Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-03-30

the palm Of his right hand over the coin.
to close both hands tightly, and not let
the money by any means escape.
Thoroughly determined on that point,
our young friend pressed his hands to.
gethcr till he was red in the face.
"Master. quite sure got money in his
hand :" asked the juggler.
Quite was the reply.
Can feel him, master p
"Yes.''
The iuggler took the gentlemsn's two
hands between his own, and muttered
some cabalistic words; then blowing up
on them and giving them a heavy shake,
ne asked with a.grin, "Can feel him now,
mastcr!''
Starting from his chair with bound,
and. we are sorry to record it, with an
oath, the young Englishman with an af.
frightened look, unclasped his hands,
and there fell on the floor beneath, not
the rupee. but lively wriggling little
brown snake, about fifteen inches long,
which made Immediately for the legs Of
Captain M'Turk.
Now this gentleman, who under ord
nary circumstances, was as brave IS a
lion, by no means rclishcd, or was pre-.
pared for, an encounter with the devil,
Of whom he doubtless believed the ap-
preaching reptile was nm incarnation, so
hastily tossing both legs high up in the
air the worthy Captain lost his balance,
and together with his chair came heavily
to the ground, though fortunately with
no serious consequence beyond broken
back-of the char, we mean.
The worthy skipper picked himself
up. and seeing that the snake had been
captured by the lad, round whose arm it
was now entwined, joined in the general
laugh, and seated himself again in another
chair that vas placed for him.
"Master take his rupee again p said
the jugglcr, Offering the coin to Mr..
Hawthorne with, it must be confessed, a
regretful look.
"By Jupiter! No. said the gentle.
man, ''you have fairly earned it; and, be.
Sides"
at might turn into snake again in
your pocket. you were going to add,
HAWTHORNE" said Mr.. Kemp, "Come,
confess"
"Well, there's no knowing what that
imp Of darkness might not do, after
what We have witnessed" replied his
friend.
An empty flower pot was now placed
upon the floor by the juggler, who re-
quested that his comrade might be al
lowed to bring up some garden mold
from the little plot Of ground below,
Permission being accorded, the man went,
and in two minutes returned with small
quantity Of fresh Garth, tied up in a cor.
ner Of his chudder, which was deposited
in the flower pot and lightly pressed
down. Taking from his basket dry
mango stone, and handing it round to
the company that they might examine it,
and satisfy themselves shat it was all re.
ally what it seemed to be, the jugglcr
scooped out a little earth from the center
Of the flower.pot and placed the stone
in the cavity. He then turned the earth
lightly over it, and having poured out a
little water over the surface, shut the
fower-pot out Of view by means of sheet
thrown over small triangle.
And now amid full chorus of voices
and the rat.tat-tat accompaniment of the
tabor, the stone terminated; presently a
section Of the cloth was drawn aside, and
gave to view the tender shoot, character.
lied by the two long leaves of black,sh.
brown color. The cloth was rcadjustcd,
and the incarnation resumed. Not long
was 1t, however, before the cloth was q
second time drawn aside, and it was then
seen that the two first leaves had given
place to several green ones. and that the
plant now stood nine or ten inches high.
A third time and the foliage was much
thicker, the sapling being about thirteen
to fourteen inches in height. a fourth
time, and the little miniature tree now
about eighteen inches III height, had ten
or twelve mangoes about the size Of wal.
nuts hanging about its branchrs. Finally
after the lapse Of three or four minutes
the cloth was altogether removed, and
the fruit, having attained the perfection
of size. though not Of maturity, was
pluckcd and handed to the spectators
and on being tasted was found to be ap'
preaching ripeness, being f'swcetly acid.
This concluded the entertainment, and
the jugglers having been handsomely re-
wardcd made their obeisance, aud retired
we'll pleased.