The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-30
A MODERN SAMSON.

It was evening, and the crowd OF Fakirs
that usually infest Holiday street, near Batl-
more. were out in full force, when Prot.
Corker a distinguished itinerant from the
South. appeared upon the scene, and mount
ing a curbstone let out his persuasive elo-
ouepce, The professor was lean, cadave-
rous looking individual, with gorgeous
necktie, a greasy suit of clothes and shock
ING bad hat and an excessively dirty shirt.
The hat was cooked back jauntily, exposing
a very bald head, adorned here and there by
small tufts OF thin, blonde hair, which served
to point out the more fertile spots in his era
mum. He smiled good-raturedly and talked
in perfect streak, while Jester, the indomi-
table toothpaste man, Bowers, the proprietor
Of the great American lung-tester, and Calkins.
the veteran peddler OF the Sandwich Island
paste backing, one coat of which is warranted
to keep a pair of cowhides like mirrors for
six weeks, all looked savage, and inwardly
execrated the extreme voiubility Of Prof
Corker. When q good, healthy crowd had
gathered around the professor, he announced
that he was the only living man IN America
who exhibited one Of "Bendigos national
strength TESTERS" and set forth its virtues
saying:
Any man kin tell his powers to hair by
lifting the lever, an charges the Twin sum
of ten cents. have known men to lift 2OOO
pounds easier on my machine than they could
lift 1000 on another. To any Teller that lifts
1000 pounds / will give one dollar, an to a
man what jerks her up to $500 I'll give five
dollars. Now, who'll take chance? Several
pretty healhty-looking men here came up al q
took pull at the machine. One lifted IL; y
and the other 100 pounds. Equity goo
hist" remarked Prof. Corker as he squirted d
mouthful of tobacco juice against the curb
I,,,k ,n$ ,ioh |
SEEN" At this moment very strong boy
came ND and raised 800 with ease. Prot.
Corker said it was q fright smart lift fur a
bow. but knowed Teller in New Orleans
that hadn't eat nuthin fur whole day, an he
isrked her up to 5000 like a firt. The re-
markable powers of the New Orleans man in
duced several ambitious auditors to try their
strength, and for several minutes Prot. Corker
took in ten-cent stamps with amazing rapidity.
After q number Of young men had tried
their strength, fashy looking young nan,
with red hair and very fzeckied lace, y;sned
his way through the crowd and remarked to
Prof. Corker, "Yer say if a Teller jerks her
up to $500 he gets fiver?" EYES, sir, said
Prof Corker, IT will" swell, now sposen I
do it an you haint got the change how them
The Professor eyed the physical develop
ment of the newcomer, and not finding them
startling, said, with an injured air, II amt
no blk an I'll put up the five dollars until
you make the trial" While Prof Corker was
making the above announcement the strange
young man closely examined the machine,
and finally said, ''All right" The money
was then placed in a bystander's hands, the
crowd was pushed back, the young man spit
upon his hands, winked knowingly at the
crowd, and grasped the handle.
His back bent tritie, but it strengthened
again Immediately as he raised up on the
handles, and as he raised the finger on the
Indicator it fiirted around with unaccountable
rapidity until it reached 5000 pounds, which
was the extreme capacity of the machine.
The crowd was astonished Prof Corkel
made rush for the machine, the young man
grabbed the five dollars from the stakeholder
and as he elbowed his way through the crowd
said: "Look a-hear, old Corks, I amt had
nothin to eat fur week; I'm brother OF
that air New Orleans Teller what lifts a ton
an the only difference atween us u.s. that
used ter run a Little Giant Lifting Machine
myself"
The professor swore that something was
wrong, and on procuring a light he discov
cred that the INSCRIPTIONS young Samson
who had just then departed with the five dol
lars, had, while examining the machine, loos
ened a screw which held the spring so that .
five year old boy might, if so disposed, hav'
| pulled the WQOlo lutcIlOT VI Guc uhCAAuC w
by the roots. Professor Corker learned after
wards that the real name Of the young Sam
SON alluded to above was Brooks, and that h
was a one-horse "Fakir," who had, durins
. the early part of the evening, sold Buckly'
sealing wax, composition warranted to re
pair anything from broken saucer to frac
tured wooden leg, on the other side OF tn
street. At last accounts Professor Corker wa
searching diligently for Brooks at the variou
hash establishments on Market Space-Phil
adelphia Ledger.