The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-03-06
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UP IN THE AIR.

SOME few months back was called in Il am a
surgeon by profession to attend II Senor Tcrna-
dos, who, despite his name, as true an English
man, by birth and pareutage, as the parish of Lam
beth ever bred and reared. / found him suffering
from extreme debility and nervousness, broughton
by the over-strained tension of the muscles and
sinews. He told me that he was rope dancer,
slack and tight; tumtler, stiff and loose and
many other things which have escaped my mem
ory.
His family consisted Of his wife "a pale, sickly
woman, somewhat older than himself and very
handsome little girl. Accustomed as was to wit
ness the devotion of women by a sick bedside, and
the irritabiity of male patients, the sefsacrce of
Madame Tornados and the demonstrative gratitude
Of her husband for each act of attention, surprised
me. He was under my care for some months, and
as he recovered, grew talkatve and familiar. One
evening, as he sat in easy chair, propped up by
pillows, he favored me with the following narra-
tive. lpurposely suppress any professional techni-
ealities and acrobatic arYOt, which would be unin-
telligibis to the ordinary reader.
"Yousee, sir," he began, my father was hawk
er over in Lambeth. never knew my mother, be-
cause she died when was quite young. l don't
know how it was learned tumbling. The first
thing can remember was standing on my head
by Westminster Bridge, and gentleman going by
gave me shilling. Now my boy the gentle
man said, do that again, which did Now,
said he, Spring which did, and came on my
feet again. That gentleman, sir, was the great Mr..
Ducrow. WE'LL sir, of course, after such encour-
agement from such man, tumbler became. I
spared neither pains trouble, and practised till
became master Of my art and head of my pro-
fession.
"About seven years ago, l was just twenty three
first met James Ranford, who was also in my line,
and proposed that we should work together. con-
sented, and we travelled about and exhibited at
town halls and assembly rooms, and large rooms at
inns but We did very badly. Ranford had wife
and child so it fell harder on him. was forced to
lend him what little could spare, for could not
see young woman and little baby go without,
while had il, could 1?
"Well, sir, things got from bad to worse, and my
partner, being man Of violent temper, took to
drink-he was always given to that way-and l
am sorry to say, he used to beat his wife. Some
times my blood has boiled. and have walked away
for fear that should interfere. However, used
TO cheer up the missus as well as could, and nurse
tuS hlue BHaj anu thsy DON grew 70 ike me very
much.
"one night alta place called Pcddlethorpe, we had
no audience at all. We were without money, and
were asking each other what we should do, when
the squires son, and lot of young gentlemen came
in, and asked us to perform for them, which did
and they gave US a couple of sovereigns and, more
than that asked us to supper at the hotel. After
supper the squire looked at one of our bills Of the
day, and said, Hollo why see you call yourselves
Messrs. J. Ranford and w. Keer. No wonder you
get no audiences. | suppose these are your real
psmes3' We answered that they were.
"oh, thst1l never do be said. you must
have an alias; you mustn't let the public suppose
that you are Englishmen. II is contrary 10 the
rules Of professional etiquette. You must make
out thS, you sre fcreigners'