The news & observer., 1905-09-17

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out
We had got to looking at the team
sters as of no particular account VIII IN
they walked out. but when they
wouldn't work, they became the most
important part of the show, and after
the show was over the managers who
had told the striking teamsters to go
plumb, found that they had had gone
plumb, and they had to rush all over
PittSburg and find them, and grant
their demands, and get them to go to
work.
Pa was sent out to find a bunch of
them, and it cost pa over $50 to get
them out of beer garden, and back
BAD BOY TWO
to the lot, and it was almost daylight
before we got our train started for the
next town.
Well. at the next town we could see
there was something the matter with
the animals. They acted as though
they had lost all interest in the sue
cess of the show, and wouldn't 10
any of their stunts worth a cent. The
elephants Went through their act care
lessly, and when they were scolded
or prodded with the iron hook, they
got mad and wanted to fight, and when
they got back from the ring to the
animal tent they wouldn't eat the
baled hay, but threw it all over the
tent. and acted riotous.
The kangaroos would not do their
boxing act, the horses kicked at their
hay, and wouldn't eat their oats the
camels growled at their food, and
scared the people who passed by where
they were tied to stakes, the sacred
cattle got their backs up and acted
as though they, being pious, couldn't
swear, but would like to hire the ny
enaS to swear for them; the giratteS
laid down and curled their neckS so
they were no attraction to the show,
cause a giraffe is no curiosity unless
he stretches himself away up towards
the top of the tent. The zebras rolled
in the mud and spoiled their stripes,
so people couldn't tell them from COM
mon mules; the grizzly bear walked
his cage, and kept giving vent to bear
language, and the big lion was howl
ing all the time.
The show was a failure at that town
and when we loaded the train the
managers held meeting in our car
to decide what in thunder was the
matter with the animals. All kinds
of theories were advanced. such as
poison. malaria from India. and pure
cussedness. After they had discuss
ed the matter awhile. pa came in, and
they asked him what he thought about
it, and that ticlzled pa, cause as fool
ish as he looks, he helps the show
out of lots Of bad holes. "a
lit a cigar and put it in one side of his
mouth, put his hat up on one side al
His head like he was tough, and
looked wise and said
"FelloW faikers. / have been watch
ing the animals all day, and while |
do not say they understand enough Of
the ways of human beings to be post
ed on labor unions. and all that; |
want to tell you they are on a strike
and that grizzly and that lion are
the walking delegates that are STIR
ring them to mischief. They may
not know anything about the team
sters' strike. but they know something
has happened. and they are displeased
at something, and they have lost re-
spect for the employer. They are on
a strike. and the very devil is going
to be pay tomorrow, unless the cause
of the dissatisfaction is discovered
mutual concessions madefb, and arb
tration resorted to.
Gentlemen, you hear me-" said pa
and he sat down on the edge of the
arnn of the car seat.
They gave pa the laugh, but finally
told him, to take charge of the strike