The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-12-10
BLIrz AND THE DARKIEs.


nous with witchcraft and roguery.-
What twang of jugglery there is in
its pronunciation-presto change
magical words themselves, are no
more identified with miraculous deeds
than that of Blitz. He is the prince
of conjurors, and adds to his wonder
/ful dexterity at legerdemain, the most
remarkable. power of the human voice,
known as ventriloquism. Blitz is an
arrant jgseGs anFtleVes, to.earry out a
practical joke of fun. For some
weeks pasthe has been, Tightening the
market men of New York by causing
their deaazpeHitr and dressed pigs to
talk all sorts of stuff, and to make for
NAL complaiRtss@ 6he UstimelE end to
which they have been brought. One
butchers fteR,fhEsMiDg half dozen
turkeys into the street, because they
wouldKgpbR e8Itboggh they were as
dead as door nails, was saluted with a
terriblegrn9t from aia young pig that
he was offering forzEaley all clean and
dressed for the table. Frightened half
out of llsSySitssthe market, ,man, fairly
cut stick, nor would he come back
agaiRVPib piggYohq9dl II been gemoyed.
But the naughtiest thing that Blitz
ever did Ta;s tes disturb q pegro meet
ing some years ago in Belknap street,
Boston. The story is not generally
known, as as it Would perhaps have led
to some peEs9nal trouble to him, had
it been represented to the authorities.
All Bestonl knows or has heard of
the negro preacher, father Snowden,
who held forth to his cullered friends
in Belknap street for SO many years.
1t was "a quiet summers afternoon,
when the house was pretty well filled
there a revival of religion going on,
when Blitz, with some other persons
(although b, is himself, as dark, as
mulatto, and has "cufly shair," to
boot), entered the h6asesqIt was pref
ty warm weather; but things went on
nicely enough until the misaistef had
got warmed up in his subjects and was
using words almostItppTiong for a
comm6AAnh ictionary,Twh Blitz
th6iigK8 idHaR abodttimeto to do somes,
thing,aTaM IL MO. lGIH hna
And tile Eordsaid unto Moses"
"Bow, WOW, wow," caneapparent-
ly from behind 3he1speakef!00u
5IIle esopgregation looked each other
in the face with countenances darker
than4yeYs While Father ssnoWden, af-
ten starring behind ihimselfs seemed to
come .tetherc conelusienzI that the noise
proceeded from the street, and so he
commenced again. ,s7sf .ie ~ .ssiigssa
And the Lord said unto Moses"
:" Stand from under," cried a voice,
apparently at the top of the house.
The startled congregation rolled up,
the big whites of their eyes to the CELL
ing in amazefaedb .Yhileahe minister
drew suddenly to- one side, expecting
somethingy was coming q down, But
after moments pause, it seemed quiz
ct, andiso All4 4snoBienresumed. 0FJ
!" And the Lord said unto Moses"
"Aip,t you ashamed of yourself!-
take your hands OFF Of mel" said a
voice apparent y from very neat lit
tie nfdfatto gill Who sat in the front
pew dtid upon" whom 'all eyes were
now turnede saitiina 75ieadR -a,os.I
"I didn't touch yer,Y said the man
next to her, in amazement.. .=.-
Some smiled and said .sSam john
son ought to be ashamed of himself te'
act so in meeting,Dg and the minister
frowned upon him in a way that would
have thawed a SNOWFALL outright, af-
terlawhieh Mr.. SnowdenI attempted
once more to resume his remarks.
And the lord said unto, Noses = =
"Well, what did he say ?" came sud-
denly from the lips of an attentive
listener in the side aisle
The minister was astounded. He
lookedlat1the man as though his bold
ness had electrified him. Some of the
congregation began to think that, un-
der the circumstances, the inquiry was
very natural and appropriate one.-
As to the minister, himself, he, was a
little yexed, now, and repeated with
emphaseS:j a bss-ssrisi9 ii sssts ial.a zeae
"And the Lord said unto Moses"
"Fire fire!" roared a voice which
seemed to come from the entrance of
tlfehodse, with startling earnestnesss.
This was too much tolbeary ltamely.
Even the minister rushed to the door
and the affrighted women screamed
like mad, as they hudd lied and pushed
each other out of the pews and down
the aisle. Bonnets suffered some on
the occasion, and when they all got
fairly out they looked up to the top
of the meeting house, patiently to see
the flames burst through. the slated
roof.
And there Blitz left them standing,
their eyes rolled heavenward, and
Parson Snowden in brown study.
sshRM E.-ss L..-sSs. --s--..2sR hTQ
skeletQn1peas and Their Wives.
There is fine museum in Lima, and
one can spend, a day pleasantly among
its relics and curiosities. Peru was
formerly celebrated for its mineral
productions, and the assortment of
these, the old coin and species ofmon-
ey, are really great curiosity. Here
too, are th9portraits of all the vice.
roys aud ancas, from the year I7sO up
to the present President. And, hud-
dleGhroundl the rooms, some in large
glass cases, and some sitting on a
small stand or table,, are dozens of
skeletons of the old Tncas, who buried
themselves alive at the coming of the
Spaliiards long years ago. as they were
foolish enough to believe that after