Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-02-21

FAKtR or AyA.-The following n%riicfe
from The Pittsburgh Chronicle will afford
prert amusement 10 tho reader, bit we
publish il lnninly to prepare the southern
cities for the visit which the Fakir Will
shortly pay them. We think it proper 10
add our assurance Tint hts feat4 ate no
thing but illusions, n circumstance that
will increase the surprise at witnessing
them, but that which at the same time CT.
empls the performer from the lmPulatlon
of any connection or collision with the
evil ons.-Lon. JoMraal.
The Drill in the Diam0nd Marhel-Wo
have heard of DR.. Faustus, and Of other
gentlemen who have by some means or
other acquired the reputation Of having an
intimate acquaintance with tho the gen.
tloman in black : bot after tho perform.
aucaa which took place in tn Diamond
Market on Friday and Tnesday evening
last. wB carno to tho conclusion that tho
Fnkir Of Ava wns a touch ahead Of both
the Devil and DR.. Faustus.'
On Friday evening we visited the mar
kct to lay in, az usual, our stock Of proven.
dor, as Dugaid Dalgetty says. Whiio
looking around at the pile of good :hings.
our attention was excited by an unusual
movement to and from n particular point.
Expecting to pick up a subject for a para.
rraph, we, as faithful chronicIers Of events
hastencd to the spot, and inquired Of q
friend the cause Of all This commotion.
Ue replied that he believed 'ths .1eviI
must BIZ in that box Of eggs pointing toa
large box close by, for, says he, "a gem
tleman was just making enquiries as to
their %soundness, when Of a sudden the
epns seemed endowed with life, and com
msnced chirping like a thousand crlckels,
and then, as if the workable CHICKENS were
struggling to got out Of them, tho eggs.
; commenced caperIDg and dancing about
in the strangest manner Ihl9 has can
eod tho owner a fright as well as the by.
ISLANDERS, ali Of whom are wondering at
the canse Of the strange phenomenon
On inqniting after tho pefson Who had
priced the eggs, Il stout gentleman IN q
, cloth cloak was pointed out, in whort we
f at once recognized the genuine FakIT.,
8 Thefe he stood, looking as unconcerned
as Won please but we observed a smile
|, n~Iavipp about the corners Of his mouth
. and n look If dcyiIment IN his eye, which
! told us to took ont for sport. We we're
. not mistaken. He walked up very Sc
dateIy to an Irish woman, the possessor Of
u basketful of plucked poultry, and took
a up a large turkey, a very old goblor By
the.bye.
sGood WOMAN says he very demureIy
d sss a m no very great judge of poultry
t tell me, IL this a young turkey
8 The woman eyed him for a moment a.
u if to ascertain fhs was qnlzztng her.
IF sYes sir, it's only a yeariing.' she said
It at tho same time turning her head to an
swer anorher customer.
It is very heavy, continued the FakIr
a pray what's the price ofhf
0ne dollar, replied the lady Of the PouI
try.
'g says the Faklf. 4,
10 5Pon ma konshence, says she, it's onI
id a wear and a quarter onId. If ye're
nudge. tho cratur viii speak for Itself.
At tho instant she pronounced Ties
d. words, the turkey raised its head, some
what after the fa-hion of a snake, an
st, with open moa'h SAID, OF seemed to saJ
a. svou lie, Won Jade, I'm five years OH past
be TO this all the poultry in the basket res
X. nonded by an unusual cackllng, CROWN
tn and ~gobbiing.
ng The poultry woman turned up her eye
clasDed her hands over her h,ad, and ga
chatting Holy Mother boIted up Dlamoi
I'D aEley, as If The gentleman with the Glove
a foot was after her, never stopping to Iot
behind until she was fairly in Wood ct.
-se The Fakir wa ked on, and stopped
make for a countryman who "
cutting off a calls head. 'B.a.a' we
er. tho head. oh says tho conntryma
looking over his shoulder, thinking th
some one had been tricking him; he "
lly evidently surprised. At thi, moment q
FakIr addressed him with. What will y
0 take for that veal's headf Th9 conntr
ter man applied the knife. II ID a
wv. help help T cried the head. A no.
iii. carcase, close by, gave one Of those a
ope grnnts, accompanied by a squeaI on
its Sharp, SO loud, so long, so piercing, Il
on. we can only compare II TO the stei
ma. whistle Of a locomotive. The conntr
man dropped his knife. and with IL
ger bless US = turned around, and made trat
|, in as fast as his legs coali carry him.
his course, he upset a woman with a b
H." ketfnl Of golden pippins, which, by The
and were soon hidden in the pockets OF a {
The zen urchins, who were standing about
had eager waiting. To make amends to
the poor woman for this accident, the ia
kin. purchased a quarters worth of the app
and on opening the first n with a kn
,our cut dropped a gold piece. A second
/ be ple produced another gold piece a Il
The same. These are really golden
en- pins, old lady, how much for the lot
had sells no more, replied she of The pipp
: the at the same Time snatchlog up the bas
heir and making of in the wake Of him Of
tn caIf's head. Shortly after, the pIppin
fast DIV was observed, blsily cutting up the
with nainder of her stock. Things by
gave time had got a little quiet. Ia about
and teen minutes we observed he Faklr
luite inc with one Of our efficient police
!, for GERS, Mr.. Turner, and, expecting $
with more sport, we drew near. In this
ID in were disappointed: bot, as Mr.. Tu
left him. we observed The Fakir's eye
J his tentiyeIy fixed on a large cabbage.
e ar. walked up TO the old Datchman who
nent, attending the basket. and addressed
! his with How do you sell cabbage b
fails dozen, my old frlead7'
posi-. THAT size fifty cents, cause got
i'll be heart, this size thirty cents, 'caasa goI
It has heart