Show ilar how it reels fei 14 1 lie 10 trAn ged in the wide world Al magazine agazine rich aid hicks an old time actor bolls tells ol of lis narrow escape from being hanged ou on the stage ot of the queens theater dublin ile he was playing the part ot of achmet a particularly villainous character who after a long career ot of crime is to the general satisfaction ol of the audience captured by two british soldiers anil and promptly hanged banged one night while struggling with my captors tue ins rope slipped from my shoulders and knotted itself round my neck just as I 1 wis was being hauled up lip says zjr mr hicks never shall dball I 1 forget that awful moment directly I 1 felt the tug at my neck I 1 gave a convulsive kick hick and tried to shout stop but the word could not escape from my twitching lips I 1 could only male a gurgling noise frantically I 1 kicked and acied ed rain pain there was none strangely enough eno right beyond a choking suffocating sensation and I 1 could hear the tumultuous applause of the audience who were hugely entertained with what they imagined was my realistic ac acting tang then a terrible sensation like mol molten ten lead rushing down my spine pervaded my body and I 1 thought my legs were bursting I 1 gave another mighty struggle and strove ahl ah how I 1 strove to scream I 1 seemed to behold a mighty rush of green water and my cars were filled with the roar of a cataract I 1 have a dim recollection ot of seeing a great crimson sun shining dimly from behind the waterfall and I 1 can remember falling indefinitely through space two days afterward I 1 recovered consciousness and then I 1 suffered indescribable agony toe tile suffocating fo sensation still remained but it was accompanied by an unquenchable thirst not to mention tearful fearful pains in my body and limbs |