The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-03-02
THE TRICKS OF INDIAN JUGGLERS.

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DIR. Russell writes to the London
Times--One day at Parell his royal high
ness had an hour of quiet amusement In
! camp watching the tricks of some jugg-
lers and snake charmers, which have
been described hundred times over,
and which never lose their interest for
the spectator. After breakfast rag
ged train of fellows leading apes and
carrying bags was seen coming up the
main street of the camp to one of the
tents. These were followed by seven or
eight ugly, shapeless elderly women in
bright drapery, carrying what are con-
sidered here musical instruments. They
all squatted under the shade Of trees in
front of one of the tents apart--con-
jurorors, apo leaders, singing women.
The jugglers and snake charners were
the first to show off. They were only
two-old chatty fellows, whose skin
hung on their bones as if it were crack
ed brown paper. They did some clever
''passes," swallowed and spat out fire,
produced an enchanted inexhaustible
water vessel, walked OH wooden pattens,
held on by the action of the feet, making
a vacuum-in fact, the withered, viva
oious old juggler and his ragged old
federate performed ali the orthodox
tricks of their confraternity. Where
did he get the cobras which he produc-
ed suddenly out of two baskets which
had been turned over, inside out, in our
presence? It was not the drumming Of
his friend Or the playing on the dry
gourd which drew the reptiles out of CO
Yer. Meanwhile, mango under the
dirty cloth was growing, and in an in
ter7al Of snake work the old fellow dash
ed at the latter and exposed fresh,
bright green mango tree some eighteen
inches high in the ground, where he had
apparently only put in a mango seed.
Expressions of wonder followed; then
the cloth was throw over the tree and
another of the famous legendary leg
erdemain feats was executed. A shall
low basket about eighteen inches high
and three feet long, with a cover, was
placed before the prince. 1t was plain
there was no deceit. at call there
came out from the group of natives near
at hand lad of twelve, OF 80, slight of
of figure and pleasant of face, with not
an article of dress save his loin cloth
and dirty turban. Him the old man,
chattering the while, bound hand and
foot la Brothers Anyone in twine.
Then sack, made of strong netting, was
produced, and the old fellow slipped it
over the lad, whom he squeezed down
on his launches 80 that he could tie the
cords securely over his head and lift
him from the ground to prove how Sc
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 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 and fell.on
the ground. Then the juggler ran at
the basket in fury, jumped on the top,
crushed in the lid, stamped on it, took
a stick and drove it with force through
the wicked work. The basket was emp
ty. Then there came 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 un-
covered, appeared hung with tiny fruit.