Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-14
DOMESTIC LEGERDEMAlN.
Youthful Philip Gratebar Amuses Hi
Younger Brother and Sister.

Youthful Philip Gratebar Amuses His
Younger Brother and Sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gratebar and their
three children-Philip, who is twelve
George, seven, and Clara, five-were
sitting at the dinner table waiting for
the dessert. Borrowing a five cent
piece from his father, Philip held it
up in his right hand and said to
George, "You see this nickela'
Instantly George and Clara were
oil attention, for they knew that
Philip was about to do something
wonderful. "Now," said Philip, still
holding up the five cent piece, you
see / take this napkin and place it
over the nickel like this, and you
know the nickel is there, for you can
see the shape of it through the nap
kin. Then l roll the napkin up
tightly around the nickel, like this >
Here Philip suddenly gathered up
the corners Of the napkin. which had
been draped around his uplifted hand,
and began to bundle it into com
pact wad. Mr.. and Mrs. Gratebal
saw that with the first quick move
ment he let the five cent piece slide
along the palm of his hand and up
his coat sleeve, land then" said
Philip, as he rolled the big wad in
his hands like a ball, II blow on it
twice like this, poh poh! and blow
the nickel right away, though you
can't see it 60 Now you take the
napkin and shake it cut, and you'll
see that the nickel isn't there"
George, with a sober face, took the
napkin and shook it out, and 10, the
five cent piece was gone.
Now" said Philip, with becom-
ing gravity, 1--WE will find that nickel
in the back of your neck"
Lowering his arm Philip let the
five cent piece drop into his hand
Then he rested his hand for a
moment upon the back of Georges
neck and an instant later he was
holding before him the coin.
Philip now turned to Clara, and
with the five cent piece and three
napkin rings he proceeded to set
forth to her the mysteries of thimble-
rig. Now watch the nickel closely, ="
he said, "and follow it with your
eye, and see if you can tell when
stop shutting the rings in which one
the nickel is" Then, partly covering
the rings with one hand, with tn.
other he shifted them about while
George and Clara looked on intently.
"Now which ring do you think the
nickel is ina' said Philip and Clara
who had followed it in all it's devious
wanderings and who was perfectly
certain that she knew, laid one small
finger upon Philips hand over the
ring in which she thought it was and
said, This one" And Philip lifted
his hand, and, would you believe it2
The five cent piece wasn't there
Then George and Clara shouted with
gleeful amazement, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Gratebar looked on amused and
btISSJeu.
Now said Philip, TN show you
something different" Holding the
five cent piece in front of him he
said:
Now, you see the nickel"-
At that moment the dessert was
brought i'll and Philip put the five
cent piece in his pocket. When he
had finished his meal he went away
without again referring to the sub
ject of sleight of hand Mr.. Crate
bar seemed to be little surprised a.
Philips omission to return the FIVE
cent piece, but Mrs Gratebar said
she thought that all children We're
more or less inclined to be forget
ful.-New York Sun.