The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-02-17
ANOTHER CLASS MYSTERIES.

ANOTHER CLASS MYSTERIES.
Says writer from India, describing new
feats of jugglery: One of the Jugglels
then brought forth a ball of fine twine and
unwound about fifty yards of it in coil i'll
his hand this coil be cut through with
knife at each end of its diameter; then
doubling the several lengths he cut through
them again, and repeated the operation
till the Irvine had been divided into pieces
not exceeding four inches in length
Taking up these disjecta he put them into
the lads mouth and babe him swallow
them, which, after some effort, he to all
appearance did. Then asking one of the
company for sharp penknife, the man
obviously made an incision in the skin of
the lads stomach. From this he picked
ont, with the point of the knife, the end
of a thread; this thread he pulled forth,
at first gently, then faster, than hand over
hand, until he had coiled down on the
ground a continuous length of abont one
hundred yards of wet sewing thread
This, if a deception. was marvellous one;
for the operation had all the appearance
and token of reality, since the skin of the
stomach was slightly raised round the ORR
flee through which the thread was being
evidently drawn.
| Our friends were fairly puzzled, and,
to their perplexity, the operator cut
off the thread close to the skin, and placed
piece of sticking plaster over it, leaving
it to be inferred that the supply off thread
was unlimited and could be drawn upon
Ito oIder.'
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
rubee from his pocket and handing it to
the man.
Good rubee!' said the man, jerking
the coin into the air with a sharp flip of
his thumb nail, and drawing the true ring
from the metal. Good rubee. Master
surely can hold him in his hand, so as can
not run away?'
"To be sure l 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. lie
then requested the gentlemen to place
the palm of his right hand over the coin,
70 close both hands tightly, and not let the
money by any means escape.
Thoroughly determined on that point,
our young friend pressed his hands together
until he was red in the face.
master quite sure got money in his
hand?' asked the juggler.
Quite" was the reply.
"Can feel him, master ~
eyes,
The iuggler took the gentleman two
hands between his own and muttered some
cabalistic words; then blowing upon them
and giving them heavy shake, he asked,
with a grin: "can feel him now, master?
Starting from his chair with bound,
and we are sorry to record it, with an oath,
the young Engishman, with an affrighted
look, unclasped his hands, and there fell
on the floor beneath, not the rupee, but a
lively, wriggling little brown snake about
fifteen inches long, which made immedi-
ately for the legs of Captain McTurk.
Now this gentleman who, under ordinary
| circumstances. was as brave as a lion, by
no means relShed, or was prepared for an
encounter with the devil, of whom he doubt
less believed the approaching reptile was
an incarnation. so hastily tossing both legs
high in the air, the worthy captain lost his
| balance. and together with his chair, came
heavily to the ground, though fortunately
with no serious consequence beyond a broken
back-of the chair, we mean.
The worthy skipper so on picked himself
up, and seeing that the snake had been cap
tured by the lad, round whose arm it was
entwined, joined in the general laugh, and
seated himself again in another chair that
vas placed for him.
"Master, take this rupee again - said
the iugger, offering the coin to Mr.. Haw-
thorne; with it must be confessed, regret
ful look.
"By Jupiter. no." said the gentleman,
.'you have fairly earned; besides
1T might turn into suake again in
your pocket. you were going to add Haw-
thorne," said Mr.. Kemp. Come. con.
fess"
"Well, there's no knowing what that
| ;,,bt do Of pb,t
we have Witnessed" replied his friend.
An empty flower pot was now placed
upon the floor 10y the juggler, who requested
that his comrade might be allowed to bring
up some garden mold from the little plot of
ground below. Permission being accorded
the mau went and in two minutes returned
with small quantity of fresh earth, tied
up in a corner of his chudder, which was
deposited in the flower pot and lightly
pressed down. Taking from his basket "a
dry mango stone, and, handing it round to
the company that they might examine it.
and satisfy themselves that it was really
what it seemed to be, the juggler scooped
ont a little earth from the center of the
flower pot and place the stone in the cav
ity. He then turned the earth lightly over
it, and having poured a little water over the
surface, shut the flower pot out of view by
means of sheet thrown over small tri-
angle.
And now, amid a full chorus of voices
and the rat-tat-tat accompaniment of the
taber, the stone germinated: presently a
section of the cloth was drawn aside, and
gave to view the tender shoot, character
lied by the two long leaves or Il blackish-
brown color. The cloth was readus,ed,
, and the lamentations resumed. Not long
was it, however, before the cloth second
time was drawn aside, and it was then seen
that the two first leaves had given place to
several green ones, and that the plant now
stood nine or ten inches high. A third
, time, and the foliage was much thicker,
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