The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-11-14
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eh (handing the gathered cards to the guest.)
Be pleased to count them.
lGrl, Hftv-two-a sinoIe mack

eh (handing the gathered cards to the guest
Be pleased to count them.
Only fifty -two--a single pack
'Of course-that's ALL told you So
He now passes the pack about among the
gentlemen, and asks that each OF them VIII no.
tice and remember particular card. A dozen
of the guests comply with the request he lays
the pack aside and then with marvellous rapid
ty asks them in turn where they would like to
have their cards found. Under the sofa, says
one In Miss F's bonnet replied another
And the third mentions still more improbable
situation. All tax their ingenuity for the selee-
ton of hiding places.
Permit me, said Herman, to Miss F. Sim
ultaneously he pulls card out of the bonnet
rushes by her cheek. It is the one which should
be there. All the cards emerge from their prop
er cOncealment with the same certainty.
We then have little music. Madame Herr
man has a pure, delicious Soprano cultivated
to its best capabilities in the Conservatorie OF
Paris She sings us duet from Traviata, with
the assistance of Signor Ardavant.
Then, to the sound of applause, W march into
the festive saloon above mentioned Herman
pours out glass of champagne. We are about
drinking heaths with him when.-Presto his
glass disappears the champagne is still III it ;
but much more ETHEREAL than even champagne,
famous for mounting was ever known before, 1t
goes off into nothing and we see, or we believe
we see, beverage, beaker and all, vanish several
feet above the magician's head. ENORMOUSLY
he asks us:
What makes you take my glass away? l
did not ask you here to steal my wares!
And suddenly convicted, we find ourselves
holding both the glasses in our hand
Herman relieves lis OF our extra burden, but
proceeds to amputate dozen plums from vari-
Gus portions of our system. They are hanging
from our buttons-they bulge out of our eyes
our pockets are full of them. We begin TO
think of Ovd's metamorphoses-what have we
ever done to the gods that we should be chang
ed into a green gage tree when 10 on the
opposite side of the room another gentleman is
caught with his pocket tu! of peaches, and pub
lie distrust is still further diverted from US by
the discovery of third person with whole
tray full Of trimming Rheinwein glasses in
various recesses of his raiment
At length we all banquet heartily. The fruit
wine and cake cut up no further didos until the
great and frequently attempted act OF their dis
appearance has been naturally consummated.
After supper we had chat with the good
natured Musio-hear his history Of all the cele-
brated pupils to whom he has taught operatic
stage business listen to some m, re music, and
are about to go home, when Madame Herman
kindly consents TO assist her wonderful husband
in very successful, though quiet extra-profes-
sional exhibition of Imported diabierie-
Madame Herman hides her young and win
ONE face in the corner. Monsieur Herman
withinconceivable rapidity,runs about the room
among his half hundred guests--whispers to
them-and asks each what article Ill their pos
session he shall touch AS they whisper their
reply, he asks Madame with the utmost rapidity
What is this q "A button Right and thiS?'
"A coat sleeve Once more right!' And right
always, through as many trials as there are
guests present. All this time there is not the
slightest variation in his zone, nor the form OF
his question. He ays-does-nothing that
can afford the slightest indication of his secret.
And any preconcerfed formula seems utterly
impossible considering the fact that every man
is allowed to select his object for himself,
Then we part from Herman with the con
victidn that Corn eEus Agrippa is great, aud
He uman is his prophet.