Show A juggler trick the wonderful beata of east indian lug glera have formed the theme of many a letter from travelers in the orient but none are more surprising than that for which an old sea dog now lying at the water front vouches while he wis an officer on board the P and 0 abeam chips taro natives came aboard at madras be says they were a juggler and his assistant after they had performed a number of minor beata and gathered quite a crowd around them they called for a sack and a piece of sailcloth these having been provided the chief juggler made a small structure with the canvas and some stools he then placed his assistant in the sack and allowed a sailor to tie the knot which bound him a fast prisoner this done the chief carried the eack into an open space warning the people to stand back some distance and then carried on as animated conversation with hia assistant chosa replies could be distinctly heard coming from the sack suddenly the chief rushed forward picked up the back and dumped it overboard where to the horror of the passengers and crow it bank out of sight immediately the captain rushed forward and seized the man under the full belief that he had murdered his companion bat the juggler only smiled and pointing to the canvas asked that il la raised this was done and the supposed drowned man was discovered squatting on the deck so realistic had been the throwing overboard however that it was some time before alie surprised passengers could realize a murder bad not been committed new york evening sun |