The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-03-13

length. and spun TOuCd with hln until the
Old mans legs were horizontal to the ath-
Icte's shoulders. Then, while they spun
with the fury of deIvishes, Minhman
sprung M, seized upon Norodom's feet
and spun out a horizontal continuation OF
the ancient, and when Miuhman was IN M
" established, the boy Tsm-ki caught 10
his feet IN like manner and the tah aIh-
lete. every muscle in HIM stlaIhlh-' co"-
tiuued to whi.I the human JoiHt'cSS le'Ct
around AZ last. slowing slightly, Iepada
drew in his arms till the old mans white
hoard tor,chcd lis body ; there was sud-
den strain and The arms Of the men from
heipc horizontal became perpendicular.
NIinhma's head upon NorOdom's feet AID
Tsin-ki's head on MiHhman's feet. 4
pause for breath. then the column Of men
was propelled into the air, and presto !
Tepada's head was upon the ground, Nor
odom's feet to his, Miuhman's feet upon
Norodom'S S head. Each had TUNED a sonl-
ersault, and the column was unbroHen.
| could fll several columns with descrip-
tiOns of tho most remarkable and unac-
cOuutable feats Of magic performed by
these wonderful jugglcrs, but l must re-
fiain. One trick which Mluhman per
formed was Il very superior version OF the
mango tree feat Of the Indian juggiers.
He took an orange, cut it open, and pro-
duccd a serpent. This lie took down into
the audience, and, borrowing 4 robe from
one. cut the snakes head off and covered
it with the robe. When the robe was lift
ed again, a fox was in place of the snake.
The fox head was cut of, two rObss Dor-
rowed, and when they were raised there
was wolf, which was Killed with sword.
Three robes and = leopard appeared. 1t
was slain with javtlin. Four robes COW
cred a most avage-loOEing buffalo, that
was killed with an axe. Five robes cover
ed in part but not altogether, a lordly ele-
phant, who, when the sword was pointed
against him, seized Minhman by the neck
and tossed him violently up. He mounted
feet foremost, and finally clung by his toes
to the capital of one of the columns. TC-
pada now leaped from the stage and alight-
cd upon the elephants shoulders. With a
short sword he goaded the beast on the
head until. shTcking, the uuwicldly ami
nal reared upon his hind feet, twined its
trunk about one of the great columns, and
seemed trying to lift itself from the ground
and wrap It's body around the great pillar.
The music clashed out barbaIously, Moro
dom flashed forth a dazzling fiIewOTk of
some sort, and the elephant had disap-
peared and 1'crada lay upon the stage
writhing in the folds of a great boa con-
strictor and holding up Minhman upon
his feet.
During three hours the exhibition con-
tiuued, feats OF the sort | have described,
each more wonderful than The one that
preceded ii, following one another in rapid
succession. / shall content myself with
describing the last and eliminating Won
der Of the startling entertainment.
y perfectly formed and most lovely
mautch girl sprtng cut uuon the stage, and
was hailed with universal eNclamations of
delight, everybody calling ont her name,
Laun-P Prabana, as if it were a good omen.
Her only dress was short petticOat Of va
lierated feather work. \ wreath of rose
buds crowned her soft short, black hair,
and she wore a pearl necklace, as well as
broad gold armlets aud anklets. With a
brilliant smile she danced eXqusitely for
some minutes to the accompaniment Of
single pipe, then lluelt and laid her head
upon old NOrOdom's knee. The boy fan
ned her with 4 fan made Of sweet fern
leaves. Niuhman fetched y lotus-shapcd
golden goblet, and Tcpada poured into it
from quaint looking flask fluid Of green
ish hue. The old yogi-lke NorCdOm took
lie goblet and blew his breath upon the
contents until they broke into pale blue
flame. This Tepada eXtinguished with his
breath, when NOrOdum held the goblet to
Luan- Prabana' 5 lips, and she drained the
contents with sigh. As if transiigured,
sho suddenly sprang to her feet, her face
I'll 44ttsiiils sN-iNA " ol'Ah tAAti-
ly around on one spot. First the boy, then
Minhman, then Tepada tried to arrest her,
but they no SCORER touched her than she
repellcd them with shock that thrilled
them as if she had impaired an electric /
spark to them. Spinning constantly, with /
a bewildering, rapid motion, the giYl now /
sprang off the stage and down the ball, |
along by the foot OF the columns, Tsin-ki, (
Ninhman and Tepada in active pursuit .
nd
the three chasing. Tcpada seized hold of /
the chaplet that crowned her; 1t broke, |
and as she whirled along a spray of rOsebudS /
was scattered from her brow in every di- |
rectiUn. Anything more graceful was never
seen. And now a greater wonder. At
the extremity of the hall the three sur
rounded and would have seized her, when,
still revolving she rose slowly into the air
and tluated gently over our heads towards
the stage scattering roses as she went. At
the brink of the stage she paused in mid
air; then, with a slight, wing-like motion
of her arms, mounted up, up, up towards /.
the loftiest arch Of the vault overhead. .
Suddenly NUrodOm seized bow and ar .
row and shot towards her. There was .
wild shrek, a rushing sound, and the dan
Ger fell with a crash TO the flags of the floor,
and laid there IL apparently bloody mass.
The music burst forth into Wild wall, and
Inc choluS OF Oid GagS came tumultuOuSly .
forth and bore her off in their arms.
Now, from behind he red curtain. came .
4 dozen strong men, bearing on their shoul- .
Gers great leadcn box. which they laid .
on the front part Of the stage. As they've /.
tired the Old women CaDie out, bringing 4 +
low couch, decorated with flowers and gold .
embroidered Grapcry, upon which lay La
un-Prabana, dccked in forth i'll bridal gar
mentS, and swoetIy sleeping. The couch
with its sleeper was put quietly down upon
the front Of the stage and lefs there, while
Nor0dom and Tcpada went to the leaden
box, and with hot irons attempted to un-
seal it. That Is Stung-rieng's coffin, "
whispered Woun to ne; ''the Old saint has
been dead mere than half the millennium"
Quickly, eagerly it seemed 10 me, the
two men broke open the fasteujuCs pf the
coffin, until the side next the audience fall
ing ont at last, teak box was discovered. .
This was pried open with = small crowbar,
and what seemed q great bundle Of nan
L I'll Z.