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A Loophole

           

           Hehadreachedtheneutralgroundupontheoutskirtsofthetown,whichwasneithertownnorcountry,andyetwaseitherspoiled,whenhisearswereinvadedbythesoundofmusic.Theclashingandbangingbandattachedtothehorse-ridingestablishment,whichhadtheresetupitsrestinawoodenpavilion,wasinfullbray.Aflag,floatingfromthesummitofthetemple,proclaimedtomankindthatitwas‘Sleary’sHorse-riding’whichclaimedtheirsuffrages.Slearyhimself,astoutmodernstatuewithamoney-boxatitselbow,inanecclesiasticalnicheofearlyGothicarchitecture,tookthemoney.MissJosephineSleary,assomeverylongandverynarrowstripsofprintedbillannounced,wastheninauguratingtheentertainmentswithhergracefulequestrianTyroleanflower-act.Amongtheotherpleasingbutalwaysstrictlymoralwonderswhichmustbeseentobebelieved,SignorJupewasthatafternoonto‘elucidatethedivertingaccomplishmentsofhishighlytrainedperformingdogMerrylegs.’Hewasalsotoexhibit‘hisastoundingfeatofthrowingseventy-fivehundred-weightinrapidsuccessionbackhandedoverhishead,thusformingafountainofsolidironinmid-air,afeatneverbeforeattemptedinthisoranyothercountry,andwhichhavingelicitedsuchrapturousplauditsfromenthusiasticthrongsitcannotbewithdrawn.’ThesameSignorJupewasto‘enliventhevariedperformancesatfrequentintervalswithhischasteShakspereanquipsandretorts.’Lastly,hewastowindthemupbyappearinginhisfavouritecharacterofMr.

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