Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-10-02
1@. The following anecdotes are extracted

amusing.
Very few readers Of "The Drawer but will
remember professor" Anderson, the adroit
trickist, and the skill with which he managed to
blind his audiences to the moius operandi of
his operations, some of which, to say the least,
were very remarkable, and past finding out, by
the shrewdest and most watchful locker on.
When the Professor said, in his peculiar
way,
"Would amy gentleman aw lady lendme
pc ket-engk erchief?-Thenk.ye! there was
mischief; for thereby hung "trick" that has
hitherto defined solution by the most acute and
penetrating observer. But this apart.
There are other professors !" it would seem
and in Europe they abound. Of one Of them,
| celebrated flute player, the following amusing
anecdote is recorded
He advertised. q concert for his benefit in a
country-town; and in order to attract those
who had no music in their souls, and were not
moved by concord of sweet sounds, he an
nounced that between the acts he would exhibit
an extraordinary feat, and one never before
heard Of in Europe. He would "hold in his
left hand glass Of wine, and would allow six
of the strongest men in the town to hold his
arm; and, Notwithstanding all their efforts to
prevent him, he would drink the wine!'
So novel and surprising display Of strength
as it was Of course naturally enough regarded,
attracted Q very crowded house Expectation
was on tiptoe, when the Professor appeared
upon the stage, with a wine-glass full OF wine
in his hand, and in very polite and courteous
phrase, invited any halfdozen men to come for
ward and put his prowess to the test.
| Several gentlemen, among whom was the
mayor of the place, Immediately advanced to
the stage, and grasped the lett arm If the "Pro-
tessor," apparently rendering the performance
Of his promised feat out of the question.
There was an awful pause for moment
when the manacled Professor cycling the
gentlemen who had pinioned him, said in bro
ken English:
Genteelmens are you all ready?'
1--WE are ready!' was the reply, as they
grasped still more tightly his left arm.
"Are you quite sure you have got a fast
holds?"
The answer having been given in the affirm
alive, by very confdent' nod by those to
whom it was addressed, the Professor" to the
infinite amusement Of the spectators, and to
the no small surprise of the group around him,
advancing his right arm, which was, Of course,
entirely free, very coolly took the wine-glass
from his left hand, and, bowling very politely to
the half-dozen gentlemen who We're exhausting
their strength upon his left arm, said:
"Gehteelmens, have the honor to drink all
your goot healts!"
At the same moment he quafied off the wine
amid a general roar Of laughter, and universal
cries Of, swell done!-well done!'
This is almost equal to the Yankee expedi-
cnt for "raising the Wind some years ago. in
| one Of our far-western States The exhibitor
! had tried various ways of "getting an honest
living rs he called it, without hard work. He
had toiled for many years on a farm that yield
ed scanty return for the labor bestowed upon
| it, and all "for the old man;" but becoming
heartily tired of this kind Of exercise, he deter
mined, as he expressed it. to ''leave the old
homestead. and shnk tor himselc"'
He first tried clock.peddling; but his instru-
ments-not the best made in the world, proba.
bly-were returned back upon his hands; having
been only warranted he next essayed school
keeping; but with a praiseworthy frankness,
he said he failed in that, "'cause he didn't know
enough;" then he tried phrenology, which he
explained as "dreadfnl risky business, bumps
was SO different on different folks; and, (last
but-one-lyJ he essayed dentistry; but his stray.
els in that humane avocation yielding him but
small remuneration, he went into another line.
He mingled Phrenology with Zoology!
| He gave out that on certain evening, after
his chronological lecture had been concluded,
he would exhibit to the audience two Of the
most remarkable creatures that had ever been
l
| been caught among the sublime Businesses Of
| the Rocky Mountains and were:
| First, an animal, known in that remote and
| seldom-vsited region as the "Prock;" q crea-
ture that was only caught land caught always
with the greatest difficulty on the side Of
mountain, along which, and nowhere else,
could he Craze. He had short hind leg
and short fore leg also, for the convenience Of
browsing on the mountain side, the discrepancy
being intended to keep him erect; and the only
way in which he could be caught was to 'head
him. on the side Of mountain, when he would
turn suddenly round and his long legs coming
on the uphill SIDE he would fall down, from
lack of underpinning on the lower side, when
he at once became an easy prey to the hunter!
The other animal was called the Guyanosa;
terrific monster, and very dangerous, caught
in one of the widest passes Of the Rocky Noun
tains by some forty hunters, who secured him
by lassos, after he had been chased for four
days. Dangerous US he was, however, the lee
.turer said he had been strongly secured with
chains, and could be seen without any appre-
hension on the part of the audience.
The eventtul night at length arrived; the
chronological lecture was delivered to crowded
house and all the spectators were awaiting
with breathless expectation the rising of green
baizc curtain, which had been suspended behind
ent times during the intellectual performance, the
most hideous sounds. Before proceeding to OK
hibit the animals the lecturer dwelt at some
length upon the characteristics Of each; and
describing especially the ravenous nature Of
the Guyanosa, and his enormous strength. He
then retired behind the curtain to arrange the
animals for immediate exhibition.
There was an interval Of some five or six
minutes, when great clanking Of chains was
heard, and roar, half ANIMAL half hunlai,
which shook the whole house. In moments
shrek, as Of one " smt with sudden pain. was
heard, and out rushed the exhibitor, his hair
erect. his eyes staring from their sockets, ana
dire terror depicted in every feature:
"Save Yourselves. ladies and gentlemen =
save Yourselves" he exclaimed: the GWyanosG
has broken loose, and has already killed the
Pock =
The house was cleared in two minutes; and,