fancy they see so much OF
each other that they get tired, and vary
the monotony in this way. There S not
month goes by that they do not have
scrap
The hotel is built in the shape of quad
rangle two stories high, with verandas on
all sides and the women guests crowded on
the upper Verandas demanding to have the
cruel fight stopped Six more rounds We're
en- up. Both men were then so bruised ana
beding that they could hardly see, ana
they were put to bed in a cot three feet
wide, where they fell asleep in each 9TH
ers arms. o,,
cfuckled Captain Foraker to me, as he
emerged wringing a bloody handkerchief.
Nowhere else could you have so much run
in one night These people here are SO
STUPID that they don't appreciate it.
But I had had all the fun | wanted Tor
one day and was anxious to get some rest.
/ went to sleep hearing the deep bay OF tne
British Indian steamer from Rangoon call
ing for pilot to take her into the harbor