A Human Being Blown From A Cannon

Nomor and Vlrgy HilllS tlie PralaeB l." nthletes and lntrepid warriora of theiï day, dcpictiiiK the deeds of valor and daling perfonned by men of arma in battUög tor their rights and the honor of thcir clans. Wliat would these barda say could tliey witnefR the terrifyinR perfm-mance of one of onr modem athletes.hich raipwwesBotonly anythinR _vw.iOBrl in tlip annnls of ancient sports as an exhiWHon of nerve and endnrance, lint onirivals Hip most ontratrpons and lwrbarous sol'omes invented by unfeelingcaptors and inquisittonai torturera Ín point of danger and diabolical inventlcm, exhibiteri,too.simply for tlie satisfaction and entertainment of a curious andience wlio, Ín half-terriíled suspense, await tlie resnlt and applaud the darins principal. Mons. I.oy al , who at each perfoimanco of Forepaugb'8 Show is shot from a monster sea-coast cannon into spacc and caught by a lady gymnast, wlio liangs head downward from a trapeze at a dizzy height above the almost paralyzed spectators, wonlil nave won ure u"" of these ancient baids. For yeara thfl dwing exploits of notedtrapezists have been eonsidered wonderful while hazard ons. nlmost on the verge of erimlfiality, but tliey pale toto Insigniflcance when comparedto tbc rannon act of r. Loyal. iIaiiy personsareskepticaland f rand wben tliey read the advertisements of tbis blood-chillinj? feat, bnt e assnre such that there is no ftaud or trick about it, as tboy can easily satistxr thfimsplves bv witnessniff the act at earli exhibition of Forepaugh'S Show, here at Ann Arbor, Moaday Octolier 4th. In support of cmr assertion. we quote tbc following degcriptton of a recent exfi ihition taken from the Louisvilie Conrier-Jonrnal: "Pnt the rarest f pat was tliat of shootine MonsXoyal from a rannon mto Wie air wherê he is cRUfrtit hv the arms of Mlio Znila, who swinsra byherlesssuspeded from the trapeze. The Rtm . m immense sea-coasi muruu, .-. ■"■-- into tlip arena, and Mons. "yfpy mennsof a ladder, climbed lip to the mimle and lowerpd bimself into ïts vawninc dpptlis nriil fuirly lost tomgit pxcpptliisboad. LooWnp around the auclience for a moment, witha smile ot ooiiiidenre on liis face, and then Win bis traze upvard vherehifl (rallnnt unie aRsistnnt, Mlle. Zuil a , swnng by her feet head downrard, from a BljRtit trapeze fastened at the very summit ot +„ mommntli rnnvas. lie cave tnc order in a olear tone: -TCendy. fire. Instantty there was a pnff oí -fíame and ímoke frnm the mnzzle of the piece, a thunderous report, and tlie vmdannted Loval was seen wblrtfng throujrh spacfe with tlie velocity of a lightninR-bolt. An instant of breatbless suspense, ■which seerned bonrs to tbe terror-stiyken spectators, and be waS seen snfelv clasped in tbe arms of tbefcarless ittle v.-ornanon wbose nen-e nnd poolnrss he risks bis verv life. The vast aiidienre relieved tlieir pent-np feebiiRS. with one wild. volumtnons snuut nr i pinuse as the triumpliant ronple gracefullv slid fromtlietrapeze tothe RTOunfl srailiiif andbowing their acknowleOgments." Por the benefit of those who, from nervonsness or other reasons, prefer not to witness thls üirilling feat, due notice will be given to allow tliem time to retire to the menagerie tent, whence they may return to the arena wlien it is accomplished.