Butte record., 1854-07-22
EAST INDIA JUGGLERs.

the East who seem to have lost none
of that skill for which they long since
became famous:
IN Madras are found in perfection
the celebrated Eastern Jugglers -
Groups Of theu are daily at the ho,eis
upon the arrival Of steamer. 10 exhibit
their wonderful feats and receive rupees.
Snake dancing, sword swallowing. fire
eating, tuHblng, &c, are shown to the
crowd who search amusement With
some others, hired a party o exhibit
on the vernaadah of the hotel, and am
quite assured Of their sup riority over
all their IN gic ans, prof ssed or amateur,
in the world. Al the time assigned.
they were on he s3ot arranging their
implements pre Darat0rF to great nd rs
and maryels oi deception While thus
preparing. o9k chefoot from It's case,
the more sea ilg 10 iad oat every thing
about VII was 70 60 on, ani searched
among ths ctee Of passengers for
light. Perceising the desire, one Of the
jugglers cam 70 me, at through a
panlommic request 10 regard bis ace
attentively, end commenced Blowing Ike
pair Of bellows.
Much to ny surprise a slight stream
of smoke issued from bis lips, aud finally
pointed Jet Of fama, shaped as grace
fully as q gas light and extending two
inches in my direction, which te kindly
placed at my conve enience. ] availe3
myself Of it BY lighting the cigar, ex-
pressed my obligation and also a desire
to examine intrinsically So polite sal
amander I opened his mouth, looked
IN, looked around and felt outside, but [
could nos discover any cause for the
sudden and appropos conAagration =
But the magic was about 10 commence.
and forgot my friend with the porta-
BE furnace in other wonders, less indi-
vidual perhaps but quite as mysterious.
They danced cobra capeIlos, opening
their fat heads TO show them sound IN
fangs aud venom bags, and mace them
perform a variety Of poses. The snak
danced in a circle, kept admirable time
with the music, and exhibited the most
amiable willingness imaginable to accom-
modate Europeans. 4 handful Of sand
taken from the road was made to mark
every color, and finally to produce a
shovel full Of every variety BY simple
manual operation.
Plants grew perceptibIy, balls danced in
the air, swords, hooks, jagged pieces of
iron and steel were used like sounding
leads to penetrate abdomens eggs made
birds and birds made rabits, and rabits
IN their turn underwent various transfor-
nations common cotton balls moved at
command, going away an immense dis
tance but returning on the ground very
obediently until we were completely tied
up and turnsd inside out ourselves with
amazement and credulity. Then came
the great feat Of the greatest juseler il
India the most notorious and wonder
ful Of al descriptions and for this night
only The performer, the lender Of The
party, had rested quietly with his wife
and child outside of the circle, watching
the entire proceedings Of his men, and
noting the general effect upon the as
semblage. At the conclusion on an an
nouncement proportionate with his DIG
nifty and elevation, he stepped in the
enclosed space to give grant finale TO
the whole performance. Taking the
child little boy five or six years Of age.
from its mother, despite her enheatics
and tears, he signed the attendants TO
procure the required implements for his
feat, directing their arrangement and
position according 10 his mind
a large basket six or seven feet deep,
made Of straw, was shown 10 the spec
tators, that they might assure themselves
OF its being basket without any addi-
lion or improyement--simpiy a basket
Of straw, var5 common n Ill paris of
the world. Inverting it, after the dill
gent Investigations Of the entire party,
he stood his little boy ia the centre Of
the circle and covered him with the bas-
ket Ike an axtiaguisher on a candle
The room ali wed tie little fellow an
upright and app rsntly a comfortable
position. We were permitted to see
him under the the basket and to satisfy
ourselves ot his being there without any
doubt.
A naked sword having received an
equally close examination, was placed
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