. Zigzag journeys in the White city. With visits to the neighboring metropolis . re them, and over itgleamed the towers and domes of the White City. If young Ephraims story was pathetic rather than funny, anincident occurred at their first journey up the Plaisance which wascomical. A street performer was taking gold crowns or sovereigns out ofhis nose. The trio stopped to witness the wonderful feat. When thewonder-worker wanted a gold piece, he had only to tap his nose, andout it would come. Old Ephrairn, whose quiet Quaker life had not made him muchacquainted with such tricks, looked on with
. Zigzag journeys in the White city. With visits to the neighboring metropolis . re them, and over itgleamed the towers and domes of the White City. If young Ephraims story was pathetic rather than funny, anincident occurred at their first journey up the Plaisance which wascomical. A street performer was taking gold crowns or sovereigns out ofhis nose. The trio stopped to witness the wonderful feat. When thewonder-worker wanted a gold piece, he had only to tap his nose, andout it would come. Old Ephrairn, whose quiet Quaker life had not made him muchacquainted with such tricks, looked on with curious surprise. Where do those gold pieces come from ? he asked. Out of my nose! said the juggler. Dont you see? It does look so, but thee cant trust experience always, so Kantsays. Let me see thee do that again. Here you see the gold pieces in my hand. See! Now I willclose my hand. See ! Now the coins are in my nose. You cant I will take them out again. See ! He did. That is a very wonderful thing to do, my friend. I never saw 122 ZIGZAG JOURNEYS IN THE WHITE GERMAN VILLAGE. the like of it before. Suppose now you put those gold pieces into mypocket here, and see if you can take them out again ! The man of wonders stared, and shook his head. Na, na. Where you come from ? You be one Yankee. Gootday! The Plaisance was thronging with bright, happy faces. Orientalsmingled with the people from all the States. Our trio stopped at theIndian Village, and thence went to the Dahomey Village. AH theworld seemed to be at home, and prosperous, happy, and were Austrian houses; yonder Chinese pavilions, like golden one side of the avenue ran a sleighing track, where swift sleighs
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