Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1858-01-13
Indian JuggIers surpassed.
The London Era says:


OF all tribes of Thaumaturgists that
have at various times wrought their won
ders upon metropolitan stage the palm
OF superiority must be awarded to the Pro-
fessor WTalba FrikeII, who on Thursday
evening astonished and delighted a full
and fashionable assemblage at the Han
over Square Rooms. Ordinary professors
of legerdemain resort 10 multiplicity of
trick boxes, double Iidded canisters and
other contriVances of the same sort, but
the Professor despises those aids, and
spurns all such ancient appliances. effec-
ting his tours d'adresse through his hands
alone. From the first allusion to the last
the closest scrutiny of the spectator il in
vited, only to be hopIessly baffied. The
crimson curtains are Withdrawn, and re.
veal no other background than a plain
screen, before which is placed Two ordin-
nfy chairs. Then enters the Professor, a
pleasant looking parsonage, attired in
evening dress, aud with the TUetonic cast
of countenance that is characteristic of
our cousins German; asd after barring his
Wrists and vigorously slspping bis coat
tails, to show that he has nothing con-
eealed, he shakes silk handkerchiefout
and proceeds to draw therefrom hundreds
of plumes of ostrich feathers, four globes
of water with the gold aud silver fsh
swimming actively about in them, and
when ali probability and possibility of
production seems to be utterly exhausted,
he has only to give his handkerchief an
other twist, and forthwith there are hun
dreds Of cOlored feathers more, strewing
the platform with profusion that would |
serve to supply tile whole Ojibbeway tribe
with marks Of social distinction.
a wedding ring is borrowed from la
dy, benz and broken with hammer by
gentleman at her side, il is then enclosed
in piece Of paper, fred of from pistol
and is presently found perfectly restored
and neatly put up IN a sealed envelope,
which is bur itself The kernel Of dozen
larger ones, all sealed in like manner. AT
the instant Of its return the Professor
breatEes upon the restored ring, and inn
mediateIy ii Is reinclosed in dozen or
more envelopes similarly secured, and in
which il is identified BY the owner. It
must be understood that during this time
the ;zard never departs from before the
SIGHT III the audience; that he has no ass
sistant. and that between bis wonder WoF-
king finger and thumb, everything seems
ID appear and disappear. A live canary
is rolled up in d piece Of paper, given 70
q lady to hold, and is then found TO be
crushed even by her gentle pressure, TO
Eesuscitate it, tie Professor cuts off its
head, rubs up the body into the palm of
his hand, where il Vanishes, of course,
and then prodHcing two lemons, gives the
choice as to which shall contain the bird.
He peels the one selected, and out pops
the head of the little prisoner, that being
further liberated, is suffered 70 escapes !
and becomes captured BY one Of the atl-
dlence VINO retains il as y souvenir Of ms
visit.
a pigeon is rolled up il like manner, /
ganishes, and resappears ID d bottle Of old /
port, which has bad its contents emptied .
just before, Half dozen half crowns /
ere borrowed, put into tumbIef, placed /
n q chair, and made, not only to respond 1
aadibly 70 every question asked, tell the d
cards chosen and distinguish the suit Of i
zach. but die being handed round 70 E
be audiences, and one particular number a
being thought Of the communicatiyeco coins
sYsn divine that with pnfailing precision
ehe Gun Trick is done, buf ia neater B
mud more inscrutible way than usual. "A i
pistol il the weapon employed, loaded to n
he lnuzzle with six bullets, examined by a
BE- audience, discharged BY one of them, ii
nd lhe bullets are caught On q silver sal ID