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...heat was not great enough to melt the ardor of the natives, who gave him a prodigious welcome and a great display of African wealth. From Seccondee, a visit was made to the hinterland of Ashanti where "talking drums"* beat out salutes. Ashanti chiefs presented him with a gold sword, a gold stool (emblem of sovereignty), a gold umbrella and a cloth of gold. A mighty oath of allegiance to the British crown was sworn in the name of the Ashantis on the sword; the umbrella was marked "Yokoma" (King of Cloths), the cloth "Okoasa" (no more wars...
Ringmasters in long red coats and stovepipe hats; white stallions more graceful than swans; blear-eyed elephants performing feats of incredible sagacity; chariot racers, trapeze artists, ladies in spangles who wear jeopardy like a flower in their hair, sword- swallowers, snake-charmers, clowns in shreds and patches, fat women, thin men?these blithe barbarians nightly astound sober Manhattan. But the circus this year is different?for one supreme reason: the carnivora are gone. There are no wild animal acts. No sharply smiling lady makes small boys lose their peanuts when she puts her golden head in the lion's mouth...
...just been opened to receive scenery. Stagehands, mechanics, saw Taucher's 200-pound shape crash to the stone floor; hurried to his aid as he incredibly rose to his feet. Supported by six strong men, suffering from a broken finger, swollen wrists, many bruises, he shouted for his sword, staggered up the iron steps and again into the circle of steam, sang with great beauty his scene with Brünnhilde Next day he read, in the columns of thitherto hostile newspapers, comments on his "superb performance," his "consummate courage...
Early one bright, cold morning, the two principals and their seconds met for combat. The two men stripped, whipped out their swords, stood face to face. There was a sharp "Engages!" and the two pieces of steel began to grind and clash. The contest was short. M. Massard, the challenger, flicked a small wound in the sword hand of his opponent. Three doctors fled into the field, declared the wound slight, but Gaudin could not continue. Honor was satisfied...
...significant that the debate has been selected as the best fitted vehicle for clarifying this clash. The ridicule, which once fell upon the annual rantings over "The Pen and the Sword" is gone; a conversational attitude and a willingness to discuss questions of real interest have won back the prestige of debate...