Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-12-05

! aSllill.iun. ~nilietiltitG 10 do with tile
gov crnnrnt work
'kin'i"r b",uy think" conJectured
u little. th.n. piping man. MUSES.
/ and moves around like H."
lis that So said Sailor Smith. who
ktill had his eyes liked on the scarified
ns-k We'll. | ain't any too dun sure
! tibet he's as big Il fuol MS some folks
/ ! know thd thinks likelier Of their
selves lie seen there was somethn'
i queer about tibet rope. an he asst me
nbuni the knots. right of"
! Possibly The one supporter OF the
absent would have waycrrd in his 10y
atty had lie seen tile irnte that Pro.
fcsSor Chester Kent had carried un
ostentatiotiSly from the lslcd =, his
puckct. after picking II from III. graf
Z Ing II WAS the fuzzy COCOON Of
small and quit. unimlortaBt insect.
The Washington scientist. seated ON u
bow ldcr ulrird VI the cocoon with alb.
sorhmd Interest. Irickcd II until the
inIuicnt inmate wrigglcd In protest.
and then east II aside to perish.
Between The roadway and the broad
rough stone wall interposes. Looking
up from his painting. Francis Sedg-
wick bchcld IN the glare OF the after
noon sun a spare figure rise alerfly
upon the WALL descend TO the road und
rise again. llc stepped 10 the open
window and Matched curious prog
reSs \ ~crnbby bearded IMAM clad In
servicc:Iblc khaki was performing
stunt. with the wall as II basis lie
was walking from east To west quite
iasi aud every third pace stepping
upon the wall. stepping. Scdgwick
dul! noted. not jumping. the change OF
level being uEI,lr without visible ef.
fort
Leaning nut Of the window he called:
Hello. there
Good altcrnoon. said the stranger.
III At quiet. cultivated voice
Would you mind telling me what
you ar. doing an my wall:"
Not IN the least" replied tue beard
cd man. rising bnoyautly into full view
and sntsiding again with the rhythm
or II wave
We'll. what are you duiugy'
Taking q little exercise
iiy this time having reached the end
nf the wall. lic turned and came back.
making the step with his right leg In
stead oi his left Scdgwick hurried
downstairs and out into the roadway
The stranger continued his perform.
ance silently
"Do you do that oftcn?" he asked
presently
The gymnast paused. poised ike
Mcrcur. on the high coping. Yes
said he. ''uthrrwlse shouldn't be able
10 do II NJ all II is IN pursuance OF n
theory Of sell d.fcnSe''
What in The. world has wall hopping
10 do with self Defense
Il shall ,Nl"M,ml said the stranger
~ professional TONES. taking n seat by
the unusual nrth"d ~ letting himself
down ,n on- lcg while holding the
other ~ right Angles 10 his body. do
YOU kmnw anything al jujutsu?''
''Nrrl little
In common with nost Americans
For that Reason alone the Japanese
system is highly effective here not 50
effective Ia Japan You perceive there
the basis OF my theory
No. don't perceive II at all
"A system OF defense is effective In
proportion 10 It's unfamilariiy. That
is all
Then your system consists In step
ping up nn II wall and divin. into
obscuriiy un the farther side perhaps"
suggested Srdgwick ironically.
Defense | said. not escape rs
cnpe l. perhaps preferable To defense.
but not always 50 practicable No;
the wall merely served rs temporary
gymnasium while was waiting for
you.
You have distinctly the advantage
of me. said S,-i:wick. with fr0wn.
for h. WAS Ia no mood to welcome
str:,n:. visitors
10 return to- my theory Of self de
feil>c. said the other impcrturbably
My wall exercise serves to keep
timber and active certain muscles that
Ia the a,rrag. man are half afro
phied
lie rest ou one fnnt with an ease
that made The artist stare. descended.
selected fr"m TIA" roadway stone OF
ordinary c"l,hl- size AMI handed IL to
SedgwirL
Let that lie ON the palm of your
hand" said lie. and hold 1t ont. waist
high
As he >i"kr he was standing two
feet from the other To his right Sedg.
wick did ~ he WIS requested As his
hand tuck i"~itiom there was twist
OF the bearded mans 1.-the body. a
sharp click and the stone flying IN a
rising curve. >wiSln.d through the leaf.
NJ. ot Il lilnr iifty feet away
How Il" y"u du that" cried the
artist
The either starved "A slight in,lenta.
tIon on the inside Of his right boot
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