New Century Speaker and Writer: Being a Standard Work on Composition and Oratory

by Henry Davenport Northrop

The lunges are the same as the thrusts, except that the left foot is extended farther in front. (Fig. 16.)

Fig. 16.

Broom to Front—One!—Raise handle nearly straight up and down, drop it into the hollow of the right shoulder.—Two!—Strike quickly by pushing the broom forward, the handle always resting on the right shoulder. (Fig. 17.)

Fig. 17.

Right Short—Thrust!—One!—Hold the broom with the right hand to the rear, left hand by the right breast, the point of the handle opposite the centre of the body.—Two!—Thrust forward. (Fig. 18.)

Fig. 18.

High Prime—Parry!—Raise the broom with both hands in front of and higher than the head. Hold the handle firmly with the right hand, the broom being to the right; turn the knuckles of the left hand to the front, and let other end of broom handle rest on the thumb and forefinger. (Fig. 19.)