Man Playing with Small Child 1897

Victorian gentleman playing with a small child, balancing her on his head. The original caption for this image read Rataplan, Rataplan... Thus he (Barty Josselin) leaped into fame and fortune at a bound, and at first they delighted him. He would take little Roberta on to the top of his head and dance La Paladine on his hearthrug, singing - Rataplan, Rataplan, I'm a celebrated man-

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Balancing Barty Caption Celebrated Delighted Josselin Leaped Roberta

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