Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-06-17

All the while, the smiling look of warm
and passionate affection to the infant never
left her lovely features, though it was occa-
sionally mingled with the blushful glow
of strange inward exultation, so character
istic of her, at the quick, short rattles of
applause, that seemed to burst at once from
the whole enraptured audience.
Then she rose gradually to her feet ev-
cry change of posture being marked by the
most poe,ical elegance of motion, and
skipped lightly on the bare Group of the
wildly galloping mare, whirling the young
Bacchus about her head the while, or rather
seeming to make the infant deity fly with its
little futering wings, as she danced in the
swimming gyrations.
The way the latter feat was managed
was simple enough A system of bands
of thin, but strong leather, passed under
this chids dress round its waist, beneath
it, and over its shoulders. These all met,
and were secured together at the bend of
It's back to strong steel ring, which she
wore round three fingers Of her hand,
with the fourth and thumb controlled by
wire the two little gauze wings at its
shoulders, which were mounted on small
spiral springs, so that she could make them
culver or fold them TO its back as she
pleased
Well, while she was thus flying round
and while the house was all eye for her,
and all ear for the admirable musical &C
ompanment-whist the horse was gal
looping at its most furious speed-at once
just as she was opposite to the pit, the
winged Bacchus seemed to leave her shout
der and fly towards the ground.
AS it fell, one of the wildly flung up
hind hoofs of the animal met it and the
next instant it was tossed lifcles and
almost headless into the air, its brains
dropping in a shower upon the closely
seated pit spectators, and Immediately after,
its little body with its painted wings and
gaudy frippery, lay dead and motionless
like crushed butterfly among the dust o!
the arena.
There was strange, sudden hustle
among the spectators at first---they rose to
their feet by masses-lnany screamed abb
rubtly with dread, others gave hurried
words Of direction, and numbers Jumped
from the pit and lower boxes to render
assistance. But the great majority were
altogether unconscious for the first mo-
ment or two Of the narrowing event, their
eyes following the equally unconscious
equestrian, as she was borne with light
ming speed round the circle
The riding-mas,er and myself, stunned
with the sight for second, as soon as we
could command our limbs, sprang from the
centre, where we stood, to raise the shat
tered body of the child; but ere we had
time to touch it, the fiery gallop of the
black mare had swept its rider round the
ring, and she appeared on the same spot.
AS she came near, she seemed paralized
with surprise and horror, standing in an
attitude forcbly expressive of these emo
tons onthe back of the animal (whcreupon,
from mechanical habit merely, for it could
not be from effort, she continued to main
tain her balanceO and with staring eyes,
uplifted brows, parted lips, and features
the deadly palor Of which was fearfully
evident beneath the warm, artificial COM
plexion they bore, regarding the steel ring
upon her hand, TO which a fragment of
leather was all that was now attached.
But when she saw the mangled frame of
her hearts idol motionless among the dust,
with the wild shrek Of a mothers despair
she leaped from her place, and fell fran.
ticalIy, grovclng on the ground beside it.
A strange, unnatural scream was that's such
as shall ring through my brain when age or
disease may have made my ears impervi-
Gus; and it rose in loud and louder waves
of piercing sound, till it filled the four cor
ners of the vast amphitheatre, and was sent
back in echoes and revelations to acerate
anew the hearing, quashng the tumult OF
the alarmed and excited audience, as the
crash of thunder in tempest browns the
turmoil of the waters.
All was confusion and uproar, amaze
ment and terror, among the people; wo
men tainted, and children were crushed
and trodden upon, and they struggled
hither and thither apparently without any
object. a strong manic seemed IN have tai or