The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-07-15
What a Small Boy Saw on the Pike.

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One of the things l enjoyed most on
the Pike was Cummins' wild west show
and Indian congress. / went in and
passed through long passageway with
tents on both sides. Then we went un-
der bridge, and on the other side Of it
there were seats for the audience.
Reaching our seats we found the show
had begun, but two hunters were coming
out of the dressing room and they went
into log cabin which was there. Then
as the door was shut, two lurking ln-
dams got on each side of the hut, one
with torch in his hand, which he
lighted and set the cabin on fire. Then
the flames rolled up, the smoke came
out, one by one the logs burned away.
BY this time one would think the set
tiers ruined, but as the Indians were
watching door of the cabin opened and
out jumped the two hunters. hand
to hand battle between settlers and In
dians followed, but the settlers got the
best of them. 1t was hard fight
Then tally-ho came in and drove be-
fore the audience. Before going fur
ther wish to say that there were two
people upon the coach. A driver, the
other mail guard. There were also
three side guards on horseback As
they drove up one of the men that show
people to reserved seats opened the
tally-ho door and some democrat dele
gates to the national convention jumped
in. They rode around the arena till they
came to where the horses enter, then
some stray shots were heard and at least
a score of Indians came in and tried to
hold up the coach Much shooting fol-
lowed, but the guards finally sent the
Indians away and took the delegates to
their seats.
/ have not time to relate more OF this
show, but it is one of the best of its kind
90 the Pike. We went from there to
the Boer war. | took seat and was
there for the first act The thing that
noted most here were the Scottish SOL
diers. They were helping the British.
One had bagpipes which you would not
imagine in war. The Beers hid in am
bush behind logs. Then three British
scouts on horseback came out and
pointed with their fingers as il they had
discovered something. A quick report,
and one toppled from the saddle. Some
thing happened and all the British army
dashed in. The battle which followed
was frightful! The Beers are victors
and they lift one of the poor dead Brit
ish and toss him in the Red Cross ambu-
lance. Then the curtain goes down (so
the dead could get up, | supposed
The next was where the Beers are in
ambush again. The army enters, Scot
fish bagppes leading, and after they
march almost around, some cannons and
musketry are heard. This is indeed
more frightful than the first, and the
ladies put their fingers in their ears
The British win this time, then curtain
again. As it goes up the third time the
Scotch are sitting around at the foot of
the castle. They heard firing, looked |
facing them. With vim and vigor they |
faced them and the Beers thought they
had them, but at this point the whole
British army enters. A fight follows in |
which the British win. They lined up
aud faced the audience, and as they did |
so Gen. Cronje with the whole Boer
army marched between them. 1t was
indeed beautiful sight. During this
act three men made leap into a pond of
water from 80 feet in the air, diving |
from the top of the castle, after which a
most wonderful incident happened
From where these men had jumped a
horse and its rider jumped. This Boer
war is not on the pike but covers a large
space on the worlds fair grounds.
A conundrum | heard on the
grounds was this Why is the worlds
fair larger at night than during the day?
Because ia the daytime it covers l ,240
acres, and at night every foot on the
ground is an "acher."
DALE HARRISON.