The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-08-05
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Psfis.
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Is,lo. better kuoSn 20 LIs friends sut
associates ss Bob 5loelalf, ~ss yoaUI
Eng isLmsu-s well sol np, fresh oolofri
curly barred Yorkshire lsd. Apprentices
sss thy hoy to q proprietor Of 8 trsVeIlut
circus, he had. silly.uilly, gone Shrougi
the Il ill now tofsemsu, uos sefobat, uo'
cIo~u, los ring master, anything su'
everything A day came at leosth when
taking advantage OF the "siroog mac
afsze. Bob's muscles. thews and sinew
suddenly launched him into fame aud .
"Psolo. The Ebsllsh HetouIes.' hs blot
aamed into the sought after stsr, whou
the Gro Fded houses bad paid their bare
earned francs to see.
When psolo stepped into the rioe, tb,
public enthusiasm new DO bounds, II
wouli be only taking MP space to describe
the stfoog mao performance, which IL
4ow 80 familiar 10 every body.
Though PaoIo worked that light ut
cleyerly as usual aud without any sppar
snt effort 10 tue eyes Of the ou lockers,
yet within himself be ielt weighed down
by ssttange iotboding that something
nuusus was sbout to happen and be ielt
really relieved when at last his perform
ancs was finished and he WAS at liberty to
return once more TO his dressing room,
Scarce hsd the heavy velvet hsngiues
separated the ring from The back Of the
house fallen behind hlm when bis dresser
rushed bresthlessly up to hn, his knees
almost shifting together and terror con
torting every feature OF his coantensnce,
Heaven help as. NJ. p.oIoI be gssped.
Whst shall We doH Sclpio has got looss
from bis cage and ia making for the arena
II is the only outlet where he can escape,
and le bon Disu alone can save us
Scipio WAS huge lion, purchased as
cub by Milandri for exhibition TO the
patrons OF bis mensgerie. OEing to some
careessness ia the iaateningE OF his cage
door, the boast had managed to escape,
an 4 attracted by the smell OF the horses.
vas now making bis way 10 the arena, on
the opposite Of which the stables we're
situated. What could Psolo dof
Beads Of perspirston stood upon his
forehead rs he thought OF the eff cts OF q
sudden stampede among that vast con
course; how in their wild alarm hundreds
OF women and children aye. the strong
men, too would be crushed and trampled
TO death.
Where are Francois, Jean, Pierre and
the rest2 be asked,
All flown. N sieur; Ill escaped
Now listsn, he said to the attendant.
You are the only one who Las shown any
pIuck and l won't forget you, Get
through my dressing room window, run
as fast as your legs can carry you to the
barracks at the end Of the road, tell the
officer on duty what has happened and
ask for help, In the meanwhile will do
my beet for Mr. Scipio,
As the las. sound Of the mans burrying
feet down the passage proclaimed him
we'll on the way for help, Psolo hastily
up small stiletto which had
been used in Juggling trick during the
evening and, concealiug il 10 his vest,
stepped once more, to the sstonishment
and delight q the audience, into the
arena.
whispering few hasty directions into
the ear Of a clown who was hliag in be
tween The turns to stop the next artists
from appearing s1d to close the stable
Psolo made bow, and holding
mp his hand for silence, announced:
Ladies and gentlemen, cannot thank
Tou sufficiently in words for the Kindness
sith which you have received my efforts
tonight 90 as deeds sposk louder than
words shall bring before you for the
irss time 10 public my famous tr,insd
ion. He and | will give an exhibition Of
wrestling. Alb, you hear him, think.
my challenge, ss loud rosr
5ursl from behind The curtains and osus.d
! few Of the more timid to move uneasily
n their seats.
With one magnificent bound lhs noble
BEAST vas through the curtsins and in The
middle OF The ring. There be Icy crouch
nc 10 the odorous tan. as though Ecsrce
'eslizing his unvonted freedom srd
truck by the strsngeness OF bis suuound
ngs, bis bloodshot eyes rolling unessily
md bis quick, RsspIng breath disturbing
be dust beneath bis dilsted nostris.
Ps0lo had trsoed bic limbs to give him
IeIi a strong position 10 expectation OF
'oipios onrnsh, his vepon concealed ip
be bollow Of his hand and as be stood 10
N the grace and rtngth Of bis msgnif
'ent manhood, every symptom Of fear van
shed, he felt within bimseli that be 81
most welcomed the moment that would