The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-05-10
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Anecdotes Of SIgnor Blitz.

BlltZ IN his naJlVe VluaSe ulS HeiyuS
bors ascribed the loss of their sheep.
mishaps to their cattle, aud any
unusual occurrence within twenty
miles OF the town. Indeed the good
priest and burghers OF the town
once held q solemn council to con-
slider what should be done with this
uncanny boy. No result seems to
have come Of their deliberations,
sybt, says the the author, the villa-
gers might be seen standing q long
way off gazing at my person, and al-
leging that they saw most mysteri-
Gus sights of beings passing in ani
.';~So v + ttbe chimneys, through the
,noo"s' n} Of rcd aud blue fires
bur mug fouha the house at mid.
nighit',,.
At nS3;er. England, in the early
part OF 1862, he was summoned be-
fore the archbishop ani church
council - Dr. to performance, and
called t.p2ato answer various char
ges 6 irrelgion. and as being an idle
mischeivous person. The council
were not able to find him guilty. but
he treated them to gratuitous per
formance. He astonished the as
semblage by announcing that Il
watch, which he exhibited would be
transported to cushion in tho cathe
dral pulpit and there it was found
when messenger went to search
for it.
His first feat as q ventriloqust
was in dessecting room whittier he
had been invited by u medical friend
The doctor, scappel in hand, hal
made an incision in the body of II
woman, to which she protested 1T
is cruel to multilate, said the voice.
the remains OF woman
Yes came from another body
upon another table ! it is an out
rage to thus abuse woman. Docs
tor and students made rush for
the door, and it was only when the
surgeon had frantically driven home
in his carriage, taking Signor Blitz
with him, that the ventriloquist ex-
planned.
II is impossible to give more than
few of the many anecdotes which
Signor Blitz himself has left on his
\ long life and varied experience
Meeting Paganini, the violinist, du'
ring visit 20 Glasgow, an in-
fant's voice came from within the
great Italians fiddle.
my God = said Paganini, what is
this Z
You know whose child it is, said
O female voice from q neighboring
closet. The excited musician rushed
to the closet, thence back to his vio-
lin, and then turned around to see
Signor Blitz laughing aud receive
his explanation.
AnEgyptian mummy was present.
cd by tho American council at Cairo
to o Philadelphia museum. A
crowd was one day abont the case,
and was startled by voice from the
multitudinous linen folds.
Open the box open the box J!
said the voice.
who are you,' asked one visitor
more venturesome than the rest.
I'm sdescendant OF theP haraohs,
answered the voice.
"What do you want '
ASK yourself Your confounded
Yankee curiosity has walked me up
from the sleep Of ages. Open the
boxl' srN
whats your name Z '
'Signor Blitz. answered the voice
and the great ventriloquist made
himself, known.
The Hignor while in Novo SCOTS
was approached by an old orangs
woman with . basket Of delicious
fruit. He bought an orange for
sixpencs, and cutting IL in half drew
from the centre . gold sovereign
The performance was repeated will
another orange, the old woman looked
on with amazement He was abou
to take the third from her basket
when she snatched II away and VOW
Cd be should have NO more sover
eigns for 3 sixpence.
introduced TO very solemn cler'
gyman IL Hartford. Connecticut
that sentlemsn abruptly deuouuosi
The 6iguog tor performances whicl
wero 'danGevous 70 The wallAre o
nankin6,' qnd muoh more Of ths
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