The Great Farini

Shane Peacock
Biographer, Novelist, Playwright, Journalist, Screenwriter
Author of The Great Farini - The High-Wire Life of William Hunt

The Lives of Farini-Hunt - Further Adventures (Part One)

With the season over and Blondin gone from Niagara (forever), Farini left the area and headed south. Along the way he performed in various cities. After a number of performances, he ended up in New Orleans. Times in America where changing. Abraham Lincoln was elected and signs of a split were in the air! Farini put together a company of acrobats to perform in New Orleans, but with the onset of Civil War, the city became a very dangerous place to be. Ultimately Farini made his way up the Mississippi and then made his way by steamer to Cuba and  on to New York City. Normally Farini would have loved to stay in this exciting city, but having arrived “in the midst of war fever”, he decided to head north for “the quiet countryside of Hope Township”.

Here is how Shane describes Farini’s return “Somehow Farini was able to be Bill Hunt again and live in the same house with his father for three months. Thomas turned much of the farm operation over to him and in a few years would sell him all his land and begin plans to retire permanently to Port Hope. Bill Hunt settled in and by April he was busy with crop planting and other chores." However, according to Peacock, “living in Hope Township would never work for him. The energy that had possessed him since birth just wouldn’t rest. He had to head out in the world again after adventure”.

 NOTE: Mr. Peacock has written several books. His latest series is about "The Boy Sherlock Holmes" This is a wonderful look at the legendary Sherlock Holmes, in the beginning! To learn more about Shane and all of his works, please visit his website at www.shanepeacock.ca.

(To Be Continued)