The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-09-28

NUMBER Z.
not possible that there should b any
hidden stage mechanism nor any con-
cealed accompllce, and when the eevoo
actors stood up Ia the center o. tole
ground, each one % simply dsessed @
the leader. one could not help Dos
think what little chance they ha0 g
conceal about their peEsoDs what ~
look upon - ths usual ousds q eae
eonluref. s.
ssStanding In . lateral row, the leaa-
er speaking for the party, they .oseNs-
fed their wish TO 6e countoo. No 81
the veranda counted thems aea 49,
yidualiy and collectively reached ~
Same result-that there wofo eevs1s
neither more nor less. Attor Q nv
twists and ,urns OF > peculiarly loefi.
cate dance the men stopped and e9aAa
arranged themselves Ia line. They
numbered ouiy six. Ono had dlsAp.
peared. Going through the eA0e
| dancing movements again ana uolee
| themselves as before, Wo couoteQ
eieh,. A third time they danceds ma
one Of the eight Disappeared NAyane
the original number, ssveu. xo0
must sAtisfy your own mind % 60 nov
the trick was done; that 70 what We
were obliged TO do.
0Tho next trick was even more
wonderful than the one which ptecoe-
ed It. The sikh and one Of the Hin.
docs stepped ln font Of the dve oshee
men. aud the slkh, by few passes o.
} his hands, put the single HAu0oo oa-
, der mesmerlc OF other unoAnuy Ans
aueuce. The leaders, hands moved
; rapidly over the patlenvs body tno
strokes ending each time at the lett
: shoulder. Soon from that polnt an
, OPAQUE mass seemed TO grow. TO
} this the operator turned his Attention.
while he did not appear 10 touch y.
!. the mass took shape, following tne
{ movements Of his fingers. Thus ne
D nodded Il into the semblauco OF . nos
D man form, perfect In every particular
J, but apparently without lite. It Was
i. |ioined to tho mesmerlzed Htndo0 ~
filament.
l. UWhen the experiment had pro.
!. eressed thus far we on the veranoe
d experienced curious sensatlon ~
Is could feel the concentrated Wills OF Tue
Il leader aud the five Idle Hlndo0s con-
I: tered on ,his male Ga!a'ea. ~ 1oo.
D, unto itself life, and the leaoevs WIN .
/ wave of the hand, caused the 0laWool
ID To disappear. The male 0alAteas OK
or better, the Frankenslein, stsppsd Ter
o. ward Of It's own will. One oI th(
Htndoos came to the front and threw
I'd cloth around the creatures waist aot
led II upon the veranda where We eas,
and at the same timO collected on
ne rupees aud four anna pieces. We c0uls
or. see nothing uaearthiy In the pefsol
at nor In the action Of this hand-meo
III being. Its eyes were open. but Il ~
,ur not speak, but Il seemed to uotlc
Q material things and walked unAseSslo
4 and unruided back to the group
AN jugglers. !.
in UAiter time enough to Qutot Ot
by nerves had elapsed the leader stsppe
forward holding In his hand ball
use colored cotton twine, and, resalnir
one end Of It IN his left hand, he thre
to NE ball straight up In the air. II "
rk, wound as II ascendsd; and just WHIT
OPP the end Auttered loose and we expect'
to 10 see all OF 1t come down With ru
3 a a bird swooped down, and taking q
pas end of the cord In lis beak held Il
but line suspended. Presently the lll
Ing yibrated and we could see wiggltl
, do down It "A serpent which the sil
boy caught aud handed to an attenoa
and who brought 1t 10 us. 1t was one
out the deadly aud much dreaded coDi
him Ard full of life. We did not care
war touch II, aud the attendant hurfi
. is mack 10 receive from the hands OF
,iity sikh an Indian baby that had col
.ow- down the string with rush emu
out. sau,rming in his arms.
sup "The ball of cotton ON when TN
the mysterious phenomena were seen Y
ABOUT the size Of a boinbshell; AoW
could have contained live serpent
a live baby ! am at loss to uno
stand. We thoroughly examined
ne Ia baby, pinched 1t with the usual res
and can certify that II was q ilv
child with healthy lungs. may M
ton that when the attendant took
Nv baby the sikh took tho serpent
nany swallowed 1t quietly and quickly.
name this time the mesmerized man
es'sI stood a little apart from the Of
rs ol Hiudoos and was still In the tra'
he Turning to him now, the leader "a
some few passes with his hands
"an brought the fellow back to conscl'
eno ness, but we could not see the 10
'k.ns made Hindoo, nor did any OF us NJ
Ma. what had become Of him."