Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1893 — A Clever Catch. [ARTICLE]

A Clever Catch.

A foreigner namod Vogel, a" celebrated flute player, advertised a concert for his benefit, and in ordors to attract tlioso who “had no musio in their Bouls, and wore not moved by concord of sweot sounds," he announced that between the aots he would exhibit an extraordinary feat never before witnessed in Europe. Ho would hold in his loft hand a glass of wino, and would allow six of the strongest men in the town to hold his arm, and, notwithstanding all their efforts to prevent him, he would drink tho wine. So novel and so surprising a display of strength, as it was naturally regarded, attracted a vory crowded tunise, and expectation was on Uptoo, when our horo appoarod on tho stago, glass in hand, and politely invited any halfdozen of the audienco to come forward and put his prowess to tho tost. Several gentlemen, among whom was the Mayor of the place, immediately advanced to tho stage, and, grasping the left arm of Vogel, apparently rendered the performance of his promised feat out of quostion. Thoro was an awful pause for a moment, when pur arm-bound hero, eying the gentlemen who had pinioned him, said in broken English: “Jontoelmon, are you all ready? Are you quite sure you have got fast hold?” Tho answer boing given in the affirmative by a very confident nod from thoso to whom it was addressed, Vogel, to the infinito amusement of the spectators, and to tho no small surprise of the group around him, advancing his right arm, which was free, very coolly took the wineglass from his loft liana, and, bowing politely to the half-dozen gentlolmon, said: “Jonteelmon, I have tho honor to| .drink all your goot health," at the same -tinjo quailing off tho wine, amidst a general roar of laughter and universal pries of “Bravo, bravo! Well done, Vt»gul!”