Telegram-herald., 1890-09-20
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iaso tie ao4sa.
Il zz4srst24&' remarked Lssz1sr.
gri ally n 5cz'E s14aa 2ny e1aaes
zlozEsi9s Il ths tiger~huaEag heFo
fss pity ve Aaysn't = ts~ sid beasts
"a thess se2as - xiii he e4pt2in
uauss naIss his sccz zpztaon- We'll good
sfrernoon. Ally. TsrsbiRgh sEa I I'll
have - 70 - tAs circus b earssiseA.
suPpose.r
The mannotA tent Ga Durkili Goa
nloa sas crowded ta4t nigAt Czlunets
eircns s2s aloeal celebrity sn4 hed osea
EiaeIy advertised TIE rural populA-
ton had aos many opportunities Of ca
foYmeat ERG dld Rot propose 90 let tais
one q ~ defsalL Every one v2s
thsre. tron Eltsr Askiason and his
wife down 20 little Michael Ryan, the
eobblsr. And his pinehed-looking better
halt Captain C4sseli and pretty Alice
AEles oecu pied . seonsPicaoas front seat.
and few rows farther back SAT- Leander
Rock ssll. with Miss Terebin and her
friend Hannah Blnns. beside her. plain
little seamstFess body. wbo lad been
asked az the eleventh hoari sooner
than waste the tieket" thrifty Miss
Tegebinth had said One by one, the
Unparalleled Attractions" had been
put forward; the ;imo-worn clown, the
spangied colambine. the trained ele-
phzntA the hicycle-Fiders aud the
swArthy snake-eharmer with the gold
crescents dangling from his ears and
the great glittering stage-diamend In
the front Of his turban.
'-Oh, isn't it wonderfulfS cried Alice
Anez.
Pretty fair-pretty fair" answered
Captain Cassell. tapping the ivory knob
OF his cane against his teeth. But
those rattlesnakes don't compare In size
70 a c06ra capcilo | once killed In our
tent AZ Dung apore. when"
And the rounds OF applause drowned
the end Of his sentence.
'Ahl q tiger tanning act" said the cap
tain. consulting his programme. The
Marvellous Signor Mshmelli and his
pupil, Rajahr Call that q Bengal tiger.
do they7 l wish you could have seen
that fellow / shot that last summer in
the jungles at Hoodah- Ny sister has
his skin on her drawing-room floor now.
made into = rug. Ii had killed four
men and sacred OK. and the natives
called him The Scourge Of the Shore
O. yes. don't deny the fellow handles
him very neatly, but"
At that second. Just when the beast
Of the tropics" was drowsily going
through with his list of his accomplish
ments, the lash OF his keeper struck a
tIife sharper than usual, or some other
unseen cause ignited the powder maya
zine OF the animals slumbering saw
agery. With ferocious roar he sprang
forward. telling the keeper with single
blow Of his paw, and leaped toward the
row OF footlights, whose ftful flicker
seemed 10 irritate him as q red rag en-
RACES bull
There was shrek. rush. a moment {
or two OF wild confusion. Ally Ames
uttered scream Captain Cassen had
turned as pale as q tallow candle.
Wed better get out OF this" said he
hoarsely. "Quickl quickF'
Bat Alice. paralyzed by fear. sat as
still as death.
IL can't novel" she gasped. II
think I'm going to faint"
The captain hesitated second. and
finally decided matters by taking TO his
heels, with the rest Of the flying crowd
Alice shut her eyes with a chill shud
der; she could not see the tawny death
spring upon her; but in moment she
opened them again at the sound OF a
triumphant shout that went up around
her.
Leander Rockwell was in the arena
lately occupied By tho vanished band.
struggling with tho savage monster.
She could see his set teeth, the veins
standing out on bis forehead, the red
fire in his eyes, and she knew that IL
was for life or death.
After ALL" said the minister. these
circuses are sinful risks to human life
/ never shall SEQ my way clear to at
tending ono again. Suppose that brave
young fellow had been killed before our
face and eyes, in the noble effort be
made 70 save our lives
"Golly. though. pa, wasn't It grand7'
said John Henry. the good mans eldest
hope "Most equal to a Spanish bull
fight Everybody knows that Lee Rock
wells the strongest fellow in Durkill
-Four Corners, but the old tiger'd go;
tho best OF him II IL hadn't been ior
that lick Lee gave him over the head
with tho sharp edge OF the cornet thai
tho nuslc-mea had dropped when they
got under the stage, like Lightning. Il
was as good ss Damascus scimetor.
Lee says; and. once stunned. 10 was
easy enough FOR tho property-men tc
kill him. It1l be an awful loss 10 the
circus folks. thoughr' refectively added
John Henry. There amt many tiger:
of that size in the travelling ring in this
country"
"But wasn't it funny. husband" said
the minister's wife. about Captain
CasselFs being found hiding under tbs
manger IN The trained ponies stalls
with the door lightly locked. mar
who. according 10 his own account hai
killed scores of lcopsrds and halt l
dozen elephants in India. and Is afraid
% nothing I'm told that the engage
meut between him and Alice Ames Il
OF. and that she ia spending a week
WITH Terebinth Rockwell. The frigh
and the danger together have made pooi
Terebinth quite ill.,
But IL tho minister's wife had onlI
known IL Toro binth was great des
batter. now. and she and Ally we're busI
making a gown OF white surah silk
with 9 great deal Of soft lace and ribbOr
bows about f.
"Becaese. said Ally. laughing. ~Le
aader ss7s he srezf vsit-and a ma
who can conquer tiger ouEhtn't % ,,
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