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repeated to gentle lullaby airs. THIS
time the PROSTATE man receives the
bricks one by one - they are aimed
square on the bricks lying on his TEN
ple-snd. Of course, 10 mono the worss.
though he takes the risk Of . 80
shot.
The old conjurer came out again and
danced to the Russian Kamariusky
air, holding . bamboo - II II were
his partner. and doing all manner Of
clever and amusing turns. The young
man who juggled the tea tray ON the
chopstick reappeared and did . dim.
cult balancing trick. raising himself
on = trestle which rested ON little
spheres on . table. Then came two
most original items. the dancing Of
An old man In . Vineyard linen whip
and the rolling round the body Of .
rusty eisht-foot scepter.
The man who danced made the
whip crack and roll out over the
arena in splendid circles and waves.
and he was ever In the midst OF It.
The juEgler Of the scepter contrivsd
to roll the strange looking implement
all over his body. about his back and
his shoulders and his stomach. and
never let II touch the ground and new.
er touched II with his hand-and at
the same time to dance 10 the music.
This was . most attractive feat. and
WAS - pleasant to watch a. anything
had ever seen In . large city.
There was an interval and . great
buzz Of talking and surmise. After
the interval came wrestling matches
and trick riding on bicycles-nothin6
original. A clever little Mongol had
no dificulty In disposing Of those who
offered to wrestls with him. and
Russian cyclist who rode on his ham
dlebars received great applause from
the people Of Kopal. most Of whom had
not seen . bicycle before.
30 the entertainment ended. and ev.
eryone was veil pleased. The Jug
Cling WAS . great adjudication to the
simple Russians, and ! heard many
amusing comments from those behind
me and beside. The conjuring forth
Of the steaming samovar was especial.
ly troubling to the minds Of the peas.
ant women. and heard one say to
another:
God knows where he got It from"
And the other replied:
What has God got to do with IT.
it's the power O Satan"
I returned to the posthouse In .
pleasant frame Of mind. took out my
sheets and blanket. and slept In .
wagon In the yard. ! said Kopal had
no barber. but next day found .
Sart. who shaved. Picture me sitting
on . rag Of carpet on the floor Of .
mud hut. red handkerchief tied tight.
ly round my neck. 4 bald-headed old
Mahommedan holds In his hand .
broken mug containing vinegar. He
dips his thumb In Il and then mas
saxes my cheeks and chin and neck.
II was queer to feel his broad thumb
pounding against my skin and chin
bone. My hair 10 fairly torn Oh with
an unhandy razor; no water 10 given
me with which to rinse. but ~ the
STOPPING sart finishes his Job. he puts
into my hand three inches Of broken
mirror % that can survey my new
countenance and Judge whether he
has done well.
The Chinese At the posthouss b.
haved like Christians. or. rather. a.
Christians should. with great humble
ness and sltruism. giving up The %.
movsr to Russian visitors. fetching Va
ter TO all the washing bowls. cleaning
and drying the dishes after their
breakfast, and sweeping the post room
floor before they went away. The
postmaster's wife said there vas Q
constant fow Of Chinese. and they al.
ways behaved In that way.
Kopal. 1000 feet above the sea level.
10 In the midst Of nns scenery. and
tho frontier all the way to Chnsachak
and the shoulder Of the Altai noun.
tains 10 wild and dssoiste. The boun.
dairy 10 marked by numbered poles.
but there are few soldiers or excise
men to question you II you cross eth.
Or way. There 10 certain amount Of
smuggling done. ons Of the chief arti.
ciss brought through being Havana
cigars. Of which the local bureaucracy
10 VERY fond.