The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-25

/ | gladly consented 10 be present. and
! together with Capt. Jenkins. the presi-
dent of the club, and Capt Powers. an
officer in the Queens Navee,' who had
/ just returned from the Zulu war, took
/ a seat near the stage.
| During the early part OF the enter
/ tainment there were half dozen Jug
glers who performed only ordinary
| tricks, and then the star of the even
| ing was introduced. He performed one
| of the most wonderful tricks / ever
saw. He took board and placed it on
! four glass goblets, thus elevating it
from the floor. A youngster sitting on
| the board was then requested TO place
his hands together. palms up; then the
juggler took a glass of water and
poured it into the outstretched hands
| of the boy. In the meantime the boy
had been mesmerized and his attention
was fixed on a point indicated by the
magician.
Gradually the water turned green
n color and then ii developed into
jelly which increased in density until it
became as solid as any stone article
YOU ever saw. Out of the center of this
there appeared the head of a snake.
which gradually developed until in the
place of the water there appeared a
kissing reptile. | was amazed. / can
assure you, but the trick was not yet
completed. Hitting the reptile upon
the head with his wand the juggler
took it up carefully and placed it back
in the glass.
''As we looked it became transformed
into jelly. which in turn transformed
into greenish-colored water. Clearer
and clearer became the fluid until it
was of its original color. and then the
iuggler plhced it to his lips and drank
the entire contents. That was the
most wonderful trick I ever saw per-
formed, and it is as mysterious to me
to-day as it was then. There was an
other trick performed the same evening
which was not quite so wonderful, but
was, nevertheless. remarka bic.
"a woman with baby swung in
bag around her waist entered the stage
and endeavored to balance ball upon
her nose. This she failed to do on ac-
count of the hindrance afforded by the
child, She repeated the attempt, but
met with no better success than on the
first trial. The juggier all the while
was standing on the side of the stage,
apparently furious at the repeated fail
ures of the woman. and finally in a
rage he rushed toward her and tore the
babe away from her. The woman
screamed as she realized the danger
into which the child was thrown. and
the Indignation spread to the audience.
"Unconcerned, apparently. about the
babe, its mother or the audience. the
iuggler took the child and threw it
into a bag which he held in his right
hand. Then, taking a firm hold on the
neck OF the bag. he whirled il over his
head and brought it down upon the
floor with force that BODIED no good
to the occupant. At the same time the
woman screamed and fell on her knees,
begging the juggler to desist. but he
told her to keep quiet and repeated the
performance
by this time Capt. Jenkins and
Capt. Powers were on the stage and
were struggling with the iuggier, try
ing in vain 10 get hold of the bag. Tho
magician pushed them 10 one side and
scowled angrilv over their interference
and then forced them off the stage.
Then bowling and smiling 10 the audi
ence he placed his hand in the bag and
drew out pair of white doves, which
few on both shoulders of the juggler
\ scream in the corner attracted our
attention and there in cradle we saw
the babe, whom We had supposed by
this time had become an immortal,
laughing and clsppiug his hands with
joy"
And vet some people wonder If truth
IS stranger than fction-N. Y. Herald.