Story of an Acrobat.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7761, 13 March 1905, Page 2

Story of an Acrobat.

'l'liu opponents of tlie revival in I South Wales have now a loader in 'tlu: person of 1 In- •' Coffee Cooler," it muscular young negro. lie describes liiinself as a boxer, wrestler, jaerobal, singer, and liiinccr, and reIcently appeared with some success ( ou the stage of the Tonypandy Hipipodrome, uml at once considered J himself justified to settle in the neighbourhood. Accordingly ho hired u disused brewery and lilted it up as a school of physical culture, and the opening ceremony day was fixed. When the time came, however, lor the •* Coffee Cooler " to greet his patrons the revivalists were holding a meeting outside his doors in the presence of a crowd of over 2UOO people, who resisted the attempts of the would-be pupils of the negro to enter the building. .Naturally, a scene ensued, but, the revivalists were in force and the opening ceremony was cilcciuullv spoiled. " Meetings have been going on at Klnenetovyduch for weeks, and boys and girls have taken a large purl in i them. A shopkeeper says ' that debts of long standing, long since ' written off as had, are now being puid, in eonseipience of debtors succumbing to conversion. i The revivalist movement in South Wales sadly interfered with football ' fixtures, On a recent Saturday altogether seventeen mutches were abandoned, while in some places the clubs put oil the Held ipiiie a new leani of players, the old ones Inning heen converted.—Daily Mail.