Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-07-27

were Theoretically sealed. Quickly
again, and with an upward motion of
his hands, the professor said, Now
open them'-they were opened; 'Ex-
tend your right hands, Now YOU
can't lower them" The extended
arms were rigid as iron. Drop them
oy your sides,' and down they fell
Inc professor took a pitcher of water
from the table, pouring some of il into
glass, and handed the glass to the
hrst one on the line
what is that: Water 1T is cider
taste again why, so it is. and
mighty good too and he finished it at
a gulp.
Reiilling the glass. the professor
made his subject acknowledge the wa
Ter 70 be wine, whiskey, soda, castor
on, lemonade, &C., with entire success.
experiment followed experiment with
startling rapidity. Now Young
pi"nSh-bov Imagined himself veloci-
pede, and tumbled about the stare ON
ms hands, and feet-a very good i'm
'tation. a young lady who had not
sung note IN her life, suddenly devel-
oped extraordinary musical ability. ana
accomplished "Shells of Ocean" with
wonderful accuracy and melody. One
rather fopplsh young gentleman who
was stopping at the Assimlquid, aud
"uo had been very attentive to Mag
gle Iampbell, placed himself in very
lud'cFous position by being convinced
by tue professor that he was a candle.
and gong about asking everybody to
light his ficry-red hair. At last the
professor set them all to following
out each, his own special idiosyncrasy
ana then the scene was like BedIam let
loose.
Tncy danced. sung, preached, laugh
CO. cfied, iought--untll, suddenly. with
stern voice, the professor called them
[" order. La an Instant they were
quiet; and as the professor went from
one % another, making upward passes
before each, one and all rubbed their
eyes, and were the same as ever again,
but all entirely ignorant Of what tncy
had been dong during the two hours
OF the professor experiments. With
neat speech, that gentleman bowed
himself from the stage. accompanied
10y loud applause; ; and, as the light,
We're put out, every one went home iuiI
OF admiration for his wonderful power
and his graceful eloqurnce
lhe CampbelI- returned u tile hotel
with the landlord. who SAID little. tut
several times seemed ON the point Of
having another attack Of hi, peculiar
complaint.
ne next nornin. the tDuuL l.ldlc,
were delighted 10 find Jack Savage and
Tom Wctherell in tLeir seats at the ta-
u'e, they having returncd-.ls tAcy eN-
pIaIned-at about five O'Clock, but
without any fish, at which The g,rIs
Jeercd them numerically, though they
asserted that they had eaten them ali
before they broke camp
But the lecture OF the wonderful
professor was the chief topic OF con
Eersatlon, ani. rs Jack and rum knew.
vi course nothing about the affair, they
hld 10 be enlightened, aud 4 iuI uc-
count OF his lecture and his marvellous
experiments wa, accordingly lyru
them.
Jack and Tom said tncv should 90
after breakfast and Introduce them
selves To the professor, and were nrrat-
y chasrined when Bob Roger, told
them that he and his assistant lad lett
town immediately after the lecture, be-
ing driven 10 the railroad station NV
the door-keeper
Ga the following day the party al
the Asslmlquld House broke up, some
gong one way. some another but not
untll Jack and Tom had called upon
Mrs. Campbell, and each received 4
favorable answer To his suit.
Somehow or other, the Young men
became very flush of money-paiI th.Ir
MOTEL bill, feed all the servant y, ana
started for New York in hi.a glee.
having irst accompanied Mrs. Camp
bell and the girls to the railroad depot.
where most attectionate parting took
place all around.
And never knew how they got their
money, until | spent last Christmas
with Jack and Tom and their wives. in
Jacks cosy little house in the city;
and then Maggie toll me, laughing
until the tears came into her eyes
ny Jack was the professor. and 'rom
was Mr.. Mcdonald, and they cleared
two hundred dollars by the lecture;
ndd old Bob Rogers knew ii All ,hr
time.