The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-25
MISTAKEN FoR A JUooLER.
An Amuaing Incident In which Buiwer
and Thalberg Figured.

MIS- ANEN SSeo.cV'
An Amusing Incident In which Buiwer
and Thalberg Figured.
This gay little incident Is related by
Frau Amalia Ernst In the Partisan Vol
taire: "Thalberg, the great piano ~virtuoso,
who was just making a concert tour OF
England, wrote to my husband while we
were both at Bath In Bulwer's company,
that he would make use of the next spare
Sunday to have a that with us again, and
that IL would please him very much ut
this opportunity TO he introduced TO Sir
Lytton, whose talent he admired exceed
ingly. My husband hurried TO commune
cate this good news To Bulwer, but his
establishment was great when he found
the novelist was ignorant OF the existence
Of ThalberR. He earnestly asked who
this T~halbcrg was, and Ernst, who was
always n joker, assured him that Thai
berg was one Of b most celebrated jug
glers Oh the continent. Then let him
come quickly" called out Bulwer, who
possessed a great liking for magicians.
1.-THE unsuspectinR Thalberg was intro
duced to the statesman and poet at the
table. Bulwcr invited him to sit beside
himself, and greeted him with friendly
words. The dinner began with an Irish
BROTH a kind of national soup, In which
mutton chops were swimming. Doubtless
Thalberg had never seer an Irish BROTH
for he turned TO Ernest with these words:
Just see his Observation-Disclosures. Sir Lyt-
ton does not notice that some one let cut
lets fall into Tho soup. Do call his atten-
ton TO itT' But Ernest only answered
with a shake OF his head, and Thalberg
cutletsT He could speak no further, for
Bulner interrupted him with a sly smile
Il know what you want to say, sir; you
simply want To juggle with them. just
try IL; ! have my eyes OPEN. l am not so
easily made believe
"In fact, during the whole dinner Bull
wer was ~anxiously watching TO hinder the
~juRglcry about which the unsuspecting
Thalberg had not thc faintest idea. For
the roast he handed the salt TO Bulwer.
who decliningly said: DO not give your
self useless trouble, my good fellow. You
want 70 reach ne the salt, which most
likely has turned to sugar in your hand,
and the pepper most likely has become
ground stone. Besides l have seen that
done In Paris. Eat your dinner quietly
n let me eat, toO.'
"Thalberg finally tried to turn the con-
versation to more serious subjects, but he
did not get any further than n lengthy re-
port from Bulwer of Bosco's magic tricks.
After the dessert We could scarcely sup
press laughter when Sir Lytton grasped
Thalberg's arms and examined inquisit.
lively the broad sleeves Of his dress coat
Thalberg called to my husband in Ger
nan ITO the mischief, does our host
think have pocketed the silver spoons '
after dinner W. retired to the brill
antly lighted parlor. Thalberg and Lyt-
ton walked up and down with long steps.
Suddenly the latter let his handkerchief
fall. The virtuoso stopped and wanted to
return il, but Bulwer pushed Thalberg's
hand back and continued his promenade
in the saloon.
"Thalberg came to me with the hand
kerchief, saying: Friend, Sir Lytton
dropped his handkerchief and | picked il
up, but he does not understand Il is his
and will not accept il. What shall l do
with it?n
"Thalberg approached Bulwer and
screamed into his ears. Sir Edward, il is
your handkerchief" But Bulwer, who
did not like notice to he taken Of his deaf
ness, said roughly: DO not bother me; /
will not touch the handkerchief; I know
there is a rabbit in it,
"Thalberg stood still, his mouth open i'm
establishment. He must have taken Bull
wcr to be crazy. Ever later when the
virtuoso coaxed the most rapturous mclo-
dies from the piano. Bulwer took il as n
performance Of iugglery and separated
from Thalbcrg without learning the
truth. As Thalbcrg did not see him
again, Bulwer never learned that il was
for him alone that Thalberg appeared as
"A juggler who accidentally could play the
| ninun also"