The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-12-16
An Amateur NJcsmerist.

At a small party up in the Western Divi-
sion, ono night last week, highly comic
young man said carly in the evening that
he had bully idea for having some fun at
who was expectetul' F \"
Tell you what We'll do said he, bub-
bling over with mirth as ho spoke; 'I'll
mcsmcrizc Joncs-malc him stand on his
head, and think he's Il tca-lcttle, and so on
It'll be awfully funny. I've been having q
littlo experience ip mesmcrism lately and
can Go II just as easy as borrowing five
dollars. They all said it would be q great
joke and too funny, and SO OH and when
soon after the unsuspccting Jones said he
didn't think there was much in 1t,
%, you don't, ch?' said the highly comic
young man. who, for the purpose of argu-
ment, we shall call Smith now, I havo
been experimenting little in these things,
and there Is good deal in it. Now, I
think could mcsmcriZo you if you'd let
me try.
20, dear Mr.. Jones', cried all the young
ladies with ono accord, please do Let him
mcsmcrizc you: it will add so greatly to
the cclat of the evening" and so Mr.. Jones
consented to be mesmcriZ.d il it would af-
ford them any pleasure. Rather his own and
and greatly to everyone clse's surprise, after a
few passes Mr.. Smith saw his victim pass into
the magnetic slumber, and then tho fun
began. The unfortunate Jones was made
to believe he was a terrier backed TO kill
100 rats in ten minutes, and 80 to engage
in q fearful combat with his teeth with q
pile of Ottomans and sofa cushions; and
then was turned into locomotlvc-c engine,
and went up and down the room blowing
OFF steam and footing danger sigr ais and
then became convinced that he was n sen
sational lecturer, and split his coat clear up
the back while trying to illustrate the OPP
prcssive calm which broods upon the Dead
Sea; and compelled to recite poetry and
play the flute on ruler, and perform many
other interesting and unusual fcats to the
dclectation Of the audience, so that every
one laughed till his or her sides were sore,
and one tender hearted damscl remarked
that it was shame. Finally, they left
tho unfortunate young man possessed of
the hallucination that he was q cat, keep
ing patient watch over the register, from
which he expected q mouse to ISSUE while
they discussed what to make him do next.
Il guess we've had fun enough out Of tho
poor cuss,' said Smith, magnanimously
'spose l take him out cf his magnet,
slumber2' So he called, 'Puss! Puss = and
Jones came obcdicntly to him on all fours,
and rubbed against Smiths legs and purrcd
contcntcdly.
'Now,' said Smith, Observe that I will
make few passes in the reverse way, and
thus release him from the controlling influ.
encc of my mind and dspel the magnetic
slumber in which he has been the uncon-
scious agent to minister to our mirth and
amusement
SO lie made few passes, but Jones did
not como out of his trance on tho con-
trary ho glarcd wildly around tho room,
ran his fingers through his hair, and, tear
ing off his coat, howled, Thin Chinese
must co. etc.
why, he thinks he's Dennis Kcarney y
exclaimed everyone, and they looked in
surprise at Smith, who, however, retained
his presence of mind, and, though badly
surprised, said
you see l stimulated his bumps of co-
quenco and ca,sation, as may say; now,
however, l will dlsmagnetizc him for
good 80 he made a few moro passes, and
Jones set of walking at breakneck pace
down the room, yelling, This Is the 2697tA
qlarter----bct bonanza mine TO banana
/ win.'
Smith looked somewhat moro serious,
and everybody said, why, how singular |.
and some of the guests remarked, Smith.
why don't you take him out of the mag
netlc 'slumbcr at oncef He'll upset the
furniture us.
4 WILL exclaimed. Smith, and made
several more assorted passes, finally selling
Jones and shaking him violently, with tho
exclamation, iii | there ! Say, you know