The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-19
NO CHOICE OF EDIBLES.
THE CHAMPION SWORD swALLowER" GETS
AWAY WITH HIS FAvoRITE WEAPON AND ALSO


DIsPOsEs OF SEVERAL STONES.
An advertisement in of the morning news
papers yesterday announced that most surprising
performance would be given last night by Sgnor
Forstle. "the champion sword swalower of the
world" The nature of the feats proposed, which
were all duly performed, attracted group of re-
porters to the saloon in Hudson street, chosen by
the llustrious foreigner for his performance and
these gentlemen the proprietor Of the saloon hos
ptably set forth his disgust at the advertisement.
II headed it, he said '"rhe Human Stomach, and
the darned printers headed it "a Rattle For Horse"
1t appeared shortly that there would be no rattle
for a horse, although the horse ready, as not
enough tickets had been sold. Sgnor Forstlle how.
ever appeared in brilliant costume Of scanty tights
and Wellington boots, and proceeded to astonsh the
crowd Asmall billiard table stood in the centre of
the room. which seemed to have been played Oh by
generations of drunken men, inasmuch as it had eight
corners and huge circular patch in the middle.
and on the table the champion had a bundle
of genuine swords Of various patterns One of these
he fourished in the air, and then. inserting its
point in his mouth, he thrust it down his
throat till the hilt ratified against his teeth Pulling
it out, he exclaimed "You can see, there amt
blood on it," Then detecting moisture on the blade,
he looked more closely at it, and added That's only
clam chowder." Two, three and finally four swords
of different shapes he swallowed at once. and then,
swallowing one. he jumped upon table with the
blade inside oil him. Then leaping to the floor he
presented the ht to bystander, who unsheathed
the weapon.
.Goly - exclaimed short African, who stood
with open eyes and mouth. II wouldn't do dat fur
So amt hungry. don't want none"
May be you'd like stone better said the Signor.
who talked the vernacular with wonderful fuency
and he made motion to throw o small stone down
the darkeys throat. WELL then I'll take il in he
continued. as the negro lodged His extraordinary
appetite not it seemed, appeased by his liberal
meal of steel, and he distributed four pebbles among
the bystanders, asking them to throw them down his
throat. This they did, and as there seemed some
doubt in the minds of his audience to where the
stones we're he said, "Ill show you,' and Selling a
fercey with it, rafting tho stones around If they
were in calico bag.
No one caviiled after that but the Signor was even
yet hungry, and. Selling a billiard cue, began eating
He had nearly one-haf of IL swallowed when the pro-
pretor interiered BE jabers, ye kin sway all the
swords an stones ye lokcs, said he ''but We can't
ate up furniture. Sure yen ate the billiard table
next"
Let him eat it," said the crowd.
IAN who II pay for itY asked the proprietor. No
one rash enough to promise, and the hungry
man reluctantly restored the cue TO the rack.
II had been advertised that, in addition to eating
this hearty meal the Signor would demonstrate the
herculcan strength of his muscle by bending solid
bars of iron across his naked ann, throwing COM
plctely in the shade the Grccan aud Roman Heroes
OF Necromancy' and strength" This he did in fact
like all the Others being honestly DONE and the OPP
portunity is open to any ancient worthy to emerge
from obscurity by challenging him. Taking a straight
bar Of solid iron, fully half an inch thick and two
feet long, he struck it three times his naked arm
and bent it almost double.
lie then. with the pebbles rafting about inside of
him. took up collection aud announced that he
would be happy to appear at balls parties "Hav-
ing no cards at present" he said II can be reached
at any time by addressing the proprietor of this
place