The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-12

ficult 10 imagine Something more than
ability TO disguise the voice Is required.
and that something is imagination. Rey-
nard has the trait developed to an un-
usual degree. The properties and settings
denoted this. When he sauntered to the
footlights arm In arm with a dusky lady
who told in "coon" songs that she was
the girl that made 'goo goo eyes" AMI
then sang "A plaintive plantation melody
and cakewalked off the stage, IL was hard
wood and the man did all the vocaliza-
tion so cunningly you could not detect
him. IL was entirely new.
Reynard can deceive a person only n
few feet away. He can project his voice
so the sound seems to come from another
part OF the room. He can hold his face
close TO that OF a dog or cat and. by
making the animals jaws move as he
speaks, he almost deceives you into be-
licving that IT is the animal speaking
Reynard told The News-Democrat rep
resentative unique story OF q contin-
gency when IL was necessary TO employ
the knack OF ventrlloquism 10 beat
landlord.
1T was in Davenport, Ia, the artist
said "along i'm 81. Fred Herbert, the
man VINO is now proprietor OF the largest
dog show I'm the country was my partner
I'm a small entertainment that we gave
travelling from town 10 town. We set up
at Davenport a week and Noah never saw
harder rains than those which fell that
week in this Iowa hamlet People were
too busy rowing around and saving prop
erty from deluge TO think OF amuse-
ments. consequently Fred and ] had a
precarious existence. When Saturday
night rolled around neither OF us had a
dollar. and the bill with the boniface was
something like sli.
I'VE took o long walk down the rail-
road tracks TO talk the situation over
On our return trip two little negro boys
were tormenting an owl that had a
broken wing and blinded eye from the
effect OF stoning the youngsters had
given him The bird was taken away
from its captors. We were about TO put
II out of its suffering when i had an idea.
I'VE talked 1t over on the way back to
the hostelry. Fred was 20 ask the land
lord To come 10 the room and I was to
break the news that we were broke. The
The owl was bandaged with linen and
arnica. | told him the story and then we
went and sat near the owl.
Who's your friend?' made him say
The landlord turned and stared at the
bird when he heard IL speak Hope
you'll know me next time. the owl
cackled i'm gutteral tones. What have
YOU there?' the landlord asked. Il am
the man who broke the bank at Monte
Carlo was the OWLS sally to the refrain
OF the then popular song.
Then we told him the bird was tho
only talking owl i'm America and explain
ed that he had been hurt in n railroad
wreck. was afraid every moment that
IL would fall down and die from its In
juries. but we fixed il up with mine host
in due time TO advance us So and hold
the owl as security for the board bill till
we reached another town and played 10
paying business.
Va z ac
rats and blew II down the owls throat
with straw to end it's misery and caught
the first train out. At Burlington the
next week luck came our way and We
sent the man his money with an expla-
nation OF the deception. We never heard
from him"
MERELY A NINCIDENT.
The following. one OF Mr.. Reynards
many pranks. which he plays on strang-
ers through the medium OF his art of
ventriloquist, happened I'm a western
Pullman car. AS told a News-Democrat
reporter by a friend OF Mr. Reynards
yesterday. it was as follows:
1t was shortly after 10 O'Clock: we had
just left Reno. Some of the passengers
had retired Three or four OF us were sit
ting in the smoking ROOM enjoying our
cigars. when the colored porter came in
considerably excited, and said to the Pull
conductor.
somebody's got a dog in dis cab. sah."
IF that is so you must remove him,
SIR said the conductor, "as you know
1t is against the rules To allow a dog in
sleeper"
Yes, sab; dats what / tole en-" re-
sponded the porter, as he armed himself
with his duster and started for the for
ward end OF the car
We followed him to see the fun. Under
~
a cat and dog were making the fur fly.
From the barking and the growing ii was
painfully apparent that they were en-
gagged i'm mortal combat. and the porter
remarked: "Heah dat. sah?" We all heard
II distinctly enough but as we went for
ward the noise subsided though two or
three women stuck their heads out OF
their berths and emphatically demanded
that the nuisance be abatcd Put that
dog out" chorused they.
"Doan you see dats what we'se irwin
TO do?' exclaimed tho perturbed African
as he commenced searching under the
blankets
The dog commenced barking in one of
the berths haf way back and the porter
rushed there and plunged into a berth oc-
cupied by female. who fiercely demand
ed; What are you doing here. sir?"
IF youse got a dog he's got to come
Out mean, as ne Is 'Sturbin de pas
sangahs."
Wei, / haven't got any dog. and I'd
thank you to keep OF my BERTH" respond
cd the woman
EVIDENTLY A SMALL DOG.
Then for few moments all was quiet
though the porter was alert. standing as
a cat does when watching for a mouse.
Then the dog. evidently small one.
commenced barking fercely under tho
forward corner berth. The darkey rushed
thither. dropped on his knees. struck a
match and proceeded TO search for the
offending canine under tho seats. the man
In tho berth demanding in harsh tones 10
know What In HI is going on under
therc?"
Some o. youse folks has got a dog
heah." exclaimed the now thoroughly,
aroused porter. IAN he's done gone got TO
get"
Then all was still again and the negro.
walking over TO the conductor said 81
amt made hardly n cent dis ere trim. no.
how. an I'm just mad 'nough to frow dat
ID dog fru de windah when | find
him."
Well try and find him IL you can. Mar.
shaU and put him in the bapgoga coz .,