Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-05-15

cilne, spinning away and keep on SPIN
ning tops put on IA mans shoulder spin
about his back, around his neck. down his
arms, and still spin: tops thrown spinning
up to the hei ght of twenty feet, fall upon
the sharp edge of Il sword-blade, and spin
back and forth upon that slender bridge,
with as little danger Of falling or stoppin"
as the Mohannedan saint passing into
Paradise over Il similar footwav. Once or
twice the top failed to obey the hand of the
master, whereupon the latter abashed him.
self before the people, and rose from his
knees 10 do still more wonderful things.
The . Butterfly trick = was piece Of
skillful ledgerdemain; with 4 touch Of poe
try in it. y magician who answers to the
cheerful name of Zumidangawa Matzungo-
ro, standing behind 4 table performs this
trick by cutting from paper the image Of
butterfly, and causing it to futter about
his head in the breeze created by fan.
y bouquet of flowers, held in one Of the
performers hands, attracts the butterfly
presently other butterflies appear, and soon
a swarm hover, about the noscgay. This
trick is simple. but very graceful and
beautiful.
Two women then appeared. One was 4
Juggler the other musician. The latter
seated herself on the floor, with japanese }
guitar queer instrument. compounded
of a either and banio-and III company
with dreadful drummer, who beat a
wooden beetle and struck some clashimg
brass. and another guitar!st, who was very
doletul, kept up running accompaniment
to the juggle going OH at the eiehboring
table. The principal feat was the pro-
duction from jappaned box of m meal
culable quantity OF silk ribbon which,
when ignited, exploded like piece Of fire
works and changed into huge japanese
umbrella. eor9eou~ly colorcd.
Later III the evening came three OF the
most surprising teat- Of thu programme
first, cvoutions on an upright bamboo pole
by All Right secondly. performances
on suspended bamboo, by NatWngoro
thirdly. the e. Enchanted Ladder"
The bamboo pole upon which the little
Jap displayed his powers was twenty feet
Of his father The boy clambered To tho
top of the pole, seated himself on a space
Of two inches, swung off by one foot chung
by a hand. tied himself into knots and
came united Instantly, cried his w2r-cry
and then varied it with Il bit of slang
picked up in California-t Al right
YOU bet ."-whercat all the Jap- below
yelled .Oic r" a. they did at interval,
through the evening. at critical moments il
the play.
The suspended bamboo feat was q Mat
zuneoric performance which was exceIlet
only by the ladder trick This was Il cleaI
defiance of natural laws, and i was watch
ed with brcathle~S interest The chief
lying upon his back. supported with I'll
feet Il huge ladder, to which smaller lad
der was attached at right angle. ii
these ladders scrambled the little Al
Right" pau>ing occasionally to utter hi
crv or scream Ow r." Getting to tn,
top. he stood erect and said Ow ans
all the Japs below sand = CIV Comm.
down the little fellow laid himself out on
the crosS-ladder and said Ow ,''-thcl
he travelled cautiously to the tip, hung b,
one foot. famed himself. and exclaimed
All right =" This seemed to he an i'm
possible trick. but il WAS performed with
out Il bluuder At the end Of the ladder
} climbing and po>turing, the agile little la'
: >prang up cord to the roof Of the Acad
envy, put pulley upon tight rope whic
spanncd the building. and ran down 10 In
first row of boxes with immense velocity
, He was caught by two men, upon til
shoulder Of one Of whom he perched. AN
: went out OF sight in a blaze Of glory. shout
ing "All right-Ow :"
= The perfect grace of these performers
noteworthy All they 30 Is to destroy on
faith in the laws of nature by the cali
t performance Of teat- apparently impossible
e The performer who engages the attentio
a Of the spectator at the moment is alway
grave, except the irreprcs~ible Young gel
e tleman before noted, who cannot help show
e ing that he Is jolly The remainder OF tn
+ company find relief in the calculator
{ .Ow "a monosyllab.c refrain which 7,
. sounded through the streets around tn
7 Academy last night, a the laughing aud
g ence dispersed, repeating it in choru
n The japanese clearly give u new 'sei
i sation. ."-EceninG Post.