The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-11-29
Copyrighted 1850, BY sraadsr Mathew
EDGED TOOLS.
a TALn III TWO cuAPTERs.
BY BRANpER MATTHEWS AND wALTER HEE-
RIEs POLLOCK.
CHAPGgR II.

O watch Monsieur Blitzina, from whom
hey had hardly taken their eyes during
he brief minute Of the huge Eerpent's ex-
steuce. They saw him give one gasp be-
lore he recovered himself sufficiently to
lake the abundant applause which fol-
lowed on effect as novel and as surprising
and as inexpllCsble as this. He EnRtched
up the hat from the door and rushed upon
the rundown. Then he paused and drew
a long breath. In q moment he had
turned out upon q plate, with which he
had previously provided one Of the spec-
tatols, the smoking Omeletts of which the
appetizIDg odors had been perceived be-
lore the appearing Of the snake, and he
had returned the hat unimpaIrsd to Wy
oming,
"But he 10 powerful scared" Wyoming
answered. "These new variations on the
old Tricks surprise him as much as they DO
u.s."
"Psrhaps our joke Is coming t1ue-the
Fpirits have taken umbrage ut his unau'
thorized use OF their names, and they are
playing tricks on him"
NDo YOU think that bis familiar spooE
has gone back on himP" asked Wyoming
"What elsa can ! think" returned
Cameron. "The hudy spOok theory Is
the only tenRble one"
at will serve as q working hypothesis,
at least" Wyoming sfgenltd. "But why
is it that ell goes well while he is down
here among the audience, and that every
thing goes wrong when he Ia M there on
the stape2. Have you noticed III" ..
"YeF," Cameron answered. VI gee II
OF he aexttwo items on the programme
there 10 no need to speak in detail. The
tricks were commonplace enough In them
selveP, but they proved to bs quite I'M
common in their execution. There was
nothing as surprising or asstsItling Gs the
serpent which rcee from the hat and dis
appeared by inches with q sharp line, 81
though it had been cut eli with q knife
but they were astonishGd enough.
Wyoming kept close watch OF the ma
giCisn'a face and noted all his movements
and he saw that Monsieur BlitEni, In Az
far as possible, kept among the spectators
snd away from the stsge. He was con
filmed In his idea that II was only on the
further side Of the iootlighls that the iR'
dlsnsnt spirits were able to take adyan'
ltege Of the Copjurof'S weakness. Mon
sieur Blitzini had full control OF bio re-
fOuICea go long SO be was in the midst o.
the audience, and both tricks went well
though until the exieenCies Of the per
Torrance forced the magician to return tc
the stage. ..,
And 60 1t was with the sixth trick OF
the programmes, which was called Ii
Tirear des Cartts, but which Wyoming
and Cameron soon recognized as tho "a
nlilisr illusion known AZ the RisinR CARDS
and Justly popular among all modeu
maRiC.Gnp, as 1t Ia almost the only care
trick which 10 SNOWY enough for large
hall.
Monsieur Blltzini took q pack Of cards II
his hand and came down among tho audi
ence and performed series Of mcst iE
genious triCkF. He passed cards into
gentleman's pocket and he drew Cardl
IRON lRdy's fan. He gave ono spectator
q black card TO hold Dud then touched u
with his wand, and, 10! II wSs o red card
He made another EpeCtal Tor think oil
card, and be then asked him II he wouIC
preie to lind 1t at the top or bottom Of tht
pack, and when the spectator chose tht
Top, he turned over the uppermost caic
and II was the one thought Of. AT last b
got elk different peIsoDS In different parti
OF the hall to draw cards and return then
to the pack, which was then thoroughly
shuilled,
Monpieur Bliizini went back to the
stage and placed the pack In q glsPe RohIsi
and with this In bis hauds he advanced
towards the iootighta. Turning 10 The
gentleman who had drawn tho fret Of the
six cardp. be s8id, "Will you, plPgse, Gsh
your card to rice from the psCkP"
Before tho gentleman could make thil
request q Card jumped from the pack and
flew to tho side VI the stage and fixed itsell
TO the scene.
Monsieur Bllt2ini's voice quSVe:ed "a
he RekCd, as that your card, Sit ?"
"No," was the incorporating an
swer.
A second card rose from the pack and
RkimmCd through the air and fastened
itself on the scene on the other eide Of the
state.
Blitzini, doublfully.
rNo," answered the gentleman again.
A third card, q fourth and o 9th rose
from the pack in rapid succession. and
danced about the etage, and affixed them
selves here and there on the scenery.
They were followed by dozen more,
which rose IN o bunch md tCattered
through the air, and attached themselves
10 every salient object on the stsge.
"Do you see your card, 'sir ?" Monsieur
Bliisini inquired again with an Obvious
uneasineFs in bis tone.
Again The gentleman answered;
"No."
Monsieur Blitzini had come near the
iootligllts to ask this Last question, and he
now stepped out upon the rundown with
the glass containing the remaining cards
In his right hand.
"What Sss your card 2" he asked, with
q diRheaItened emile.
."Ths king Of diamonds" Tho gentle.
man replied; and as he spoke the king Of
diamouds roEe from the pack and bowed
The tpell Of III luck was broken, and
the i've other CRtdB rose In turn from the
top Of Tho pack. MOpsiepr Bliizini vas
spain ahlH 10 bow acknowledgements To
the round Of applause which always
n, eeta this favorite feat when 1t Is prop.
eriy performed, Wyoming, who was 8
Clote observer--he was on excellent poker
player-notiCed that, although the lnagi.
clans LIPS smiled, his eyes dldnot.
The final number Of The frat pat OF the
programme purported TO be Ia Pluto de
Danap, which young Wyoming and Cam.
efon had guessed 10 10 . fantastic title for
a familiar and effective trick generally
known 90 the Shower Of Money. In thia
sufmise they were right. Withadmirable
dexterity Monster BlilSinl seemed to catch
sovereigns out Of the Clrcumamblent air;
he found them In tho bonneIs OF the Ia.
dies and In the beArds OF the men he
discovered them here, here and every.
where; he borrowed 0 hat and he threw
Into II enough gold apparently 10 suffice to
oil Il TO tho biim. He gave q pretty touch
10 the trick BY making on ever increasing
Il. q. L,