The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-18
SEEN IN A WONDERFUL GLASS.
The. Remarkable Experience of Woma
With Calcutta Magician.

The Remarkable Experience of Woman
With Calcutta Magician.
They lost no time, but proceeded with
their preparations for our amusement.
The man disdained to speak to US at all,
but gave his directions to the girl, who
repeated whatever it was necessary for us
to hear in low, melodious voice. They
asked for several things, among others a
tall cane basket, at which Mrs. King and
| smiled at each other; slender line, a
pan of ashes. and some other little ar
ticles which i have forgotten now.
The line which was handed the man
was our spare signal ballard, and after
swinging it around his head moment he
seemed satisfied and laid it down beside
the mat which he had spread upon the
deck. This mat was of woven grass, like
thousands of others we saw every day.
The only thing which he had brought
with him was long slender sword and a
small crystal globe, which seemed filled
with some liquid clearer than water, with
a sparkle and simmer in its depths even
when nothing Jared the globe to account
for the glittering motion.
After short time the man squatGed
down upon his mat and his strange eyes
gazed at each one in the circle surround
ing him for moment. AS he looked
! straight into my eyes / felt most uDus-
ual chill and shudder pass through my
veins. l was not nervous women, and
this heart chill was a new experience to
me. His gaze passed slowly around our
little circle, lingering for moment as it
met some eyes and passing rapidly over
others.
thought he paused longer as he gazed
/ into my face than he did at any other, but
that may have been Imagination.
| @When he had COMPLETED the circle he
raised the crystal globe and held it poised
upon one hand and spoke some words to
his young companion in the strange
musical tongue in which he had carried
on all his conversation since coming on
board. She turned from him and re-
peated to US his words: s'Tell the strang-
ers to each think of the dearest one in his
own far off land and to look deep into the
magic crystal if he would learn what that
loved one is doing at this instant
We each fixed our attention upon the
globe, and ] wondered what my sister
would think if she could see me sitting
| here before this strange Indian looking
into the depths of a glass of water III
water the globe contained), and wishing
that could really see her for but one mo-
ment. As these thoughts passed through
my mind | gaZed steadily at the globe and
saw the contents glitter and ripple as if
moved by some wind which we felt not
Slowly across the surface passed dim
cloud, which grew rapidly more and more
Opaque.
Then suddenly I saw a corner of the
old familiar dooryard in my lar off home.
The big maple tree grew into form before
my ayes; its leaves huttered and swayed
in an unfelt breeze. The green grass be-
meath its branches waved and tossed as il
it felt the fresh air of morning passing
across its verdant face. A slender form
came swiftly out of the dim haze which
filed in the background to the picture
1t was my sister, and look OF wonder
shone in her hazel eyes as she seemed
looking straight across the Thousand
miles of water which divided u.s. l started
up and the picture faded away. / saw
nothing but the Hindoo squatuing befor,
me, holding his crystal globe aloft ant
watching the faces before him with
keen intentness.-SanF Francisco Chronicle