The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-05

I aPologlzed tor the trouble me had occasion
ed me. He asked me whether l would
| have ticket for the following evening.
He gave me a ticket, and / came again
the following evening. When / saw him
again, he asked mo il I believed in It. ]
answered yes. He asked me If / thought
l could do the same. / said no. lie said
he would teach me if / liked. -
My penitent has been endowed by nature
with a countenGnce which resembles Pin
OARS verses ia being significant 10 the
initiated" ] an therefore not surprised
that he was quickly recognized by the
sympathetic intuition Of kindred spirit
a. one bofn to hypnotic greatness. In his
modest diftidence as 10 his capacity in that
direction We may recognize the ''uncon-
sciousness' which, according 10 Carlyle
Is a Distinguishing attribute OF the high
est genius. an appointment was mads
for the following morning at an address
in the classic region Of DTIry lane, and
there the neophyte received his first lesson.
when / came there, I saw half dozen
other young fellows, who went through
all sorts of tricks. Mr.. - was rot pres
ent. Then he presumably the amiable
subject who had disceTned the latent pos
sibilities in our friends expressive physi
ognomy) told me to sit down and close my
eyes and pretend n fall asleep, and he
stuck needle 10 my arm and asked if IL
hurt much. ! said no. After few more
tricks, like falling from ny chair, Was
asked TO come Up for one week for / , shil.
lings. Being without employment, / &C
cepted. When ] came up for the fret time
on the stage, the ResIneriss tried 70 put
me 20 slsep, but / Gid not tsic). IS l was
afraid.
Some further tuition was necessary. and
for a short time tho candidate vas no:
trusted 70 do anything on lie stage 1e-
yond going ~ sleep in the meantime
Learning different tricks az the ssnlinary
in DFury lane Re was n apt pupil, anG
very soon he was able 10 do scverss things
which he had been taught, such as laugh.
CRY, smoking talIow candies and being
fireman" The rapid progress Of CIR hero
Is proved by the fact that appare ntly with
IN a couple Of weeks of his icing taken II
hand By tho principal Of the Drury lane
academy Aforesaid, whom he calls h.s
agent and trainer" h. IN his oEn
woris. went through catalepsy fsicf. OF
drinking, needle and ell ether tricks
In the co5irss q time We End our now
fully fedged subject" whom I VII call
l.. performing with vel known prDtes-
s.. % hyVuGtism g; the Royal Aquarium
and elsewhere. re SEEMS 70 have been 81
Gnst taken q trial ont having gone -
sleep. been pierced With needles AID GrI.r =
a glass OF -EsTaflin mixture" 70 the ss-is-
faction % the mesmerist. he was engaged
as a regular 'subjoct'' a. Il -. wees
By tbs ooe-ator /. wa. in hrs own words.
put IN casaleTsy'' (sic. and bad two fel-
lows laid across hlul. Nth tie master
himself or top.
10 f4Ct, 20 promising a srlbsocf Eas 70
considered hat - vrss selected q fhs
''pIofessor'' Ter private DEMONSTRATORS
Having ben sen taking r. . g'atasfnzs
in sie Aquarium. re rseelsea a s=.aous
caution fro-a his employer EOs % rTTezi
tie fscE tAat h= Wa p7-ssE-.c-rg 70 IL GIl-
Or rneslae-ic in.1euce epd not - 20
% Al. ao-ly's prsTass hsose. = presumably
81 lis era zocourL He sfsaSs a having
vorse.i = months VIII rs employer ~
different pissszs. sEcn IS the Agricultural
hal. Bow. Sanger and @hors1ltch, -
sizes. Ire Rqysl Aquarium DSr.ns ;a1s