National Republican., 1877-04-30
wAIrzrYa ma ron AGAINST TINE

A wABTzTNa MA TON AGAINST THE
A Frensh Dancing Msstsr wsitsss for Five
Consecutive Hours, and wins . Wager u
500.
At precisely 7.30 last evening Professor I
Paul yalleau Oarti or launched forth upon his |
light-hseied "feat Of endurance" which was 70 |
waits for i've hours without stopping. Professor
vaileau danced in his own private hall At No.
Union sqnare. He presented the appearance. s
ct the squeak Of Q falso hddlestrfng and
startling piano thrum no bounded lightly away, |
Of trim person somewhat over nve feet In
height, slim in hgure, loose in psntaloon, deep In
shirt-coilar waxed In mustaoho, and unlike any |
other dancing. master that ever lived, without
any part to his hair. Ho was sorupulouslv
polite. '......
~ regret, SIR" hoi said, "that owing TO be en-.
gagged In dancing shall not bs able to show you
much courtesy. oh, 1 do not mind it. sir. Con
ndentr oh, yes; to the extent Of tioo already,
and as much moro as my friends may DO able 10
nnd takers for. All, par.rdon!" and the professor
had entered upon his unhappy career.
Tho following are the rules which controlled
tho contest between Professor Cartier and
nature;
!. Mr.. Oartior reserves tho right to dance with
either ladies or gentlemen, and to dance the
waits with either the glide double Ride"
.isac~s' sssS~oly or "oommdn sMRSI Walt. stop" %
2. when the timo Is completed ladies and gen
Ssrtisr e,sTS may nay attempt Rs 10 Danes 81. hours.
Everything was we'll arranged. Tho partners
whom Prof Cartier needed were ranged on
benches around the side Of tho dancing room, and
as these became drippod and exhausted in the
use OF the professor from time to time, thcy might
retire into room adjoining, where there was
soda-water, ginger-ale and beer. Tho hrst round
Of this notable struggle may be reckoned at two
hours. During that time Professor Cartier did
not evinco any considerable unhapplness. He
la@kcnt around beautifully, and at every turn MS
trousers settled above his slender Kid slippers
with recttude and precision. His standing collar
had not q crease, the ends Of his mustaehe con
tnucd straight but without drop OF porspiration
on the ends, and rs, regardless OF time and I'M
pcryious to fatigue, he continued 10 ding his
agile legs abroad, fieshy ladies said, "How Won
derfulw and very young ladies said, "How pesutr
full !" His first partner, Miss Sarah Leoboldt,
| tho professor briskly exhausted in tho short
space Of eight minutes. Mr.. James Colo was
plunged into fever In seven minutes. Madame
Cartier gave up control over her husband after
half m hour Then Miss Leoboldti tried II again
| for nftesn minutes. Mr.. Thomas Henry was
melted in Ave. James Cole redissolved In eleven,
Madame Cartier retired with fourteen, two others
| were satisfied with nine and fifteen minutes re-
spectively, and still tho professor smiled above
Il MS ehirt-collhr anu uhncou oNer oh.
| Tho second round began at $50 o'clock. The
professor came up smiling, not having stopped.
Heretofore, no appearance Of fatigue had been
noticeable but toward the close OF . twenty -hve
i minutes skirmish with Thomas Henry keen
| eye detected some signs OF natural discomfort
upon the person OF tho professor HIS hair, which
had stood up, did not now quite stand up. The
ends OF his mustache had dropped mere point.
His gloves shot out rays Of q darker color from
l Lar taak mt n ailk hand iOf fro
quently and mopped q deserving face. There
were slight bat evident symptoms OF pain within
tho legs Of his trousers. He remembered, at short
intervals, that ho had watch In his vest pocket
At o.45 he called out to tho musicians:
"D-n III"
But still he was abundantiy pluoky. Whom
the musicians made q spurt amer his remark u
them, he bounded away in . manner that ago
nised Thomas Henry TO his foundations. He VA
across tho limited room and back In . jiffy, and
when Thomas was allowed TO dry his shirt col
/ lar, at the end OF twenty-five minutes, the pre-
fessor took up his wife once more and was on Will
her Just as fast.
At 1880 there Was strong faith In tho now We
professor, and II was announced on tho wall n
chalk that A. Brown was willing to bet 80 70 ~
| that the dancor would win.
\, There were thunders Of applause for the pro
fcssor. "Isnt no nicer" "Isn't he splcndidf'
"Isn't he wetf" were ejaouiated admiringly from
the benches. He twinxlsd on. tribe sadly, and
at ll:ao the standing collar had become . turn
down. Miss Dora Waterman had been used ul
by this remorseless waltzer In hfteen minutes
Mr.. Macgregor In twelve, and Mr.. Lafayette
Harrison in throe- quarters Of an hour.
Il At u O'Clock Professor Cartier ought to hav
been . spectacle Of misery, but he was not. HI
took his wife at this juncturs, and the walts wen
lon smoothly, aud there was no probability tina
he would fall At 1915 the bet Of A. Brown ha'
been changed to $50 to slo, and no takers. A
1920 the World reporter waltzed lightly up to tn
Professor and learned from him during circui
OF the room that he had no doubt OF success A
1890, cheered by grand flourish Of music and
salvo Of applause, the Professor danced out tn
last second OF his Ave hours, won his tloo, an
looked relieved. 1t was honest dancing and har
work throughout, and the gallant little msste
could not have done II better II he had been mad
| Of cast Iron and filled with steam. Tho floor mar
agors, Mr.. A. Brown and Mr.. George T. Bush
were too courteous not to be mentioned, and tn
following is the judges report:
We, the undersigned Judges In Mr. Cartier
great trial OF physical endurance In waltsing th
|, unprecedented length Of timo Of i've hours with
out any intermisslon whatever, hereby give thei
r | and upright manner and In strict time with tn
| music, and that Mr.. Cartier Is therefore lubtl
| entitled to the credit OF being tho hrst who ha
Q l ever successfully performed this great feat.
SAMUEL BARON,
WILLIAM HA MILTON,