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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2943, 6 July 1888, Page 2

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.From '- files of ; ' Lb! whieJi have •'• cap to ] l band' by;"•the'3i| j| are placed in possession,pfsj|&i a'-nither BensutiofiHl: episode'whioli-^t; occurred at ofie of ProfewoL'tforbert'sJ.visl? sleighyf-hand .capital of the French colony,;;Pnq;of the' most ribtablo tricks In wizard'aj- pv repertoire is to ellow.oheof biai audience;«£'£ ;.to lire at him with a loaded pistol to catch of pretend to catch, between, his teeth, and .to.- exhibit;ititqj;:|?? the astonished ■ spactatprs. . ; night in' : question, Professor. ; " was warned by his assistant (Mr WaiteWj;.' juii.); tlm( :tlio man/ who;'-had beeiiWjjvselected by the iiudienoe. kfiraihjajig;;; shot, arid who ; had; placed a chiirt'6 in tbeweapon, detached a piece of Bteel-from the-:'end;§|K of the ramrod and left it in the 'inude&£j|; The Professor, Rearing: to>.spoil:th'e,TS;p effect of the feat by having the piece steol dislodged, resolved to chance' the'•£ ii hazard!: ot the shot, - man's likelihood'of misSx which hi&Pi sought to increase by.jMng him ati.v 's'. the end of the ball, a distance fifty .feet.';: Unfortunately^ Frenohtuan .was an accurate shot, the Professor confessed for : a uneasy feeling as he watched him>i J slowly hring the weapon into position-";';' * and carefully sight, it; Ashe glanced,:,': ; at tho level barrel he saw ; that itV^' ; pointed straight at his breast, and that S, the man was taking deliberate aim. : ft| Still, he held his ground with a hardl-. :V|\ hood that savored too much,of reckless., As the report rang throughi.l-T the hall he felt :a sharp pain calf of the left leg.as if a red-hot : H' .poker had been run throught it, aud,' ; ;;S fearing that the appearanco of blood Si from tho wound might apprise his :]i' audience of what had really happened, Si lie ran hastily down amongst th'ein, sf took the bullet from hid teeth, itnd>| having exhibited it retired to the back: of tlio stage amid thunders of applause. ; :;; Once behind the curtain, jfluipplied a ' • ligature to the already blepng wound, ::- ; and went on with his performance as if ■• : ' nothing had happened. But a few;'.; kceii-oyed peraons,and amongst them : '5 tho' reporter of the Noo-Oal'edonien, ■vs had noticed that • something unusual :'j| bad oncurrcd, and, inquirieiijiiving- '■;■$ elicited tho real facts, thoy were duly:- ¥:j placed before the public in; the course. -;| of a. two-column;panegyrio : of' theVjli; performance, which appeared in the. '■%s next issue of the local thundor'eiY- ; '';S Auckland Star." '■''.■ ' ■ '".v. . >\-/..\sj|