The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-02-03
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XN NY les, 1 nave under my
&5eoe&x&ex arm the flying trapeze,"
answered Mr.. Morehouse. And the
eamily swooped down on him and he
was robbed Of the bundle before he
had time to take Off his hat.
AT lastv' exclaimed Mrs. More
house. as she tore the wrapping from
che package. But, Cyrus, don't call
Il Q flying trapeze. Don't put such
ideas into their heads. 1t is simply a
developer"
'Oh. 1t will develop all right" said
Cyrus. snow, children. watch me put
It together"
1t consisted of rope. two hooks for
the ceiling. four iron rings and two
pail handles. 1t required little con-
alteration to decide the best place for
1t to hang. There was recess at the
head of the stairs on the second floor
which was not thoroughfare, and
there Mr.. Morehouse concluded to 10.
cate the machine which was to amuse
and develop the little shut-ins. When
Che hooks had been securely screwed
unto the joints at a suitable distance
apart, and two ropes had been sus-
pended by the rings from the hooks,
and the pail handles had been at
tached to the rope ends for the little
hands, and the two sets of rings had
been so arranged that the ropes could
be raised or lowered according as
sissy, of six years, or brother, of four
years, was sat the bat" then mamma
was called TO see.
isn't that splenGidw mamma ex-
claimed. Sissy was showing it off, and
her heels were kicking about in the air
In suggestive nearness to the railing
which separated her from the lower
door. Mamma was looking up, and 1t
seemed to her great way from where
sissy's heels We're flying to the floor
below. "But, Cyrus. suppose they go
over the railing?"
swell, you must impress on the chill
dRen that it is only a developer. and not
Q flying trapeze."
When Mrs. Morehouse had gone
away Cyrus tested the ropes with his
own weight, and the operation brought
back to him his boyish excitement of
"skinning the cat'-that h, turning q
back somersault with the hands on the
ropes. His wife came upstairs again
5ust as he was trying to explain to
the little acrobats how it was done
His face was flushed and he was pant.
ing.
Cyrus" said Mrs. Morehouse, her
o,,k 10 m
minute" She led the way to their
bedroom and closed the door. "Don't
you know anything" she then said to
him ''Those children will break theiI
necks If you teach them circus tricks
on that developer. wish you would
let 1t alone. 1t was my idea. any way
not yours. 1t is chest developer, no
q trapeze."
"All right" replied Mr.. Morehouse
snd he looked at his watch and wen
down for his hat and coat.
AS he passed out at the front dool
mamma had hold of the ropes. and wa!
saying to the children:
"Do It quietly. this way, like mamma
with both feet on the floor and tn,
body thrown backward and forward
this way; see?'
Both young ones were in a gale o
laughter, and brother was saying some
thing that sounded like rats"
When Mr.. Morehouse had cooled of
he fell to thinking of all the quee
things men do in gymnasiums, ant
wondered IL 1t paid, after all, for |
man to make q monkey of himself
For some reason or other he went hom
early that afternoon, and found husl
over the house and smell Of cam
phor. Then he heard subdued or.
of pain in the sitting room, and, golni
IN, saw mamma rubbing brother
neck, as he lay on the sofa, with
piece of brown paper over his eye
Mrs. Morehouse looked at her HUSBAND
reproachfully, and hissed:
$50 much for your cat-skinning."
ais he much hurtF"
at will serve. Probably paralyze'
and blind"
"Great heavens"
Papa, | stunned de cat" sal
brother, turning over. Want to Sc
me?
"He can't be paralyzed," said Cyrus
breathing easier.
"Well, he shall never swing on tina
thing again-never"
II see" said Mr.. Morehouse, "h
has developed something over the lef
eye"
Mrs. Morchouse set down the can
rnor bottle and left the room, an
papa took brother in his lap.
lie hasn't cot syip snougL sal