The Press., 1896-11-12

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 All the spectators of the giant leap for life in the circus tent held their breaths with terror while the 1.-the aero bat plunged forward, released his hold and shot through space, to be securely caught in the firm grasp of his partner, who hung from his toes from another reacherous trapeze.
 Twelve thousand nine hundred and ninety eight persons caught their breaths again as the feat was accomplished. The two remaining persons of the 1S,- OOO-a big circus tent always holds 13,- 900 persons, you knOw-watched tho proceedings with an air of perfect ncn- chalance, as if swing for life was 10 more serious matter thaI. signaling an electric car.
 We'll might they be calm, for they were retired circus performers, and the perils of the tents were old stories to them, and then, as the show went on, they began exchanging IL miniscences, while the listening Journal man forgot all about what was before him ill his interest in these yarns.
 ''That jump reminds mo of the way Sam Myers proposed to ADnio Johnson ten years ago.
 The Journal man noticed that the veteran circus man omitted the "Sig- l nor" and "Ma' 'amselle" from his con- versation, so that Sam Myers and An nie Johnson did not bear in private life the names which adorned the circus programme and the particolored litho- graphs which infame the circus going propensities of Young America.
 "You sec, Sam Myers aid Pete Will son and Annie Johnson were albinos that season and did great act on the flying trapeze, in which Annie made ever so many jumps across the tent and was caught by Sam, while Pete was performing On a third bar way up above them. One jump after another was made all right by her, and sudden ly everybody was surprised to see Sam lift Annie in the air as he caught her and kiss her before she turned to make the leap back to her own trapeze, Every body wondered what it all meant, and after tLo act was over they soon found out. .
 ''It seems that Sam and Pete had both fallen ill love with Annie, ard just before the act Pete confdcd to his chum his intentions of proposing to the pretty partner. Sam mado up his mind that he would not be left in case like this, but he had no chance to speak for him. self until they began.
 "When Annie made her first jump, he started to pop the question, and the proposal continued with interruptions as the young lady would swing back and forth and jump to and fro in the regular custom of her performance. Finally the question was asked just as she swung. Sam, hanging by his toes, waited until she made the next leap and as he heard her say Yes he lifted her up and kissed her with such Q smack that it could be heard all over the big tent
 "Everybody coneratulated the pair but Pete. Somehow he had the impress sion that he had not been treated square | ly ill this proposal, and the firm broke up then and there"
 F'That reminds mo of another team which was with circus that was per forming in a dozen years ago. The Rowland brothers were doing Q double | trapeze act, with all sorts of daring jumps, much the same sort as the one | we just saw. In the same circus the leading rider was Jennie Dunbar, who was the cleverest little woman who ever jumped through 8 hoop, and both the boys fell in love with her.
 "She was really fond of both of them, but when they proposed she accepted Will and told Fred that she could only be sister to him. When Fred proposed, we were performing up in Canada, and the proposal was made just before the afternoon performances When the boys came up for their turn, we all noticed that Fred was pale and nervous, while Will was just the reverse. Their act went on just the same as usual, and finally came their last jump, which was 1 the most daring of all. Fred hung by his toes, and Will made the swing clear across the tent. We never knew how it happened, whether Fred was so nervous that he lost his grip or whether he did it deliberately, but just as Will came flying through the air Fred trembled and dropped from his hold down into the net, while Will shot through the air and fell in the ring clear beyond the edge of the net. When they ran to him, he was dead. Jennie was almost crazy with grief, and Fred had an attack of brain fever, from which he did not re- cover for months.
 'No one could tell whether he delib- erately dropped to get rid of his rival or whether he was so sick that he could not hold himself longer. At any rate, as soon as he got well he proposed to Jennie again and was accepted. They are married now and retired from the business. "-Boston Journal | Painting the BAthtub.
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