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Blitz and the Larkies.


Blitz The very name is synony
nous with witchcraft and rognery.-
What a twang of iuoglery there is is it,
very pronunciation Presto! change
magical words in themselves are nc
more identified with miraculous deed,
than that of Biitz. He is The prince oil
conlurers, aud adds to his wonderful
dexteriry at leger.iemain the most re.
markable ppwer of the human voice.
knownei AS ventriloquism. Bliiz is an
arrant joker. and loves to carry out a
practical piece of fun For some
weeks past he has been frightening
the market-men in Philadelphia. by
causing their deal ponltry and dressed
pigs To- talk all sorts of stuff. and Ia
make formal complaint at the untimeIy
end 10 which they have been brought.
Oae butchers after throwing half a
dozen turkeys into the street because
they would gohble, though they were
all as dead as door nails. was saluted
with tremendous grunl from young
pig that he was offering for sale. all
clean and dressed for the table. Eight
enei half out of his wits. the market
man fairly "cut stickS.n nor wouId he
cone back again until piggy had been
removed.
Bct.tle nlughtieSf thing that Blitz ever
did was To diStufba negln meeting some
years ago in Belknap->treet Boston
The tory il not generally known. as
it would perhaps nave led ia some per-
,nal trouble 10 him had il been repre-
scented to the authorities.
All Boston kunwS or has heard OF
the negro preacher Father Snow ,Ien
~ho held forth 10 his !. cnllered b,es-
defen' in Balknap street f0f so many
years. 1t was quiet summers after
noon when the honSe was pretty well
file there being reviyaI of religion
going Oh aiming the gemmen oh col
or'-w'ien BlitZ with some other white
persons falheit ha is him nself As dark AZ
a mniatio. an has curly hair" 10 hoot)
ent red the house. II was pretty warm
weather. an Consequently the effluvia
was n;'t little offensive 10 senses DO
until the minister had got warmed up
i'll his subject and was nsiug words al
most too long for common-siZed die
tionary. when Biiiz ihaught it was
abont time 10 do something
''.And the Lord said unto Moses =
Bnw-wow-wow y came apparently
from behiinssthe speaker
ihe cuitgTe gallon lonke,l each other
III the face with cnnntelfances darker
than eyeE,while the minister. after
looking under his feet AMI behind him
self seemed 70 come 10 the conclusion
that The noise proceeded from the
street. and so he commenced again.
. And the Loui said unto Moses -
: Stand from under cried voice.
apparently al the top of the house
The startled congregation inllel up the
big white of their eyes to the ceiling
in anazement. while the minister drew
suddenly to one side, expecting some
thing was coming down. But after
moments pause all seemed quiet, and
so Mr. Snowden resumed:
And the Lord said nlto Moses
Amt you ashamed Of yonrseIf.-
take your hands off of me!' said
voice proceeding apparently from a
very neat mnlatto gill, who sat in the
font pew and upon whom all eyes were
nhw turned.
Il diln't touch yer,a said the man
next to her in amazement
Snme smiled and said " Sam johnson
pughi to be ashamed of himself. to act
50 in meeting" and the minister frown-
ed upon him III way thai would have
lhawed SNOWFALL outright. after
which Mr.. Slowden attempted once
more TO resume his remarks.
-. And the Lard said unto Moses -
Well what did he say" came seem
nsly from the big lips of an attentive
listener III the side aisle.
The minister was aStonnded. He
looked at the man as though his bold
ness had electrified him, while some of
he congregation began to think that
under the circumstances the inquiry
vas very natural and appropriate one
As TO the minister himself. he was
title vexed now, and repeated with
emphasis.
" And The Lord said unto Moses -
: Fire. fire y reared voice. which
seemed to eame from the entrance of
he house, with startling earnestness.
This was too much to bear talneIy-
Even the minister rushed to the door,
md the aifrighted women screamed
ike mad, as they huddlel and pushed
Zach other au, Of the pews and dowr
he aisle. BoRnets suffered soms oh
he occasion. and whsn they all got
airlg ont. they looked up to the top Of
be meeting house, patiently awaiting
o see the flames burst through the
lated roof. /
And there Blitz left them standing,
beir eyes rolled heavenward. and Par.