Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-03-28
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EsnlnOsa. the Dancer.

Many of our readers doubtless remember very supple
young map, with very large nose, named Espinosa
who Travelled through this country some years ago
with the Raves, believe-in the capacity of dan
Ger. late number of the London Era contains
sketch of his life, which contains the following veracous
episode:
At last an American manager, hearing of Espinosa's
growing fame, crossed the Atlantic and steamed him
away from the Partisan stage at salary of gI 900 for
twelve months From the year 1850 to 1857 (when
he returned to France) his life was che of continual
success triumph, accident and adventure He comic
danced In Mexico, over India and throughout China,
with great artistic glory but at Bourbon, Calcutta
and Pondcherry he reaped golden and laurel barvests
At Hong Kong, Syd9ey, Madras, Bombay and scores
OF other 1ndan cities and towns, his success was i'm
mense out the result was more to the honor of his arts
tic fame than the filling of his exchequer
One day California, with its golden prestige fascina-
ted our heros mind and forthwith be dreamed of moth
iGg else artistic glory ornamented with god and
In the hope OF gathering the same he embarked for the
Pacific ocean. Crossing the Rocky Mountains he
tell into the hands O gang OF cannbal robbers, who
relieved him OF all ne possessed, and kept him close
prisoner for three months Here he was destined after
having been previously " fattened up" to be roasted
and served up at the table Of the cannba chief at their
next grand soemnity But Espnosa would not "grow
fat for the grand cannibal disT So when the day
did come, he tied useless flesh lumber to the Ia
tai tree there to be tortured to DEATH the obstinate
pale-iace " The last savage dance had already begun
around him, but the pae-ace" stood and looked I'M
dsmayed non ttmeo, sed spero thought he
During his captivity be had learned enough Of the
savages dialect to make himself understood So as the
cannlbas jumped and risked around him, he suddenly
exclaimed :: Oh! ye accurscd redskins! call ye that
dancing? Loose my cords and I'll show ye what dan
cling is-how 'pale-laces dance Pierce my body
with your arrows, and devOur it aterward if you WILL
but let me show you what dancing isl He was silent,
and the caperng red horde stopped suddenly short The
chiefs moved to short distance, and held conerence
Cont1cuere onneS, ct Uutg1 StGHte corona " The
suit of which conference was 90 BE it the paC-ace
hath spoken let him dance" Foke the principal chief
Amid yell of internal noises, ring was quickly made,
and EspnOsa lOOsed from bis bonds, jumped into the
middle of it with parouette Sc aorib5lant so fantas-
tic, yet so outandsh and eXtraYagan that the red
skinned squaters gigged and grinned and chattered
like monkeys.
! He then gave them lance of the regular gomin de
PARIS STYLE He vauted head oveE heels Ia G,lmaid,
pirOuetted round the savage nclOsure within and with
out, and enraptured and all. Finally, seeing the
favor be stepping +" into, he began the popular
Paris dance called La SdUote and through it be went
cab Gnlore ct ped6uS, right aud LETT backward and for
ward, dispensing his audience all sides, surprising
them, delghtlng them mesmerizDg and enhancing them
by bis impromptu dance 'twiXt lie and death and
while all were IN solemn amazement and mute astonsh-
ment at the velocity of his twisngs and turnings his
IJumpngs and vaultDgs, he suddenly yaulted into the
vacant saddle OF OF the fleet SeCdS Oi the Chiefs
and este, of he went, like arrow, to the general
admiration OF the redskins who mistOok that pas for
part of his danse iernaie" exhibition or, as Dr. o.
IOole says, "a part OF lis sysem!'
Bat when the entrauced savages saw him fy-quickly
fly and scud through the air. and when they lost sight
Of him an t0t0 feelings Of rage ID vengeance succeeded
admiration and delight, and, yelling out their war cry,
the best riders jumped their eds in pursuit Of the
g Pale-face Devil! But fortune favored the brave
and Espinosa ne'er the silly red skins more. What
dance he had of it on his borrowed courser !" Yet
twas only when bis pursuerS from alar him arrive
in sight of numerous and welIarmad caravan that they
gave up all hope Of recapturing their fascinating ugi
tive dancer and desperate signal OF rage and ven
geance, they fired of at him shower of poisoned ar
rows, while he rode, under safe convoy, towards San
Francisco.