Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-04-23


tleman plunged head forward into
Miss Oleo and knocked her senseless.
CHAPTER III. TOOTH OUT.
"Stand back! Give the lady air"
were the shouts that arose as a crowd
gathered around the stalwart form Of
the young lady.
Smelling bottles were offered, and
restoratives applied; but all in vain.
"She must not lie there" screamed
dapper little man, who danced
around as though he were lodging
swarm Of bees.
Take her to the waiting-room,'
suggested a slim, who looked as if he
couldn't lift the light end of a heavy
cigar.
But no one seemed equal to the en-
ergency until the gentleman who had
given her his seat made his appear
ance. lie took in the situation at a
glance, and dashed aside the gaping
bystanders with such vigOr that ne
knocked the front teeth out Of three
eX-pugilstS.
He then gently raised the young
lady and bore her from the boat as if
she were only babe, and deposited
his fair burden in the ferry superin-
tcndents office. Then lifting his hat
he vanished in the fog.
When Miss Oleo regained conscious
ness and exhaed some of the fog which
she had swallowed while gasping for
breath, she murmured:
"Take me home"
A carriage was called, and, accompa
MED by Miss Margery she recrossed
the river
On her way home her friend told
her of the stalwart strangers bravery,
and his apparent bashfulness about dis
closing his identity.
"lf should ever find out who he is
know l shall fall in love with him."
said Miss Oleo.
"Why, how will you recognize bin,
if you didn't see his face?'
"Ah, my dear girl, don't you suppose
I was sensible enough to keep one eye
open when he raised me in his arms?
1t isn't every day that woman of my
weight gets chance to be borne away
by modern Hercules"
When they reached the elegant home
of Miss OleO, in Madison Avenue, she
had entirely recovered, and entered
the house without assistance.
CHAPTER ". TOO UTTERLY TOO.
Miss Olco occupied box at Bar
NUNS circus few days after her
adventure on the river, and as she
gazed at the bewildering scenes before
her, she became enthu siastic, rarticu-
larly when muscular feats We're exhib-
tied; for she was a great admirer of
manly strength.
The antics of the clowns wearied her;
the. circumgyrations of the trapcze
caused her to yawn; the majestic
marches of the mammoth elephants
reminded her too forcibly of her own
weighty movements, and the thrilling
music of the brass band fell heedleSsly
upon her ears.
But when the lofty tumblers began
to whirl through the air with the great
est of ease and turn somersaults with
the grace of a boomerang, then her eyes
lighted up and her attention was riv-
eted on the agile athletes.
Suddenly one powerfully built fel-
low sped swiftly over the spring s-board,
lcaped high into space, and revolved
like pinwheel over the backs of a
dozen elephants.
AS thunders of applause shook the
edifce and stirred the surface of the
sawdust around, she softly murmur-
ed:
at is he, but oh, how changed."
1t was indeed Bonaparte Osseous;
but no longer the frail being who
formerly sought in vain his own shad-
ow lie was now veritable Titan
whose muscular development was
the envy of his fellow gymnasts and
the delight Of his life.
His wonderful performance on this
particular occasion was due to his
seeing his former sweetheart as he was
about completing his third somersault
IN mld-alr. The spectacle so eNhllar-
ated him that he superseded all his
previous efforts by making three more
turns before he alighted. His triumph
was complete.
That night the place which once
knew him SO well, knew him no more
forever.
One evening there came ring at
the door-bell of Miss Oleo's home
which was strong enough to have
] hrON"ht ont the lennrtmCn.. and