Middletown transcript., 1874-03-14
MDDIR9oWNg COUNTY DELAWARE MoRNa Il

k4e payoMeot IN O0Ss ullueSst Ocaus 4uu
three horrible cobtss csilsd about hsms
and lifting their hooded h<sds asGansly
and Aashing anger out of- their ElitteriAg
eyes The music shrisked still wilder.
lbc snskes eoilsd snd plsited themselves
together IN alrhyt ldaase, lifting the
dead sasle upon their hsbds, sand presto
right, in our midst there stood the tripod
again, With its aiskering tlanss and ,tsin-
breath. A more perfect H.
lusien peycs Was seen. ,sa st4ilG,tsffs
III 'Thst i Nsrodo,n. WHISPERED Woun-I
Iaiaa in aHy4esg. -Anethr sesoy nqw .saMe
upon the soehe whont I recognized to DO
the tall athlete. Tepads. Behind him
csmel q smsllst man whose name. Woun-
Tsjac informed MO, was Minhmsn. and
boy. probably twelve years old, called
Tyin-ki. These four began some Of the
most wonderful athletic exhibitions thst
can be conceived. II 10 impossible to be-
lievs. .uhless you saw IL. what work these
men put hsmaD muscles to. am not 60
ing to provoke the incredulity Of your
readers BY attsmpting to descsibt the ma
jority Of them. To one feat Tepsds seized
Norodom BY his long white beard, held
him of at arm length. and spuns lrsend
with hin, until the old mans legs we're
horizontal ito the athletes shoulders
Them while they still spun with the fury
of dcrvishes. Minhman sprung up. seised
upon Nnrodon,'s feet, and spun out her-
isontai continuation Of the ancients and
when. Miuhmaa was firmly established.
the boy Tsiu-ki caught his feet in like
and the tail athlete. every muscle
in him strsiuing, continued to whirl the
hu.nan jnintlesa lever around. At last.
slowing slightly. Tepads drew in his arms
till the old spsn's white beard touched his
bsdy there vas sudden strain, and the
arm Of men FROM being horizontal became
perpendicular, Norodom's head resting
atop 81 Tepa,la's. Minhman's head upon
Norodom's feet, and Tsiu-ki's head on
Minhman's Feet "A pause for breath. then
the column Of men was propelled into shs.
air, sud presto Il Tepada's head wason shr
ground, Norodomi's feet to his. MinhMnn's
feet upon Norodo,n's head. Tsin ki's fee,
On Minhman's head. Each had turned
su,,inlersauIs aud the column was broken !!
l could GIL several columns with ds.crip-
tiuns Of the most remarkable and unae-
couptabls fsass Of magic, pc farmed by these
wonderful jugglers. but | must refrain.
One trick which Minhman performed was
u very superior version Of the mango tree
isat Of the Indian jugglers. He took an
orange. cut it, open, and produced SER
pent. This hs took down into the au.
dience. aud. borrowing robe from one.
cut the snake's head of and covered it
with robe. When the robs was lifted
again, fox was in place of the snake
The fox's head was cut of, two. robes bor-
roxs |, and .shsn. they. .xars. raised -shsrs
was wolf. which vas killed with swsrd
Three robes. aud leopard appeared; it
was slain with . jayelin. Four robes Gov
cred mest savngs-looking buffalo. that
was killed with an AZ Five robes COW
cred 10 part. but not altogether. . lurdly
elephant, who. when the sword was point
I'd sgainss him, seiscd Minhman by the
neck aud tossed him Violently up. He
mounted feet foremost, and 6nally clune
by his toes to the capital Of one Of tho col
umus. Tepada now leaped from the stsgr
asd alishted upon the elephants shout
ders. With short sword he goadsd the
beast on the head until. shrisking, the nm
wisldy animal reared upon its hind feet, |,
twiusd its trupk shout Ieps Of shs great
columns. and seemed trying to lift itself
from the ground and wrap is body around
the great pillar, The music clashed, out
barbsrously. Noroaom flashed forth dag
cling 6rework Of some sort. and the ele-
phant bad disappeared and Tepada lay
npon the stage wriihing in the folds Of q
great boa constructor aud holding up MIMI
man upon his feet.
During three hours the exhibition con-
tinusd. fSats Of the sort / have described.
each more wonderful than the ono that
preceded it. following one another in rapid
succession. shall content myself with
d .cribing the last and eliminating wop-
der Of The startling entertsinment. II
A perfsctly form,ed aud most lsvely
nausch girl sprsng out upon the stage. .lnd
was hailed with universal ex clamations, 81
delight, everybody ealing out, her name.
Lusn- Prsbana, ~ if Il wers word Of good
omen. Her only dress Was short petit.
coat Of variegsted feather work. "A wreath
II rossbu,ls crowned her roft, short black
hair. aud she wore . peutl necklace. IL
well as broad g,ld ar.nlets and snklvts.---
With q brilliant smile she danecd exqui.
sitcly Tor snme minutes to the accompsui'
,nent of = single pipe. then knrlt end laid
her head upoa old NModom's knee Tbs
hoy faaned her With fan made Of swsel
tfs,n lesves. Minhnan fetched lote,
shaped golden goblet. and Tepada poured
int il from quaint looking fssl
"a .Rnid Of greenish hue Then old
Ncroiem took the goblet and lbie~
his breath upon the contents ill .hry
hreke iato pale blue dams. This Tepa.
ida ex,inauished with his breath. whei
Norodnm held the goblet to Imam Praba.
mas lips. aud she draiued tbs eontsnt,
with sigh As il trnns6gurcl she sud
denly sprang to her feet, her face strange,
" radiant. ans began to spin giddily
around in one spot First the boy, theI