The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-08-22

roar he sprang forward, telling the keeper
with single blow of his paw, and ieaped
toward the row of footlights. whose ftful
flicker seemed to irritate him as red rag
enrages bull.
There was shrek, rush, n moment or
two Of wild confusion. Ally Ames ut
tered scream. Capt. Cassell had turned
as pale as tallow candle.
"We'd better get out of this said he,
hoarselv. Quick! quick"
But Alice, paralyzed by fear, sat Ms
still as death.
IL can't move" she grasped. 81
think IN 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 cold shudder;
she could not see the tawny death spring
upon her: but in moment she opened
them again at the sound of triumphant
shouts that went up around her.
Leandcr Rockwell YVES in the arena
lately occupied by the vanished band,
struggling with the savage monster.
She could see his set teeth, the veins
standing out on his forehead, the red fire in
his ewes and she knew that it was for life
or death.
After all" said the minister, "these
circuscs are sinful risks to human life
shall never see my way clear to attending
one again. Suppose that brave young
fellow had been killed before our face and
eyes in the noble effort he made to save
our lives"
"Golle, though, pa. wasn't it grand?"
said John Henry, the good mans eldest
hope. Most equal TO Il Spanish bullfght.
Everybody knows that Lee Rockwell's the
strongest fellow Durkill Four in Corners.
but the old tigcr'd got the best of him if
it hadn't been for that lick Lee gave
him over the head with the sharp
edge Of the cornet that the music
men had dropped when they got under the
stage like lightning. 1t was AZ good MS a
Damascus scicmtcr, Lee says, and once
stunned, it was easy enough for the prop
erty men to kill him. It'll be an awful
loss to the circus folks, though" reflect
lively added John Henry. There amt
many tigers of that size in the travelling
ring in this country"
"But wasn't it funny, husband" said
the minister's wife. "about Capt. CasselPs
being found hiding under the manger in
the trained ponies stalls, with the doors
tightly locked. The man according to his
own account, has killed scores of lcspnrds
and half Il dozen elephants in India, and
is afraid Of nothing. Pm told that the.
engagement between him and Alice
Ames is off, and that she is spending Il
week with Terebinth Rockwell The
fright and the danger have made poor
Tcrcbinth quite III"
But if the minister's wife had only
known it, Terebinth was great deal bet
ter now, and she and Ally were busy
making II gown OF white surrah silk, with
u great deal of soft lace and ribbon bows
above it.
Because" said Ally, laughing, Lean
der says he won't wait-and man who
can conquer IL tiger oughtn't to be con-
tardicted by IL woman"
You really love me, them" said Lean
der
u really love yon.' repeated Alice
and oh, Leandcr! | ain so very, very
proud Of YOU
Get your meals next door to r. II. Jones
shoe store Itfl OLLIE SWANSON.
Have your Shoes repaired at X. H. Jones
shoe store [fl F. NJ. SWANSON.
Meals ut all hours next door to r. H.
Jones shoe store. [tfl OLLIE SWANSON.
Repairing neatly done by +. NJ. Swan
son, boot and shoemaker at r. H. Jones
shoe store. II
Table board, by the day, 10 cts; by the
week, $3.50; by the month, $l4.00. Next
door to X. H. Jones' shoe store.
If OLLIE SWANSON.
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