The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-04-10
-IyINITEUR MEsMERIsT.
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What Came of His Experiment at a Soci-
able the Other Evening.


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What Came of His Experiment at a Soei-
.ea able the Other Evening.
l.a-# From the Chicago Tribune.
At q small party up in the Western
Division, one night last week, highly
comic young man said early in the even
ing that he had a bully idea for having
some fun at the expense of quiet and
inofensive guest of the sex to which we
owe our milkmen and fathers, who was
expected later.
s'Tell you what We'll do" said he,
bubbling over with mirth as he spoke,
'1'll mesmerize Jones-make him stand
on his head, and think he is tea. kettle,
and SO on. It'll be awfully funny. I've
been having little experience in mes
merism lately, and can do it just as
easy as borrowing $50 They all said
it would be a great joke and too funny,
and so on, and when soon after the I'M
suspectir G Jones arrived they turned
the conversation as if accidentally upon
mesmerism, and the unsuspeeting Jones
said he didn't think there was much
in it.
80, you don't, eh?" said the highly
comic young man, who, for the purpose
OF argument, we shall call Smith :;
''now, I've been experimenting little
in these things, and there's a good deal
in it.. Now, think | could mesmerize
you if you'd let me try"
sob, dear Mr.. JONES'" cried all the
young ladies with one accord, "please
do let him mesmerize you; it will add
so greatly to the eclat of the evening""
and Mr.. Jones consented to be mesmer-
lied if it would afford them any pleasure.
Rather to his own surprise and greatly
to every one else's, after few passes
Mr.. Smith saw his victim pass into the
magnetic slumber, and then the fun be-
gan. The unfortunate Jones was made
to believe he was a terrier backed to
kill 100 rats in 10 minutes, and so to
engage in fearful combat with his
teeth with a pile of ottomans and sofa
cushions; and then was turned into a
locomotiye-engine, and went up and
down the room blowing off steam and
footing danger-signals; and then be-
came convinced that he was a sensa-
tional lecturer, and split his coat clear
up the back while trying to illustrate
the oppressive calm that broods upon
the Dead Sea; and compelled to recite
poetry and play the flute on ruler, and
perform many other interesting and un-
usual feats to the immense delectation
of the audience, so that every one laugh
ed till his or her sides were sore, and
one tender-hearted damsel remarked
that it was shame. Finally, they left
the unfortunate. young man possessed of
the hallucination that he was tom cat
keeping patient watch over the register,
from which he expected mouse to is
sue, while they discussed what to make
him do next
I'll guess we've had about fun enough
out OF the poor cuss,' said Smith, mag
unanimously; "'Spose 1 take him out of
his magnetic slumberp'' So he called
''Puss @Puss!" and Jones came obedi-
entity to him on all tours, and rubbed
against Smiths legs and purred con-
tentediy. I..'.--.
ia g Now" said Smith, "observe that I
will make a few passes in the reverse
way, aadthus release him from the con-
trolling influence of my mind and dispel
the magnetic slumber in which he has
been the unconscious agent to minister
to our mirth and smusement.'
So he made a few passes, but Jones
did not come out of his trance; on the
contrary, he glared wildly around the
room, and ran. his fingers through his
hair, and, tearing off his coat, howled,
"Thim Chinese must go, and if the w.
ing, lecherous parasites and bloodsuck.
ers of the Associated Press dissipate any
more OF their Shiny, convulsive, and
hellishly malignant lies -"
Why, he thinks he's Dennis Kear
ney!'' exclaimed every one, and thew
looked in surprise at Smith, who, how
ever, retained his presence of mind, and,
though badly surprised, said: sYou see
l stimulated his bumps of eloquence
and cansation, as may say; now, how
ever, l will disinmagnetlze him for
good. !" So he made a few more passes.
and Jones set off walking at breakneck
pace down the room, yelling, ssThis is
the 2,697th quarter-bet bonanza mine
to banana win."
Smith looked somewhat more serious.
and every body said, "Why, how singu-
lar!" and some of the guests remarked.
+" Smith, why don't you take him out OF
the magnetic slumber at oncee He'll
upset the furniture sae..t
81 WILL" exclaimed Smith, and made
several more assorted passes, finally
selling Jones and shaking him violent
~, with the exclamation, s Hi! there,
say, you know, times up! Wake
up! Be yourself! Come out of this
trance!'' .H.....f! -...,..s..I-.5 II !
Jones gazed at him pleasantly for an
instant, then rapturous smile broke
out upon his conntenance, and, crying,
" Hence, Achmet, draw thy cimeter and
keep faithful watch at tie outer gate of
the Seraglio-the Garden of Delights
while the Sultan, the Magnificent, the
Lord OF the Earth, rejoices his heart in
the smiles of his odalisques;" before |