Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-29

matter over 1t was resolved to exter-
inmate the big fellow. and they all
with one accord proceeded TO kin him.
Whether Mrs Ben Butler" approved
of this | did not learn. but each seal
was given chance at Ben. and after
full three days battle the old king
gave up.
For some days the seals rested from
their labors. Suddenly they We're
aroused by the arrival of a new cousin.
He had heard with sorrow of Ben's
death and had left his island home.
some 20 miles away. and come to con-
quer For three days and three nights
they gave the powerful stranger a
warm reception. But he would not
down. Instead he was more powerful
than all of his enemies together. and
they agreed TO let him live in peace.
The stranger is larger than was Ben
Butler. and he was quickly named
Mckinley. He is distinguished
looking piece of flesh aud is virtually
president of the colony. He is very
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magistrate. can have anything he
wants. His word is law. and the best
seat on the mos, desirable rock is his.
The seals are very peaceable. They
will allow men to approach and feed
them by hand. When Sharkey was
ing lie put on his bathing suit and took
a piece of beef and swan out to the
rocks and fed the seals. Some time
men draw near in boats and mount
the rocks and handle the seals. Some
years ago 8 tight rope walker had a
rope stretched from one of the rocks to
the shore and gave an exhibition of his
art He performed without accident
or incident.
We next walked over to the famous
Sutro bathhouse. At the entrance
was a famous gambler and confidence
man of San Francisco. He has had
quite a career and is known as Three
Finger Jack" He has little stand
and number Of birds. For small
sum of money one of these birds will
select an envelope which contains your
fortune. On busy days when the
crowd is large Jack takes in as much
as S25.
Those that navigate through the air
in balloons and parachutes must have
peculiar charm for Three Finger
Jack" One day he met little lady,
and after that event the whole aspect
of things in heaven and on the earth
looked different to him. They met
again and again and concluded to get
married, which they did. One day
Mrs. Three Finger Jack No. l" went
up into the sky and came down all out
of breath. and Jack was lonely wild
over. Jack felt the need of another
aerial connection. so he met another
dream who followed the same profes-
sion as his first wife. They sympa-
thized together, and they, too. got mar
ried. Mrs. Three Finger Jack No. -
also left her hubby one day and made
a quick passage to the earth. Then
Jack was widower again.
Although revering the memory of his
early loves, Jack could not contain
himself. On another fatal occasion he
met a woman who followed the same
calling as his early wives She was
fully aware of the uncertainties of this
life and could understand his bereave
ments. He knew of the dangers of the
cloud life. They discussed different
matters, as lovers will. They talked Of
ropes and winds and air currents. and
their thoughts went skyward. 1t end
ed in the old way-by the, lady in the
case becoming Mrs. Three Finger
Jack No. B." They are living happily,
so their friends say, and perhaps wO-
men who follow the sky make the best
kind Of wives. Jack thinks so. and he
ought to knew.
We entered the Sutro bath building
and found much of interest. After pay
ing a small admission we first inspect
ed the museum exhibit. One of the