Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-04-15
Rope Walkers Romance.
The Narrowcst of Pathways the Scens of
a Thrilling Incident
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! ~ of his tinsel trappings and TIN
cheap appointments of the famous SIG
nor Salyatoria as single landed an,
alone he prepared the paraphernalia TO
his tight-rope performance which hat
brought him his glory would have cyeI
imagined shat there was time or >pac,
~ his busy life for romance. The
signor was pe1ipatetic pera mbulaiol
OF the rope. and his field of perform
ance lay i'm country towns, where itWa-
lis wont TO stretch his uarroW pathway
across a street from roof 10 roof OF
! h-u>cs whose owners were willing 10
extend chat privilege TO him i'm cN-
! change for tickets TO "thc Great and
/ Oa.N Negatheriau Concert" which fo.-
! lowed the outdoor exhibition. Yet he
! had romance, and there were IN il
those eleIucnts which one greater than
Siguor SaNiatoria might easily have
crySta..ized into me.oGrama that
would Rave stirred the applause of a
thousand galleries.
The greatest act | ever done" he
said, with a natural and easy disregard
of accent and syntaN. Il done i'm an
Ohio town about ten years ago. | was
doing my turn there for week. and it
was the county fair season. and was
following their trail like a sleuth. for
they brought people 10 town and helped
my business. never none too good. The
third night Of my performance. which
was haif-hour exhibition in midair
before the concert had begun. | had
gone up on the roof to git things ready.
and while was pottering around snug
gin up the rope and seeing thar there
wasn't any loose co9s 10 bc dropping.
heard screech mp through .c,ltt.e
hc,e leading to the roof. and The next
second out popped womaa ike one
Of these here Jumping jack. 1t give
me a hard pun ON my ner,as. but |
flew over TO see Wha, the p.attcr was.
T. was my landlady-and here / want
t. say that when / stop for any time
ia a town | go TO boardi --houSc
where | can get rate that won't
break me. Got TO DO il in this lac.
Cant give it al. TO railroads and no.
tells.
in this case l not only stopped a,
Til. clearinghouse. but the luud.adl
lct me stretch my rope from her root
10 the roof Of the house ac.us> the
way, and as il was the main street Of
ihc town. il was convenient a.I tae.va\
round for me. The only uraUb.,k was
that the lady had q halt-crazl husband
that never had done auytLi.v for her
when he had his senses. ana LOW she
mad 10 supper, MIN and take lis abuse
Of her every time ne got jea Gus III.
which WIS every time she mao d new
Oodrder that was ANYTHING for look.
and style"
Siguor Salviatoria STONED n moment
At this remark. Stroked his little chin
and smiled retrosptctiv,-y.
she had only been polite to r.e be.
'ause | had been polite 20 hog. as any
gent should be when there is pretty
woman around. and the ,andIadv Wa
he pre;tiest little woman. about a,
zig a. piece of soap. | had met.
AS | was saving. when pot to her
he had sluua the cover In the scut,Ie
lole over it and was sitting ON if win
Ter law set and irving IN stick her
oes into the roof IN beln hold l. down
y mighty few words She told mo
.er husband was on the chase after !
er with hatcher to Kill her. and he
would be ND from beloyy in = minnie
he wasn't as bad scared IS | was. for
didn't have much experience in that
ind of business ard didn't know wbat
C 90. didn't have ANYTHING to defend
lyself or her with. either. and the
lore | thought of the situation the /
lore began to think how many tbinps ]
lere were that wa. more donoero,Is
laa walking = tigbt rome 40 feet obov. ,
.e earth and me os innocent as - $
abe. The little vomo, told mo 80 f