New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-18

ing Rllydock's Tincture of Tumbleweeu' "i'e' '@'
Ing been given up by all The doc'ors III ''"'''"
and Syracuse r,...,,,, n
NO; go ahead anu hhish H. e"'''N
, resoundng tones. ,..
mo, at all. not at ALL" answered Uncle osher.
eco on with your story, and I'll sort Gu. 'i1se
things a llttle-they need it, and hanging 'he ac-
count OF the restored Port Byron man on ,ne arm
OF his chair he bent over the c'sH-ooN anu 0
TO put 1t TO order AL,
..Neu - said Pepperday, las | was saying this
rrenchman had the astonishingest hypnotic reach
Won ever seen one day he was WANING '.o"'
broadway. and jos for fun he hypnotized a police
man. and made him stand on his head ana Try ~
swallow his hat. and club himself on the legs anu
try 10 fly like an English sparrer, ana 10 oe"e'
.bipgs ,,nbecoming to a member Of the force IL al
tracted a big crowd and made much enjoyment
for ALL especially when the copper thought he was
a lawn-rnower and got down and pegah 10 'o'i
over and make rafting noise through his 'ee'''
There was man in the crowd that was par'''u-
larlv Interested in the exhibition. and AFTER IL was
over and the peeer went away down the street at
a fast rate thinking he was a jack-rabDi 'hiS
nam
"IIa ha ha; good story. I'll bet a cooky proke
I'm Uncle Usher. Know you are through oeea"'e
you are scratching match for your pipe 'u.'
listen to this once: Aaron Goodenough' Oh t"is
CITY writes as follows: Il had not LETT my ""
for seven years. and was given up ahhe oS .',e
doctors and nv kindred. | suffered pains when
threatened to tear me limb from limb. AZ last
friend induced me to try one bottle OF Tuuu'o'o'"
Petrined Pyrites and was" -
But | wasn't quite DONE shouted fePperuaS'
Little more TO tell yet. -.
"Ah ha that so? Don't want to interrupt. no
mat,er-he was cured. When you're through JUST
saw the word and I'll read you something more
..This man steps up TO Professor Bassette and he
says
".Uow much for hypnotizng the whole force"
".Ten dollars a head says the professor without
the least hesitation
"'All of EN- at once? says the man
"'Af the same blessed minute, says the profes"
COR and IN throw the letter carriers into trance.
too II you want EN-. at the same rate
"'No the cops will do says the man. III let
you know when want the job done
Then he went of. and the professor thought no
more about II. never expecting to hear anything
more from him"
Just then a steamer which coming up the
river swung toward her pier and sgnaled ierry-
boat with a blast laundering whistle, when
seemed TO shake the whole Arms.
IAN right captain all right" piped Uncle Usher
"I hear YOU Didn't expect YOU would finish so soon.
Well. here goes for the West Virginia man VINO
was cured by the electric spectacles: VIII wonders
never cease? WIZ -
But amt through" insisted the captain IN a
voice almost as loud the whistle
What made you say 50, them inquired the Old
gentleman blandly
didn't. That the-the cat that you neatd
Like enough. like enough. l notice I'm hearing
better nowadays. No matter-go ahead and III
keep on arranging these things"
He'd most forgot about the man. say. when
one night he called the professors hotel and
woke him up. and said that he had come to carry
out his bargain. Have you got the stun?' asked
the professor.
""rhere's a wad Of fmses' said the man. Count
em"
The professor done so. and found 1t all right
"'Now.' says he tell what you want, and I'll
deliver the goods
'IIypnotize the force and march em to Union
Square says the man"
II was an unguarled moment. and Pepperuay
paused to knock the ashes OF his pipe.
"Ha ha good enough I'll warrant. said Uncle
Usher. you're through before found what was
looking for. But | read you about the shower
OF featherel fish in Kentucky
Pepperday with a jerk. and went to the
door, and called Maggie in an agitated tone. In
a moment she appeared. 49, 81.
sS an" 1s e YOUR % Sws F hs fast @ oR
and look at me and he'll think you're taking ana
All right it is. captain" said Maggie; She sat
down az directed and Pepperday resumed; .,,
THE professor lived at hotel on the Square and
they went the front winder. and looked out at
,he S ooTe s,anng aho ike s,achers ali under
army. and pretty near crowded the regular stachers
S S Of n nG the @ o9 the
being within ten pounds as heavy as me rest OF
If HIS boss was prancing and he was going 10
8" There they be- says the professor 'What snail
| do with emp
so the professor i made EN- sing First they sung
Il Want TO BE an Angel altogether. jes as loud
II their tecknIck was faulty. as Andrew said They
roared through It, each man keeping time With ms
he made 'em sing Pull Tor the Shore and Hold
the Fort (when they sung the line r9r am r0m-
sarcastic like) and then I'm but Little Faded
Flower, Mary Had Little Lamb and Heart
Now make 'em dance says the man: 'tally
dancng So they all begun to twTl en- 5heir t toes
OF an embamed smile at the trees, Ike a baly
% anfG peered & lnoher steamship beloved out
In the river; Maggie you ought to feed that cat
Make 'em skip the rope says the man. SO
Now make 'em think they're hens scratching
for ange-worms says the man
- See here, says the professor. this is hard
work changing so often. Can't you let 'em do one
'oh. well says the man. suggest to em that
half an hour. and then give 'em wet feet and a
bad sq S a AND 80 stood
and reached out his hand. then crooked his elbow
head: and there they stood doing that iii the pro-
fessor sent 'em home with the grip. But before
tnls IN" man gone away. anu 'nat WAS the
last ever seen OF him" Il looked around surrepti-
tousIy. and saw Maggie vigorously working ner
jaws and drawing the old gentleman or on a false
scent)
But you can guess the man didn't pay all that
money ies because he was Interested in outdoor
sports for policemen Not much lie was the head
while the peeers carried on in the park the trust
robbed every bank They jes backed up
with trucks blowed the safes all TO flinders put
the money In gunny sacks and feather-bed ticks
and drove away with IT. The next morning the
banks had to send 10 Washington for two carloads
OF money to begin business with. Andrew said the
financial strlngency for several days was something
painful to feel. There. Maggie. that's enough-turn
him loose
IT'S glad am. captain my jaw was commenc-
Ing To squeak"
AN through uncle roared Pepperday. Give
the story OF the shower Of trained liars in Ten
nessee.'
cant do 1t now captain: too late" plped the
old gentleman. as he wound mp his box. But I'm
coming down after supper. and then you shall have
II. | promised TO read IL to Grandpa Eastyear and
he'll be here then. though | suppose he won't be-
lieVe II. Too bad. too hnl. the WAY he is lateIy