The news & observer., 1905-09-17

everybody thought the Japs ought To
have some grown persons to act as
chaperones.
You ought to have seen the look of
scorn on the faces of the Jap Jug
glers when the interpreter told them
fhat the circus people were afraid the
Russians would hurt them. They jab-
bered awhile. and then the interpreter
told me that the ten little Japs could
whip the 20 Russians in four minutes.
Probably it was none of my business,
and / never ought to have repeated it,
but in a circus everybody wants 70
know everything that is going on, so
when the big leader of the Russians
asked me what those brown monkeys
were talking about, | told him:
Nothing particular, only they say
the ten of them could lick you twenty
Russians in four minutes"
Gee. didn't that Russian talk kopec
and damski. and froth at the mouth.
Then he called his Russians together,
and the talk sounded as though
soda fountain had burst. Then they i
yelled "Killovitch the monkeyouskls
l went and told pa there was going
to be a riot between the Jap jug
glers and the Russian horSemen, ana
probably the fight would take place
when the Japs came out of the rinG
at the afternoon performance, and the
Russians went in, right near the
dressing room. | asked pa not TO
mix in it, but keep away in the amman
tent. Pa said. not mach, he wouldn't t
be away and he told all the managers,
and they all got round the dressing
room to stop the muss, II one started
Well. to show you how the Japs
were organized, as soon as they felt
there was going to be row, they Kept
their eyes on the Russians all the Tune
they were in the ring doing their pole
balancing. and the little Jap up on the
bamboo pole, with fan, Kept jan
bering to the fellows down on the
ground, and I could see that trouble
was coming. When their act was over
the Japs bowed TO the audience, and
started out where the Russians were
lined up to come riding in. The big
Russian said: "Look at the little
monkeys" but he hadn't got the
word out of his mouth before the
Japs turned, and every man grapped
the tail of every other horse, ana
Jumped up behind the Russians. and
each of the ten Japs took Russian
nv the neck with a jiu jitsu strangle
hold. and reached out his leg and
wound it round the Russian on the
next horse. and in ten SECONDS they
had unhorsed the 20 Russians. Inc
whole 80 men were on the ground roll
ing in the sawdust, the Japs rolling
over and under the Russians, twisting
their legs and arms in an unknown
manner and making them yell for help
like a mastiff that has trit1ed N
an overbearing manner with lttle
bulldog. until the. bulldog got mad
and began the chewing act on the
mastiff's fore leg.
1t was the worst mix-up ever was
and the manager told pa to put a
stop to it, and pa pulled off his coat
and grabbed the first Jap he could dig
out and began to pull him. like you
would take hold of the leg of a dog
in a fight.
Pa said: Here, quit this foolish
ness. cause there is an armistice, and
the war is over. anyway" =.
o. but the Jap didn't do thiis
to pa. He grabbed pa by the Wrlsl
and ne seemed to be having an cpl
leptic fit, and pas leg shot out so ms
feet hit guy pole. and then the Jap
pulled, him back like he was Il rub
ber ball on a string, and then he took