The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-30

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wrought through anxiety and excite.
ment that could have wished the
French mink and all the rest OF the
aerial female rs 'ln the deep bosom
Of the ocean buried"
How many times IN the course OF his
career does a manager solemnly vow
that he viii never admit another dan
ger-dciying aerial act 20 his thcater.
and then go and put the most danger
Gus one he can Gnd IN his programme |
AZ the first opportunity?
Everything was at skies and sevens.
anyway, IN front OF the house that
night. because the Frenchwoman had
drawn to an overflow. and there we're
too many people In the house for COM
fort The doorkeepers seemed TO have
los, their heads, and were snapplsh
and unclvll and the ushers were any
thing but polite and obllglng. On the
whole. guess was ratified myself.
Here she comesl Amt she daisy
called an lrreprcsslblo small boy In the
top gallery.
Tho Frenchwoman came out and I
went out.
From my ONCE den I could hear the
cheering reception 10 the lady from
I France: then came a crash from the
orchestra and the great midair perils
begun. ! didn't want 20 see them, but
/ couldn't keep away. and felt rather
surprised az myself when became
part OF the audience and was craning
my neck 10 catch a glimpse OF the
tiny figures as they appeared eyoluiins
az a giddy height aloft.
Il made me feel quite dizzy 20 look
a. them. and ! turned away TO note
the avertcd gaze Of Others. ! started
to return TO the Office. mentally vow
Ing.
This Is the last
Al the ONCE door I turned back again
10 view the dangerous performances. a
great hush was upon the audience. /
believe that could hear everybody
heart beat. Mine was humping AZ
fearful rate.
out OF the stiffness heard a hlssing
command from the lips Of the mani
The Frenchwoman answered In an
excltable undertone. There was n
Quick passage Of words. the tennor OF
which no one could catch. Were they
quarrellng up there over the heads OF
the audlonce7
Words. more words. and fierce words
was In a frenzy II they were not.
Suddenly the woman made a dash
down the elaborate rigging suspended
from the act: 10 me Il appeared as u
she was attempting TO escape the man,
her nursuer. who was close upon her.
The audience took the movement for a
mart OF the performance, and applaud
. ed. but intuition told me that some
thing was occurring mot down on The
. bills"
Evidently fear lent celebrity 10 the
. woman's movements. took It tha'
p she was fleeing from him.
The pursuor shrieked a horrible oath
! and was upon the little Frenchwomai
ius, AZ she reached the bar OF a sus
b pended jrapcze.
Help! Helpl My God, the man &
mad"
h AZ her agonlEing cry many Of IN
I audience sprang 90 their feet, just q
=. many others swooned.
+, who was 10 help, and from whenc
a vas the aid 20 come3
The lunatlc was already attemptin
, d, unloosc the womans hold on "a
d trapCze.
part Of what next occurred I ala nd
500 heard the voice Of a man In a
I uppcr circle cry In French:
Hold, ! Gomez
The next instant the figure Of n ma
!. cllnglng 20 rope required for tho On
IAN OF the flight Tor life" shot aero,
n the space with unerrlng aim. and
/, powcrful arm wrested the woman froi
\ her perllous position. And then N
fools OF auditors, thinking that VIII
they had seen was "a part OF the show,
made the theater ring with cheers.
As that act. thank the Lord was n
last number on the bill. such Of n
audience as we're not overcome foun
their way out. and the others wei
sent home when they we're suinclezu
recovered.
The shock 10 the Frenchwoman VI
% A terrible one. but she came out OF
thankful for her narrow escape an
/ grateful 20 her former discarded par
1 ncr. who had deyotedly followed h,
\ from Paris and been the means Of sa
{ Ing her lie.
/ In an the hubhub the lunatic h,
walked Oh 10 his tights. aud such a
tire in the street being unusual.
had promptly fallen into the hands
the police. and Ia due time was plac
''s In such keeping as 90 insure safe
j" both to himself and others. Upon al
or Investigation % was learned that q
ne unfortunate acralIst had suffered a s
ss' YER, au lurlus the previous soas1
,N' resulting .u aB injury 90 bis hca
%, which untitled b.m from following D
1llus
For ,bo remainder Of the ongagcmc
''' ,ho FroughWomlus now accepted q
ri mircr appeared in their as,0undi
PSI" aerial act After that they returned
y" Paris. 90 indulge co. the perpetual Do
which forever ENDS place iu two low
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