The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-10-08
How a Fierce American
Was Appeased.
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was boy WAS one morning nj ihr.
Hotel dcs lnva!ides, in Paris with my
father. He was speaking in French
with a pcnsioner- Presently NV father
burst into Il laugh. l asked him what
he was iaughin. ut. He SAID thar no
mad told the Frcnchman that he was
An American. No" replied the Old
soldier; a mericanS are all black"
Some years ago an American wild
west show visited Budapest There
were the usual fusillaaes. individual
ShootinGS and StaSecOIch ruI;Lcri,.S
Inc people who saw them got an idea
that All Americans shot, and shot to
kifl, on the slightest provocaIion |
| spent few days at the place soon ait-
CT the SHOW had passed Oh, register
| ing from my home Toledo. o. Tho
day after my arrival | saw some cili-
ZenS over the register debating in all
excited fashion about just where in
America Toledo was whether it WIS
on the AtlHntic or I'aciticS coaSt ZONE
man declaring that it was in TIN.
Allegheny mountains. the region of the
hcrccSt tribes of cowboys. Suddenly
catching sight of me. they scattered
Ike :; flock of birds among which a
stone had been thrown.
The same cveuin. | attended , nrr
fornGthcc i'll 4 music hall. \ little
delormcd girl. with pale checks and
great. ilarinS black eyes WAS Scllin..
proGra lnIcs. y waiter moving across
the floor with bali II dozen glasses Of
Deer poised on Il tray above his head.
NOT seeing the child. ran her down
The SIX glasses Of beer went crashir"
Oh the floor. and the walter fell on the
girl AS she ana he rose IN his irri,a-
ton he gave her Il cuff. saying, Take
That Tor Gcltin" in my way
Now, am Il mild manncrcu pence
fui man. nothing of Il knight err:nT, but
Thought the waiter should be re-
proTcd for giving way to his tempcr
and the little girl given Il tip to make
ur for the blow she had received, 50
said:
Waiter. YOU had 40 business to
strike the Child in that manner The
accident was your fault You should
lave looked about YOU to see if any
body was in your wa-''
As spoke put my hand 10 INV hin
pocket to get out my portcmonnaic
which | always carry there. to give thu,
little program seller q coin
The noise of the fail had attracted
the attention of every one in the hall
All eyes were upon the waiter. the girl
and me. As spoke those rarthcsr
away from me got on chairs 10 see
what | was going to do. had been
pointed out To many of them rs an
american. and as they saw that WIS
displeased at the waiter they con.
sidercd him in im.IiiLcut danger. When
] put my hand to my hip pocket there
WAS the most remarkable comlnotion I
have ever had the honor to occasion
Indeed. it is the only glitlrrin. spot in
my otherwise unrvcntful life.
There waS Il wild scramble at the
tables nearest me 10 Get ont of the
way he men knocked over tn.
chalrS. jumped across tables: the wo
men shrickcd: the children nhcy take
'hcir children 10 such places abroad
cried. Those nearest the door blocked
the opcnin" in Il vain effort to got ont
all at once. | had my eye on the poor
htiic programme girl and to prevent
her being tramDlcd upon put an arm
about her to protect her.
The manager calne Fighting his way
toward me aud when he got near
enough shouted TO nc: "Do not shoot.
Everything You require shall he done
What viii ;ipprasc you:"
1t suddenly occurred to me to turn
tue score /" account for tho little pro
graminc girl
III not going to Kill ANY one" !
SalI. 'hut have Il suggestion to make.
Lev ES tax" VI Il collection for his
poor li'iic girl. who received Il cuff she
dill not Deserve"
hah my poricmonnlic. not Il r.vo!y-
or. in my hand and. opening il. tool, OH,
Il OH. dropped it in my hat and cave j,
I" the manager. He stood .n Il chair
ana rs S"ou as he could make himself
heard said:
II" American viii not fight if We
take ~ Il collection for the programme"
Sirl. Let US ransom Carl Stc.TruS. IN.
Wa'icr VII" offended him. Carl is ::
poor man and has Il large family"
With that h" went around with tho
nat. Ever person in the assembly
considered that he was bound 10 iii;
gorge rs Ii" had seen Stagccoach pas
Seh"crs GiS@or@c t. road agents in III"
Will ""St show. Whoa the hat came
back II was hrimful of bills AMI coins
ihe nanh=nr banded IT 10 nc. and
h"!EihS 'lS contents into my hnndil"l-
ciict. | handed it !" tho child TIL.
munger 20. ON Il table :lud cried:
the American is "ppca~cd Nov
80 quietly It" your homes
II" re"pl" Shvauk away-tLat *
'h"s', Wh" were loft. for Il :.npiIr num- !
Dor had departed by the door and vii,
G""S. SON" who had to piss M,
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