Show CHIEFTAINS LITTLE JOKE Philadelphia Record Th the magician had many in interesting inte inter te ter s sn experiences experience nce during his professional professional tour of the globe years ago He went to all outlandish places and appeared before rulers of many strange lands and communities On one occasion his manager manager had bad ar arranged arranged ranged ed that Thurston should give an exhibition before the ruler of a province called aUed In the Fiji Islands In the crowd that saw the exhibition were many of the black and yellow slaves of the chieftain All the spectators spectators spectators tors Were ivere amazed at the many strange manifestations of the black art that Thurston offered but no trick appealed so strongly to the assembled retinue and an to the chieftain as that in which a 8 white duck was made to appear with a ablack ablack ablack black head and a 8 black Quck alter a moments manipulation with the head of the thc white duck The trick had t to be repeated and then the chieftain en engaged engaged In a long whispered conversation with the Interpreter is desired queried the obliging trick player The interpreter coughed apologetically and th then n responded Respected sir our i honored sire wishes you to take two of I his slaves and put a tI yellow head h ad on a ablack ablack ablack black man and the black head on the body of a yellow servitor Our honored sire thinks It would be very funny tunny Tell his royal highness Thurston replied re replied replied plied that I could give a yellow man ian mana iana a black eye but I would not like to t at attempt attempt attempt tempt to make his entire head black |