Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-11-08

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An EVENING WITH a NEGRO
MANCER.
From the New York Evening P5stl
Having heard a great deal about Hermann
the magician, we naturally enough did not care
10 see him. IL is human 10 resist fOTcible i'm,
pules. When a man is called the rage, We like
10 stand aside out OF the crowd which is running
after him and refuse TO merge our Independents
in the universal shove.
Where had not Hermann BEEN What king
queen, crown pFee, heir apparent or dukeIug
mad not said IN tn most astonished and unrova.
manner, " Really, Hermann, you quite take the
hair Off my head o. And it was generally credit.
ed that if Hermann should pnt on an the deco
rations he had received from the sacred hands oi
50 7eTeignry il would be equivalent 70 the per
.ormance of one Of his most celebrated trats oi
MATCHMAKING himself invisible.
20 we had never been 10 call on Hermann.
A few DAYS after his arrival IN this country,
however, there came 10 us a very polite sec%eis-
~, with a very polite invitation directed to Mon
Srur rEditenr, asking the pleasure Of his indi-
yidual. or our collective acquaintsnce-that &C
quaintance TO be founded and consolidated al &
litle supper which Mr.. Hermann would give on
a certain Friday evening at No. = 5 street.
Friday evening being possible 10 us, and the
terms OF the invitation so exceedingly gentle
manly. we signiied or fixed determination 70
enter the necnomancers cave az the period pro
posed, merely stipnlating that in case OF rain, be
should dispatch his gl0rhed pumpkin shell toI
conveyance, some other necrOimanceT having
performed for us the feat would We could add
never before attempted in America OF a" the
disappearing umbrella"
I'm E~r1.v r-arfv AZ afnhf pfetapE no stood
upon the uecronancer's doorstep. Fifteen sec
ends later we were in the disbolieal vel cour-
reaus pTesence-acknowledgIug that
The Piinee 81 Darkness p e eeateulsn
Hermann he Is called
The chambers Of sorceTy were anything bu'
irightiul. 4 Pleasantly lighted parlOr, filled
with smiling faces, opened by folding doors
d5aped with tapestry, into a larger saloon be-
yond, whose ad0Tnments were not The ordinary
dry and proftlesS plated tiuware Of the iuggleT
but a table load Of fruit, cake, winesnd bonbons
a~iterward proving themselves real by The moS'
valid tests Of the human sense.
Surrounded by a Gordon Of editors, musicians
and miscellaneous guests, Hermann was NEGRO
mancing when We came in. 4 pack OF cards
were 10 bis hand. lie handed them to the gen
tlemanly editor Of the Daly-never mind.
is that a full pack
The editor count them, and answers, Cor
rect IN al respects
Please 10 look a, any card in the PACK, and
remember IT,"
YES, I have done So"
Hand The pack to the gentleman next you
addressing second centenary "ShHfie the
cards, II you please
The second gentleman sbuAles deliberately.
Hand back the cards to the first gentleman,
Vow, sir addressing the EDITOR won wish ne
To- tell yOu where your card is. il IS the ninth
rom the top. Look and see.
pause. Yes, SO il is
e. Perhaps J have deceived Won. j NAV he an
optical illusion. Shuttle for yourself
les very we'll
Now be 50 good as to look through the pack.
Your raTd was the deuce OF spades
What
Is oh, YOU needn't b. surprised. Of course !
know what it is-lOok through the pack and see
IL YOU can find H."
The editor looks with the same eagle eye
which be would give TO the scrutiny Of q coteni-
pOTsry leading editorial
=" Il isn't here O.
81 Thought not. There's o gentleman nc The
other end OF the room whO soems cu out ioT d
Heeroinaucer. marked him when hr came in
fhis evening, and recognized q tTatonlal likeness
in him. lie has been watching you narrowly
he has evidently spirited thar deuce out of your
pack
The Young man indicated bushes deeply. 4.
Won ever noticed, connection with a morning pa-
per has something dewy and ural about it.
which greatly contributes 70 Youths IOseate
dush. The young gentleman, furthermore.
-srreuuouslv insists that he's no such person
hasn't the deuce--neveT did have It.
Feel ia the breast pocket OF your coat, re-
Joins the magician, ~impeIiuEbabiv-
The young gentleman complies As a mere
--@s-r.- TOM. and m hos nREu a. rEnif a. Fhl
assembled company'S establishment, he brings
cut he missing deuce.
-Iknew y6u had H. SAYS Hermann. The
nsck is deficient without IL. Please TO put
II back"
The deuce and general serenity being paradox
ically restored at the same time, Hermann
;akes the pack into his own hands.
40 one who mas never seen IT. he remarks
quietly. would imagine the multiplying power
81 a single pack Of cards. Take this, for instance.
viii somebody please feel in al my pockets and
look up my sleeves Imay conceal q magazine
Of packs about my person, you know
Ills request is complied with. Nothing i,
found. lie now takes the pack ike an -accor-
dan-gpens il 10 the distance Of three feeJ-the
cards seem floating IN the air between his hands.
He shuts the pack again, once more opens b..
and now the cards drop on every side Of him iu
beaps Kings by the score, aces by the dozen
II rams fGIae- I hE bA 7tuHACio ldhF tLriA To-
0-ther and every man is set up for life in the
eeucbre business, with at least two i0ur-hand
Dr.. decks. But Hermann is an indian giyeT, and
asks them back.
You think there are q good many packs
there. Ell thsnding the gathered cards to a
gnest.) BE pleased ie count them.
o. Only firv-two-a siugle pack
sOf c0urse-that's ALL told you so
He now passes the pack about among the gen.
,lemen. and asks thai each Of them will notice
and remember a particular card. A dozen Of
his guests comply with his request; be lays the
.srE aside. and then with marvellous rapidiiy
ashs them IN turn where thy w0lild Ike to have
iheir cards found.
Under the sofa, says one.
In Miss rs bonnet" replied another and
the third mentions a It'll more improbable situa-
-ian. Al tax their ingenuity for the selection OF
hiding places.
,nrltanaouslv be pulls a card OBt OF the bonnei
r,grbo- hv her check. &c is Tie one which
-hould be- ,A,ore. Al The cards emerge from
tbeir propcr concealment with the same certainty.
We then have a Iitjle music. Madome Herr
mann has a pure, delicious soprano, cultivated
~ H. best capabilities in the Conservatism at
Paris. She sings Ms a duet from L%raYlaia, with
the assistance OF Siguor Ardavanl.
tfeT- To- klt ebAAAA VI Ht8-N0f w. No. AN
81 ,La festive saloon above mentioned. Herr
mann ponrs out a glfss Of champagne. We are
,bout drinking heshhs with him Nhen-Presto!
b;s class disaDpearsi The champagne Is still
~, much more ETHEREAL than even cham
naqne. famous toT mounting, was ever known
n he before. il goes oil into nothing, and we see,
or beIiava we see. beverage, DeakeT and all, van
;.b several feet above The mag1cans hand-
ou-ruIously he asks u5:
What makes YOU take my glass away
did NOT ask you here 10 steal my waIes.
And suddenly convicted, we find ourselves
t.LIing both the glasses IN our hands!
Uerrnsspu relieves Us OF oHr extra burden, but
,-,.-c.as 10 amputate a dozen plumo frum van
'.ls portions Of or system. They are hanging
com our buttons-hey bulge Out Of onf eyes
our pockets are fun Of them.
We beriu 10 think of0yid's m~ctamophosis-
y,bst baye We et-i done 10 the gods that We
-honld De changed into . green-gage Weet-
when 10, on the opposite side Of The room an