Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-04-01
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Ma. EDtIoB Feeling sure Il at the
readers Of the Ellsworth American will
be interested in the recit l. write to
one oil the most recA less feats OF daring
ever attempted,
One evening, bout week aso. while
siii"I in rhe ,lion cf the Intcrn ton
q! Hotel. h'ctn int"re>te in an an ma
ted couvcrsii on w1sch was in progress
between Nv Persons Of whom NJ sem
ei to be So therHtr. and tn other an
lttiian Tn. latfrr hl registered hi.
name as - seet Gt-pa MorelH." but |
have since learned thit he WAS horn and
an sar >fon,n5t)n. Connecticut and
,ha., .hy his astctinnate parents, An
A"nleit. \. he grew older he
~" 1.ctcd with an into SO de,ire tn
Septome circus pariorme-. and tinall,
ran anav from nome to connect himself
with some -'tolIiug company. lie was
for a while member of Bdrnnms i'm.
mense "Snow, AMI his ASTONISHING. err
formanccs upon stIItS will hr remember
cd by thou>tu IS He had before this
tim tsSunrd the uImo he nov hears. as
well to escape rec ,2nition IS 20 avoid
the fate Of prophet IN his own com
try He is a handsome frank looking
man, OF about twenty-five, has fir
cump!c xlon. and wears a small, black
nous acne. At present he is sta>inL
here without an engagement. The con-
ver,ation referred 10 was a discussion
upon the possible feats which might b.
accomplished by man upon stilts.-
Signor Morclli is will call him assert.
ed his ability to do m ny things, Il be
lief in which required considerable faith
The Southerner. who i, well known
sporting gentleman OF New Orleans. evi-
denty thought the Slynor was living
pretty hard. and at his last announc
ment laughed long and loud Morell
had. in fact. e1pr sScd his ccnv ction
that he could cross Ntayna Rircr .,cqM-
ing upon Siiifs, Jftlc en- G0aiS I,Land
and hs F"(is : "l'I bet you thous md
dollars to fifty it can't be DONE ex-
claimed the Southerner. al accept the
challenge" answered Morelli. quietly.
The astonlshmen, Of his heaters at this
reply may be imagined. "When do You
propose to att mpt it :" "On SATURDAY
morning. the TN of Feb,uary.' tan.
gully r~plied Gsspa. The assurance
with which he spoke filed every one
with surprise. which was not lessened
when he produced tn. money for his de.
posir. The stakes were hinded over to
MIR. Augustus Train, Of Buffalo. and the
comp ny separated to await the result of
this singular wager. The interval vas
spent b. Moielil in constant exercise. for
the purpose of strengthening hi. limbs,
somewhat relaxed by a season of rest.
Ills friends eXpostul l,;el in AIN against
the apparently insane haz ,rd, and even
proposed to return to him the amount
he would be compelled to forfeit. He
seemed sure of winning. and wonld lis
ten to no one. TO a" old crowd 1t was
announced that the attempt would be
made on the lith Monday, instead of
to-day; SO that at seven this morning
there were only about thirty persons by
the river bank. Punctaally a, the hour
Morelli appeared in fine spirits and con.
diton. He had,with him pair of s. Its
about twelve feet long, made of wrought
iron. fat. sharp-edged and pointed
shaped in fact almost precisely like q
double ed ged dagger. Those were firm
ly lashed to his legs, and he walked
towards the terrible river with conf
dent smile. The morning was clear and
cold, but he was attirsd very lightly, in
dress not unlike tha, usually worn by