Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1842-12-23

Juggling - ne LOnuoH '1pCCtdbT mus
speaks of the tricks performed by celebrated
iuggler now in that metropolis
Among other incomprehensbe duings he
boils four plucked pigeons in a kettle full Of
water suspended over fire, and perfectly in
so.atcd, and out fly four living birds from an
empty vessel; he returns to their owners score
of handkerchiels, washed and ironed, that
moment before lay soaking wet in pail; and
he produces no end of boqueis out of an old
hat that he stamps upon, and turns inside out,
each pressure or squeeze of the hand being
followed nv fresh supply of lunches of sweet
smelling flowers from the old battered hat. A
Young lady near us lent her straw bonnet, and
was Mortified at seeing il crashed up into ball;
but to her great relief, IL appeared hanging at
the top of the prosccnium; aud being brought
down by pistol shot, she found it quite I'M
damaged. A handful of gold watches is flung
To the back of the stage, and presently reap
pear hanging from the branches of plant that
had Just been watercd and placed under hea-
ted cover for producing this sort OF golden fruit.
Bunchcs of KEYS, that seemed not to be out of
sight are found attacked to the roots ola plant
in flower pot; and head with goglc eyes, at
the summons of pistol shot, thrUsts ont
bunch of rings Mt The TIP of It's tongue, and
stares with two gold watches for eye-balls,
though one could have sworn both rings and
watches were under certain covers.
But perhaps one Of the completcst puzzles is
the pouring successvely of black and rcd wine,
and stcaming champagne, from the identical
black bottle that we had just before seen filed
with water. This, and the dipping for be-
Duets in the old hat, are done in the very faces
OF the spectators; and the bottle, when empticd
of its contents, is broken, and silk handker-
chief is found in it. couple Of lemons are
handed to the company, and orc of them on
being cut, is found 10 contain an egg, which
being broken yields walnut, that when
cracked, dsclosrs ring belonging to one of
the audience. II those ftats seem wondrous in
telling, they are far more ineNplicahe in the
doing, for you feel what cannot be indiied
sufficiently in a brief dcScriplon--he seeming
inposibility of them. The illusion is perfect;
YOU see things vanish under your eyes, and
behold them in another place while yet they
appear to be where they were before. ''
| HENpEcKING.-An exchange paper, whose
I editor doubtless speaks from experience, says
the catalogue of human ills contain no item in
elusive of so much misery and humiliation as
that one rd-hcnpecking. The proper ele-
ments Of femininiiy are modesty, sofiness, and
Welding, and its Office is TO soothe, sweeten
and purify existence. Instead OF seizing an OPP
portunity TO read her husband lecture on his
own affairs, whenever he comes into her pres
ence, the Boston Bee says she should busy her
self in mending the children's clothes, in wi
ping the mush and molasses from their faces,
and in keeping their noses clean.
: Power OF BEAury-A French paper tells
{ us of millers daughter al Pamponnc, so
, pretty and so cruel, that the sighs of her nu-
merous admirers would be sufficient 10 turn
her fathers mill. nf ~