The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-04-30
Fireside Amusements.

tancc from each other on the table, and COW
er each with hat; you then take up the
first Int, and remove the bread, put it into
into your mouth, and let the company see
tI'at you swallow Il, thtn raise the second
hat, and eat the brend that was under that,
and do the same with the third. Having
eaten the three pieces, give any person 10
the company liberty TO choose under which
hat he would wish THESE three pieces to be.
When ne las made choice of one of the hats,
put it on your head, and ask if be does not
think they are under it.
Tie Appdrent Improbobiiiy.-You pro
fcss yourself able to SHOW any one wha, they
never saw, what you never saw, and which,
after you two have seen, nobody else shall
ever see, -..r r-
After requesting the company to guess this
riddle, and they soon profess themselves un-
able 10 do so, produce nut, and having
cracked it, take on, the kernel, and ask them
if they ever saw that before they will of
course answer, No. You reply, neither have
l. and think YOU viii confess no one else
ever shall see it again: aging which you put
the kernel into your mouth and eat it.
90 if you cd,i.- You tell person that
you will clasp his hands together in such a
manner that he shall not be able TO leave
The room without unclasping them. although
you will not conline bis feet, or bind his body
or in any way oppose his exit. .s Boz
The trick is performed by claspng the
party's hand round the centre of large
circular table or other bulky. article of fur
niture, TOO large for him TO drag through The
doorway. "A ''
Tie Visible Mrislle.--Yon tell the COM
pany that you will place candle in such a
manner flat ever PERSON in the room, ex'
crpt one, shall see it, y9t you. will not blind
fold him nor in any way restrain his person,
or oll'.r the least impedin ent to his examin.
ing or going to any part Of the room he pleas.
rs. The Wck is accomplished by placing
the candle IN the party's head !; but it can
not be performed ii looking glass is in the
room, as that will enable him 10 turn the
laugh against YOU.
Tie DouLic Meaning Place glass O
liquor of any kind upon table, put ha
over it ard say, IL viii engage to drink The
liquor under that has, and yet I'll not toucl
the hat" You then get under the table ant
after giving three knocks, you makes nois,
with your mouth as if you were swallowin!
the liquor, Then, getting from under tn,
table, you say, I" Now, gentlemen, be please,
to look" Some one, eager TO see il you har
drank the liquor. will instantly raise up til
hat. when you instantly take tho glass AM
drink the contents, saying, "Gentlemen
have fulfilled my promise. You are all wi,
ncsses that did not touch the hat"
Quite Tired out - You undertake. I
make terson 50 tiied by attempting to tax
small slick out Of the room, as 10 be unabl
10 accomplish il, although you will add notl
ing 10 hIs burthen, ror lay any restraint o
,is porsrr,l ,;h.r,v 70 n.,f,rr, ,,,s ma,
guvrc, you take up stick, and cutting o
. very small oliver Won direct him 10 ca,,
:, M, or tho ,,o,, .,,l ,.,,r, ,or ,.o,,
concluding by telling him that you mean hi
, to perform as many similar journeys as sc
can Gu, pieces of the stick. As this can
made to amount to several thousands. he w
Of course GLADLY ,iye up the undertaking.
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4 ro s;onco roo, no &c ,ho an
,,nJ ncL ;ra mn ,o,r slooxas ,,. h;o,, =,
, on.,;,a vorr s,,.r. - .how ,h.n, ,ha, !.
, ,,,vo not anb,bo, co1 c,alda rub :, oni,
backwards and forwards on Tho ,abio ";
,our,;obt hand bo,l;,, yo,r lef, rrdsr n
table TO catch il. After two Or thrce f,io
ci unsuccessful a,tem,is TO accombNsh 20
object. YOU lower the concealed sixpen
: with the tinpefs of the left hand. at lhs sar
D pence into il and rubtiing them Iiulc VIII
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