The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-11-24

swer, I saw, in place Of the ball, a
large, beautiful rose, which he was
balancing by the stem, and yet he had
! not altered his position aud scarcely
stirred his finger.
l began to be astonshcd.
While yet looked, 1 saw in his
right hand a large cup, and in his left
the rose He stepped forward few
; feet, laid the rose down on the ground
and placed the cup over it,
Here, it will be observed there was
no machinery to assist him no table
with it's false top, concealed apart
ments, and confederates, perhaps, to
effect the change, as we see similar
tricks performed in a place fitted az
by the magician for the purpose--but
only my own quarters, in the full
bright light Of day, witt myself sharp
" Watching him, within five feet and
my attendants grouped around almost
as near. Having covered the rose with
the cup, as | would be willing to make
oath-for l saw the rose distinctly, as
the hollcw vessel, held by the top
went slowly down over 1.-THE conju-
ror resumed his former place and said
"Will your excellcncy be kind
enough to lift the cup, and see what
is under it p
OF course, ] would have waged d
heavy sum that the rose was still there
for one thing, because, expecting some
trick, had kept my eye on it to th'
last moment and was certain there
was no possibility Of its being removed
after the hand had let 50 OF the cul
at the top ] complied with his re
quest, stepped up and raised the emp
but instantly dropped it, and bounded
back with cry Of terror for there
instead Of the red rose, was enc OF tn
little, green, deadly serpents Of India
coiled up, and ready for spring, will
its small, glittering eyes fixed intent
on mine. Snakes Of any kind are m
horror: and this not only no ri6od mc
but all OF my attendants, who, wit
cries of alarm, enlarged the circle yer
rapidly for they knew its bite to be ia
tai
40 moro such tricks as these, cor
juror said I, STORMY
1T is perfectly harmless, your exec
loncy, grinned the old man, walkin
mp to it, lifting it mp rs the neck, pm
ting its head into his mouth, and a
lowing it to ran down his throat
shuddcrcd, ana half believed I'll
e iuggler possessed Of devil if not
" devil himself
a lie next produced a tube that locke
err like brnss, about two feet long and ha
e an inch in diameter, and next tho ba
Of twine again
Where these things came from I
j. went to, could not tell. They SCENT
| to be in his hands when lie wantC
them; but I never observed his hanC
passing near his dress, either whc
ID they appeared on disappeared Whe
AZ I looked FOR the cup that l had jiftc
e, from the snake, it was gone. and y
Il, neither myself nor any of my atten
to ants had seen this wonderful man pi'
n. it up 1t was, indeed, jugglery If n
ee magic, Of the most unquestionab
as kind
ce Through the brass tube the conf
ed rer now passed one end of the twin
lie which he put between his teeth.
a then placed the tube between his lii
tn threw back his head, and held it pc
d. pendiculnrly, with the ball Of Irvine
ed the upper end. Then suddenly I
rs bah began TO turn, and turn rapid
* and evidently grow smaller, till it
'ld tirely disappeared, as if the Irvine IA
TX been run off on reel. What tur
ed it or where it went to, no one COT
as see. The jug ler then set the tn
the other end up, aud new ball
AIT gan to form on the top, but apparel
ly of ribbon, of half an inch in wid
ia and of different colors. This roll
up, as if on bobbin, till it formed
wheel of two or three inches in dia
ow eter, when the performer seemed
toss ribbon and tube over his sho
der, and that was the last | saw OF
ther.
'io He next reproduced what appear
iee to be the same cup had lifted fir,
~ the snake, showed something Il
'"o looked like an egg, advanced the sa
is core, and placed the latter on
.st -, on the former over 1t, a
cain requested me 20 raise IT, VIII
m declined to do, fearing S'io''iu
another serpent, or something equ'