The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-02-17

One day at Parell his Royal High.
meas CHE Prince Of Wales) bsd an
hour Of quiet smusement in camp,
Watching the tricks Of some Indisu
ijuglsrs and snake ehsrmers, which
hsve been described hundred times
over and which never lose their llterss,
for the spectator. After breakfast q
ragged train Of fellows lsadiog apes
and carrying bags we're seen coming up
the main street Of the camp to one Of,
the tents. These were followed BY
seven or eight ugly, sh.peless elderly
women; in bright drapery, carrying
what are considered here musical in
struments. They al squstted under
the shade Of the trees in front Of one
Of the tents, apart, conjurors, sps-lead-
ers singing women.
The jugglers and snake charmess
wore the first to show off. They were,
only two-old ohatty fellows, whose
skin hung on their bones as if it were
cracked brown paper. They did some
clever "pasDes" swallowed aud spat out
Ere, produced IN enchanted *inexhaus;
tible water vessel, walked on wooden
pattens held on by the action of the
feet making = vacuum-in fact, the
withsred, vivaoious old juggler aud his
ragged old confederate performed all
the orthodox tricks Of their cofrateru-
ity. Who're did he get the cobras
which he produced Suddenly out of two
baskets which had been turned over,
inside out, in our presence : It was,
not the drumming Of his friend or tho
playing on the dry gourd which drew
the reptiles out of cover.
Meanwhile mango under the dirty
cloth was growing, aud in an interval
Of snake work the old fellow dashed .t
tie latter and exposed fresh bright
green mango tree some eighteen inches
high in the ground, where he had ap.
psrently only put in a mango seed
Expressions Of wonder followed ;then.
the cloth was thrown over the tree and
another Of the famous legendary lsger-
deman teats wae executed. A shallow
basket about eighteen inches high and
three feet long, with cover, was placed
before the Prince. 1t was plain there
Wa no deceit. At = call there came
out from tho group Of natives near A.
hand lad Of twelve, OF SO, slight Of
figure and pleasant Of face, with not an
article Of dress save his loin cloth and
= dirty turban. Him the old man chat
tering the while, bound hand and foot
a Ia Brothers. Anyone intWine. Then
a sack, made Of strong netting, was
produced and tho old fellow slipped it
over the lad, whom he squeezed dows
on his launches so that he could tic the
cords securely over his head aud lift
him from the ground to proof how 20.
cure he was. He seemed to use great
force to put the lad into the basket and
to have much difficulty in fitting the
lid on the top of him. When that was
done the music was renewed by one;
and the other juggler began to talk to
his basket. Presently the lid WAS
agitated, and the cord and net were
jerked out aud fell on the ground.
Then the juggler ran at the basket in a
fury, jumped on it, took a stick aud
drove it with force through the wicker
work. TIE basket was empty. Then
there came 4 voice as Of the lad who.
had been inside, and 10, there was just
such . youth upon one Of the trees.
The mango tree, when next uncovered,
appeared hung with tiny fruit.-Inda
C0y. London Times.