The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-04-06

Veso q AassF'0AVss~ wv AVE- so0' 0po0~
ton hsd. elll the aRAqqsEapce, and tee
kens of reality, sinoethe skin Of the
stomach WIS alightlY raised round the
erii6ce through which the thread ".
being eviddieatly drawn.
OR friends we're fairly puzzled ;
and, to add to their perple1ity, the
operator cut eE; the thread close. to
the 'skiin, and placed,a piece Of stick
ing:plaster over it, leaving it to be in.
ferred that the supply Of thread was
unlimited, and could be drawn. upon
rto order.''
master, give me one piece Of mon
ey," said he who appeared to be the
principal jugeler, suddenly speaking
in English to Mr.. Hawthorne.
"Why ?" asked the latter, taking a
rupee from his pocket and handing it
to the man.
"Good :rupeeT said the man, jerk
ing the coin into the air, with sharp
flip Of His thumb mai, and drawing
the ring from the metal. "Good ru'
pee! Master sure can hold him ii ght
inihis hand, 80 as Cannot run away 2
/ "To ha. sure I can." replied th<
young gentleman.
|. "daster try; then" said the Jug
/ aler, taking Il Mfr. Hawthorne sleft hans
adhd8 plaeiiinx the rupee on ttte' tthe palm
qf7t. He thhisn requested til tie gentle 8 tie
man to plaoe thepa1m' f;his*: ii right
hard over the coin; to cloee both
hands tightly, and not let the money
by any; means escape:
! Thoroughly determined on tha
point, our young friend pressed hi
hands together till he was red in the
face.
! "Master, quite sure cot money il
his hand p asked the juggler.
T "Quite," ;" was the reply.
! "Can feel him, master -
! "Yes."
4 The juggler took the gentleman
two hands between his own; and NUT
! tered some cabalistic' words the,
blowing upon them and giving then
a heavy shake, he asked with a grin
"Can feel him now, MASTERY"
| Starting from his chair with
bound, and, We are sorry to record il
I with an oath, the young Englishma'
I With an afffighted. look, unclaspe'
his hands, and there, fell on the Aoo
beneath, not: the errupee, but a livel;;
vriggling little brown snake, abou
fifteen inches long, which made. i'm
= hediately for the legs Of Captai'
j NTurk.
! Now this gentleman, who under o.
dinaEy ciFcpm,taneee, 4! was ~ brave q
: lion, by no meaas~relished. or va
! prepared .fos, an encounter ~ith-- til
deFil, Of whom hs dmlbsleas believe,
The approaching reptile wasi an in
carnstion, 80 hastily tossing both leg
higA;up in the air the worthy Cap
tna lost his balance, and togethe
! with his chair came heavily TO- th
ground, though fortunately with n
serious consequences beyond a broke
back-of the chair, we mean.
r The worthy skipper soon pickle
himself up, and seeing that the snak
: had been captured by the lad, roun
':'whose arm it was now entwinet
joined in the general laugh, and sea
ed hlmself again in another chai
J that was placed tor him.
y Master take his rupee again
]said the juggler, offering the coin t
lSMr. Hawthorne with, it must be COZ
| fessed, regretfal look.
by Jupiterl No." said the ger
tleman, "you have fairly earned il
bendes-"
r '1t:might turn into = snake aeai
in,youn pocket, you were, going
] add,' Haxtherne,n say Mr.. Kem]
rl"Come,,c ,confeesp
:: "Welr; there's no knowing wh,
!, that imp Of darkness might not d
! sitter Hhat]we have Witnessed : n
I piled his, friend.
8 An empty flower Pct WAS no
= placed upon the floor BY the juggle
! who requested that his comrade migl
, be allowed to bring up some garde
: mold from the little plot Of Rroun
r below. -Permission being. ,ac.orde'
:, the nan. went, and in two two ninut'
pla Hith; 6 mil s;ap.,BBtiitzs u is
+ fresh earth; tied up :ip- - com,