Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-10-14
How a Fierce American 1, Was Appeased.
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Hotel des Invalldes. in Paris. with my father. He was speaking in French with pensioner. Presently my father burst into laugh. l asked him what he was laughing al. He said that he had told the Frenchman that he was an 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 provocation. spent few days at the place soon aft CT the show had passed on. register. | ing from my home Toledo. O. Thr day after my arrival saw some citl- 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 it was in the Allegheny mountains. the region of the hercest tribes of cowboys. Suddenly catching sight of me. they scattered like flock of birds among which a stone had been thrown.
 The same evening l attended q per formance in a music hall. X little. deformed girl. with pale checks and great, fiaring black eyes. was selling programmes. A waiter moving across the floor with half dozen glasses of beer poised on 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 his irrita- tion he gave her a cutf, saying. Take that for getting in my way
 Now. am mild hammered. peace ful man. nothing of knight errant, but l thought the waiter should be re- proved for giving way to his temper and the little girl given a tip to make up for the blow she had received, so I 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 sec if any body was in your way"
 As l s?o.e put my hand 10 my hip pocket to get out ny portemonnaie, which al avs carry there, to give the little programme seller a coin.
 The noise of the fali had attracted the attention of every one In the hall All eyes were upon the waiter, the girl and me. AS l spoke those farthest away from me got on chairs to see what l was going to do. had been pointed out to many of them as an American. and as they saw that was displeased at the waiter they con sidered him in imminent danger When put my hand to my hip pocket there was the most remarkable commotion l have ever had the honor to occasion. Indeed. it is the only slittoring spot in my otherwise uneyentful 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 shrieked: the children 0hey take
  cried. Those nearest the door blocked the opening in a 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 yoH?"
 It suddenly occurred to me to turn the score to account for the little pro gramme girl.
 I'm not going to kill any one," I said. but have suggestion to make. Let us take up collection for this poor little girl, who received cuff she did not deserve"
 l had my portemonnaie. not a revolv- CT, in my hand and, opening 1t, took out bill. dropped 1t in my hat and gave 1t and as soon as he could make himself heard said:
 "The American will not fight If we take ID a collection for the programme girl Let us ransom Carl Steffens, the l waiter who offended him. Carl is q poor man and has large family"
 With that he went around with the hat. Every person in the assembly considered that he was bound to dis gorge as he had seen stagecoach pas sengers disgorge to road agents in the | wild west show. When the hat came | back 1t was brimful of bills and coins. | The manager handed 1t to me, and, pouring it's contents into my handker chief, l handed 1t to the child. The | manager got on table and cried:
 "The American is appeased. Now | go quietly to your homes."
 The people shrank away-that is, those who were left. for goodly mum. | Der had departed by the door and win dows. Some who had to pass me looked at me with timh curiosity and when they were obliged to present | their backs to me hurried out as If afraid to trust me behind them. When they had all gone except the landlord