The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-09-14

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digitator "a jaw.breaker which literally dgr
fes 'nimble iingerer"-who has Astenishod "a
pcrplcxed the rcet Of mankind with his unac
eountable fcat', and is now about to "sbow hi
hand in the crowded Academy Of Music /, Thu
city As q prelude to a selection from I'll,
strange stories that are told of him, we romAr.
that his style Of nccrumancy IL Original IA
wholly unlike anything the world has been ac
eustomcd to $50 on the sage or elsewhere. lie
bus no curiosity shop u gll,c,l and papcrcd 6 III.
cracks around him; he has NJ magic cups, au-
toraton dolls, strange vscs, ncrrumantc caul
drons or Juggling assistants. Ills assistants ar,
the deceived senses Of his anlitory, whom he
swindlos out OF all live of them. BY his amaz
ing dcNtcrity AMI nerve, his trcks--which seen,
to be mistakcs--arc performed, AMI a, they lie.
pend solely and simply upon himself, he is not
exposed to the usual chances " failure. We
shall all have now a chance to see and Judge Of
his wondcrs-if We cantor ourselves.
nERRMASN Ar a HARBERs sIur.
a stranger, elegantly dressed AMI Z. perfect
gentleman m hi rnuners, entered n harlrrss-
cr's establishment uu Wednesday night, aui
asked, with slight German accent, to he shaw
cd The proprietor AMI his assistance bcnl.
engaged At the time with other customer, tn,
mistress vt the establishment herself adjusted
the towel to tho new conner, and proceeded to
shave HIM.
The operation Icing almost finished, tho
stranger, who had llrady given some isns ut
impotence, suddenly stupp Il the LADY,, hand
seized the razor, aud making somo remark
about the ncrNuu, irritation produced upon hun
h, the application of the steel inflicted A ,ayrrr
,,,N I..a . 4
spurtcd IN large jets, and the goutleman's head
sank upon his shoulder.
AZ the sight Of this suicide, the cry Of "mur-
der arose, every one rushing out Of the shop
some to call ply stefan, Others 10 run for pO-
liccman, but the wife Of the hainlrossor fell
down on a chair iainting.
After short while, however tho wounded
man seemed To- recover. With convulsvo
gasp he seized tllr towel and Tried up tho
blood gushing from his wound, then, throwing
the towel on the floor, ne Jumped up looked in
the glass, smiled, and showing 10 tho people
Who had returned into the shop his throat,
which had no, sustained even tho slightest
scratch, he took his leave, humming some pa
uio,ic tune
Tho gentleman who performed this a,ngui-
nary trick, wi'h such 4 terrible appearance oi
reality, was nouo but Professor &. Hermann.
utEENANN Ar wAsuiNGroN MtREIT.
Some gentlemen, row days since, whose
faith in jidIhIif wa, not sufficiently strong To
keep them from showing pultruos, TO tho now
magical marvel, accompanied Hermann, the
Magician, 10 Washington Market, with the
wish Ut giving some idea OF how New York
generally diucl, or rather where aud how II
procured It, dluuor-. They wcrc however, moi
a liz lc astuui he'd to sec the Willrd p.tis, 90 a
poultry stall, and inquire the price OF SOM 1--we
chickens. TIL puull,rur took ono Of them uIt
2 . L.. 4 10 az.
TONER naming the prr.
1T = high said Hermann mcli,ativ,'y,
''hut perhaps not too high IT they arc no,
tough
Tough ejacula,ol the pro,c i,ioual rpccu
! lntor IN poultry; tough! 1t is a, tea er a
/ new -laid egg; or. iui-rl, rather NOR, .o.'
Hermann listen II silently, AMI then, Vithop
. replying to him, tool, the iupIlrusl,t ,i'klrr To-
the neck, and commenced wronchng is hcl
oil.
"IIcv YOU there, sir what are Won doinsi
said tue poultcrcr, advancing fcrccly upol
/ Hermann.
"Wart to know. simply. whether the chick
on is tough or tender, responded Herman
through the -lucikin.y lckle- of the .trus.,lin
chicken, as he rctrci'cd from the irdte doalar 4
poultry.
"Oi come. M lIlrmlup, Til, is some
! What nnrc than q joke, cried oui one Of hi
companions while tho Others hcli bLg, the in
| g'ucl irIdcsmiu.
Bat. mcauvhl,, llcrrmlnn had torn III,
| head ~, anil tossed the chicken on tho ground
where !, toby lay, kicking and -pmvlin,, il
! mn extremity of agony which argued tha
twisting It's hca oil could not be altogether
! uaulo opera. ion.
"lt, touch So don't want it,
Don't want it, mdcnl, But YOU ha,o 'lhcr
is head or You hoH have it, It, no tee t.
me YOU'RE IA
''Th,ro there my gppl man, said Herr
mann. with th' most p',icot unrunrcrn, "lon'
/ get into a passu III the head You wtp 81
| u.nin, | II som mana that -
| \, he aid his, he picked up The chicken, an.
| wanipula'cd the place where ~ head hId horu
/ In 1 lew moments he restored II toit proprietor
| ra.Almg irmmphanlv, aud a. perfect u. cyo
any chicken coud la. The atton.,hmcut OF tn,
poultcrrr wa, only cqnlcd by Tint Of the gen
i'cmcn who had accompanied him TO til" mar
| kct.