Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-01-24

article, and as did so the walters
grin changed to frown of spprehen :
sion.
On il were some characters such as
had never seen combined before, and
after thoroughly looking at them /
handed it TO Heller.
He spent few seconds in looking at
it. Now then, this is difficult;
what do l hold in my hand? Come,
you must try
Did that must hint at mesmerism? :?
With visible effort the dignified
woman bent her mind to its task.
Presently, with a sigh of relief, she
family said:
sit is piece of silver
Wrong
'Itlooks like silver-s white metal
charm. should say. It's queer
thing.'
Right. It's not silver, but al
uminum; bat it looks like it. There
are characters traced on it; what are
they? Come, now
i think there is cow
Yes. Go on
"A COW, q triangle, and crescent
"A cow, q triangle, and q crescent.
Yes, that's right, can you make out
the characters
They may be r and D, but they are
intertwined and not distinct
The applause that followed this
what to call it. But the applause was
as hearty as any she ever received in
her life, for the test was most remark
able. ~ss
Where did you get this, Henry?'
asked Mr.. Heller.
Got him from the priest in New Or
leans. replied the much relieved
darkey.- ~ - - ~
From the priest? What priest?'
The colored priest. He sells 'em for
dollars - y n =
'Saftey piece, sir. 1 don't have no
more fevers.'
You wouldn't sell it, suppose?'
NO, sir, not for nuthin,' SIR
suggested that possibly Miss Heller
was fatigued, that she laughed and
said not. So we went on.
or course, no system of lingual tele-
graphy could have answered their pur-
pose in this test, unless it was 80 ex-
tensive as to comprehend metallurgy,
natural history, the alphabet, and
masonry, and with some reluctance
dismissed the idea for the moment.
Having seen considerable of ventrilo-
quists in private as well as public, and
knowing Heller to be facile princeps in
the practical Joking line, ii occurred to
me That, though not probable, it was
possibly possible, that ingenious and
perfected ventriloquism was the base
slave who thus deceived our senses.
| And L confess / was somewhat
impelled to serious consideration of
this thought by suggestion made last
week in the Sun, that Heller would
not allow others to put the question to
Miss Heller. EFsf -
Why not? # -
Was his Uofce necessary as well as
bis eyes? ~
1 tried, therefore, a second expert
nent.
The young dramatic news editor
wore peculiarly shiny satin cravat,
evidently fresh from the haberdasher's
stock.
q Taking him aside 1 asked him to
lend me his cravat.
Il AtWlCn S0m6 reluctance, IOr IL was
very handsome, he did SO, and, as l
hoped, the name of dealer was stamp
ed in the collar. s8AsAses
showed the name to Mr.. Heller.
May ask her what this is, and test
her generally by nay voiceg a
why certainly
, He told me afterward that he had
encountered shreWder men than my
self, and that need not go away utter
ly cast down, as one without hope.
'What is this, Miss Heller?'
"A young PERSONS cravat. It is
made of satin, has a stiff collar band,
and is worn in folds arranged in front.
Correct. What, If anything, is there
written-on it.'A. -. - A-A- ~
Nothing
WHAT Look again.
There is something stamped on the
inside in guilt, old English letters. 1t
is q little worn on the edge, or rather
imperfectly stamped. should say
'Silieck & Co.
9 And that's precisely what it was.
Il give it up said 1. 1l
g No, no, go on man. Try it again.
For all yon know buy my underwear
there. Try something of your own.'
Mr.. Dust pulled from a greasy
leather wallet a ticket and handed to
me. -.
If she can bit that said he, she's a
witch, for I'll swear no one has ever