Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-02
AN ES0TERlC CLIMAX.
WHILE sPlKeroWs COUNTED SIXTY
Hoko PREPARED IT.

Nobody had over heard OF tho cole.
DRAFTED lIoko ErTendi, but tho public
curiosity TO rec him was no less kcon on
tina: account. IN tho little western hi.
nois town on which lac hn1 nlightod like
q flaming meteor the visit Of a professor
Of magic was IVA event. Al that was
known Of him was tlst no had mado his
appearance about the uno tho stage
coach from Shacksville came In, and
was supposed to have travelled Ia that
convoyancoi that no had procured the
printing Of several hundred small bills
At the Office Of Tho Blizzard, promising
to pay for thom the next day.
Tho evening came. The price of ai-
mission to tic entertainment WIS fifty
cents for adults. children half price
Tho celebrated Hoko Enondi WINS his
own doorkcoper, and the people Of Spike
town turned out In large numbcrs
There were no dcadheads except tho
editor Of Tho Blizzard aud the dlguihcd
citi2on who wore dyed whiskers and
plug hat and announced himself at tho
door % the mayor.
Whom the audience began TO show i'm.
patience by the customary stamping aud
whistling the world renowned muster u
Egyptian magic accepted tho pronorcd
services Of leading citizen as door.
keeper, and went back to tho other end
of the hall, disappearing behind the cur
tain TINT hid the stage from view.
In fow moments ho roappcnrCd IN
front Of It and made u pleasing little
speech, requesting close attention 10 the
performance, aB many Of them were Of
n nature bordering ON tho supernatural,
aud promising an entertainment such rs
had never been seen in Spikotown DO
fore aud never would again.
After performing some curious tricks
with lsaying cards he announced that
the first really difficult feat Of the even.
ing would now be- shown-that OF baking
n cake without pan Of nny kind.
"rho ladies In tho audience" hc said
"whon they bake cakes arc compelled
to use buttcr, eggs, flour. sugar, ia.
yoring extract, icing. ETC.. and put the
dough IN a hot oven. do nothing OF
the kind. by tho simple manipulation
OF hour. strip aud hat ! can produce
n cake in Eve minutes that no lady in
this house can equal. | will make a
cake that committee, 10 DO selected
from the ladies present, will pronounce
the best they ever tasted. will do this
or forfeit 500. win some kind gentle.
man present obligc mo with the loan Of
II high sill, hat2 viii you kindly lend IL
10 mol viii take excellent carc Of II
and return It IN n few minutes"
The mayor domurrcd.
"Your bat will not DO injured in the
least, sir." the magician assured him.
~ viii roturn 1t to You without spot.
bleinish or stain. have performed this
feat thousands Of times without the
slightest injury to the hat"
The mayor Of Spikotown, thus ap
pcnled TO. rolenicd and handed over hi
| cherished lilc
Thon tho magician produced o pan OF
flour, which was passed through the
/ audience and unanimously declared "a
bc genuine. He poured II into the hat,
Then quart measure half filled wiz
New Orleans molasses was produceda
pouuroa ,bo pnre rpnJpltor,t,.J st,,T
ana returned 10 him. lilo ponrsd M.
INTO Tho INT likewise and STIRRED An,
mixture with A lopn Iend nopril M,
mayor Involuntary gasped and hall
rose in his seat, bat the wizard again a8
surol him. Win a wnvo M tbe hand
"Yonr mad will NOT Ia, ipi,roj -, a.,
least. NV dear Air." and n, procc.acd
with tho performnnce.
"Now, ladies and gentlemen. - bc soid
we will witness tbc Gnnio Tho demo-
mong. ms IL were. of thisuilpnr,ll,lc1 font
of illusion. can bnle Tho c,ko inst n,
we'll ON n niece of ice ms ON n stove, Inn,
as tbore banpeps 10 be n poo1 Ara 4, M.
stove near ibe stage viii bnlfo !, an ' a.,
of that. Again. ns,uro van. Mr. N,ny,r
that your mi viii moi ,nfT,r tbo slightcs,
injury"
\ Stepnine brisllv down ho nloced ,b.
hat on Tho stoyo.
Snow. good nconle.r bo soid .l,oo,
yonr owe ON unt hot AN yor ca,
count si~tv. wiz rn,iro nnd ,,,o,'n,,
tho osotoric climnyr '''''
He monnted tho singe npd stc,ned ,,o
hind the eurtnin
Ina moment "A smol,o wont ~, ero,,
tho INT ON the stove md tba ddnr ~,
something .rorcbing GlloI tbonir
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