The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-31
STRANGE JUGGLING FEATs.
How Company Of Englishmen We're Amused
rN In India.

From Belgravia.l

From Belgravia.l
just as luncheon had been finished
7 the dqbash, Ramas wanmy, entered the
Z room aud announced that the jugglers
were in attendance in the veranda. The
Ijugglers party consisted of two men, a
: woman, lad, and child OF about four
II years of age. They had with them a
large basket, containing their stock and
trade, and, with the exception of the
woman, they were but scantily clad.
The latter had q small Indian labor be.
lore her, whicn she occasionally
snatched up and struck with the tips Of
her fingers, to add expression to some Of
the Wild chants which were introduced
during the phases OF the exhibition.
A leatDern strap was unrolled and
laid on the ground opeu to view; a sub
dued choral incantaJion followed; there
was a slight but perceptible nervous
ltWitching motion in tue strap, when one
of the performers, crying out, "C0Ver
him upl cover MIN up, or he will bite
usv placed large wicRer-work basket,
called tapah, over it, and covered it
With a cloCn; then, seizing a strange
looking musical instrument, the body
Of which consisted of a small dry gourd,
he produced succession OF Wild, dron-
ing notes, not unlike the treble OF bag
pipe.
His companion removed the basket,
and, in lieu of the leather strap, there
| was an enormous live cobra, a hooded
snake with crest erect, darting out its
double tongue, and swaying about foot
of it's body from side to side, me rest be-
ing arranged in close coil. All drew
back their chairs in undisguised alarm.
Meanwhile, the snake, though evidently
charmed by the music, kept his
bright eye directed on the move
ments of the party, whom he seemed to
regard as his natural foes. The
woman was the first to attack her
ancient enemy,by silly attempting to nip
his tail. He missed forth his displeas.
ure, aud m tde a dart AT her hanu, but
she was 100 quick for him.
With equal success the lad and the
man, who were not playing, continued
TO provoke the reptile, lor minute or
two, but he at length bit the latter in his
hand. The blood lrickled slowly from
the wound, but the man drew from a
small bag about his person what ap-
peared to be a small, dark colored, fiat
stone, and, pressing it upon the wound,
left it there, for it appeared to have ad-
hesive and styptic properties. In about
two minutes the blood ceased to flow
and the quasi stone dropped of. A
small basket was then put before the
snake, into which he quietly glided and
was hid from sight.
| PUZZLING DECEPTION.
/ One of tue Jugglefs Jnen brought forth
| q ball OF fine twlne, and unwound about
fifty yarus of 1t in a coil In his hand I;
this coil he cut through with knife AZ
each end OF its diameter; then again and
i again repeated the operation TIL the
tWine had been divided into pieces not
| ~ fAu y lpnptn 'nu king
up these disjecta he put them into the
lad's mouth and bade him swallow them,
which, after some effort, he TO all ap-
pearance did. Then asking one OF the
company for a sharp penkniie. the man
obviously made an incisIon In the skin OF
the lad's stomach. From This he picked
out with the point OF the knife the end of
a thread; this thread he pulled forth at
first gently, then faster, then hand over
hand, until he had coiled down on the
ground continuous length OF about one
hundred yards OF wet sewing thread.
| This, if deception was marvellous
one, for the operation had all the appear
ance and tokens Of reality, since the
skin of the stomach was slightly raised
round the orIfce through which the
thread was eyIdently being drawn.
Our friends were fairly puzzled, and,
| to add to their perplexity, the operator
CuG OIL Iu0 UulCdu ClOoS w Ju6 bhlu al u
placed sticking-plast over it, leaving
it to be inferred That the esupply OF thread
was unlimited, and could be drawn upon
"Lo order"
"Master, give me one piece Of money!"
said he who appeared to be the principal
juggler, suddenly speaking in English
TO Mr. Hawthorne.
"Why?' asked the latter, taking a
rupee from his pocket and handing it to
the man.
"Gvod rupee" said the man, jerking
the coin into the air with sharp tillip
of his thumb nail, and drawing the true
ring from the metal. Good rupee!
NJ aster sure can hold him tight in his
hand, SO as can not run awayW
"Fo be sure can" replied the young
gentleman.
"Master try, then," said the juggler.
taking Mr.. Hawthorne's left hand and
placing the rupee on the palm OF it. He
then requested the gentleman to place
the palm OF his right nand over the cUin,
to cIose both hands tightly, and not let
the money by any means escape. Thoi-
OughIy determined on the point, our
young friend pressed bis hands together
I'LL he was red IN The lace.
"Master quite sure got money in his |
hand 2" asked the juggler.
Quite" was the reply.
"Can leel him, master2
eyes" ',.
AN ASToNISHED ENGLISHMAN. |
. The JugK.er toVk the gsutleman2s. Two
hands between his own ana muttered |
some cabalistic words; then blowing
upon them and giving them heayy
snake, he asked, with grin: "Can YOU |
feel him now, masterr'0 Starting from
Mis- chair with a bound, the young Eng
lhshmAn, with an afffishted look, u1-
clasped his hands, and there fell ON the
floor beneath, not therupee. but lively.
little brown snake, about IF. |
teen Inches long, whcn made i'm
1or the legs OF Captain nj,
Turk. Now this gentleman, who, under
ordinary circumstances was as
brave as a lion, by no means relished.
or was prepared tor, an encounter
with the evil one, OF whom he
doubtless believed the approach
Ing reptile as an incarnation, so hastily
tossing Lsoth legs high up in air, the
worthy Captain lost mis- balance, and,
together with the chair, came heavily to
he ground, though fortunately with no
serious consequences beyond broken
)ack-0f the chair we mean. The worthy