The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-20

much experience in that kind of business
and didn't know what to do. didn't
nave anything 10 defend myself or her
with, either, aud the moro | though, Of
the situation the more | hCgHn To think
hos many THINGS there were that was
more dunScroiis than walking Il tisht-rorc
my iGri above the Garth, ana me- as in
n"c"nt rs Il babe. The little woman told
me 10 hr.ng a barrel half fun OF sand
ihht was over in On" cornc: OF tho roof
ANA we'd set il over the cover of :lc
scultlc to hold II down. | done il as fast
as could, aud when we had the barrel
there and about liked, the crazy hlls-
AS luck would have 1t the sand fell in
on him and knocked him off the ladder
below and the barrel got stuck in the
hole. SO the little woman ana me had q.
minute or TWO TO think, and she done
the thinking.
" Are YOU afraid?' says she.
scuttlc hole.
~ mean Of me-? says she smiling.
Not much says L.
Are You Strong2 says she.
II hats part Of my act says l. but
not against Il crazy man with Il hntchcG'
says wondering; what She would do next
crazy man was on deck with his touu-
hawk cleaning in the air.
r;.., thtn' says she, crab hold of mo
over 10 Mrs. lccks house SOS my nus
band won't set at mo with that AK
Si!e ma! more nerve in 4 minute that
mac III Il week, bat whcn she SAL that my
professional pride came 10 me. ANA with
out any more talk reached for my bal
ah'!hE lolr and ato9ring so she could
Eol on my back which ST.. didn't like
Very much, made Il QGich rum for The
,nH OF the rope iuS; as Tie crazy hus-
band come on, OF the scutrfc through
the barrel and tumble down on th.. ronf
hNlI smnthcr"d VITA sand ! told her to
hp'a ti%ht and do the rrayin for both Of
us ana thought coUld set her through
sniv. dom,t know how / ever %ot on
th5t rope ":tn her on my back, for that
wasn't mat way my profession done bus
mess Int got Their" and as shot out
WIN til" woman Gins ~; 10 Inc thu people
IN thc street SCI M such il yell as never
near" htioir ana | came near losing my
balance, IOr anew, ana they ,iitn't wis.
ms feature. which wasn't on tho bill, was
brrEE followed.
The cruwd yelled about twice ana th5n
~ o. Z" 5Udd"n got 80 HtilI could hear
me niue MUmHN'E heart BRAT. ANYWAY.
,h"uEht couid, bat Inayh" il was my
own. ! knew when they dor, thnl III.
crowd had seen tn" man Oh tl, roaf WIN
Inc hHtcH"t ANA n.ruE!iHcd linn, 10" an
IA" uonpt" IN the town Know tin; Kind OF
"a I'liow he was. At the Same I'm" tn
rlGMi got stili something ru,Inc TO M.
man "oHn eat the roi'c and drop me ami
my lHIg 10 the street. 10 lu crushed I'm
Il sh"l ,!"s: mass, anu came near LETTING;
:" ann dropping before I WAS dropped.
! Cuuldnt see what was foiug on h.IiuJ
!n,, ana aN the littl" woman knew she
Wa Whispering 10 me to 90 ahead. he
!
n4ih. d.iu't know whether she Thought
about II" man with thr hutcl!nt or NOT
ilEt! ~ 81" did II wasn't her TO mention
IL, though, under thCm circumstance
Willie was thinking about Tim cut,
tlh@ the r"r" was getting along To-
Mald IA" safe end rs fast nS could the
Nlio woman hanging on TIL shr nearly
rH"k"d nr, but Il diGn't hIui, ana was
+'"ndit!# i beautifully lis funny h"w :;
malt viii mud pleasure in life when thcrc's
%I murh II sight NAT amt. and .,r,Ii
i9'E"i tho :nan with The Ratchet ''.!uktrts.
h'out Inc little wniunM's arm h5idIu,g
nNio my mock as the one hone ru. Err
.h". i;ut IL MAS only for Il svlOuG .lcn
i"lt = lar on the ruic ana chokcd and
i'tatnt myself for ! WIS sure THAT the
gE"H| man WAS beginning 10 clit ana Z,
kn,w t!iat three Of four Iicks would he
onon&'I | waited ior The second lar hui
= a.n't come, ard in lis place cuinc1 n
Snrln" 10 tEr rope. as ii Il weight had boon
taken OF il. followed hv u sw.shinr
Sn"n6 and II du!l thud on the sidewalk iii
teen i""i below US. At thu same time the
crowG sen, mp il s"onn rs If every person
IN = " hurt I didn't know for sure,
what hah happened, but | Guessed thar
that crazy man, like most any crazy
ie!"on or = mad dor: only hal room
IN ms I!ind t1r one thing ST a time. and
wh"n that wlg there, there wasn't amy
sIacc 10. any more. lie wanted 10 xiii