Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-27
TRICKING 4 M4GICLIN.
Heller. tbe PrestidigitRteur.B Beaten
az His Own GRme-How n smart
Thief Went Through Him In n Street
I NeIr Y0rE Drnw(Ific NJ

NelC York IJTOlgO'ic N8lrS
In the car with Mr.. Heller and "A friend, In
Boston, the other day, were some half-doZen
people, among them an eStimable old lady
who had evidently been doing her market
ing, for she carried basket on her lap, con
tanning groceries. veg tables, a1d In partic-
MAR q large quantity OF eggs MI. Heller
sat down beside the old lady, and for few
In stants nothing OF moment haPPened. Mr..
Heller then stopped down and picked up two
eggs from the floor. and handing them 10 the
old lady remarked that she was losing them.
The old LADY, a little surprised, thanked the
polite gentleman, and everything again re-
lapsed into silence. IN few moments a rep
etItion OF the scene. The old lady wondered
how 10 was, she hadn nOtiCet the eggs fall,
and wondered stiil more when Mr.. Heller
third time pi cked up sever al eggs, which he
1nsiste d had dropped from The basket. This
so puZz led the old lady that she got up, and,
taking the eggs out of the bas Nst, she dis posed
them on the seat, aud taking out the vege-
tables IN the same manner, put the eggs back
and the other articles on top of them, and
then sat down again. Mr.. Heller then leaned
over 10 a gentleman WEO was on the other
side Cf the old lazy. aud Tema rked au1ibly:
al saw YOU do that. It's wrong"
what 60 you mean. sir-what's wrong"
said the gentleman addressed, rather iBdig-
nani al being spoken 10 in this way.
s.lOu shouldn't have taken those eggs"
The old lady turned toward the gentleman,
and locked al him very suspiciously, while
"ATe you mad. sir | took no eggs"
..But ] saw you" said Heller.
by this time the attention OF the other pas
sengers in the car was directed to the con-
yerSatiOu.
alt is false" exclaimed the one accused,
evidently feeling very uncOmfOTtably.
''That is too much, sir, when l say l saw
you. said Heller. and with that he rose, and
passing before the old lady, who looked half
frightened and half-ar cry, and stood before
the gentleman accused.
What do you say TO that2" said Heller
taking from the mans Overcoat pocket two
eggs and handing the m To the old lady, "and
that" taking two more from the other pocket.
Lord, o Lord, who would a thought It?'
said the old lady.
The gentleman from whose pockets the
eggs had been taken rose from his seat and
stood opposite Heller, saying
al don't understand this; perhaps We can
dnd some more"
''NO doubt can" said Heller, putting his
hand in side pocket and taking out three
eggs, two more from mis- hat and a couple
from his trOwsers. This occupied some min
utes, as Heller proceeded very deliberately
and slowly, To tue evident surprise and in
dIgnaiion of the other occupants of the car
.'ABd here. look here" continued Heller
taki!s OK ofspices from the mans hind
pocket.
rPEs that man off the car" said somebody.
The car was stopped aud the man on
whom all this had been played waited for no
further developments, and bolted through
the car a. fast as his legs would carry him.
The old lady coufOubded herself in thanks
TO Mr.. Heller, and said she would never have
have suspected-he was such a nice looking
gentleman, sc. Mr.. Hsiler's friend whis-
pered 10 somebody next him, however. and
pretty soon every body in the car was laugh
ing, the old lady being the only one who
mslned in ignorance that his was one OF Mr..
HelieT's jokes
By and by the car reached Cambridge aud
MIR. Heller and his friends got OF. As they
were walkiT along he friend said he thought
he had noticed that Mr.. Heller had hal a pin
In his scarf.
$50 have" said Mr.. Heller. and he felt
for the pin, but no pin was there. Gould i
have put Ii IN my pOcEei!' and he searched
In his vest. ala loo" he eXciai med, where's
The mOnSN"' ana be nCTsO1Sly sJnsCt
through all his packet. Sod, by JJv-'"
Mr.. Heller was minus a cameo scarf pin,
SIS in bills. and a gold MATCHBOX. H had
Tor once struck the wrong man, who, Hglie
Heller had been going through him, had b zen
quietly going through Heller. Strange 10
say, when Mr.. Heller got back 10 Boston. he
mentioned the incident to nobody and ell
Joined strict secrecy on his friend. AL of
which shows that ID takes two To play d oze,
and that biters are sometimes bitten.