Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-03-16
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MANY of our readers doubtless remember q
yery suppie Young man, mifhhivery Idrge nose,
named Esuinosa Wh0traveled through thiac coun-
try some years, ogo.--With the 'RaVelsi We ibe--
lieve--in the capacity Of dancer. A late num-
Der Of the London Era contains an interesting
sketch of his life, from which we take the fol-
llowing:Jsdc id bsGislcxg GCeNlg0a N
AT last an American manager, hearing of
Espnosa,s growing fame, crossed theDAtlantic,
and steamed him away from the Parisian stage,
at q salary Of zone thousand pounds for twelve
months! From the yeaFle5O TO 1857 i(when he
returned to France,) his life was one of continu-
Gus suceess, triumph, accident and adventure
He comic.daDced in Mexico. over India, and
Throughout China, with great artistic glory; but
at Bourbon, Calcutta and Pondichery heIreapsd
golden and laurel harvests.i AT Hong Kong,
Sydney, Madras, Bombay, and scores of other
Indian cities and towns, his success was inn
mense, but the result was more TO the honor OF
bis artists fameahan to the filing Of his iex-
lcheouef.Ci 6hsm dsJd had ral .a itdi bgiaIs
One day California, with It's golden prestige,
fascinated our ahero,s mind, and forthwith he
dreamed of nothing else, save artistic glory,
orna mented With gold, and, in the hopo of gath.
ering the samegbh embafkad for the Pacific
Ocean,, CrossiBgi over the Rocky Mountains,
be fellint0 the hands of o gang Of cannibAl
robbers, who relieved him of all he possessed,
and kept him a close prisoner for three months
Here be was destined, after having been previ-
ously "fattened up TO be roasted and served
tub the table Of Che cannibal chief at their
next grand 6solemnity BatD Espinosa would
not "groW fac sofor the grand .cannbal display |;
80. when the day did come, he was tied /, as
useless feah lumber, to the fatal tree, there to
be tortured to,death, % "the obstinate pale
face ~ The last savage dance had already
begun around him. but the''pale-face" stood
and looked undsmayed; non timto, sed spsYo,
thought he During his captivity he had
learned enough OF the sasdges' dialectito make
himself understood, 90, as the cannibsls jumped
and frisk ed around him, he suddenly exclaimed:
"0hl 20 accursed red=skins call ye that dane
cling? Loose my cords, and I'll show ye what
dancing is--hoW We pale lfacess dance! Pierce
my body with your arrows, and devour It after
ward, ir you will, but let me show you what
dancing is" He was silent, and the capering
red horde stopped suddenly short. The chiefs
moved to q short distance, and held confer
ence! "Contieus1e omsns ct ohL9i stante corona -
The result of which conference was, "Be II as
the pale-face hath spoken; let him Dance"
spoke the principal Chief Amid yell Of in
ferIsl noises, ring was quickly made, and
Espinosa, loosed from his bonds, jumped into
the middle of It with a piyouere so n,ori6olant.
SO fantastic, vet so outlandish and extrayseant.
that the red skinned squatteIs giggIed and grin.
ned, and chartered like monkeS g. He then gave
them aadance oiVthe regular eanin de Payis
style.1 He vaulted head over heels al Ia Grim
add, ,pirouetted round the savage inclosurewith.
In ard without, and lenraptured one and ell. -
Finally, seeing the favor he was "stepping',
into, he began the popular Paris dance called
La Sauate, and through it went. CON amor, q