SHRINKING FROM THE TEST.
Excuse me, sir, said the thin passenger with the sandy side whiskers; but I judge fromyourconversation that you are Sandscow, the Hama.ii Hercules ?
Yes, sir ; that's who I am, answered the strong man proudly. You can lift ten tons in harness ? Yes, sir, that's my record. You can hold five hundred weight at arm's length? Yes, sir. And put up nine hundred pounds with one arm ? Yes, sir. And eighteen hundred-weight with two. Yes, sir. Well, then, would you kindly raise this car-window for me ? It's stuck a little. You'll excuse me, sir, said the strong man, stiffly ; but mS. manager makes all arrangements for my tests of strength and endurance ; and, besides, and it was noticed that the modern Sampson was ill at ease, I'm not in training.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 10479, 3 December 1895, Page 4
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133SHRINKING FROM THE TEST. Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 10479, 3 December 1895, Page 4
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