The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-04-18

about a foot furder than Peters, "
bsaid Sloan.
Bash turned 10 the jolly-.ooking man,
whose face was beaming on him.
"Nill you please measure the distance
for me?n
Certainly" said tire Jolly giant.
Il think | beat Peters more than a
foot
"You've beat him sixteen inches" said
the jolly man, who produced a rule, then
stopped and measured the ground care.
fully.
81 said something in low tone to
| Perkins
! Perkins shook his head and said some
/ thing about wrestling that Bash plainly
! overheard.
| "Time enough. ST, then
| Il suppose YOU don't want to try again,
/ Peters?" said the Zig man
! But Peters was resolved to make an
! other trial
| He stood upon the line-swung,
heavcd, worked his toes over the line
then, filled with wind, spread himself in
the air. lit on the ground and staggered
about to keep from falling.
The big man measured the jump
He went back to where Peters toes
made a dent in the earth, and after de.
Quoting the difference, said:
Bash has beaten him thirteen inches :"
"Anybody else that wants to jump
against me?" Bash a ked smilin5ly.
"ies-Ill jump"
A tall, spare mana man at least six
feet two inches in his stockings lBa III
was barely five feet ten inches, and did
not look his height TODD on the line
l.. 1 =
a tremendous breath, and jumped
Bash stood on the line second later
The next second he Eai made Il clean
jump. heels togeth r again, ard stood
still and perfectly straight
Perkins clapped his hands.
SO did the jolly giant who measured
the ground.
bash beats Jim Dodds six inches
you can all see"
All did see plainly. and admiration
was expressed on many faces.
Others looked sullcn.
you think You can jump said 81
Sloan, sharply.
Il leave it for the crowd to think, =
said Ia III, pleasantly.
IN take the concet out of you. More'n
that-if You want the school you've got
to do durn sight bettcr'n that "
81 SIoad toed the scratch next
lie did not puff and blow as the other
had done, but he swung his arms like
fails, just as they did. When he lii he
stood up straight. but it was only for a
moment Then he was compelled to
swing his arms to preserve his balance.
Dan Bash stepped on the line gathered
himself together Instantly, and al once
leaped through the air. lighting once
more heels III line together, and stood
where he lit upright
Then he stepped aside
ii Perkins and the big man STOPPED
over the marks.
They held their heads so low the
crowd couIdn, see the Impressions made
by Sloan and Bash
At last Perkins stood up
ISIS got ii by about an inch, boys"
"Must ! beat you. Mr.. Sloan, before
you give me the Schoo,?'
Bash looked around on the crowd
Nobody spoke.
Nobody smiled.
1t was too serious matter.
"WeIl-then | will jump again, if you
say 50.
II do say it, said ST Sloan, tartly.
Bash stood SQuarely on the line again
Once more he gathered himS If up. and
when he lcaprd the crowd CAPPED. lie
rose like a bird lie lit firmly again.
both heels together.
Great IchoSaphat." exclaimed the big
man, as he brought out his rule and
! measured the difference between Basins
jump and ii Sloans.
Here, Perkins, You come-then Their
won't be any mistake. Tell them VI hat
ii is, too"
Perkins, solemnly.