The hydraulic press., 1861-04-27
Chinese Tricks Of Leserdemaan.

Chinese Tricks Of Legerdema ain.
| The Chinese correspondent of the London
Times writes copiously about things inside
of Pekin. Among other things is given a
picture of n Pekin jugger going through his |
performances in the streets:
He first of all spoke for about Eve minutes
with all the violence of Charles Matthews.
evidently saying something witty, for the
people round laughed heartily. In the mid
die of his harangue, however, he was seized
with fit of choking, and after an effort of
trying to get something out of his throat,
drew forth little slip OF bamboo, like
Lisbon tooth piek then another and another;
then he sneezed, and out they came at his
nostris, then from his eyes, until he COM
pleted the number of thirty seven, by ma
king one appear half way out of each ori6ce
at the same time, and then threw the let on
the ground for any one to examine He next
took three glass balls, about an inch in d-
ameter, and placing them sing1y between his
lips, sucked them into his mouth and swal-
lowed first red one, then blue, and last
white one; here was little interlude Of the
tooth picks and rapid talking after which
he walked gravely round the ring, stopping
four times; each time he gave himself
shake and jump, when the balls were dis
/
completing his round, after several efforts,
he spat upon the ground the balls in the same
order he had swallowed them-the red first
and the white last. He then took two more
balls one of polished steel about the size of
hens egg. and another of glass of the same
size. These first he let fall on the ground
to show they were solid then, placing them
between his lips, swallowed them like the
smaller ones, but with difficulty. the ball
swelling the throat very perceptibly as it
went down; here more tooth h-picks and
talking, while he prepared two swords abont
an inch wide and twenty long, very like pol
ished hoop iron, clashed them together to
show they were real, and passed both down
| his throat at once, until they touched the balls
with an aadible click Withdrawing these he
placed his hands behiud him, and, after
several painful trials, each ball rose in the
throat, and fell from his mouth to the ground
with a heavy thump.
| VERY Much ALIKE.-An Irshman in
| Rhode Island was about marrying girl who
had a pretty sum of money. Now, the
priest hearing Of this, desired piece of this
money, and told the bridegroom he would
charge twenty-five dollars for performing the
marriage ceremony.
ats rather high, your reverence" said the
| latter.
"Then I'll not marry you,' replied the
priest.
''very we'll your reverence I'll go to some
other priest"
"Tll excommunicate you"
| "I can go to another church."
''Then I'll not let the girl have you."
"Theres plenty others your reverence;
hoo ,ir.1yi
the churches and girls are very much alike
if one won't have ye, another will
Col. SUMNER-A REMINIscENCE.-Thi gal
liant officer, lately the companion of Mr..
Lincoln in his journey to Washington, is
devoid of fear He does not know indeed,
what the word means. He was born to that
sort of thing; and his speciality through
life has been killing Indians on the 'front.'
ier.
We remember an instance illustrative of
this quality in Col. Sumner.
/ In the summer of 1855 he was sent to
Europe on a special nilsson connected with
the War Department, and made at the same
time Bearer of Dispatches to our Legation
at Madrid, by Governor Marcy, the then
Secretary Of State
Col, Summers dispatches referred to the
Black Warrior affair, and Col Sumner pro-
ceeded at once to deliver them to Mr.. Soule,
our Minister.
The Colonel was presented, of course, to
the Queen of Spain, and said some handsome
things to Her Majesty, which Mr. Soules
ready wit and oily tongue made very spark
ling in the translation from English into
Spanish. The Queen was struck. Wewould
not be considered extravagant by those
knowing the parties, and remembering the
Colonel's tall, handsome person and soldierly
address, and the susceptibility of her Ma
jesty, to say that the Queen was smitten.
That same afternoon the Colonel received
a polite note from her Majesty. inviting him
to a supper, in the gardens of the palace,
to which only her intimate friends and as
sociates were admitted.
"Ah this is compliments high homer"
said Mr.. Soule.
sWell, sir" responded the Colonel s'at
what hour precisely shall go?"
sBut you will not 60" said Mr.. Soule.
"Why not?"
"These Spaniards are veay mu~h excited
about this Cuban business hate us Amer
leans, and if you 60 the Palace after
night, you will be watched, followed, and
assassinated. / dare not do such thing"
"Mr. Soule," responded Col. Sumner,
with emphasis, "Uhen pretty roman inoites
me 10 supper, I go assassination or no assas-
sination'
"Does the razor take bold we'll ?' inquired
a darkey, who was shaving gentleman
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