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At that time I was a contortionist and they called me the Snake-Man; then I became an equilibrist and adopted the name of Don Alonso. Alonso is my name. After four months of that Perez and I Perez was the greatest gymnast in the world went to America, and two or three years later we met Rosita, who must have been about twenty-five or thirty at that time."
A character of a desperate young man, who employs high courage and strong faculties in this sort of dangers, and wastes his talents in wild riot, addressing the audience as a snake-man, keeping the ring while the monkey rides the pony, singing negro and other songs. The country boors were continually getting within the barriers, and venturing too near the cages.
I vote we dine here; for I am hungry enough to eat a buffalo, without anchovy sauce eh, Mr Prose? Let us dine under yon acacia, on the little mount. There is a fine breeze blowing, and plenty of shade from the tree." Courtenay's proposal was agreed to, and the interpreter gave the directions. He then told the doctor, that if Saib wished to see snake-man, he come now, and bring very fine snake.
One afternoon the boy's mother asked the former Snake-Man whether the child showed any real aptitude. Don Alonso grew serious and subjected the boy's performance to a searching examination, so that he could form an estimate of the youngster's abilities and give him a little useful advice.
"You shouldn't keep poisonous snakes in your room," I added. "He never would have known it if this man hadn't told him," said the snake-man, turning to the mate. "I don't know your name, but you got me into a very bad scrape for an invalid; and that's the reason why I am down in Florida, instead of at home where I could earn a decent living," whined Cobbington.
I'd give anything to have a try at her." Roberto In Quest of a Woman El Tabuenca and his Inventions Don Alonso or the Snake-Man. A few months later Roberto appeared in the Corrala at the hour when Manuel and the shoe-shop employes were returning from their day's work. "Do you know Senor Zurro?" Roberto asked Manuel. "Yes. He lives here on this side." "I know that. I'd like to have a talk with him.
But other gymnasts came to the Empress Circus; the novelty of our act wore off, and the impresario, a Yankee who owned several companies, asked Perez and me if we wanted to go to Cuba. 'Right ahead, said I. 'All right." "Have you been in Cuba?" asked Roberto, roused from his abstraction. "I've been in so many places!" replied the Snake-Man.
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