Our hero is anxious to imitate Blondin, and win a prize of $5,000 offered at the Montreal exhibition to any person who crosses the Niagara Falls on a tightrope. He essays a practice on the k... Read allOur hero is anxious to imitate Blondin, and win a prize of $5,000 offered at the Montreal exhibition to any person who crosses the Niagara Falls on a tightrope. He essays a practice on the kitchen broom, with disastrous results. His wife then drives him out of the house with scan... Read allOur hero is anxious to imitate Blondin, and win a prize of $5,000 offered at the Montreal exhibition to any person who crosses the Niagara Falls on a tightrope. He essays a practice on the kitchen broom, with disastrous results. His wife then drives him out of the house with scant ceremony. He next tries to perform on a bench in a park, on which are seated three irate... Read all