The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-04-10
THAUMATURGY.

IO AO1iO"4HS O6Scr1pGlOn OF trick
performed by. Siamese juggIers, is in
teresting IN the extreme. We Gull it
from the special correspondence of the
New York World
A perfectly-formed and most lovely |
nautch girl sprung out upon the stage, |
and was ha1led with universal exclama-
lions OF delight, every body calling out |
her name, sLUan-Prabana, as if il were |
word of good omen. Her only dress
was q short petticoat of varie0ated
Ieather-work. A wreath of rosebuds
crowned her soft, short, black hair. and
she wore pearl necklace. as we'll as
broad gold armlets and anklets. With
brilliant smile she danced exuui siteIy
1or some minutes to the accompaniment
OF single pipe, then knelt and laid her
head upon old NOrodom's knee. The
poy Ianned her with fan made of sweet
Tern leaves. Mlnhman fetched a lotus
SNAPPED golden goblet, and Tepada
poured into it, from dHaint iooIipor
flask, a fluid of greenish hue. The old
yogi like Norodom took the goblet and
DleW his breath upon the contents until
they broke into pale blue flame.
Inns Iepada extinguished with his
Dreath, when Norodom held the goblet
TO Laun-Prabana's lips, and she drained
the contents with sigh. AS if trans
inquired, she suddenly sprang to her
1eet, her face strangely radiant, and be-
gan 20 SPIN g1ddily around in one spot.
fIrst the boy, then Minhman. then Te-
Pada, tried to arrest her, but they no
sooner touched her than she reDslIed
them with a shock that thrilled them
as II she had impaired an electric spark
TO them. Spinning constantly. with a
oeWlIderlng, rapid motion, the girl now
sprang off the stage and down the hall
along by the foot of the columns. Tsin-
XII, Mlnhnan, and Tepada in active DUR
SUIT. In and out among the croyyd
they spun, the three chasing. Tepada
seized hold of the chaplet that crowned
her 1t broke, and as she whirled along
spray OF lrosebuds was scattered from
her brow IN every direction. ANYTHING
more graceful never was SEEN And now
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 ioated
gently over our heads toward the stage.
scattering roses as she went. At the
Drink OF the stage she paused in mid
air, then, with a slight Wing-like motion
OF her arms, mounted up, ND. mn TO-
ward the loftiest arch of the vault over
head. suddenly old Norodom seized a
bow and arrow and shot toward her.
There was wild shrek, a rushing
sound, and the dancer fell with q 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 hays came tIlmultuousIy
forth and bore her off in their arms.
Now, from behind the red curtain
came dozen strong men, bearing on
their shoulders a great leaden box
which they laid upon the front part of
the stage. AS they retired the old wo-
man came out, bringing a low couch.
decorated with flowers and goId-em-
broidered drapery, upon which Law
Luan-Prabana, decked forth in bridal
garments, and sweetly sleeping. The
couch, with its sleeper, was put quietly
down upon the front of the stage and
left there, while Norodom and Tepada
went to the leaden box, and with hot
irons attempted to unseaI it. "That is
Stung-Tien's coffin, " whispered Woun
to me the old saint has been dead
more than half millennium"
Quickly, eagerly it seemed to me, the
two men broke open the fastenings o1
the collin until the side next the audi
ence falling out at last, teak box wa:
discovered. This was pried open will
small crowbar, and what seemed {
great bundle of nankeen taken out
Iepada and NorodOm commenced tt
unwind this wrapper, which was yer,
tight. Yard after yard was unwounc
and folded away by Minham, and a
last, after atsleast one hundred yards o
wrapping had been taken off, the dry
shrlveled mummy of a small, old mai
was vIslble-eyes closed, flesh dry ant
haTd-dead and dry as a smoked her
ring. Norodom tapped the corpse wit
crowbar, and it gave dull, woodel
sound. Tepada tossed it up and caugh
tit was stiff as a log. Then he place
the mummy upon Norodom's knees, an
fetched a flask of oil, a flask of wine
and n censor burning with some pungen
incense. Norodom took from his hair
little box of unguent, and prying ope
the mouth Of the mummy with a col
chisel, showed that the tongue coul
rattle like chip against the dry fauces
He filed the mouth with unguent an
closed it, and Amounted the eyelidl
nostriis, and ears. Then he and Tep,
da mixed the wine and oil and CAREFUL
rubbed every part of the body with i
Then, laying it down in a reclining pt
sition, they put the burning censor upo
the chest and withdrew a pace, Will
the drums and gongs and cymba
crashed and clattered, and the shri
cracking treble of the chorus of oil
women rose hideously.
A breathless pause ensued-one. TIVE
three minutes, and the mummy sneeze
thrice, sneezed so violently as to extil
gulsh the flame of the censor. A M,
ment later the thing sat up and stare
blinking and vacant around the yauIt-
an old. old, wrinkled man, with nun
bling chops, shriveled chest and bell
aud little Tufts of white hair upon h
enln and forehead. Tepada approache
him reverently upon his knees. bringir
n saIver with VINE and wafer cake. III
old man did not notice him. but nt
drank, then tottered to his feet n
teeblest, decrepit old dotard that ev
walked, In another moment he saw Il
nautch girl slumbering upon her conc
he shutlied mumbling mp to her, al
stopped over as if to help his dim ey
to see her bette. With glad cry Il
maiden walked, clasped him In her arr
and to her breast, and kissed him. I
comprehensive magic He was j
longer a nonogenarian dotard, but
fuli-veined, fiery youth, who gave b
kiss for kiss.
How the transformation was wrong
have no idea, but there it was befo
our very eyes. The music grew s.
and passionate, the chorus of the. O
women came out, and with stran
phallio songs and dances bore the t,
away--a bridal pair. I never expt
again TO behold sight so wonderful
that whole transformation, which, M
mention, my learned Jesuit fri nd,
whom described it, regards as a pie
of pure symbolism. His explanation
too long and learned to quote, but