THE CONJUROR OUT-DONE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 142, 16 June 1881, Page 1

THE CONJUROR OUT-DONE.

In the course of a professional! tour recently undertaken in South America by the celebrated prestidigitator, Herrmann, known in bis native country, by the sobriquet of 'The Viennese Wizard,' be was engaged, while at Buenos Ayres, to give an evening performance at the house of the Auatro-Hongarian Minister resident in that city, His Excellency had invited a large party of friends to witness Herrmann's ingenious feats, and, as an additional nttraction, had hired a party of Patagonianp, five in number, then exhibiting in Buenos Ayret>' for the benefit of some local Birnum, and on the very eve of taking ship for Europe. Herrmann amused himself by playing all manner of diveriiog tricks with these stalwart savages. He extracted watches and rings from their noseß and ears, plates .and disheß from their abundant hair, canary birds and bunches of flowers from their capacious moutbSi Somewhat to bis surprise the Patagoniana'- exhibited no emotion at any of these wonders, but stooj still, philosophically toleratiog all his humorous pranks. While, however, a magnificent regalia from the thick locks of the leading Patagonian, the " patient " calmly picked his pocket of a valuable gold watch and obain, presented to him some years ago by the Emperor of Austria. Herrmann, unfortunately, did not discover his loco until the following morning, by wbioh time the noble savages' barque was bounding o'er the ocean wave on its way to other climes.