The Springdale news., 1909-06-08
5 How a Fierce American Was Appeased.
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 America Is far from Europe. and the poorer classes know very little about the western continent When was q boy l was one morning at the Hotel des Inyalides. in Paris. with my father. He was speaking in French with pensioner Presently my father burst into Il laugh. l asked him what lie was laughing at. He said that he had told the Frenehman that he was an American. Nc replied the old soldier; Americans are all black
 Some years ago an American wild west show visited Budapest. There were the usual fusilades ludiy idual shootings and stagecoaeh robbefies The people Who saw them got an idea that all Americans shot, and shot to kill on the slightest provocation spent few days Ut the place soon aft CT the show had passed on, register ing from ny home. Toledo. 0 The day after ny arrival l saw some eiti- zenS over the register debating ill an excited fashion about just where in America Toledo was, whether 1t was on the Atlantic or Pacific coast, one man deelariug that il was in the Allegheny mountains, tue region of the fiercest tribes Of cowboys Suddenly catching sight of me, they scattered like flock Of birds among which Il stone had been thrown
 The same evening 1 attended a per formanee in q music hall. A little, defofmed girl, with pale clocks and great, Hariug black eyes was selling programmes 4 waiter moving across the floor with half q dozen glasses of beer poised on | tray above his head hot 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- ton he gave her cuff. saying, Take that for getting In my way"
 Now, l am mild hammered peace ful man. nothing of Il knight errant but l thought the waiter should be re- proved for giving way to his temper and the little girl given t 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 10 see if any. body was ill your way"
 AS spoke put my hand to my hip pocket to get out my portemonnaie which 1 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 l spoke those farthest away from me got on chairs to see what l was going to do l 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 l put my hand to my hip pocket there was the most remarkable eommotion l have ever had the honor to occasion Indeed. 1t Is the only glittering spot in my otherwise uneyentful life
 There Was u 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 shreked; the children 0hey take their children to such places ahfoadl 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 ttampled upon put all arm about her to protect her
 The manager came fighting hls way toward me and when he got near enough shouted 10 me: Do not shoot Everything you require shall be done What will appease your"
 It suddenly occurred to ne to turn the score to account for the little pro, gramme girl
 Tn not going to kill any one" said, but l have a suggestion to make. Let Us take up collection for thls poor little girl, who received cufr she did not deserve
 l had my portemonnaie, not q revoly- CT, in my hand and, opening it, took out bill. dropped 1t in my hat and gave ii to the manager. He stood on chair and as soon as he could make himself