The New York herald., 1875-01-05
A PECULIAR PERFORMANCE

THIRD DRAWING OF THE INDUSTRIAL ExHr.
BITIoN COMPANY YEsrERDAY-gow IT WAS
DoNE-A PAIR OF spECUIAToRs ON TRANS
PARENcIEs IN GENERAL.
performance called the third serial drawing OF
the Industrial Exhibition Company took place at
Steinway Hall yesterday Afternoon. The building
was thrown open at about hall past four O'CLOCK,
and at that hour few stragglers slowly mounted
the steps. Five O'Clock was the hour set down for
the drawing, and as the hand OF time reached that
hour on the dial numoer OF peculiar, foreign
looking men walked on the platform. one Of them,
a tall man With high collar and TOO much but.
toned up coat advanced 70 The iootlignts and an
nounced that the third drawing would then take
place. As the gentleman spread that Information
he shook his 100 long beard. raised his right hand
covered with TOO much rusty glove. IN the air and
retired to q seat at table on the platform where
were already gathered two OF tae other guiding
spirits. self-conndent, forward youth in shirt
sleeves. took his place at about the middle OF the
stage. crossed his arms upon his chest and waited
sto!idly. workman seized hold OF the handle OF
Q great glass machine, hlled with little brown
things that looked ike ladies' needle cases, and
began TO wind. AS he turned the handle all the
little things tumbled around inside and some very
amusing evolutions they made rne casing OF the
machine was glass-that Is, 1t was large glass
vessel IN the shape OF wheel or grinding stone
and everything passing within it was visible. 1t
hung in . wooden frame and mad small wooden
door In one part through which the little needle
cases could be put in and taken out After lhe
workman had turned the tnng round sew
eraI times and had well shaken up all
THE LITTLE NEEDLE GASES,
two men with ocards-all the men on the age
mad boards except the workman and the boy-and,
grinding stone and opened the little wooden
door. The stoid looking boy, IN shirt sleeves
then slowly and with . great show OF
sIraightforwardness. as II TO dispe all suspicious
doubt that might be lingering In the mind Of anv
sceptics In the audience, thrust his S.yht nand.
without deigning to look at It, into the glass grind
ing stone, and drew out the little needle cases.
Keeping his body as straight as a ramrod ana his
eyes on level with a frescoed ngure on the
ceiling ne withdrew the hand, described q semi
circle with II In the atmosphere and then smut
It up before his eyes. He pulled the needle case
apart and drew, win capital stage enect only that
paper from the receptacle box. This paper ne
large black figures in it. When the audience had
finished reading the numbers-that did not take
long there were not many OF them-he handed 1t
over to q bearded man, Who read the Jet black
numbers aloud IN . strong voice, as though no.
BODY mao seen mem, wniIe ~ nlas moment every
mad them written down on bits OF paper IN their
hands and on their laps. He In turn passed t
and the workman went on again winding al
che grinding stone. The audience was composed
holders might be numbered ~ about half the mag
nltude OF the assemblage. outside the weather
e Ss Was we and the
drawing lasted ten minutes, and then the very
ss .a se
formed the audience that for that day the drawing
was ended. He issued through SIDE door, and
all the other bearded spirits Issued after him.
Even the stolid-looking boy in shirt sleeves, with
his arms crossed. turned upon MS heel This boy,
who seemed TO have been made TO DO everything in
CIRCULAR OR SEM CIRCULAR
manner, Dent his back concavely until the hollow
the middle formed n as s deep , as ,ro ~ase tSa
ground as much as he possibly could. and taking
himself away in highly respectable dramatic
toward the door. Some laughed, some grlnned,
some swore. but nobody drew anything. 1t was
whole thing to themselves. Two gentlemen who
had stood up against the rear wall all the time
sSans s the Fessier IN nrns
tiOn In rather loud tone OF voice as the audlence
was going out OF the building.
where's that building !" asked the nrst.
ION paper" answered the second.
ayes, know but where is 1t going to be 2"
"On ce.', said the second.
ITO grow able-boded sweet potatoes IN"
THAT was q big box ?"
"Yes glass; pretty transparent !"
almost thin, eh Sn
..Rather-Wo onder II the palace Is to be glass,
too f-Snouldn't Notwithstanding very trans
parent and nice. Ell Thin house, too-Ah, well.
thin day-Bad weatner-Good idea tnough-Cap,-
tal-Now Bill's the fellow for JOB IKE that-NO
thin houses for hm-Invite ali the boys-Plenty
Monongahea on hand4Crowd The place-Look ike
buslness-SprInkle around the Tais-Best
clOthes-Dresses things up-Keeps the confidence
anoat--Wonderfu man. wonderful man smart
fellow splendid ~ $500
The two gentlemen, being all that was left OF
the audience, passed out talk ng as they went
exposed to the elements and the thickness Of
brains sometimes when opposed to cunning.