Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-08
JUGGLERY Ext RAnRDINARY.

JUGULEkY En- ikATRUlNAkY.
Did In Broad Daylisht-A Mango Tree,
FIVE Fert high. Growing from the Nut
in q single Hour.
l was smoking my chibouk on the wide
veranda of bungalow, or government
inn, one day in Northern India, writes
a correspondent of the Cleveland (Ohio)
Herald. 1t was in January, but the
weather was intensely hot, and my OAK
gahrra, with its rough, unframed horses,
had stopped here for midday rest. My
Hindostanee servant, with an unpro-
nounceable name, whom I had nick
named Handy Andy'o On account Of GER
tain unhandy ways, and a merry twinkle
of the eye that indicated no lack Of
Hibernian humor, came up to the porch
and, with a salaam, said: "Would sahib
like to see conjurer make tricks?' eyes,
bring him on" l suspected the fellow
was consulting his own fondness for
amusement more than mine, but was too
hot to sleep. and l was ready for any,
thing that would kill time
A tall, fine looking H1ndoo, with a
clear-cut, intelligent face, and eyes that
looked straight at you, next appeared on
the scene. He was dressed in ordinary
long white robe of his race, with a rich
cashmere shawl wound around his wais-,
and his salution and manners were re-
spectful, without the least shade of servil-
ity. He was followed by two attendants,
carrying the various implements of his
profession, which they spread out before
him, and dozen or two hangers on Of
all ages grouped themselves at a respect
full distance to enjoy a tree show. The
ground in front Of the bungalow was
paved with large, flat stones, and upon
one of these the conjurer seated himself.
curling his legs under him in Oriental
fashion, and asked in Hindostanee,
sWhat special trick would the Sahib like
to see?" At the sane time he barred his
arms, long, we'll formed, but not muscu-
lar, and united his shawl 70 open his robe
and show me that there was no concealed
mechanism about his person. 1 told
him through Handy Andy that I would
like him to perform the mango trick
which had seen once before at Delhi
without being able to penetrate its mys.
terles. He nodded assent, and, taking a
box about ten inches square, filled it
with earth, and in it planted a mango nut
about the size of an English walnut, hav-
ing first handed it to me for examination
He then made framework. or triod, of
three sticks, six or eight feet long and
tied together at the top, placed it over
the box, and covered the whole with a
piece Of white muslin. The only thing
thus far that looked like charIatanism
was muttered incarnation, rolling up
his eyes, with ou1stretched palms, as if
appealing for aid to some higher power
Again seating himself not more than
ten feet in front of the veranda, he went
through the most astonishing perform
ances of slight-of-hand tricks, such as
swallowing swords, tossing balls in the
air, drawing from his mouth colored RIB.
bons of interminable length, &C., some
of which had seen before, but never in
broad daylight. He borrowed my watch,
and after smashing it to flinders it was
mysteriously returned unframed to nv
pocket. He burned my handkerchief,
then poured from vial some elixir upon
the ashes, any the linen was restored to
me without and smell of fire upo2 it.
These and many other equally curious
things ne did for nearly an hour, with
the most intense gravity Of manner, and
an air of candor that would oisarm sus-
picion. My eyes were wide open, and
watched him so intently as scarcely to
wink, and yet was unable to detect a
single flaw or account for one Of those
| transformations.
Some of the trick she repeated at my
request, but the result was the same. Al
the critical moment his motions were
quick as lightning. In all cases where
fire was used l noticed that he either
poured some liquid or threw whitish