Fifty years in the magic circle; being an account of the author's professional life; his wonderful tricks and feats; with laughable incidents, and adventures as a magician, necromancer, and ventriloquist (1871)
ascended the ropes and masts to the highest point. All the shouting, cursing, and chasing was of no avail; there the monkey remained poised in mid-air, chattering his teeth in ridicule and tri- umph. The captain, perceiving that there was no possi- bility of recovering his property, became much…
Magic tricks
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