The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1882-12-16

bunch to the magician and from the
magician to the bunch in puzzled
way. $50 way with your foolish
ness" she said at last, and declined
to be further interested. A couple
of stalls below there was n great
selection OF eggs. These at once
caught Hermann's eye. care those
eggs freshr" he inquired of the
damsel in charge. Eyes, sir" He
picked up one and ratified il beside
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
So gold pieces laying in the yolk.
She stared, and he got $40 more
out of another egg. After collect
ing about thirty in this way she
suddenly declined to have any more
eggs broken. As she spoke blue
tongue of flame sprung out of n
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 a
curse: "You are sorcererl" BY
this time 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 a
cabbage and asked the man if it 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 for
the cabbage?'' inquired the maestro.
Five cents" The money was
passed, and the cabbage became the
property of the magician. Taking
knife, he cut 1t open, and before
the astonished gaze of the multitude
there lay perfect nest of treasures.
Hermann deliberately began to fill
his pockets, first with wad of bills,
q hundred-dollar one on the outside,
then a gold watch and chain, next
two or three diamond rings, and
finally heaping handful of $50
gold pieces, and last of all United
States bond for 1000. Powers of
description fail TO paint the changes
which passed over the huckster's
face as this find was being appraised
and pouched by the magician.
Doubt, fear, avarice and despair
fitted one after another over his
countenance. And at last, when
the cabbage was evidently empty,
he flung himself ON the bench
behind the stall and refused to be
comforted. "That's pretty good
trade" said Hermann, and tile boys
cheercd him to the echo.
A few PAGES further on was a
game-dealer's stand, and here the
miracle of the day was performed.
Picking up rabbit that was lying
without any 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 it GER
tainly was game. " Don't you
know how to freshen up animals ?"
said Hermann to the man. And he
took the rabbit, doubled it up and
back, and laid it down on the pave
ment with a head on it and evidently
alive. The dead rabbit at once
leaped in among the boys, who
chased it and finally brought it back,
in sore need of the kindly magician's
good offices again. Then he took a
dove from the cote over the stand,
deliberately wrung its neck, pulled
off its head and threw it to the
owner, and before he had time to
examine it, returned him his pigeon
none the worse for wear. BY this
time the crowd was so large that
locomotion was impossible, and with
a quizzical glance at his admirers,
Hermann hurriedly boarded car
and disappeared toward the SOUTH
st. Louis Post Dipatch.