Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-07
A Magician S Tricks.
.s..s-s.,E.s-s-s
And How Ke Captured a cts,-
itelist.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
/. "Hurry up, young man, and state your
business" ,saiG the capitalist, frowning
over the gold rims of his glasses. .rhis
is my busy day
you'll find, my business stated on my
card,' replied the well dressed young
man, with u confident smile.
The capitalist ran his finger up and
down over row of cards on which were
written the names of persons in tho ante.
'Is your card here, sir?" he asked.
NO, sir" was the serene reply.
"Well. what do you mean by coming IN
here and trifiing with me in this wayY
81 came on business, SIR
What business :!
''My card will explain that
"Where is your card?'
Sin that drawer, sir,' said the young
man, pointing to n compartment in the
desk, marked private"
sWhat are you--a lunatic?" asked the
capitalist. thinking of Russell Sage and
his experience with the dynamite crank
and looking hastily around the office for
a means Of escape.
National Intelligencer," replied the
young man.
"What-what d'you say?" gasped the
now alarmed man of business.
National - In-tel-lj -gen-cer - Round
ktheruggedrascalran.''
'W-w-what do you m-m-mean?" STAINS
mered the capitalist.
ooh, that's gazabooese."
S"Gazabooese"
Eyes. Of course-the lingo that they usd
up at Bellevue to find out if fellows
crazy
81 don't think quite comprehend"
said the capitalist
'Why, the doctors use those words as
a crazy test. If the patient can rattle
the words off without mixing theirs and
rs, he's all right If he's a little off, he'll
! get his tongue tangled up in hale
hitch"
! The capitalist hreathed a sigh of relief.
"And You took that method to prove
your sanity?' he said.
"Just it." said the young man.
"But about your -card?" ventured the
capitalist, little doubtful again
III you will unlock the drawer, YOU
will find my card and my business on its,
he reiterated.
| The capitalist impatiently unlocked the
drawer, and his face changed somewhat
( in expression as he saw lying there a
card which read as follows, Louis Lee
loir, teacherjof legerdemain." He looked
up at the young man and smiled slightly.
4 We'll, | guess you've got me this time.
How did that card get there?'
e The Young man bowed politely and
smiled very engagingly Jas he said NJ
can't tell you that, but if YOU wish to :
learn some new tricks l will instruct you
for small amount
81 have no time to learn tricks. This
! is my busy day. and | hope you win let
me transact my regular business and al
4 low me to bid you good Say, how the
mischief did you do that?'
K The question was natural enough, for
1 Mr.. Leloir, who was about to go, wiped
| his brow with large silk handkerchief
and then dropped the handkerchief into
his lat. AS he did so he turned the in
! side Of his hat toward the capitalist, hut
the hat was empty.
"Do you mind doing that again?''
:. Il will teach you the trick for So
A clerk entered and handed the capital-
list message. The capitalist read it,
i frowned and then looked Mt the mysteri-
/ Gus hat
''Tell Mr.. Boxer that l can't see him
at present. f
"But he says it is a matter of immedi.
A ate interest = insisted the clerk.
~ can't see him at present" said the
capitalist testify.
The clerk bowed and left the Office,
"Now for the trick said the capitalist.
DO you absolutely guarantee that can
do it?"
4 II do.
|, "All right; here's the money"
The conJurer proceeded to initiate the
capitalist into the mysteries of the trick,
and the capitalist began to practice it.
4 '.Pshaw," Said the, business man,
"that's too simple for anything
I That's the beauty of MI my tricks
they're simple. Here's another. Take
: that cane in both hands,
I. The capitalist grasped the cane firmly.
4 The eonjurer. tapped it n few times with
"a brass ring. and. presto. the ring was
whirling around the cane, having encir-
cled it in most inexplicablc way.
How much?" asked the business man.
Five dollars SIR
II In about five minutes the capitalist
: knew all about the ring aud cane trick.
and then the magician showed him how,
to pull underwear from a stoyepipe hat,
how to make dollar dance all over the
floor as if it We're alive, how to change
tanks OF ink into water and q dozen other
astonishing feats OF legerdenl;sin. It took
four hours for the conjurer to teach the
capitalist all the tricks he knew, and the
bill was considerably over $1C0. Meaa-
while there was very angry crowd Of
, business men in the anteroom, but that
has nothing to do with this story The
!, capitalist, however left his office by q
side door.-Exchange.
81 Pretty story of Jenny Lind. !,
T. r.