Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-08-18
Gpuperg GIutkahutgReSiafpr
A COOP sToRYs

e H Il Ia 4 -
performing an engagement at Nlblo's Car
den, New York, where he drew immense
houses, His salary varied from three to
eight hundred dollars per night. His en-
gagement continued for month and
half at this rate of salary AS matter
Of course, n man, whose service was SO
valuable could not but create a sensation
in private circles, and would naturally be-
come II favorite with his associates. lilo
was invited by worthy New Orleans
gentleman to dine at the Astor House.
After their elegant repast was over they
withdrew to tho smoking room, where, by
this time through the influence of his New
Orleans friend, Herr Alexanderhad made
the acquaintance of some twenty-five per-
sons, While this group of gentlemen
were putting away at their regalias, and
chatting away among themselves, one OF
the party remarked to Mr.. Alexander that
he was performing very prosperous en-
gagement ut Niblo's Garden. A NirSl-
nian remarked:
wish you would learn me how to
perform the miraculous piece of the mex
haustible bottle that magic bottle that
have seen you pour SO many liquors and
wines FROM"
The magician always having on hand a
variety of sights, and an cXhaustlble mum
Der of them, and seldom If ever, at a loss
to accommodate such lively company, and
being person of infinite humor and n
genius in his own way-always at home
in cracking joke, without respect to per-
sons, replied: The botrle you shall have.
The servant was ordered to bring glasses
and quart bottle. The glasses being
furnished the magician received in his hand
the bottle, and replied Gentlemen, |
am completely at home in this act, and
being of confidence in myself, always
having determination never to be out
done by any other artist, l shall satisfy
you with whatever you desire without
troubling anyot the servants to ate nd your
orders, Opposition being the spice of
life in the way of trade, l shall make no
charge for your refreshments, as l al
ways wish to be the most liberal, as l am
acknowledged to be at the head of my
profession
The company arranged themselves
around the room, with a table in the cen
tire. The door being locked to prevent
any intruders breaking the peace of the
company, the magician addressed his New
Orleans friend, asking him what kind of
liquor he wished for pure Cogniac
was called for, and a full glass was poured.
He turned to another and asked what
kind Of liquor he wished gin was his
choice, and he got it. He turned to an
English gentleman and asked him what
he would have; port wine was his choice;
he got it. The Magician continued to-
pour to each person variety Of liquors
with the facility as if he were drawing
from an extensive store, repeating the
doses ad i6itum.
There being some thirty-fve in number
all of whom seemed on this occasion to be
little bachanalianly disposed, each one
being satisfied as to the purity of the diff
ferent liquors as served, the Magician
stepped boldly into the centre Of the group
and poured for himself a port wine sanga-
rec, and drank to all present q toast, mid
the general shouts of applause and graft
tcation of the company. AT this moment
akcntucky gentleman, thinking lie had our
hero in fix, Immediately requested a !
whiskey cocktail, which after one slight
shake of the bottle, was filed out to the |
kentuckian, and the screams and shouts |
of delight of his friends, amongst whom
were Pittsburger and a Cincinnati gentle
men the former asked for pure Monon-
gahela whiskey; and the latter the grape
juice-which was instantly handed to-
them. The Magician now placed the bot
tie in the hands of his New Orleans friend
and desired him to break it which was
done ; and Immediately from the ruins, of
the bottle, there flew up half dozen Ca
naries, who in their flight around the
room, darted out of the room like so many
fairies. In this act there was no such
thing as changing the bottles, there be.
ing no others in the room : and how in
the world so many liquors were extracted
from that one bottle, remains mystery
to the company to this day.
The Magician anxious to create n little
moro amusement. offered to make bet of
ten dollars that he would put any gentle
man in the company in bottle, as easy
as he had placed Those canaries in the
bottle just broken.
There being real game cock of the
wilderness present-a genuine Yankee
who screamed out, 81 calculate Ill take
that bet, sir, any how
The money being put into tho hands Of
one ofthe company, and fair bet made,
the magician said, "now my friend, let us
have fair understanding in this affair
am to put your body in bottle without
hurting you, or take drop of blood, not
even Jot; and you are to aid me all that
lies IN your power and submit to every
reasonable request mako and if l fail
toPreSs your body into the bottle, loose;
II succeed win. As matter OF course
the one who becomes obstinate and backs
out, he must lose"
This. being the understanding between
allPartiess the magician, continued y. cen.
uemen as this'ls not proper place for
sNoh a.pperation, will be compelled to
lenr rel, IN the yard to some place where