The Portland daily press., 1899-12-02

CT Akain Attempse"'
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hodv corId r.acb i, r;,ho,,, a Iodder mt
I ncxcr is,tad a, That yvin5oy ,,;tbont
,h;nt;,~ ~ ,rhs, an .asy ,yay int the
hansa i, ,vo,,,a -. 40 o,,s vas ontv IN the
iar.l ,r;,h r.
.St.ndiny in tho lawn about % feet
,r.,, en-. ma 81 this house there was a
~. ,r.. ,v;th .,ont H. hranches One
- &c. hr.nchsw ,bot grow ont toward
~. ha,ss h.d cnrio,s cor, ~ turn or
siro,,' T., i, ,hs, 1rsur in sucb 4. vav that
!, "a raar,v hor;vo,tal section running
-. 80, ,a.t ,ro,,, tha house and about
~. 80, 49,. ~. In ,h. nj, ,ban tho Ton
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,icsiix =. God "a Ten miles as Tar as
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-. a., I, s,r,,cL mo ,hot . mar could
- - ,ha, ,yi,ao,r from tho tree nv
n ,rono.o made ,a., 10 that straight
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-. .,,,n,. doro ON swinginy bar
~ a;s,,, so. ,yhv could,,t swing ON
80 Iii anonsh 60 land on that window
Iii o,xvov
ar ,i,,,h.a ,ho .roa nm NIGHT With n
,,;.,,. 90 ,s.,,ne ond a nail for n weight. TO
-. .or,. I;t,Io .xnor;monts aud sec
ir,, how iong the tranexe would have To
-; "a. a. ,~;nIa,,, Ill, tied tho
w W sum- .Ne "inN""
string with the natl weight on the hori-
zontal limb and swung II from another
limb back OF 1t, further away from the
house, the limb that l ihtehdeu 10 s"ihs
from myself when l had the trapeze
ready. 1 swung 1t TO get iength that
would bring the hapeze just SO thae
when l swung forward couid put my
feet and legs through the window ana
bend EN- down and hoid on py en- there
inside and slip on the par on 10 the WIN
dow sill. Then l was gong TO ne 'ne
trapeze to one OF the WINDOW DlihuS 70
keep 1t there While was exploring the
htuSNs eSs y N
dow, loaded up, was gong 10 get on
the trapeze ana cast ioose anu s"ihs
back TO the tree ana go my way.
Weii' got the eAact iehs.n 'na' the
trapeze wanted TO De 10 reach from inc
under side OF that iiho 10 the whiioo"
sill. and then l MADE at nome trnPeze
TO carry me over. Iau rope enus p,sn,s
long enough to WIND around the iiiho'
ana L mad the managing part DltbsuTeu IN
acty SO l could make the trapeze iast
with just the nght length oeiow the hihn'
When the night came that i was 10 Try
u, summed up tne Tree anu niSue !. ias',
I'm, md twine tied SINE ,raPe.e uaI' ~.
TO swing from and pulled the bar ND to
me there and got ON il. CRASHED the ropes
In either hand and when was all ready
swung off.
ut seemed like a tremendous drop 20.
ing down, but | did not have long to
think I made Just one swish down
through the air and was going up the
other side before 1 knew it, But l didn't
forget myself I'd practiced this, and
kept my feet and legs straight out in
front Of me and ready to curve 'em
through the open window when l came
to it, and then drop sm and clinch 'em
but bOiDtuOW L udu Il
calculation in trying the ropes or else at
the very last instant l went wrong with
my feet, for instead of thrusting my feet
through the open space of the lower win
dow l jabbed them both plumb through
the double sash above up to my knees.
l let go Of the trapeze In the excitement,
which don't think was surprising. and
the next instant l was hanging head
downward outside. with my bag that
had my tools in that l had carried by a
strap over my shoulder dangling down
below ME with the strap around my arm
pit.
when I smashed through those two
windows, made as much noise as you'd
hear in blowing up a crockery factory,
and | knew of course that it would only
be mighty shert time before there was
somebody around, and made a great eff
fort to get free. / knew l would go
smashing down on the ground, but l
wanted to take the chances on that rath-
er than be caught, and didn't hesitate
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