Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-10-31
NGISCEI.LAN EOUS.
EASTERN MAGIC

The following strange sio y is said 10 be ma
king good deal OF talk IN London
Lord Ptudh oe aud Ma ar Felix being Al
Caro- last autumn, on their return from AbIs.
stnia, where they picked up much of that IN
formation which ht' been worked up so well
by Captain Bond Head IN his Life ni Bruce
found the town in state of extraordinary
excitement, IN consequence OF the recent ar
rival in those parts of a celehr atpd Magician
from the centre OF Africa, somewhere N
the vicinity oi the Mountains Of the Moon.
II was universally said, aud generally be-
leved, that this character possess d and e1
eTclsed the power OF showing to any visitor
who chooses to comply with his terms, any
person. dead or living, WHOM the said
visitor pleased T. NAME. The English trav,
eliers, after abundant inqIirss, aud SOM
| scruples, repaired TO his residence. pad THEN
fees, aud were adm u 10 his Sanctum. They
found themselves in the presence Of very
handsome young Moor, wah IA very long black
heard, crimson caftan. a snow-~lite iurbdn
Is inches high blue uowsers, and yellow slip
hers sitting cross-lpgged IN a Turkey carpet,
three feet square, with a cherry stalk ia his
mouth, a cup Of coffee at his leii elbow. did.
mond- fled dagger m his glrdie, aud IN his
rgbt hand ia,gr volume, clasped with bra
zpu clasps-on hearing 'hrir errand, he arose
aud krnded some specs on sort ni small al
tar in the middle OF the ToDm. tie theu walk.
ed round and round The altar for half al hour
or so, muttering words To hem unnteiglple
and having al length drawn three lines a.
chalk abou, the altar. aud placing himself up
sht hpside the fame, desired them 10 20 SCH
seer, and he was ready TO CRAFTY thrm IN al
Their desires. There were, III the oil days
whole schools Of Mag,c,ans here in Europe
l. IL I.np ,n,.fI IA.
Intervention of pure Sser-'o vii. maiden,
eve. This African belongs u mo same nA'er-
n,,,-he made hem understand that uothlu
could DE done unti virgin eye was placed a.
his djspoSal He babe them 90 out IN the
streets of CAIRO, .pi fetch up any chi they
| tancled. under ten J ears OF agr. They dId So
and after walking about for hali an hour, So
lected an A,ab boy, not apparently above
eight whom they found playing al marbles
! They brIbsd hIm with few hnit pence, aad
/ took him with them ~ the studio vi the African
! ROGER Bacon The child was much trlgn ened
| al ibr smoke, and iht smell, aud the Chatter
! aud the nut terIug--but hy aud ny he su6ke
| IN, sugar candy, aud recovered his Tranquility
| aud the Mag Iclan made hun seat hlmseh unde
| "A window--lhe obiy one that Ind NOT brei
darkened, aud 30 ITed about a tablespoonful
of sumo black liquid into Tue hollow OF the boy Z
| righI hand aud Uade hIn holh the hand steady
snd keep his eye fixed upon the surface oil IN
! ilquid add thru resumng has old station oi
! the br. zIer, sung out Tor several minutes o'
end y hat DO you ste Allan bIsm,lia
VIVA, do you SET ina.la krsoni Allah
" nal do you zee All the ~hnr The sm"A
CURED NJ, faster aud isster. Pr, sen,iy thr la
SAID - BiSalitiGh I see hOfse--s hors'
han-i see tso Ia ,rs-msn--i see three
see iour- iive--.ix--i ,ee seven ho,s semen, Il ~
the seventh isa Saliua.."-" Has ne ahagG cris
u. Mag cian.--" - -ss three. answered ~