The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-04-25


Tom down, because he had hung him
self from hook in the ceiling. They
got used to our antics at last, and took no
aotlce of us, rs we tried hard to get of
that stiffness, for the same idea had
struck MS both-th that we had better take
to tambling, than paint and starve.
at strikes me" said Tom I; "that if we
get rope or two and some cross bars
fixed, We can rather astonish some OF
them anyhow, we'll see.
quite agreed with Tom and short
time after, as bold as brass, We applied
to the manager of the Gardens for an en-
gagement. OF course hs wanted to see
what we could do; SO couple OF ropes
ware fitted up over the stage Of the lit
tie hall, bar was tied across like q
swing and on it we set to, turning over.
hanging by hands and toes and the backs
Of cur heads, and playing such daring
pranks that we brought down the house
that ia to say, the lessee and his friends
applauded loudly and | believe never
felt so happy in my life rs when he en-
gagged US ON the spot at salary.
For the whole of that season we were
ss successful as could be; and through
constant practice we got to be very han
dy, and did our tricks in q way which
the newspapers called graceful but, as
matter OF course, there were soon host
of Imitators; and at the beginning of
next season, people wanted something
New, and the manager asked Us if we
couldn't introduce something.
alt must be something wonderfully ex.
citing, you know" he said, cor else it
D. 49,. 80
enough for them," he continued, pointing
To a BALBOA; "but, Tor bless you, they
don't care now for balloons Go think
it over For my part, thought of pro-
posing trapeze at the top of the two
highest scatfold poles we can get"
| started a. bit as he said that; and
just then che ba loon rose and went away
swiftly and lightly over the trees, while
[ watched it thoughtfully, for had got
an idea into my head.
The next morning l talked il over with
Tom, who agreed to it in a minute; and
we shook hands over it slowly, tor our
minds were made up.
}; When the manager engaged us first, he
said our Name wouldn't do Bit. The
Tantipalpiti name he said, was by rights
Dodge. The consequence was, Gas [ have
said, we went in for French 80 the an
nouncement of the Grand Trapeze Act I"
or Les Freres Provenquax" was adver
tlsed all over London.
How we'll | remember that bright June
day, when, going forward in our grand
dresses, all tights, satin, ruff, and spangles,
we were greeted with roar of applause,
and saw that the garden WAS crammed
with people, in the middle of whom was
the great balloon ready filled, and swing
ihg about as 1t tugged at its ropes.
How do you feel, Tom 2 said, look
ing at him.
Brave as lion, my boy" he says
stoutly. . It's no more than doing it TWEEN.
ty feet high"
True" said g and it is as easy to be
drowned ii sixty as in six hundred feet
Of water"
The next minute we were holding the
trapeze bars close to the balloon, waiting
the signal fpr it to rise and now, for the
first time, felt q sensation of fear,and I'll
tell you what gave it to me-the people,
instead of cheering us rs soon as we began
to rise, kept perfectly silent, and that
seemed to go right through me for YOU
vertlsed to do WAS to perform our rome
and bar tricks right under the balloon,
twenty feet below the car, and that with
out anything to save US If we should make
d slip
There was no time for fear, though :;
and the next minute We were doing it all
as c0"ly as cculd be, % we rose fifty, a
hundred, thousand feet in the air. and
Heated away out of sight.
don't recall that was SO very glad to
get up into the Car, tor the excitement
Kept me from feeling afraid I r1mem Der
thinking, though, that Tom looked rather
pale, then we wrapped ap well, and en-
Ijoyed our first hours ride till we came
down right away in Kent.
i We kept that on time after time, and
people came to see US n mobs. Tie plan
ager said it was the greatest take be mad
ever had; and must say he behaved to
us handsomely, what with raising our
wages and making us presents But
ala not feel easy III my own mind, for the
idea was my own Inventions and [ thought
ought not to have exposed poor Tom to
danger likewise; but all the same-l
dared not say word, for if had, knew
how jealous he would have turned direct.
Il ~.
should think we had done this about
month and all through that month there
was ringing in my ears the words of a
woman who said out loud on the second
time we went ups" All they'll do thai
once too often" Suppose, tn ught to
myself, we do it once too often But then
there came the thought Of the money, and
that drove away great deal of tie tim
idity, as told myself that man might