Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-01-16


Hermann, the magician, has been
playing off few tricks upon the buck
sters Of the st. Louis marXtt. These
dealers In eggs, vegetables and game
were astonisbed at the treasures the
magician foand In their struck" and
the boys were delighted . tho free ex-
hibition Of Hermann's skill
"How do you sell these soup bunch
2" said be-, picking ura peck nea-
sure full Of herbs.
1.-Two cents apiece" replied the apple
matron behind the layout.
That's cheap," said Hermann,
Every cheap" and then suddenly look.
ing into the heart Of one of the punches
he pulled out p,ethoric wad Of twenty
dollar bills.
The woman made q grab for the
money, but rs suddenly an it appeared
1t vanished, and she looked from tho
bunch to the magician, and from the
magician to the bunch, i'll puzzled
way. 100 way with your foolish
ness - she 1T last said, and declined
tC be further interested.
A couple Of stalls below there WAS
great selection of egss. These at oLce
caught Hermahn's eye Are these
eggs fresh ?" he inquired Of dalnsel
in charge.
Eyes, sir"
lie picked up one and ratified it be.
8 dc the womai.'s ear She started back
at the peculiar metalli sound, where.
upon he smiled accusingly at her,
broEs the egg and took out two five dol
lar god pieces laying in The yolk. She
started, and he got ton dollars 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 fame
sprang out OF score of eggs on the tray
and tho whole party started back in at
fright. The flame died away, and the
woman turned on Hermann with al
most a curse, "You're a sorcerer -
A stall or two lower down, Her
mann picked upa cabbage aud asked
the man il it was not lmprIdent to
leave his vegetables exposed In that
way.
The man glowered at him, and said
he was not there for joking.
What vii you take for the cab.
bage ?" enquirtd the MAESTRO.
Five cents
The money was passed, and the cab
bage became the property of the magi-
Dian. Taking knife, he cut it upcD,
and before the astonish, d gaze of the
multitude there lay perfect nest OF
treasures.
Hermann deliberately began to fiji
his pockets, first with wad of bills q
hundred dollar one on he outside, then
q god watch and chain, next two or
three diamond rings, and finally Il
heaping handful of twenty dollar gold
pieces, and last of all a United States
boud for one thousand dollars.
Powers OF description fail to paint
tho changes which passed over the
huckster's face as this find was being
appraised anu pouched by the magi-
can.
Doubt, fear, avarice aud despair fit
ted ono after another over his cDunte-
nance. And at last, when the cabbage
was evidently empty, he Sung himself
on bench behind the stall and refused
to be omforted.
"Thats a pretty good trade" said
Hermann and the boys chssrod him
to the echo.
A few PAGES further on was q game
dealers stand, and here the miracle Of
the day was performed.
Picking up rabbit which was lay
ing without any head on the pavement,
Hermann asked the man how long 1t
had been dead.
"Only day or Two"
"Sme!l IT," said Herman.
The reporter shifted at it, and it cor
tainly was gamy.
Don't yo1 know how to freshun up
said Hermann. to the man,
And he took the rabbit, doubled It up
and back, PVT it down on the pave
ment with head on it and evidently |
alive. The dead rabbit at once lo,pet |
in among the boys. who chased it and |
finally brought 1t back, In sore ueed
Of The kind magician's good offices
again.
Then he took a dove from the cote
over the stand, deliberately wrung its
neck, pulled Oft It's head and throw it |
to the owner, and before he had time 80
it, returned him his pigeon
none the worse for wear. By this time
,he crowd WAS 30 large that locomotlon
WAS impossible, and with quizzical
I lance AZ his admirers, Hermann hur-
,iedly boarded car and disappeared
,Oward the south.