The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-15
MIS- CELLAN EO u s.
JUGGLERs OF INDIA.
From chamber.,s EdInburgh .

Ilhe conversation OF Itcnu, fcCcnuy arrived
from India, enables TO notice one or two OF III,
surprising performances of the jugglers of tina
country; which, though familiar persons acquaiht
ed with Eastern masters, may be new 10 many o
the readers of these pagesl
nasty of iuoolers ca,oe corw.rd q, one occas;o,
20 ra,Snrm n1bIclv in the ward of he hsrracks 81
Wadras Man. ~, Odd - o.,,,,a 81 al Kinds
aoss and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ;nc,5;nr he soldierv OF
,Ss as,ahI;sh,nsn, a.sa.hla =, ,;S,,sss the exhibi
ION and so,ns nm, ,a',,,,ora w rrsneemens were
,nad. ,ha, iii ,.,', W. ,.,a,;sniIv The leader
~ is ~ "eai eonr - go. n.,;ves n,
U; m1 Jasse.s VINO wete a,,, nand;no officer IN
,,i.ns u, ie " e'"s a,ond The scene Of DISPLAY
P : su y. n i,J .nd nroyed 3 VAR,
~. T T a. of M court be- Il observed
VIE, w.se one ro.aa Gu. u and welI.trodden a.,
,his sr""pJ ,heO afe, some preliminary tricks Of
III: aJ 80 ,,an a,s. Isf, alone ,y;,h : IuIs
an 'n,eli1. nnu' O,;e aho", o. wssrs ola r.
~ me a..er NH ar,a,, ba.Ls, ,,s,Han. =,
e., h;,.h ~ G,,ls ,,ora mar foo, II ,,;dih ana
nnen -, ~. IN No other oh;sc, Ev;nS or nam.
80 anns.sad ,,non ,hs oro,nd af,s. .hnr,
49,, ip,, d., M 20. - eSn"a.s; ,;,h H. 80,
he seemed % se, angry md hogan ,o rail Iond,S ~
her neglect az son,e yy,;sh &c BE tn. ch;IL a,
,an,n,e5 ~ soo,ha III, H.. ~ .",,.d - .hna 81
;ncreased degree 81 ;r,;,a,;ar ~ 10 r,an, On RI,
Jaarss. 10 lash al h;a,aais;s % saI .s.an, Co..,
re, III soaa, s.a,,.s se n, o , and ~
~, na,aI e ''s h
iae,,a - ~ -. l $50. Ie :. ~ l:, ~
ragged demon as might be. Finally his wrath at the
girl rose seemingly to an uncomfortable height and
he seized her and nt her the basket or rather
turned the omen mouth of the basket over her per-
son. She was thus shut entirely up-the turned
bottom of the basket closing her in above Having
this DISPOSED of the child in spite of her screams
and entreaties, the man drew his sword, which was
as bright as the surface of mirror and he appeared
ms if about TO wreak some further evil on the object
of his ire After some moments during which he
talked 10 himself and to the enclosed GIRL as if iust-
n
sword down into the basket, and drew it out drip
ping with blood or at least blood-red drops The
child screamed piteously from her prison, but in
vain; for the man plunged the weapon again and
again into the scene of her confinement. As he did
So the cries Of the girl became faint by degrees and
in the end, died away altogether The deed ofdeath
was consummated
So, at least, thought most of the horror-struck
persons who witnessed this action. And well it was
for the chief performer in it, that he requested guard
TO be placed for it required all the exerons of this
guard to prevent the aroused soldery who believed
this to be no trick but diaboca butchery, from
leapine into the arena and tearing the man to pieces
The excitable freshmen among the number. in par
ticular, ground their teeth against one another and
uttered language not very complimentary to the Jug
ger Even the officers, whose better education and
experience made them less open to such feelings,
grew pale with uneasness. But observe the issue
Of all this.
When the man seemed to have carried his rage
to The last extremity warned perhaps by the looks
of the soldiers that it would be as well to close the
exhibition without DELAY, he raised his bloody
sword for a moment before the eyes of the assem-.
bage and then struck the basket smartly with it,
The basket tumbed over on a side; and on the spot
which il had covered in place of the expected corpse
of the girl whose last groans had lust been heard
there was seen-nothing! No vestige of dress, or
any other thing to indicate that the girl had ever
been there The amazement of the spectators was
= - :. r
intense when. after the lapse of few seconds the
identical little girl came bounding from the side of
the court-yard-from among the spectators feet il
seemed--and clasped the iusgler around the knees,
with every sign OF affection and without the slight
est marks of having undergone anv injury whatever
We have said the astonishment of the assembly was
unreasonable: and it might really well be SC, seeing
that the feat was performed in the centre of court
every point of the circumference Of which was
crowded with spectators whose ewes were never of
the performers for one instant As to the notion Of
subterranean passage the nature of the ground put
that out of the question; and besides, that nothing
OF that kind existed was made plain 10 all who chose
10 satisfy themselves on the subject by looking at
the scene of performances when thew had closed.
Every one was sure that the girl had been nut below
the basket and that she did not get out OF il in the
natural way. But she did get ont--and how, 1t il
impossible to saw though there can be no doubt that
il was ACCOMPLISHED by some skiful manguyre.
A so,neubs, s,,;l,r fsa, 4, some,;n,e. nerforued
With ann,aIs A ;nggler u,nl nace lean doc beou,
- e IL II = So, aa,s .s, 2r ~
i;rs ~, 10 ,;i, Iohold I,,er of as 6ne mn. nc
~. uI - oa',, go ~, a, apnp viii
- III X IL, ~, ,.,st -. tlrIrrI 80.
ioo .s IL, se 80. :, osfon',,;nr M
.ha. any ~ ~ er ~ a :,
.uooses e'.ne, 'Iai spos ~ ~ ~ sne ~.
w - - ea a en-, -. III ,J g.,
u,Aes 'a'so anu ns w, a ~
ms purpose; Is'ner u .ne ways VIII 10 iiass
1's sllail Pa. o ea'tn oe'oIe nl anu nus spIoea
LOTS iaiseu nrouiu .. d als,alee vi Mo VI u.ee
,ee. VIC 1uss ,e no,,sa =; Ne oan,rp ~ Re s,s,D
" .e s,o| IT, ~, ,b;"h vor;ss n s;ze
80 ~. ~ 70 =. 49, ,,,,,nn.a. 'rh;s a,ons M
nopler then plants In the earth at the depth of sew
eraG inches and covers il up. Not many minutes
elanse until the SPECTATORS behold small green shoe,
arse from he snot. II increases ysiblv in heeh,
and size every moment until il attains The altitude
IF foot or 80 II then begins 10 send off branches
fron he main stem. on HE branches leaves begin
- ar a hoar;nn tho natural bne az vegetation.
R,Sl nex, rssep, ,hemselves. The whole affair.
While ,assnm;no The regular aanect in every