Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-02
nrKr a FAIRY TALE.
What n wizard Secs and KEcATs sAsd
Docs i'm Hts Travels

Hermann, the wizard, is almost af
quick in his travels as he is in his tricks.
A month ago he was in Moscow, to-day
he is in Wilmington, and before one
knows it he will be in Australia or the
Fiji Islands. In July, 1884, he went to
Rio Janeiro, thence south to Buenos
Ayres, back northwest across the Cor
dilleras on mule to Valparaiso, Lima and
other west coast South American towns;
over the mountains and down the Amazon
to Para, whore he shipped for Lisbon, the
capital of Portugal; thence to Madrid,
Paris, Belgium, Holland, Poland, st.
Petersburg, Moscow, aud Mini Novgorod,
showing at the great fair; back then TO
Warsaw, where he made the last stand on
to London and to New York, reaching
there in September.
He was accompanied on this long trip
by his wife, his secretary and two SER
wants. The first thing he did when he
got back to New York, which is his home,
was to give performance at Walluck'e
for the benefit of the Charleston sufferers,
and the result was $i,543 house.
During the four-ysar trip Mr.. Hermann
gave benefits for charities which nettad
$l4, ,627, Wherever ho goes he has fun
with all sorts of people, One day he
went with General Sherman TO eAli on
President Grant bt the White HouRe, aud
while talking he reached over " the
President and took handful of cigars
out of his whiskers.
"I'll give you hundred dollars to
show me how to do that, said the fresi.
dent, land won't have to buy auy more
cigars"
When talaing with the Emperor Of
Brazil, he asked Dom Pedro what time i,
was, ard the Emperor, looking for his
watch, found it gone. He looked puz-
zled. Your secretary has it," said the
wizard. And they fished it out OF his
coat pocket. In Spain, King Alfonso
was SO pleased he acted as confederate
and helped the wizard in one of his
tricks, and the Queen invited Nine. Herr.
mann to dine at the palace. Hermann
presented Alfonso with riding whip
made of one mile of silver wire twisted,
with gold and silver bust for handle.
The wizard has met and talked with
Napoleon III, Dom Pedro, Emperor Of
Brazil, King Luis of Portugal, Quee1
Isabella, King Leopold of Belgium, the
late King of Spain, the Int Czar Nicholas
King William of Germany, the Sultan o.
Turkey, Prince of Wales and nearly
every other ruler except Queen Victoria
And to all, except the Turk, he spoke il
their native language.
His mysteries and his good hImol
make friends for him everywhere, and
probably no man ON the globe has
larger list of distinguished acquaintance
He was born in Paris In 1874, and mad,
his first appearance in 1859, before Queer
Isabella in Madrid. Hemarried in 1876, his
wife being an English girl living in New
York, and since that time she has gont
with him everywhere and assisted him il
his performances. Hermann has ORDER
and diamonds, and decorations innumer
| able, and his wife has not been forgotten
in these royal favors, Dom Pedro giving
her a thousand dollar diamond horse oe
Herrmann's life has been almost a.fairy
story, and he has enjoyed it. He natural
| lied as an American citizen iu Boston in
the fee Hermann told him he had nc
money. There was discussion for 9
minute, and the wizard caught news.
boy standing by and taking $500 from
his ragged pocket paid the fee and CON
fessed. When he went to Washington
from Philadelphia Sunday he asked fol
his checks, and the baggage-master gave
him IL. "Why,n said Hermann, still
holding out his hand, "giye me the
checks don't want this money" The
baggage-master looked, and saw II silver
dollars where he had put the checks
AID szplars-inns were aocossary &C aavs
the man A. wing fit. He has hun.
dreds of s. experiences, but this ii
enough.