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by a gesture, requested 6 silk handler.
chief with which young Calkins chaEced
to he brushing his forehead.
Upon this being handed to him, he
shook it airily out, and then drew forth
from within its folds, successfully,
handful of loose snuff, some clay pipes,
a tin trumpet, and lastiytwo live pigeons.
Other tricks followed, equally inter-
esting and -:::ccc.StalI" and then.
retiring Few sterS, ndt-Ben- NJ euan
made profound salaaIn, as though re-
questing an opinion Of what he had per-
formed.
This was given most favorably, .as might
have been expected.
The iugcler then drew himself up with
q confident air, raised his arms SO that
his wide, flowing sleeves fell back, leav.
ing them barred to the elbow, and an.
nounced his intention of affording soma
experiments of more mysterious order.
But at this interesting moment there
was on Interruption, q sudden alteration
and scuifling being heard to take place in
one of the leafy passages'eonnecting with
the main garden.
What does it mean?" cried Sir Harry,
looking up angrily, as did the rest.
One of the servants then came running
in, considerably excited.
Its q drunken man, or one sham
ming drunk, gentlemen, who is trying
to force his way in here. He says he's
an intimate friend Of Captain Rolling
stone."
aOh, that may be a different matter >"
said Noel. Are you expecting any one,
Captain?"
NO, no; of course not" said the Cap
tain. why, let me see," turning to JAS
per, ut may be that internal cad, Twig-
giles, who tried so hard to force his COM
pany on us to-d.y. No, no; Of course
he's no friend Of mine"
Put him out, then!" called out the ath-
letic Poins, with pugnacious look COM
ing into his face.
But it was only just at this point that
"he" came in.
There was renewed scufaing, fresh al
tercation, and then another waiter came
backing into the reserved space, closely
followed, in loud and aggressive man
ner by the pseudo Jiggles, whose devour-
ing anIiety,to keep Ibis man" in sight
had been so wholly uncomfortable as to
even prompt him to this questionable
step.
aOofl funky! tell you must see my
friends, and will see them!" he buster
ed, tapping down his hat and Aourishing
his cane, after the manner Of drunken
man. but at the same time taking in the
entire company and everything that was
going on in swift, sweeping glance.
"Demnitioni would you keep me from
my friends? All! Captain, are you there,
indeed? And you, too, Bently? Would
you really believe that this insolent wait
er-'
1Priggles, you're sprung, you're drunk,
you're bore, you're nuisance!" drawled
out Rollingstone in lazily disguised tone,
while Jasper resorted to his eyeglass.
You forget that you are no longer in
tavern, but altogether out of place-being
among gentlemen"
What, you supercilious ingrate!' roared
the Spy, in unaffected rage. DO you treat
me in this way, after borrowing my money,
drinking my wine, and treating me as an
equal' Curse il. all, if I should say all I
think aboat you-"
But he was not permitted to say any
more. The athletic young Poins at this
iuncture bounded out of his seat like
bolt, and the next instant the intruder
went down in heap, under well-di
rected blow from the shoulder.
Then there was general burst of mer-
riment, and the walters had their re-
venge, while the luckless spy was jump
ed and hustled out Of the inclosure and
out OF the garden.
Though bad enough for Wormer, this
little incident freshened up the entire
party; more wine was opened, young Mr..
Poins smilingly deprecated sundry re-
marks, more or less complimentary, and
Ah-Ben-Medan was ordered to 60 on with
his wonder working.
Me now show sahibs what me do" said
the Oriental, gravely bowing. "Me show
second sight. Will one sahib give watch
o little?"
Sir Harry handed him his watch, after
detaching it from the chain.
The juggler fumbled it between his
hands, while standing very rigidly, with
his eyes closed or apparently closed, and
presently named the name of the maker
and the number of the watch.
In similar manner he afte. ward de.
scribed the contents of pocket-book, a
cigar-case, some ivory tablets and other
articles in the possession OF the same
gentleman; and then passed f,om one to
another of the party, continuing his ex-
aminations and descriptions of various
things.