The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1877-03-02
Anecdotes Of signor Riitz.

The anecdotes concerning him, his ven
triloquism and his marvellous dexterity, are
innumerable.
AT Exeter, England, in the early part of
1926, he was summoned before the arch
bishop and church council, prior to per-
formance, and called upon to answer vari-
GUS charges of irreligion, and as being an
idle, mischievous person." The council
was not able to find him guilty, but he
treated them TO a gratuitous performance.
He astonished the assemblage by announc-
ing that watch, which he exhibited, would
be transported to cushion in the cathedral
pulpit; and there it was found when mes
senger went to search for it.
An Egyptian mummy was presented by
the American Consul at Cairo to a Phila-
delphia museum. A crowd was one day
about the case, and was startled by a voice
from amid the multitudinous linen folds.
"Open the box !! open the bex ~ said the
voice.
"Who are you?'' asked ventaresoms
visitor. ..s.
I'm descendent of the Pharaohs, f" an
swered the voice.
"What do you want %
"Ask yourself. Your confounded Yam
kse curiosity has walked me up from the
sleep of ages. Open the box r'
"What is your nams?''
':,Signor Biitz,' answered the voice, and
the great yentrlloquist then made himself
known.
The signor while in Nova Scotia was ap-
preached by an old orange woman with a
basket of delicious fruit. He bought an
orange for six-pense, and cutting it in
half drew from the centre a golden sover-
eign. This performance was repeated with
another orange, the old woman looking on
with amazement. He was about to take a
third from her basket, when she snatched
it away and vowed he should have no more
soveae eigns for sixpence.
Introduced to y very solemn clergyman
in Hartford, Conn.,, that gentleman abb
ruptly denounced h signer f,r performan-
ces which were :" dangerous to the welfare
of mankind, y and much more OF the same
Sort Interrupting him the signor plucked
pack of cards from the pocket of his min
isterial coat and Withdrew a dice box and
dice from his clerical hat. Signor Blitz
was troubled with no more orthodox obiec-
tions from that gentleman.
The signor's fun making propensity seems
TO have been irresistible, and found ex-.
preston in all manner of startling ways and
places lie made negro CRY out from
within his trunk on one occasion, and came
near being arrested as an Abolitionist. He
made his horse talk, and the frightened
hostler could not be inda,ed to re-enter the
stable So the signor was himself COM
PEELED te groom the animal His favorite
resort seems to have been in the market
places where he gave voice To chickens and
pigs and fish, and even oysters, to the great
confusion of the market people. But, when
he had had his laugh, the kind-hearted pro-
fessor never failed to make good any loss,
direct or indirect, that his victims might
have suffered His bsnevolencs was COM
prehensive, and it is said of him that he
gave away half OF what he made in charity
In the Island Of st. John, however, an
offer, To give 10 the poor the proceeds Of.
one Of his entertainments was refused By
the village pastor. 9 What r said the
shepherd. receive aims for the poor from
a Hizald--a bewitched hand Oh, no
What spiritual grace womb! flow upon the
objects IN distress p,