, 1876-01-19

They We're only two-old chatty fellows
whose skin hung on the. bones as if it
were cracked brown p 81. They did
some clever" p~asseS,' swallowed and spat
out fire, produced an enchaAted inexhaus-
tible water vessel, walled on wooden
pa tens held on by the eAtion of the feet
making a yacuum-in net the withered
yigacjous Old ~iuggler al ghis ragged old
confederate performed all the orthodox
tricks Of their confraternity. Where did
lie get Inc cobras which he produced sud
denly out of two baskets which had been
turned over, inside out, in our presence q
1t was not the drumming Of his friend or
the playing on the dry gourd which drew
the reptiles out Of cover. A little thrill
went through the spectators as the reptiles
raised their flaming eyes aud hooded crests,
lis..ag l~iercely, reared on end as If to strike
the garruIous charmer. DIR. Fayrer open
ed the Jaws Of the larger with a stick while
the mau held it, and showed the Prince
where the taDgs were not. The snakes
danced to the music of a gourd drum, but
il was with rage aud fear, not with plea
sure. Meantime a mango under the dirty
cloth was growing, and in an interval OF
snake work, the old fellow dashed at the
latter aud exposed Il fresh bright green
mango tree some is inches high in the
ground, where he had apparently only put
in a mango seed. Expressions OF wonder fol-
lowed then the cloth was thrown over
the tree and another Of the famous
legendary Iegerdemain feats was executed.
a. shallow basket about Is in. high and
BIT. long, with a cover, was placed before
the Prince. Tt was plain there was no
deceit. It was a basket, and nothing more
or less, and it was put on the bare earth
before our eyes. At a call there came out
from the group Of natives near at hand o
lad OF - or so, slight OF figure and plea
SAINT of face, with not an article OF dress
slve his Ioin cloth and a dirty turban.
Him the old man, chattering the whiles
bound hand and foot d la Brothers Anyone
in Irvine. Then a sack, made of strong
netting, was produced and the old fellow
slipped it over the lad, whom he squeezed
down on his launches so that he could tie
the cords securely over his head and lltt
him from the ground to prove how secure
be 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
liza was ag~jtated, and the cord and net
were jerked out aud fell on the ground.
Then the iuggler ran at the basket in a
fury, jumped on the top, crushed IN the
lid, stamped on it, took a stick and drove
it with force through the wicker work.
The basket was empty! Then there
came a voice as of the lad who had been
inside, and 10, there was just such q
youth upon one of the trees. It was GER
taInly a very clever trick and very we'll
done with the most simple adjunets. The
mango tree when next uncovered appeared
hung with tiny fruit. The ape men next
showed off their favourites, and then the
singing women began, but a few slaves
were quite sufficient to prove that the
taste for native music must be acquired.
Only once was the Prince able to go out
with the Duke of Sutherland and one or
two of his Staff to pay a visit or two to-
some of the leading families, Sassoons.
Jeeieebhoys, &C., and he had 8 run out to
MaIabar Point with Admiral Macdonald.
The rest of his life has really been ceremo-
NAL in circumstances so trying that one OF
the Princes staff said If things go on in
this way | an quite sure that when the