Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-27

BACKWARD TURN WITHOUT POLE.
running. so soon as / had leftthe RUG.
You Spanish man. he said, why is 10
you not speak English. You are great.
Then he. wha: do you say IL, Rugged
me, and / was engaged"
SLACK AND TIGHT WIRE.
(Which is 1t the more difficult 10 per-
form 6n," asked-"a tight or q slack
wire?"
"Ah," with shrug OF the shoulders
and significant gesture with the
hands, "the tight wire, TO be sure. 1
can teach a boy In two weeks TO perform
on the slack wire. 1t IL nothing"
us the feat Of undressing on wire
difficult?"
No; no, not very much. can undress
just as l am, street costume and shoes.
on q tight wire with my eyes covered
so, q blindfold. IL Is not needed TO see
to do that. only TO feel and calculate"
what do you consider TO be the most
difficult feat on q wire?" asked again.
THE forward somerset Is the most
difficult OF all. You do not see the wire
at all 10 turning forward. and Jou must
/ do all by calculation. In turning the
backward somerset II is much easier.
Then you can see the wire and guide
yourself"
MIGHT HAVE HURT THE CAR
Once when giving private perform
ance before the Car. or the "Cmsar OF
the Russia" as Caicedo calls him, and
the imperial household, the Great
White Father" persisted 10 standing
under the wire to satisfy himself that
there was no trick about the balancing.
This made Caicedo so afraid OF falling
on his royal spectator and seriously In
juriag the head of the Russian Empire
that he lost ell his nerve and gave
very bad performance.
The Prince OF Wales saw Cslcedo hrst
In Vienna. After the performance the
Prince sent for him ana inquired III he
was going 20 appear In London. When
answered In the Affirmative the Prince
said. "When you come there ] will help
you"
THAT surprised me-" said Caicedo.
81 could not see how he could help me.
de was not MANAGER, was sure.
thought him a funny man, and paid no
attention. / went TO London. After a
week or two a letter came from tho
Prince asking me to go to his palace aud
perform. My manager was very glad
for me TO 60, so OF course ! went The
next day the Prince sent mo e200.
did not want to take IL. felt paid by
the honor, but they told me IL would not
do TO send IL back. did not like IL. liz
he had sent me q medal, something TO
cost ten, fifteen or twenty pounds. l
would have been pleased. for 1 could
have shown it,"
OBJECTS TO NETS AND MATS.
I had noticed that there was no mat
tress or netting stretched under the
wire while he was on 10. nothing 10 savs
him from the hard boards Of the stage
floor should he fall.
Calcedo told ME that he never allows
anything TO be put down. because whom
he sees IL there IL looks like an Invita-
ton to fall, and he feels tempted to &C.
cept the invitation. Then again. he
thinks II spoils the effect OF the act With
the audience.
To pay for his fad. however. he occa-
sionally gets bad tumbIes. The worst
he ever had was the very last night OF .
six months engagement In London.
Just as be was closing bis performances
he became dizzy and fell. Both wrists
were broken and his nose torn away
from the cheek. IL has left al ugly
scar. His wrists, too. are far from re-
covered. lie has 10 wear leather band.
ages around them. and after each per-
Torrance they swell up aiarninglY.
UNDER pIPrIcuLTfzs
The most. difficult performance he
ever gave be told me. was on board ship
coming 20 this country. about two weeks
ago. The passengers teased bin and
finally he gave II, although II was
almost impossible for him 70 keep on
the wire owing 10 the motion OF the
vessel.
Although be never smokes, which 10
70 itself Singular for SpanIsrd, Dor
isdulges 10 strong drink. he takes no
systematic exercise and never re-
hesrses or practices.