The daily Alaskan., 1908-10-19
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was a boy was one morning at the Hotel des Iuvalides, In Paris, with my father. He was speaking in French with q pensIoner Presently my father burst Into laugh. I asked him what he was laughing at. He said that he bad told the Frcnchman that he was au American. "No," replied the old soldier; Americans are all black"
 Some years ago an American wild west show visited Budapest. There were the usual fusilladeS, individual shootings and stagecOach robberies. The people who saw them got an Idea that all Americans shot, and shot to kill, on the slightest proyocation. l spent a few days at the place soon aft CT the show had passed on, register ing from my home, Toledo, O. The day after my arrival l saw some cltl- zens over the register debating In an excited fashion about just where in America Toledo was, whether it was on the Atlantic or Pacific coast, one man declaring that 1t was in the Allegheny mountains, the region of the fiercest tribes of cowboys. Suddenly catching sight of me, they scattered like flock of birds among which stone had been thrown.
 The same evening l attended per formance in a music hail. A little, deformed girl, with pale cheeks and great, f0rIng black eyes, was selling programmes. A waiter moving across the floor with half dozen glasses of beer poised on a tray above his head, not seeing the child, ran her down. The six glasses of beer went crashing on the floor. and the waiter fell on the girl. AS she and he rose in hls lrrlta- ton he gave her a cum, saying, Take that for getting in my way"
 Now, I am q mlld hammered, peace. ful man, nothing of a knight errant but thought the waiter should be re- proved for giving way to his temper and the little girl given q tip to make up for the blow she had received, so ] said:
 Waiter, you had no business to strike the child in that manner The accident was your fault You should have looked about you to see If any body was in your way"
 As | spoke put my hand to my hip pocket to got out my portcmonnaie, which always carry there, to give the little programme seller a coin.
 The noise of the fall had attracted the attention of every one in the hall. All eyes were upon the waiter, the girl and me. AS ! spoke those farthest away from me got on chairs to see what | was going to do. l had been pointed out to many of them as an American. and as they saw that l was dlSpIcased at the waiter they con sldCred him in imminent danger. When put my hand 10 my hip pocket there was the most remarkable cOmmOtiOn ] have ever had the honor to occasion. Indeed. 1t is the only gItterlng spot in my otherwise meventful life.
 There was a wild scramble at the tables nearest me to get out of the way. The men knocked over the chairs, jumped across tables; the wo men shrleked; the children Uhey take their children to such places abroaO cried. Those nearest the door blocked the opening In q vain effort to get out all at once. had my eye on the poor little programme girl and to prevent her being trampled upon put an arm about her to protect her.
 The manager came fighting his way toward me and when he got near enough shouted to me: DO not shoot Everything you require shall be done What will appease you"
 It suddenly occurred to me 10 turn the score to account for the little pro gramme girl.
 "T'm not going to kill any oue," l said, but have a suggestion to make Let us take up a collection for this poor little girl, who received a cuff she did not deserve"
 had my portemOnnaie, not a reYolY- CT, in my hand and, opening it, took out a bill. dropped 1t in my hat and gave i, to the manager. He stood on q chair and as soon as he could make himself heard said:
 The American will not fight If we take up q collection for the programme girl. Let us ransom Carl Stehens, the walter who offended him. Carl Is a poor man and has large famiIy.'
 With that he went aroani with ,a' hat. Every person In the assembly considered that he wIS bound to C.'- gorge as he had seen S;agesoach rtS. sengcrs disgorge to road c"2nJs in th' wild west show. When the hat cIAc back 1t was brlmful Of hii!7 anu coins. The manager han3gl it 10 me, and. pouring Its contents Into my handkcr chief, handed lt 10 the child The manager got on table and cried:
 "The American Is appcased. Now go quietly to your homes"
 The people shrank away-that Is, those who were left, for Il goOdly num- Der had departed by the door and win 1,,,.g Snp,a who ho1 to mass me