Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-06-22


tulnblers, the dashing equestriennes,
the performers upon the trapeze, all
accompanied by the ridiculous
clowns, have each had their turn.
Now nervous hands are crumpling
the satin programmes. They await
the performance of the daring Mile.
Dora.
FIFTY feet high on a steel wire,
without "A polel It's marvellous"
"And without net. tool"
"It is madness. Why do they not
take that precaution at least?"
Simply TO produce "A sensation,
my dear. Without danger there is
no excitement. 1t would be an in
sipid affair with net. You might
as well go TO see lion-tamer per-
form with his beasts muzzled, or an
exhibition of wrestling between a
man and a stuffed bear. One comes
TO the circus to be thrilled. and ii is
the business OF the manager to see
that youarefrightened your moneys
worth"
well, ! am already frightened
enough. II she should ialll"
Dora doesn't fall She startled
Vienna all last summer with the
same performance. She has been
doing il in Paris for month. When
you see her it looks as If nothing
were easier than to dance in the mid
die Of space without the breadth of
an inch TO support you, and you
never think OF the danger, she APP
pears to accomplish il all so easily,
All, there she isl
With bound. Mile. Dora has Just
appeared in the middle of the ring,
light and quick as bird, her strong.
slender body incased in iieehings the
color Of "A rose.
Through the lorgyettes the vast
audience conYerges it's inter
ested gaze upon her, and from
every mouth comes cry OF
admiration. She bows TO the right
nndleft, bending gracefully her beau
tiiul lips halfparted in a smile,
which displays doublerow ofpearls.
Then she turns. steps back dozen
PAGES. seizing cord which hangs be-
fore the performers entrance, and
pulls herself up TO the wire, hand over
hand, with AN easy, confident
strength. There she is, away up at
the end Of wire, heriorm supported
on the two cords that lead To the
side of the building. She stops here
an instant, looking down at the sen
offaces fixed motiOnless with interest.
She extends one silk-clad limb. and
with the sole OF her foot gently taps
the narrow thread Of steel on which
she is about to commence her peril
Gus journey 4 second later and
you will see her start run along the
wire, stop. turn around, and bal
ance on one foot ms gracefully as a
bird.
In the middle OF the ring three
clowns are going through series Of
contortions aud tumbling, In exact
time they fall upon their feet alto.
gether. Two Of them. doubling up
their bodies until their grimacing
inces are TO be- seen peeping from be-
hind their knees. side of the scene.
The third has stayed behind, his
neck GRAINED up toward Dora, who is
about to take heriirst step into dan
ger. What is he going TO do? Some
browning absurdity. no doubt. You
will have your pains for your troub-
lie, my good fellow, no one shocking
at YOU now.
A conscientious fellow, this Mario
Not a glance is for him now, but
what Of ii? He will net his part;
there he is. in the middle Of the ring,
trembling violently in all his limbs.
A rather good bit of comedy this.
II is she. up there. who walks along
TO death. il might he, but it is he
down below who * frightened. But
il is an old trick, that sort of farce.
From n clown of his standing one
would expect something better.
Especially ms there is no variation
TO il. Come. that will do. What do
you think You are doing. you great
BOBBY. following the movements OF
the aerinl-walker step by step, and
holding out your arms us ii she were
going TO fall? Mile. Dora is not in
the habit Of falling, you know well
enough. And for mirth-provoker,
really your appearance is not very
funny. Where i'm the world did You
pick up that undcrtaker-face? One
would even think you were pale un-
derneath all that white paint and
il is from real fear YOU tremblel
What is that?"
4 simultaneous cry of horror has
broken from a thousand throats
Under Nile. Dora's feet the wire has
just snapped in twain! Whirling
over and over through the air, she
falls.
The audience has risen to it's feet
with dilated eyes and blanched faces.
On the sawdust the clown and the
unfortunate girl have rolled togeth- |
er; for, bya remarkable feat ofagility,
Mario has caught her in his arms.
They are lifted and borne away |
Mile. Dora has received no injury:
she has only tainted But the man
who by n miracle has saved her has |
not come off so easily. A shoulder |
dislocated, broken arm, and in |
ternal injuries, the surgeons say,
"Anothpr man finished for the cir