The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-20
A THRILLING RESCUE
Tie AarrsWsSi Of Pathways the Scene OF
The Daring Incident
A TIGHT ROPE WALKERS ROMANCE
(From the New York SUM

NO one who saw The tawiry iiucry OF
his tiiscl trapplnys and the chealI an
pointmcMts OF The famous SinnOr SALIVA
tpEla AS Single handed and .lOH. H.. pr,.-
pared IN" l'itrIphcrnHl!a Tor his Ight iuii,.
performance" which had hyuuEnI him IN,
glory would ever have imagined tlIat there
was time oi. space in his hUsy ifn. Tor a
lontai'Sc u" S.Ehur WaS II r"r!yairiic
peFanlhulator al the rope. ana hi, iic!d OF
performance lay IN country towns, whG.u
1t was his wont To stretch his nI#rt :.
pathway across Il street from roof to roof
OF houses who's" uwIvrs wcr,, W .llin.s 10
extend That privilege 10 him IN exchange
ShlH'iiih Concert Which followed Tie
outdoor exhibition. Yet he na,l Il TO-
nance, ana Iliyg" WE'RE in it t}roS,. ,i.-
m.His which ono greater than The Slsuur
S:.!N!atoGia might easily hayr rrvsf,l
zcd INTO "a melcdrnnu thar would have
stirred me applause o! It thousand gd!lrr-
THE greatest act | over Gouc," hc slid.
win Il natural ana Easy iarup,uG of ar-
cent ana Syhi"N. u done in an ONO town
about ten years ago. ! w.iS duini; my
turn there for Il week, AS il was thu, .nlIR-
~ ia!r season. ANA / WAS follow .na lnri.
trail like a s!euth Tor they brought people
IN tu"n ana Helped my business. never
none zoo good. The third night ur nv
performances, which WIS :, hiuf-uuur *
nlhi'ion IL niH-dir before the concert h.l
lI&NH, had gone NJ on the roof 90 Kit
THINGS ready, ana while | was ppttcring
around snuEELn' up HE rope and seeing
mat there wasn't any loose cg&S 10 Ia
the scutilc h"ic lrIdjnt; TO The roof ana
The next second oUt popped q womdn Il,,
one of those here jumping Jacks. # rive
me It hIiG pui on ny nerves Int ia,yy
over I" s." what thu matter was Il was
my laLdau!-~and her" want 40 say fnaf
when | stop for any limn n Il TOXIN / 20
10 boarding House where can l,ot /,
rail-" that wont h-tak Iur. Got To 10 il
ami hotels.
In this ease | not only stoppcd al this
boarding house. hut the landlHGy lot me
stretch my rope from her lnOf a. the rucy
OF tiie mouse ucToSS tile way. and as {.
WAS the main street al the town. il was
COME nient all the way ruulL frr IN. nh.
hhli -crtZy husband that never had Zone
any hing for her when hr !ind his senses
ana Iow she had to support him ana TAKE.
h!S nouS" OF her every tIut, hr .,4i Il itul-
oiIS Mt, which MAS every time She ll;,i =,
nc" hoar'!"r that was anything for looks
ara style"
Signor $llyiatoria stopped Il moment, at
keIs. and smiled intrnsycc,ivc!y
Shc had only been pal.ic 10 ms bnc,,rl.c
] had been polite 10 l"r as uuv ron,
~ouit u" when th"r" Is - pretty woman
around ard tho iaudady wna Tho pgcr-
tiest !il:ie woman. about rs h!g a. a pirc.
CT IOU.. had .mc:.
was aay:rg, when ! got to her
h2i: G""" /; aH" was sitting on 1t win
Ecf JEW set an,! trying 80 siick her toes
int" Tho roof u help hOlu II down. In "a
in!Eni% !ew words l." toll mo iirr l,,s-
haEI was On Tie chase after hrr with Il
haichc. l. Iii. nc! al.j h" would l.r m
from 'icioW u minute. f;h. WASH: AZ;
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