Samson, who wa 8 getting more and more excited as each performance was Capped by Sandow, an. nouueed that bis pupil, would lift a stqne ol 6001b weight with his middle finger; This led to another scene with the spec* tatorS, who cried' out that it was a trick, andnot a feat of strength. Affcer.a time the perforinan(_e waa allowed to proceed, and Sandow was again successful, amidst a great burst of cheering. This was the of Saomson's and in his eagenwss "to deprecate the ■ stranger's performances he fairly danced ; about the stage. " Don't get excited, old chap/ said an athletic Gaan-smtn,,

sitting In the drew Englishman ?» shouted Samson. •♦ j aa Englishman/ calmly replied 4*_i Guardsman, "and I want to see fatrjilay? This remark was received with. fcJJ* cheers. Samson proposed another feat "Uo no," shouted the spectators; •'AgreetL agreed.** Aftee some iSairS was permitted to name two mora feats. aad these having been suooeastolly a_SS plished by the stranger Samson, with great apparent reluctance, handed over ths note toSandow. at the same time chaHene*. ing him to appear on the following Satup! day night and perform other feats. This challenge, wo are told, was "eager?! accepted." The affair caused soa. excitement among the audience, and it is probable that " the attendant on the Saturday night when the challenge was to be decided was larger i_|» before. We are glad that when the bol stranger appeared on the scene, Mr. Sai _on appeared surprised, and looked at Him with —• profound incredulity." OftJ wise we might have been haunted *|& a suspicion that possibly Mr. Sam* soin had met Mr. Sandow before. &_i haps, however, these little " uu**ehwi»a inoidents" are favored only by pro**. eional magicians. We alwaya have a pr-J found distrust of the gentleman in m pit who gets up in the middle of that** formaneeand defies the conjuror to 1§ him the number of his watch, and, f ot course, falls back paralysed with ama*. mettb when it has been given to him correctly. Yet it never fails to hnpraag the audience. ~ ™

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