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August 8, 1900
St. Johnsbury Caledonian
Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont
What is this article about?
Sir Noel Paton, a celebrated painter and joker, pranks his physician friend in Yorkshire by drawing a fake crack on a grand mirror with soap, fooling the guests until he reveals the deception by wiping it clean.
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The Crack in the Mirror.
Sir Noel Paton, the painter, enjoyed almost as wide a celebrity as a joker as he did as an artist. An encounter he had with a physician in Yorkshire, with whom he was on the most intimate terms, is an instance in point. Sir Noel was the physician's guest. His drawing room boasted of a magnificent mirror, which reached from floor to ceiling of the lofty room. One morning while the guests were assembled in the room one of them noticed a large crack near the top of the mirror. The physician was horror stricken and asked question after question in an effort to discover the culprit. Perplexed and sorrowful, he stood looking at the shattered glass when Sir Noel asked that a stepladder be brought that he might examine it more closely. Mounting, he drew a rag from his pocket and hastily ran it across the supposed crack. Then, lo and behold, it disappeared! He explained that, having come down earlier than the rest of the guests, he procured a ladder and a bar of soap and inflicted the seemingly irreparable injury.
Sir Noel Paton, the painter, enjoyed almost as wide a celebrity as a joker as he did as an artist. An encounter he had with a physician in Yorkshire, with whom he was on the most intimate terms, is an instance in point. Sir Noel was the physician's guest. His drawing room boasted of a magnificent mirror, which reached from floor to ceiling of the lofty room. One morning while the guests were assembled in the room one of them noticed a large crack near the top of the mirror. The physician was horror stricken and asked question after question in an effort to discover the culprit. Perplexed and sorrowful, he stood looking at the shattered glass when Sir Noel asked that a stepladder be brought that he might examine it more closely. Mounting, he drew a rag from his pocket and hastily ran it across the supposed crack. Then, lo and behold, it disappeared! He explained that, having come down earlier than the rest of the guests, he procured a ladder and a bar of soap and inflicted the seemingly irreparable injury.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Deception Fraud
What themes does it cover?
Deception
What keywords are associated?
Mirror Prank
Soap Trick
Sir Noel Paton
Physician
Yorkshire
What entities or persons were involved?
Sir Noel Paton
Physician
Where did it happen?
Drawing Room In Yorkshire
Story Details
Key Persons
Sir Noel Paton
Physician
Location
Drawing Room In Yorkshire
Story Details
Sir Noel Paton pranks his physician host by drawing a fake crack on a large mirror with soap, causing distress until he wipes it off to reveal the trick.