Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-06-03
FOOLED THE MAGICIAN.
Foxy Amateur Cots tho Best or Herr.
mann I'm Q Pirate Porforrnnnca.

A Foxy Amateur Gets tho Best OF Herr.
mann I'm . Private Performances.
It is related of Hermann, tho magi-
clan. who Is fond of playing his tricks
oil tho stage, to amuse his friends, that
he was accosted ono evening in an up
town cafe by O conceited-looking man
who had been watching the prcstidi-
gitateur do some clover sleiGht-of-hand
work, and finally broke in with:
YOU'RE a pretty clever man, Mr..
Hermann. but can do trick as good
as any OF yours. I can change o five
ccnt-picce that you may hold in your
clcnched fist into q one-dollnr gold
COIN"
"Why, my dear fellow" laughed tho
magician, "that's ono Of tho simplest
tricks in my profession, one that an
;dept would think it beneath him to
perform. lie might amuse a child with
it, perhaps, but so could q nero be-
ginner."
"You may laugh at it," persisted tho
man; "but I'll bot you can't do it."
Nonsense" said Hermann, II
wouldn't"
"You'ro stuck. old man," sneerod tho
conccited one; ''I'll bot could play it
ON you and you can't play it on me, and
! amt in the 'pcrfesh' either"
do it for him, Hermann, If just to
Shut him up, and got rid of him." said
ono Of tho bystandcrs.
'Wcll, where's your flve-cent piece?"
said tho magician, rather YEARLY.
There it is" replied the rival
wondcr-workcr; now change it to o
one-dollar gold coin if you can"
Nov I'll show you," said Hermann,
how an amateur magician or q tyro in
tho profession would proceed to perform
this idiotic littlc trick boforo drawing
room full Of children or q gaping crowd
OF country pumpkins at q country fair"
Extend your arm," no comm anded
with wavo OF his hand, assuming o
mock-heroic attitude.
Tho man showed out his hand, in tho
palm Of which lay flve-cent piece.
This is your own coin, my friend?r
"Yes"
you're sure OF that?"
"Yes."
Tell the audience whether there ia
any collision between us to deceive
them in any way"
'There amt any,"
'All is fair and above board, GENTLE
men and ladies. No fraud, collision,
or any thing of that kind whatsoever.
Shut your hands tight, my friend. Now
takc caro- not to let your coin slip.
Clench it. Presto-w and Hermann
made several theatrical waves and passes
with his arms.
Now open your hand"
The man did so, and there lay .
bright, new one-dollar gold piece
"Well. you did it after ALL" said tho
conceited ono cunningly, little crest
fallen. land as slick as I could have
donc 1t mysolf," and no turned to 90
away.
Goodbye" said Hermann, "you
may leave me my gold dollar, though,
before you Co."
what do you mean?' said the man,
with twinkle in his eye.
why, the gold dollar palmed of on
YOU. Hero's your fve-cent piece"
Nonsense" said tho man; "you
changed my flvc-cont piece into o gold
coin without its leaving my hand. Pll
ieavo 1t to tho crowd If you didn't"
The crowd promptly burs: into a
roar, declaring that tho laugh was fair
~ on Hermann. and compromise was
effected by which tho apparently con-
ccitcd stranger passed the gold coin
over the bar and all drank to tho clover
magician, tho amateur remarking with
o grin: Here's luck to you, old man,
till you're tired Of it."-Chicago Journ-
al.