Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-08-27


your heart will lose neither its flow
crs nor it's trcasures.--RoynolNS
NisceXumy
BLoND1N NownErr.---Thc fat To-
cal Of the Cleveland Democrat ia
kes off the account Of Mons. Blon-
din's *'ropc walk" over Nia.rara, in
the following rich style. Those who
have read the particulars in the pa
bers, will appreciate it:
On the morningo of the "Fourth," "
the local editor Of the prominent
evening daily paper in Buffalo,
accomplished a feat which places
Mons. Blondin's tight rope act at
Niagara, quite in the shade. lie
crossed Main street, the principal
street in Buffalo, on a cross walk,
without stepping off! When it is
known that tile aforesaid local had
been employed in seeing the old
Fourth Of July ont, and the new
Fou'th"f July III, some idea may
he formed Of the magnitude OF the
undertaking. The cross walk cho.
son for this darcing feat, leads
Eon ThoH as Saloon to Terrupin
Lunch. The sidewalk on each side
"t Main street, were crowed with
spectators, by far the greater mum.
Der being on the side BY the Terra
pin is located, being soothed by an
uu!altering trust in his ability to
perform it, and willingness to treat
them when he got over. .Nume
rous tar Spangled Banners we've
flying i'll the air, and numerous
bands playing the air Of the star
SpaneIcd Banner, while a Calithun-
plan Band were putting Oh airs
generally, At about s O'clock, the
local omergedtrom Thomas Saloon,
and was greeted with immense ap-
l,lausp by the crowd on the other
side, who were inpatient for him
TO come across and treat. 1t was
reall ly treat to como across such
enthusiastic fellows
Before attempting to come cross,
hc-pcrtor:s ed numerous Wonderful
feats, auch as telling time Of day,
walking a crack il the sidewalk,
seeing a hole through Il ladder, &c.
The cross walk was about thirty
feet in length, and in good order
to make it steady, lie had taken
about thirty glasses Of Buck Beer
as guys, thus atfording one guy to
each foot, without mentioning the
"Guys" on the opposite sidewalk,
who were standing by in cxpcct;s-
ton of a drink. Like many other
performers, he was dressed III tights,
having been tight for two weeks be-
fore in preparation for this feat.
Only once did lie betray the irreso
ton, and that was when his eagle
eye took in the immense concourse
on the other side waiting dor him
to treat. Scorning a balance pole,
be steadied himself a moment aga
INST a lamp lost, and then, amid
the breathless attenti' II OF the spec
t;ators, commenced his terri bic
walk. When about half way ac-
ross, he produced a ball of twine
from his pocket, and retaining one
end, threw the ball to the other
side, where it was caught dexter
o,is]y by Mr.. Terrapin, (author Of
.Terrapin Lnnch,) J who attached it
to a bottle of cherry bounce. This
the performer drew to him, and
crank amid thunders Of applause,
tue Calithumpians meanwhile play
ing GA Little More Cider"
The+feat was successful performed,
the latter portion being accomplish
ed on all fours,, thus beating Mons.
Blondin all hollow. He was cang!!t
up at once on the shoulders of the
frantic multitude, headed by Col.
Lun Smith, and as he disappeared
in the Terrapin, he was heard to
exclaim, with a wink so intense it
gave one side of Ii rs face the app
earance eta horr;d paralysis, "Tzall
right (hic) boys. -. "'.
A visitor to St: Petersburg was
graf fed to see one. sign in the