Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-06-22
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DurdJ anu -NdS pOTc.llly DOuy hcIfdilL Que
day informed me that a great juggler and
showing, me something Of his wonderful
skill. '''i'''"I '..l 2" a'.'. l' ii'A '.'
"What can he do?" / asked. .s-
"Almost everything that is marvellous,
I've been told, was the answer ! received.
admit him" 80 '''u.' t'
Ny servant withdrew, and returned with
a small withered, old man, about whom
saw nothing remarkable, except his eyes,
which were small, black and piercing, and
seemed to have lightning imprisoned in
them. l do not know that the man could
see in the dark, like cat but there was
at times that peculiar fiery appearance OF
the balls which is so often observed in night
prowling animals. He, wore white vest,
Turkish trousers, sort Of crimson petit
coat worked with strange devices, aturban
of many colors, aHd-Fed morocco shoes
pointed and'turned up at the toes. His
arms and neck were bare, and, with the ,eX-
oeption of a couple OF goldrings in his ears,
hedisplayed no extrapeous ornaments. His
age judged to berising of sixty, and his
short moustache was almost Write. He
made salaam, and then appeared to wait
to be addressed. 'I. ci - 'N
''Your name2p said ]. in Hindoostanee.
ru "Punjar, your eXcellency." ...... ...
81 am told you wish to show me some
wonders!" .'' ''"".- t1'.. l''f
Q )"If your excellenoy Wills" ....'9 Gr.
''Wcll, what can you dO!' ..,,,.. .,4.....L
He suddenly Toduced-from where Ibid
not see and cannot tell-a large ball of
twihe, which he appeared to toss in my
lap, keeping hold of one end, so that it un-
rolled the whole distance between him and
me, at least ten feet, saying, as lie did So
"Will your eXcellency please examine
what you see?p '.i hi . 'Hnu.UnTF
Now l honestly aver that Sa,o that ball
of twine when he threw it as plainly as /
ever saw anything in my life-saW it come
toward me, saw it unroll and apparently
drop in my lap, SO that | brought my knees
quickly together to catch it--and yet, when
/ put my hand down to take it and looked
down for it, it was not there-and at the
same instant I'perceived the juggler bal
ancing it on the end of his finger. -
"Pshaw!" said L; "you deceive me by
making me believe you threw it towards
me-" 1." ..' ... .tsf.u~ ... -a., .r
"Does your excellency think have it?
he asked; and before i could answer, 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 and
scarcely stirred finger. -..a a
began to be astonished. r.r ... ..'
While yet / looked, l saw in his righ
hand large cup, and in his left the rose
which he put down on the ground ant
placed the cup over it.
Here, it will be observed there was NJ
machinery to assist him-no table, with it
false top, concealed apartments, andcon
federate, perhaps, to effect the change as W
see similar tricks performed in place fit
ted up by the magician for the purpose
but only my own quarters, in the full
bright hight of day, with myself watching
| him within five feet, and my attendant
grouped around almost as near. Having
lowered the rose with the cup, as woulC
-be willing to make oath--for / saw the rOs
distinctly, as the hollow vessel, held by tn,
top, went slowly down over 1.-THE conjure
| resumed his former place and said: ~
u "Will your eXcellency be kind enougl
to lift the cup and see what is under it?"l
q OF course would have wagered heavy
sum that the rose was still there for ON
thing, because, expecting some trick, hat
kept my eye on it to the last moment, ant
was certain there was no possibility of it
being removed after the handghad let go 0
the cup. complied with his request, step
ped forward and raised the cup; but in
stantly dropped it, and bounded back will
a cry of terror--for there, instead of the RET
rose, was one of the little, green, deadly
serpents of india, coiled up and ready fori
spring, with its small glittering eyes fxe(
| intently on mine. Snakes of any kind ar
my horror; and this one not only horrifiet
me, but all my attendants, who with erie
OF alarm, enlarged the circle more rapidly
for they knew its bite to be fatal. ~
mo more such tricks as these, conjurer!
said |, sternly. r' .a'THui.a ..,. .n
a"It is perfectly harmless, your eXcellen
| ey," grinned the old man, walking up to /
and lifting it up by the neck, putting it
head into his mouth and allowing it to rul
down his throat. | ra, - s3G.
Ishuddered, and half believed the iuggle
possessed of the devil, it not'the devil him
self 30 n.,5 igu.' ,gp. a , st g....r
He next produced tube that looked lik
| brass, about two feet long and half an incl
in diameter, and nextithe ball AGAIN. g.
Where these things came from, or wen
to, could not tell. They seemed to be il
his hands when he wanted them; but
never observed his hands passing near hi
dress, either when they appeared or disap
peared. When. / looked for the cup that.
lifted from the snake, it was gone, and We
neither myself norany ofmy attendants ha
| seen this wonderful man pick it upl 1t wa
| indeed juggleTy, If not magic, of the mos
questionable character! 5u. .i 81 ,-
Through the brass tube the coniurer nov
passed one end of the twine, which;he pu
between his teeth. He then placed the tub
between his lips, threw back his head, ant
| held it perpendicular with the ball, whicl
began to turn, and turn rapidly, and grad
ually smaller, till it entirely disappeared
! as ii the twine had been run off on reel
What turned it,nor where it went to, u,
one could see. The juggler then set tn
tube the other end up, and new ball begal
to form on the top, but apparently ribbon
of half an siich7in width and of differen
! colofs. These rolled up, as if on q bobbin
in diameter, when the performer seemed t.
| toss ribbon and tubeiover rhisshoulders,an,
that was the last saw of either. ytTGsd
1 He next reproduced what appeared toib
| the same cup l had lifted from the snake
showed something that looked like an egg
advanced the same as before, andplaced tn
4 latter OH the ground and the former overit
i and again requested me t0raise it, which
declined to do, fearing IshOuld see anothe
/ serpent, or something equally horrifyihg.
"Will any one liftythe cup?n he sale
| turning to the Others. 10 ooiio1r c.sr7
No one volunteered to do so, but all rath
| er drew back. ''' 'N = 40 ''''''' bti u 80 +"
At this he took up the cup himself an
appeared to throw it into the air, and ther
A in its place stood a beautiful dove, whic
flew up and alighted on his shoulder. ii
took it into his hand, muttered over som
unintelligible words, seemed to cram it int
his mouth, 8and that was, the last ofItha
also. .,.,i,,,a,o,p t.,.,.,,..,
He performed some other tricks simiia
to these, and concluded With the mysteriou
bag-which somehow came into his hands
as did saIl the other things he used. in
tmanner unknown to myself--was from tw