Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-09-20

The spectators are ready to fall on the wretch
whom they believe to be guilty of so barberous
murder, when the little girl enters the circle
from without, dressed in her usual attire, and as
gay as if nothing had happened to her.
A still more extraordinary feat than that was
performed in the presence of the Mogul Empe-
ror Jehangire, who gives au account of it in his
autobiography. The performers produce liv-
Ing man, whose head they cut off in the first
instance They next divide the limbs from the
trunk, and the mutilated remains lay on the
ground for some time. curtain was then ex.
tended over the spot, and one of the perfo mers
putting himself under the curtain, emerged from
it again in few minutes, followed by the ind-
vidual who was supposed to have been complete.
ly dissected.
His Mogu Majesty gives the following minute
account Of some other performances of The same
juggler, which are very wonderful:
They took small bag, and having first
shown that i was entirely empty, one of them
put his handinto the bag on Withdrawing his
hand again out came two game-cocks of the
largest size and great beauty, which Immediately
assaled each other, and fought with such force
and fury, that their wings emitted sparks Of fire
at every stroke. This continued for the full
combat, by throwing sheet over the animals
| Again they withdrew the sheet. and there ap-
peared brace of partridges, with the mostbril
liant and beautiful plumage, which Immediately
began to tune their throats as if there was
nothing human present, picking at worms with
the same sort of chuckle as they are heard to
use on the sde,hil. The sheet was now thrown,
as in other instances, over the partridges, and
when again Withdrawn, instead of those beaut-
ful birds, there appeared twn frightful black
snakes, with fiat head and crimson bellies, which,
with open mouths and heads erect, coIed to-
gether and attacked each other with the greatest
fury, and SO continued to do, uEtI, as it appear
ed, they became quite exhausted, when they fell
asunder.
"They made an excavation in the earth in the
shape of tank or reservoir, of considerable d.
mensions, which they requested us to fill with
water When this was done they spread COW
ering over the place, and after short interval
having removed the cover, the water appeared to
be one sheet of ice, and they desired that some
of the ephant-keepers might be directed to lead
the elephants across. Accordingly, one of the
men set his elephant upon the ice, and the ami
NAL walked ovet wi h as much ease and safety
as if it were platformsof solid rock, remaining
without occasioning the slightest fracture in lh
ice. AS usual, the sheet was drawn across th
pl: ce, and being again removed, every vestg
of ice, and even moisture of any sort, had com
pletely disappeared.
! eiaAOy praourod = blank vclafae Of 1pnre whit
paper, which was placed in my hands, 10 shov
that it contained no figures nor any colored pa
ges whatever, of which satisfied myself, and al
around One of the men took the volume il
HdHu. anu VIC liSp opCniib CAiipltou q PuSC v
bright red, sprink'ed with gold, forming blanl
tablet splendidly elaborate. The next turn pre-
sented leaf of beautiful azure, sprinkled in the
same manner, and exhibiting on the margin mum
bers of men and women in various attitudes.
"The iugger then turned 10 another LEAF
which appeared of Chinese color and fabric
and sprinkled in the same manner with gold, bu
on it were delineated herds of cattle and lions
the latter seizing upon the kline in manner tha
| ne er observed in any other paintings 1h
next leaf was of beautiful green, simlarl
powdered with gold, on which was represented
in lively coors, garden, with numerous cy
press roses, and foweriAg shrubs, in full bloom
and in the midst of the garden, an excellent pa
wilton.
9TH next change exhibited leaf of orange
in the same manner powdered with god, o
which the painter had delineatod the represent;
ton of great battle, in whichtwo adverse king
were seen engaged in the struggles of mort
conflict. In short, at every turn of the Leaf
different color, scene, and action was exhibited
such as was indeed most pleasing TO behold
But OF all the performances, this latter, of Il
volume of paper, was that which afforded me Il
greatest delight, SO many pictures and extrao
dinary changes having been brought under viey
that must confess my utter inability to do just
in the description
In observing upon the extraordinary natnre
: these pereormonces, the Emperor puts aside Il
supposilion that they were to be ascribed to
: mere visual deception
"'They very evidently partake," he says, Z"
e something beyond the exertion of human enc
, gy have heard it stated that the art has be'
called the Asmaynian (ceestiaD, and l am
g formed that it is also known and practiced to
n considerable extent in the nations of Europe
d 1t may be said, indeed, that there exists in son
$ men peculiar and essential tacnlty. which e
: ables them to accomplish things far beyond t
s scope of human exertion, such as frequently
: battle the utmost subtety of the understand
: to penetrate
d REMARKABLE ELECTRICAL DISPLAY