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Show I A LITTLE BrrNvWH Here Is a trick that nn nmateur may rerform us ncitly apd cleveijj as a professional pro-fessional magician and with nn efiunl effect on the spectators. Hollow out Hi.! end of a candle, and then keep tho nindle out of sight uptll you nro icady to uso It. Have a candlestick candle-stick on thu table before jout Hand pencil and half u fhcet of nmepaper to one of tho spectators nnd ask him to wilto a sentence, on It, anything he pleases W Idle he la writing Ret ready another pieco of pupci, 1 ut nnlj onolinlf 111 oUe of tho Hi si Crumple It up nnd hold It In jour left hand, between thu lower Joints of the llneeis Aflei the original paper has been written on, nrk the writer lo tent It In half 'inking one-half from him In jour light hand, crumple It up nnd predend tn pans It Into join left hand, hut In lealltv jou must substltuto for It the plecenlrcady theie Then im will have the pleco wlt.i tha writing on It con-cealed con-cealed In jour left hand, and the piece that jou had piepnred In join light hand, but If sou make tho subMltutlon skllltnllj tho speclaiorH will think that the bitter Is Iho one given tp you by the man who did the wilting Hive the caper lint jou have ri jour light hand to one of the spectators and caution him to rloso hla bund ovei II tlghtlj Then quickly Insert the paper that jou still have.ln the bolluxed en I of the candle, und put the rendle In the candlestick und light It, Take from tho spectatoi the 'paper that jou gave him and bum It in the candle Then blow out the candle and hand It tn the one who did the writing, telling tell-ing him to cut the candle In two, nnl see If be does not find It ln tho paper with his writing on It, Of course he will find It there und recognize his own work. |
