The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-07-16

We have heretofore Published the iptru'
lions of lhis man % walk seross Niagara on
D light rope. llr succeeded n this foal-har.
dy adventure June 80, The following ac'
count Of lhf man and his performspers -
take from ihe Sew York Tdbupril
". BuudIn is Frenehmau b, buh, and
has been isr several years familiar 10 thr iu-
bahilanis oflhs principal eilios IN America
as public performer and his ma,rluu'
leais on ihe rope have been the wonder Of al
who have beheld them,
lie was engaged IN Ffpnts IN 1853 by tho
agent of Nj william Nibo, 20 perform with
lhe lta'eI troupe ~ NiLlos Garden, In this
eiry, aud IN pursuance Of that engagement
be- came 20 New YoIk, and 6nt appeared In
public al lhal house IN the Lll Of the year
above mentioned, B.audip il not the real
name of This performer his genuine tpgpo'
men being Eue GAVpIet Ilo assumed lhe
meme Of Bloudin because At the time of his
appearance here, the Gwo brothers Jsyclll
we're members Of lhe lh,el company, aud Il
wee deemed drsIuhlc % avoid eouiounding
the men by lhe similarly Of names,
curious aneedore Is lpld n NJ, Blnbdiu,
which shows that his most wonderful gym,
naslic leals are not alWbys accomplished on
the rope, On lhe morning Of his first attrni
darcr at rchearsa, a. Niblo's Garden, lhs
ltavel' we're rehearsing Ihe "lirdouin Arab"
entertainments then on attractive feature In
their bills. The particular feat At the instant
under consideration was the throvug sum-
mer'ei from on inclined plane over number
u muskcts with bayoutls attached, The
muskeis we're held by Number Of men on
tho slage with bayoBels presented At the
"Arah,' who by sudden agile movement,
was Co turn q aufnmerset, and cStrieate him
sell from ms apparently dangerous position.
The men were presenliug their muskrts IN.
der the direction Of NJ Antoine ltayrl, who
Was arranging them In position, This was
not 90 ebs,ly done, for the men were rather
stupid, and ", Antoine Vas rather particular
A. be himself was 10 be the ARAB" to do the
"tcrfiGe leap" and be did not propose to bs
,pitcd on the brstling hayonets, lie grew
somewhat impatient at the failure Of the
mu,kethrnrrrs 20 exactly comprehend his
desires, aud be- finally mounted the plaHe
nud from thIt commanding height was abou,
TO give some further aud final orders, when
VI. Blopdn, who frou the rear ~ the group
on the stage, had been tapping his boot with
q little switch, aud Watching the proceedings
without q great deal Of apparent interest
suddenly, with half dozen quick steps,
dashed up the inclined plane, and with an
almost supcrhuman spring, threw complete
summersc, over Antoine, Bedouns, muskctA,
bpyonets and al, and alightrd easily ON his
feet on a distant side Of the stage, where he
instantly resumed hi, former lazy, listlcss At.
itpdc, and the little switch tapped the li,te
boots ngsiu with ~ much eomposurs as "
the little boots had no, just come down from
un aerial excursion over couple OF dozen
Of French bnyoneis Even the Havy bro;h.
crs, Who we're no, altogether unareustomrd
20 that sor, Of thing themselves, we're as.
founded nt the reckless daring Of theft new
recruit, aud from that instant, ~. ilondln
took first position in that company Of inim.
table g,mnasts