Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-15
Els, India Jn.glefa.

| brafcd Eastern Jugglers. 6roups OF theih h''
,laily in the hotels upon the arrival Oh steamer
| toexhibt their wonderful feats aud receive ru-
PEGS Snake dancing. sword swallowing. IRE
| eating tnmbling. &c, are shown II the crowds
| Who search for amusement. With Some others,
| hired a party 10 exhibit the yerandah OF the
| hotel anil am quite assured Of their superiority
over all other magieians, professed or amateur
in the world. At the time nssgned,they were on
the spot arranging their implements preparatory
n great wonders and martels OF deeepuoh'.-
| While thus preparing, | took cheroot from us
ease the more readily 10 find out everything
| about what was going on, aud searched among
the circle of passengers for a light. Perceiying
the desire, one Of the Jugglers came TO me, went
through pantomiinie request to regard his lace
attentvely, and commenced blowing ike par Oh
| bellows.
Much To- nv surprise "A stream Of smoke issued
from his lips, and finally pointed jet of fame,
shaped A. gracefully as gas light and extend
| ing two inches in my direction, which he kindly
placed at my convenience, ! ayn1led myself OF IL
| by lighting my cigar, expressed my obhgation'
| and also desire To examine intrinsicnlly 30 POI
lite n saImnnder opened his mouth, looked m
| looked around and felt outside, but devil IA cause
could discover for the sudden aud npropos
conhagration! What an agreeable fellow you
are for a windy day, was an inward exclamation
and what life you may lead without danger OF
future warmth But the magic was about to
commence, and forgot my friend with the port
able furnace in other wonders less individual, per-
haps but quite Us mysterious They danced
cobra capellos, opening their fiat heads to show
them sound in flung and venom bags, and made
them perform variety of poses. The snakes
danced in n circle; kept admirable time with the
music, and exhibited the utmost willingness i'm
imaginable to accommodate Europeans. A hand
ful of sand taken from the road was made to
mnrk every color, and finally, to produce shov-
clful of every variety by Il simple manual opera
ton.
Plants grew perceptiby, balls danced in the
air, swords, hooks, Jagged pieces OF iron were
used like sounding lends to penetrate ahdomens,
eggs made birds and birds made rabbits, and rab-
bit in their turn underwent various transforma-
tons; common cotton balls moved Mt command,
going AWAY an immense distance but returning
on the ground very obedently, until we were
completely tied up, and turned inside out our
selves with amazement and crednhty. Then
came the great feu of the greatest jugglor III In
din-the most notorious and wonderful of all
descriptions. aud 'fsr this night only" The
performer the leader of the party, had rested
quietly with his wife and child outside the circle,
watching the entire proceedings of his men, and
noticing the general effect upon the assemblage.
At the conclusion of nm announcement, proper
tonute with his dignity and elevation, he stepped
into the enclosed space TO give grand finale to
the whole performance. Taking the child, II
little boy five six years of age from its mother
despite her tears aud entrcaties, he signed the
attendants to procure the reqired implements for
this feat directing their arrangement and posi-
ton according to his mind.
large basket six or seven feet deep made If
straw, shown the spectators, that they might
assure themselves of its being basket without
any addition or simply n basket OF
straw, very common in all parts Of the world
the entire party, he stood his little boy in the
centre of the circle, and covered him with the
basket, like an extinguisher candle. The
room allowed the little fellow an upright and ap-
parently comfortable position. We were per
United to see him under the basket, and to salts
! fy ourselves of his being there without DOUBT
! a naked sword having received an equally close
! examination, was placed i'll the mans hand and
! the feat commenced. Assured of the chlld's con
cenlment under the basket, of the keenness and
validity of the sword, we awaited in silent horror
/ inr his next proceeding. here was TO table in
the apartment, no trap IN the basket, nothing but
/ the hard stony floor, and no confederate near him
Taking the weapon IN his hand he waved it in
! the air, muttered II largon, and commenced II Sc
ries of rapid thrusts through the basket, making
the point penetrate every time the opposite side
down into the basket and all over it, until it coulC
hardly support ITS own weight from mutation
1t was perforated like scvc
A cry camc from the interior and stream OF
blood began to trckle from under it, along the
stone floor to the feet of the spectators. Cries
of horror pierced the air, the mother ran shrek.
ing to the basket to seize her horribly gashcd
aud bleeding BOY She overturned ito child
was there, nothing but II pool of blood Every.
body looked frightened and relieved, while the
! iugglcr coolly wiped the blood from the swort
blade. Suddenly, bursting from the middle OF
the group of observers, the little fellow came run
ming to his mother, unhurt, unframed, and pref
" smile on his brown, childish face. Taking
| hold of her hand, he seemed to ask the cause %
| her tears, and fondled her in atfectonate svmpa
| thy, 1t was II trck-a deception hunbug. Blu
how To explain it, saw n child under the ba ske
n moment before the thrust; | saw the sword its
plain iron handle, shelter for the keen sharl
blade; stood upon the floor upon which
rested the basket. | watched the whole care
fully while the sword passed around.-there wa,
no refuge in the basket there was no confederate
no mantle, no trap-door. The noise of straw wa,
distinctly heard at each thrust;the bloodwas there
and at the end the child came from the crowd quit,
alive. | was within six feet and could not under
stand it, perhaps you who were farther ava,
will be more successful. But isn't il n n point OF
two in advance of Alexander, Blitz, and thos,
men!
COURAGE or THE RUSSIAN SOLDIERS. Til,
bulletin de Paris states that General Prim will
not return to Spain until the spring, and that he
| Will IN the meantime pay another visit to the
| East | hear from friend who met General
Prim the othe day at an evening party, that he
express sed a yery strong opinion of the danper al