Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 259
tcheshim by the ankles. Here, after the long swing,he must shoot ahead feet first as if for abackward somersault, and then, changing sud-denly, do a turn and a half forward, and dive 79Q CAREERS OF DANGER AND DARING. [July, f past Weitzel with body whirling so as to bring In talking with these men… … THROUGH A PAPER BALLOON, AT THE END OF A GREAT FEAT. must let himself go down to the safety-net.And this is not always a harmless fall. Herisked striking the net on his forehead, whichis the most dangerous thing an acrobat can do.To save his neck he must squirm around, as acat turns, and land on…
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