Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1862-02-14
| know that man. / said to Coobie.

e sault to-aight.'
You know, sir, that triple somersau
+ means standing on spring-bosrd, throw
- ing your heels up, and turning completed
e round three times in the air before yo
e Eight upon your feet. / need not say
e is a very difficult thing to do.
! said to Coobie, It's odd that a MAJ
| who drinks so hard should be capable G
e such feat
D 'His engagement depends on it, wa
? the reply. Were full il every othe
! line. The governor told vim he'd sigI
articles with him for that, but not fo
! anything else. Eh! he sees you
, ] turned around and saw RanforC
walking quickly from US. entered the
circus and was accommodated with g
seat in the orchestra. ! could not helE
thinking of my old partner and Lad q
strange nervousness upon me as if some.
thing was about to happen but the feel
ing wore off when Ranford came into
the ring. The audience applalded loud
ly, for he had thrown a trebbls summer
sault twice before, and was a avorite in
consequence.
saw that he was not sober, and no.
ticed that he had the same little star up
on his forehead that he wore the last
Time we made an ascent together. While
the grooms were altering the position of
the spring board, he walked up to the or
chestra, and, with the old deyilish smile
upon his face, said to me.
You can't keep away then, can you /?
You soU come
Ranford,' l whispered, you are not
yourself tonight take my advice-don't
throw the trebble.'
He swore an oath and then burst into
a loud laugh
You want me to fail, do you ? he
said. Fail when you are here Hi!
-youp--la =
He ran up the spring board, bowed,
and kissed his hands. The music began.
He threw several single summersaults,
then a double one then another; Then
he stopped, and crossed his hands, and
looked at me. The audience was very
enthusiastic, and he again repeated the
performance and stopped again. There
was more applause. Then he turned
toward me, smiling, as if he said Now,
and went to work third time. He made
some little preparation-turned over
once or twice. The house was so silent
that you might have heard n pin drop,
He got the spring and over he went
once, twice. My heart rose in my mouth
for saw he had no room to turn a third
time. His head came down with hor-
rible hud among the tan and saw dust
and he lay in the ring doubled up, and
dead
a surgeon came out of the boxes, who
.aid that his neck was broken, and that
Heath must have been instantaneous. l
ainted. When l came to- saw his
body being carried out of the ring.
Well, sir, l was pitched upon to be the
bearer of the sad news to the widow
pll pass over that. | was surprised to
ind that, in spite of his cruel usage, she
vas still very fond of him. | kissed the
.hild who had grown a fine little girl,
md returned to Manchester the next
lay. I attended the funeral, of course.
Ranford left hardly pound behind him.
gave the widow an address that would
lways find me, and told her to write
Shenever-when-if she wanted-that
;, whenever she required any assistance.
First the poor thing tried to set up
chool for children, but that failed, and
moving that she sometimes mus. be
'ressed, | often sent TO her. l don't
now how it came about, but after a long
correspondence and courtship, l mar
led her; and here she comes with my >
eef tea-and here comes Evelina; for
hats the very woman, sir, and that's the
cry little girl, and a real beauty she is !"