Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-04-16
A Wonderful Feat of NecrO-
NANCY.

NANCY.
The following description of 6
trick performed by Siamese iugglers
is interesting in the extreme. We
Gull it from special correspondence
of the New York World:
"A perfectl, formed and most love,
ly nsutch girl sprung out upon the
stage, and was hailed with universal
scclsmations of delight. everybody
calling out her name, Lusn- Prsbana
as if it were a word of good omen.
Her only dress was short petticoat
of variegsted leather work. A
wreath of rosebuds crowned her soft,
short, black hair. and she wore a
pearl necklsce, as well as broad gold
armlets and anklets With q bril-
liant smile she danced exquisitelv for
some minutes to the accompaniment
of single pipe. then knelt and laid
her head upon old Norodom's knee.
The boy famed her with q fan made
of sweet fern leaves. Minhman
fetched lotus shaped golden goblet,
and Tepada poured into it, from a
quaint-looking flask, fluid of green,
ish hue. The old yogi-lIke Moro
dom took the goblet and blew his
breath upon the contents until they
broke into a pale blue blaze.
This Tepada extinguished with his
breath, when Norodom held the COB
let to Luan Prabara's lips, and she
drained the contents with n sigh AS
it transfgured, she suddenly sprang
to her feet, her face strangely radi
ant, and began to spin giddily round
in one spot. First the boy, then
Minhman. then Tepada, tried to ar
rest her, but they no sooner touched
her than she repelled them with
shock that thrilled them as if she
had impaired an electric spark to
them. Spinning constantly, with a
bewildered rapid motion, the girl
now sprang of the stage and down
the hall, along by the foot of the
columns. Tsinki, Minhman, and
Tepads in active pursuit In and
out among the crowd they spun, the
three chasing Tepada seized hold
of the chaplet that crowned her; it
broke, and as she whirled along
spray of rosebuds was scattered from
her brow in every direction.
Anything more graceful was never
seen And now q greater wonder.
At the extremity of the hall the
three surrounded and would have
seized her. when, still revolving, she
rose slowly into the air and 'floated |
gently over our heads toward the
stage, scattering roses as she went
At the brink OF the stage she paused
in mid-air, then with II slight wing
like motion of her arms, mounted up, |
up, up, toward the lortiest arch OF |
the vault overhead. Suddenly old |
Norodom seized a bow and arrow
and shot toward her. There was a
wild shrek, rushing sound, and
the dancer fell with a crash to the |
flags of the floor, and laid there an
apparent bloody mass. The music
burst forth into wild wall, and the
chorus Of old hags came tumultu-
ously forth and bore her off in their
arms
Now from behind the red curtain
came a dozen strong men, bearing on
their shoulders great leaden box,
which they laid on the front part of
the stage As they retired the old
woman came out, bringing low
couch decorated with h)wers and
yold-embrOidered drapery, upon
which lay Luan- rrabana, decked
'orth in bridal garments and sweetly
sleeping. The couch, with its
sleeper, was put quietly down upon
he front of the stage and left there,
while Norodom and Tepada went to
he leaden box and with hot irons at
empted to unseal it. That is Sung
ITEMS cofiin," whispered Woun to
ne; "the old saint has been dead
more than half a millennium"
Quickly, eagerly it seemed to me,
he two men broke open the fasten-
ngs of the coffin until the side next
he audience falling out at last, a teak
,ox was discovered. This was
,ried open with a small crowbar,
nd what seemed q great bundle Of ,
Iankeen taken out. Tepada and
Jorodom commenced to unwind this 5
wrapper, which was very tight. Yard
.fter yard was unwounG and folded 6
way by Minhmsn, and at last, after q
t least one hundred yards OF wrap !.
ing had been taken off, the dry. +,
hriveled mummy of small, old man n
7ss visible-eyes closed. flesh dry 4
nd hard-dead and dry as a smoked /
erring. Norodom tapped the corpse i
nth a crowbar, and it gave dull. !,
7ooden sound Tepada tossed it up .
nd caught tit was stiff as log |,
hen he placed the mummy upon i
knees, and fetched flask :
( oil, flask of wine, and censer a
urning with some pungent incense. n
IOrodom took from his hair little r
OK of unguent, and prying open the Il
Iouth of the mummy with a cold :,
hisel, showed that the tongue could a
title like chip against the dry E,
.uces. He filled the mouth with un NJ
uent and closed it, and annointed 81
le eyelids, nostrils and esrs. Then e,
-. onI Tooo1a rnivo1 tho vino and =.
il and carefully rubbed every part te
the body with it; then laying 1t
own in a reclining position, they put
le burning censer upon the chest
nd withdrew a pace, while the g
runs and gongs and cymbals crash az
i and clattered. and the shrill, CT
-acking treble of the chorus of old fu
omen rose hidiously. A
A bresthless pause ensued-one, q