The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-11-10
HERMANN THE MAGICIAN.
His Tricks among the Hucks,ers of st.
Lonis.
81. Louis Post-Dispatch.

ST. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Hermann looks good deal like an ideal
ized and bumanized Satan. He Is of the
darkest dark brunette, with blazing black
eyes and the blackest of black hair on his
face and head. He dresses In black, the only
white showing in his costume being his shirt
collar. At the market he was at once recog
nized by the gamins who came trooping after
him, and when he stopped at a vegetable
dealers stall the crowd formed ring on the
outside. "How do you sell these soup
punches ?" said he, picking up peck meas
ure full of herbs. 1.-TWO cents apiece" re-
piled the ample matron behind the layout.
"That's cheap, ,'said Hermann, every cheap"
and then suddenly looking into the heart
Of one of the bunches he pulled out Q ple-
thoric wad Of $40 bills. The woman made
. grab for the money, but as suddenly as It
appeared il vanished, and she looked from
the bunch to the magician and from the
magician to the bunch In q puzzled way.
"Go way with your foolishness," she said
at last, and declined to be further interested.
A couple of stalls below thore was q great
selection of eggs. These at once caught
Hermann's eye. care those eggs fresh ?" he
inquired Of the damsel in charge. eyes,
SIR" He picked up one, and ratified 1t be-
side the woman's ear. She started back at
the peculiar metallic sound, whereupon he
smiled accusingly at her, broke the egg, and
took out two S. gold pieces laying in the
yolk. She started, and he got $40 more out
of another egg. After collecting about
thirty in this way she suddenly declined to
have any more eggs broken. As she spoke,
blue tongue of flame sprung out of score
of eggs on the tray, and the whole party
started back in alright. The flame died
away and the woman turned on Hermann
with almost curse: "You are q sorcerer !"
By this time a great throng Of people had
gathered around, and each new feat of the
master was honored by round Of applause.
A stall or two lower down Hermann picked
up cabbage and asked the man If 1t was
not imprudent to leave his valuables exposed
that way. The man lowered at him and
said he was not there for joking. "What
will you take :or the cabbage ?" inquired the
maestro. "Five cents" The money was
passed and the cabbage became the proper
ty of the magician. Taking knife, he cut
it open, and before the astonished gaze Of
the multitude, there lay a perfect nest Of
treasures. Hermann deliberately began to
fill his pockets, first with wad of bills, a
hundred dollar one on the outside, then
diamond rings, and finally heaping hand
fnl of $40 gold pieces, and last United
States bond for $1,000. Powers of descrip-
tion fail TO paint the changes which passed
ing appraised and pouched by the magician.
Doubt, fear, ayarice and despair fitted one
after another over his countenance. And at
last, when the cabbage was evidently empty
stall and refused to be comforted. "That' 8
pretty good trade" said Hermann, and the
boys cheered him TO the echo.
A few PAGES further on was q game. deal
er's stand, and here the miracle Of the day
was performed. Picking up a rabbit that
was lying without head on the pavement,
Hermann asked the man how long It had
been dead. "Only day or two" "Smell
it," said Hermann. The reporter shifted at
it, and 1t certainly was gamy. "Bon't you
know now to freshen up animals ?" said
Hermann to the man. And he took the
rabbit, doubled it up and back, and laid 1t
down on the pavement with q head on It,
and evidently alive. The dead rabbit at once
leaped in among the boys, who chased 1t
and finally brought it back, In sore need ol
the kindly magician's good Offices again,
| Then he took dove from the cote over the
stand, deliberately wrung its neck, pulled
off its head, aud threw it to the owner, and
before he had time to examine 1t, returned
him bis pigeon none the worse for wear. BY
this time the crowd was so large that loco.
motion was impossible, and with quizzical
glance at his admirers, Hermann hurriedly
boarded car and disappeared toward the
south.
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