American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-02-04
From the NeW TOrk National .4arocate,
ANECDOTES OF VENrRuOouISM

: lie Sugg, mentioned below, was the faibero
MISS lie Sugs' the actress, who performed on on,
stage within these few years, and who was deser.
Vedly great iavorite.
4 In the month Of August, 1899, lie Supp ,be
Ventriloqust, was a, Kew lin EnplaDd1 Gales.
ing some old rags, which he lor med into TIE sb,D
OF child he went to a bakers in the town. wren
the oven being heat for rolls, and The child cryig
the oalser Observed cit was very unpleasant, 10 3Ne
cross Children The other, watching an ou1,r.
tunHy' exclaimed, you little devil. will not Be
plagued with you any longer,' and Immediately
threw the supposed child into the flames the erie,
increased Tor moment, and then died away. III.
baker. frantic, exclaimed ooh! YOU Did vi.
IAN ard the vcntriloquist running into the street,
me baker followed him, crying, stop him stop
MN ne is murderer he has thrown his chill
INTO my oven = the women also loaded him with
e%ecralIons; but being taken before a magistrate,
whom he made acquainted with the trick, and whl
requested the venriloqulst would use his power and
bring the child before him. the latter said il was in
the bakers pocket, from whence. as tbe baber sun
posed he again heard it cry he ran OFT excIaimiuy,
It Is the devil it is the tlevil''
In the month Of November 1899, he wa, on his
journey 10 March, in the Isle of Ely, when he saw
sohe counlrymen loading oats, in field that had
"een inundated oy the heavy rains, which occasion.
GU INC harvest to be extremely backward seeing
d" empty cart going to The field he took this op.
por'unIty OF entering into discourse with he drive,
OF y, and unobserved by The man. threw his 6eurec
a sailor, which ne carried with him, and into which
ne 'hrew his voice, into the empty cart. At tie
sane Tune aighting from his carriage, he said he
should IKE TO go and the state in which the oats
were ne accordingly proceeded to the ield--The
ie" oeBah ioadlng their cart; and when their work
va a"ou' nsii accomplished, the mail coach came
~ 'ne roaa' and lie Sugss carriage rather stopping
'ne eoacnman and passengers inquired
whose 1t was. They were answered.. lie Sncgs,
ana that ne was gone to alarm the coun,rymeni in
me oat held; the passengers prevailed on the coach
man 70 stop and see the effect yentriIoousm would
ave on .hese people they assented and did not re,
p1"t ~ lie ougg now threw his voice into the cart
= snail be snfocated' The yentriIoouis, Affected
huch surprise; the countrymen stared at each other.
'eeN,hBP astohshed, the voice still repeating the
~ OF take me out, father shall be sufocaled
shaii De smothered !" lie Suge now endured q
"e'h u they had any children with them. They
's"efe1 no lie then asked, "where are you M
es,. anu ~"efe ala you come from 20 The voice
XII a'ii III me bottom Of the cart, cameiOf
,,aIa I'm "o.n SCHOOL, from Doddington. Oh pra5'
became quite alarmed and lie Succ. affecting rrsas
concern and at the same time in eas,,nc ,sssiop
A.ia'rneel' "ior Gods sake make haste, unload It's
~ rascal OF boy that have jus, left at school With
~ nu,neia' at Doddngon, he is run away The
ad"'t ymen Immediately unloaded, and when they
81, near the bottom, the voice family utlers
an eare-oh you have run the fork nIo
non! am killed" lie Sugc exclaims, " God
..D'h on you villains; if you have killed my
nal, "Dy, u nave you both hanged''-snd mms-
yh;cL ~ap'"s mo me cart, snatches up the figure
was about three feet high. and well execu-
- particularly Its face and eyes excai,ns, oh
y poor chid is dead !" Cine of the passengers.
nun? 10 assist In the joke, observed he had bette
: niue cod water 10 wash his temples the co.'s