hall with a smile of conscious triumph first f s disappointed i don t see what she s done to clap their hands about myself at a second f s nor i neither � taking up his time all for nothing � depend upon it she wouldn t have gone up if he hadn t been so first f s i wouldn t like to think that of her myself but anyhow she didn t get much by it did she he soon sent packing male spectator to a woman in front of evening mrs � i see they ve got your good man up on the platform mrs m he will go mr he s gone up every night the s been here and says he feels it s going to do him good so this evening i said i d come in too and judge for myself what good he expects to get laying there like a damp don t know i meanwhile the has borrowed a silver handled umbrella from the audience and thrust it before tjie faces of one or two looking who immediately begin to horribly and follow the silver top with till they knock their heads mr to mrs he s going to give your husband a turn of it now the umbrella handle is applied to mr m feeble little man with a sandy top riot tie after the silver top when it is depressed and makes futile attempts to up the umbrella after it it is held aloft mrs m severely i haven t patience to look at him a ud have had more sense i the calling up one of the heavy is can you whistle sir yes then whistle something t ie youth a popular air in a tone now you cant whistle � try the youth tries � and produces nothing but a close imitation of an air cushion that is being now if i were not to wake him up this young gentleman s friends would never enjoy the benefit of his whistle again voice from a back row wake him nor we can bear it after restoring the lost talent and calling up another youth somewhat attired now sir what do you drink at d the youth w a beer when i can get old of it i a friend of his in audience jim s a lark with him � he said as ow he meant to kid him like � he ain t yer but you like water too don t you jim admits this � in moderation try this he gives him a of water is that good water jim his lips that s good water enough sin it s bad water � taste it again jim tastes and it with every symptom of extreme jim s friend try him with a drop o scotch in it � u get it down to jim there is no water in that glass � it s full of sovereigns don t you see jim that this is and to his conviction by promptly the contents of the glass into his pocket what have you got in your pocket jim with satisfaction � golden sovereigns wake up now what do you find in your pocket � any sovereigns t jim surprised sovereigns no sir after putting his hand in his bringing it out and regarding the stream of water issuing from his leg more like water sir he makes dismal efforts to dry himself amidst of laughter his friend old jim didn t come best out o that to jim you don t feel comfortable assent from jim yes you do you feel no discomfort whatever jim his seat with a satisfied expression an open minded mind yer if this can prevent water from being wet there must be something in it i will now give you an illustration of the manner in which by influence a subject can be affected with an entirely imaginary pain take this gentleman indicating unfortunate mr who is peacefully now what pain shall we give him a voice stomach ache this suggestion however is so advanced t it fortunately escapes notice at a very good � we will give him the audience receive this with enthusiasm which to delight when mr s cheek begins to violently y and lie nurses his jaw in acute agony the is transferred to another victim who in an even more entertaining manner until the unhappy couple are finally relieved from torment a well it s better nor any play this is � but he ought to ha passed the round the lot of em just for the fun o the thing mrs i should ha thought there was enough without coming here to get more of it but so long as s himself shan t interfere the has impressed his subjects with the idea that there is an angel at the other end of t ie hall and they are affected by the celestial apparition some gazing with a grin while others her stiffly or hail her like a cab mr alone no interest mr to mrs m your don t seem to be putting himself out angel or no angel mrs m complacently he knows too well what s due to me mn � angel enough for him i shall now persuade this gentleman that there is a beautiful young lady in green at the door of this hall to mr m do you see her sir i mr m rising with alacrity i do lovely creature he suddenly up a of water and his invisible in passionate to come up and share it with him � to tlie infinite delight of the audience and disgust of his wife after the performance mr as he his wife i felt the influence more strongly to night than what i have yet and the professor says if i only keep on coming up every night while 