The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-04-18
ESTABLISHED A. D. 1882.
AN EASTERN JUGGLER.

charmer wished to have the henor Of show
ing me something of his wonderful skill
what can he dO?" / asked,
| almost everything that is marvellous
I've been told, was the answer received
admit him." H #
My servent withdrew and returned with
a small wthered old man, about whom
saw nothing very remarkable except his
eyes, which were small, black and piercing
and seemed to have lightning imprisoned il
them. do not know that the man could
see in the dark; but there were at times that
peculiar fiery appearance of the balls,whief
is so often observed in night prowling ami
mails He wore white vest Turkish trow.
sers, sort of crimson petticoat worked with
strange devices, turban of many colors
and red morocco shoes, pointed and turned
up at the toes. His arms and neck were
bare, and with the exception of couple OF
heavy gold rings in his ears, he displayed nc
extrane0us ornaments. His age ! judged
to be rising of sixty, and his short mustache
was nearly white He made low saaam,
and then appeared to wait to be addressed.
Your name?" | said in Hindoostanee.
"Paunjar, your excellency."
II am told that you wish to show me
some wonders"
"If your excellency wills. y
"Well, what can you dor -
He suddenly produced-fr from where |
cannot tell--a large bali of twinc, which he
appeared to toss into my ap, keeping hold
of one end, so that it unrolled the whole
distance between him and me, at least zen
feet, saying as he did so:
"WiIl your exceleney please examine
what you see"
Now, honestly aver that saw that ball
of twine when he threw it, as plainly as
ever saw anythingin my life-saw it come
toward me, saw it unrol and apparently
drop into my lap, 50 that caught my knees
| togetherte catch it-and yet when | put
down my hand to take it and looked down
for it, it was not therc-nothing was there
and at the instant perceived the juggler
balancing it on the end of his finger.
''pshaw!" said |; ''you deceived me by
making me believe you threw it toward
! me- !"
Does your excellency think I have it,"
he asked; and before could answer, | saw
in place of the ball large, beautiful rose
which he was balancing by the stem, and
yet he had NOT altered his position, and
scarcely turned his finger.
| began to be as onished.
While yet | looked | saw in his right
hand large cup, and in his left the rose. =
| He stepped forward few feet, laid the rase
down on the ground, and placed the cup
| over it. ..r.r
Here, it will be observed, there was no
machinery to assist hm-no table, with its
false tog, concealed apartments, and con
| federates, perhaps, to effect the change. as
| we see similar tricks performed in place
| tod b,, g., IL
| but my own quarters, in the full bright light
of day, with myself sharply watching him
within i've feet, and my attendants grouped
rose with the cup, as | would be willing to
the hollow vessel held by the top, went
| sumcd his former seat and said:
"Will your exeellency be kind enough to
| lift up the cup and see hat is under it?''
| OF course | would have wagered heavy
sum that the rose was still there for one
thing, because, expecting some trick, had
kept my eyes on it to the last moment, and
was certain there was no possibility of its
being removed after the hand had let 90 of
| the cup at the top. | complied with his re-
quest, stepped forward and raised the cup,
but instantly dropped it and bounded back
with cry of terror-for there, instead Of
thc red rose, was one of the little green
deadly serpents Of India, coilcd up and
ready for spring, with its small glittering
eyes fixed intently on mine. Snakes of any
kind are my horror; and this one not only
| mortified me, but all my attendants, who,
| with cries of alarm, enlarged the circle very
rapidly, for they knew its bite to be fatal
''No more such tricks as these, conjurer, "
said sternly.
1T is perfectly harmless your excel'en-
cy," erinned the old man, walking up to it,
lifting it up by the neck, putting its head
into his mouth and allowing it to run down
| his throat.
! I shuddcred and half believed the jug
ger possessed Of devil, if not a devil
himself
He next produced tube that looked like
brass, about two feet long and half an inch
in diameter, and next the ball Of twine
again
Where these things came from. or went
TO, could not tell They seemed to be in
his hands when he wanted them; but | never
observed his hands passing near his dress.
either when they appeared or disappeared.
When looked for the cup that | had lifted
from the snake it was gone, and yet neither
myself nor any of my attendants had seen
this wonderful man pick il up! 1t was in
| deed jugglery, if not magic; of the most
unquestionable kind.
Through the brass tube the coniurer now
passed one end of the twine which he put
between his teeth He then placed the tube
between his lips, threw back his head and
held it perpendicularly, with the ball of
twnc on the upper end. Then suddenly
this ball began to turn and turn rapidyand
evidently growing smaller tit entirely disap-
perred, as if the twine had been run off on
a reel What turned it or where it went to.
no one could see. The juggler then set the
tube the other end up, an new ball began
to form on the top, hut apparently Of rib
bon, of half an inch in width and of differ
ent colors. This rolled up as if on bobbin,
till it formed wheel Of two or three inches
in diameter, when the performed seemed
to toss ribbon and tube over his shoulder,
and that was the last saw of either.
He next produced what appeared to be
the same cup had lifted from the snake,
showed me something that looked like an
egg, advanced the same as before, and
placed the latter on the ground and the
former over, and again requested me to
raise it, which declined to do, fearing /
should see another serpent or something
horrifying.
"Will any one lift the cup?" he said to
the others.
No one volunteered to do so, but all
rather drew back.
At this he took up the cup himself and
appeared to throw ii into the air, and there
sat in its place beautiful dove, which few
up and alighted on his shoulder He took