Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-05
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The Miracles % the km1-- FfSp@Ft ~
the saudaa-
Soras interesting facts hsss tess1
.,,sen1d about Fl Hztci, tue f4ise
Pronhet 0f The Sosidsn, By the srsHl y
, = Of the London Dg,'g
T,ls9r,r,,k. Who wfstss sndeg cese Of No
ysnaber l3th. from II OTasb. D1nRols ,
IRE letter VAS Published ia rsoent -
srs Of the TslsgrTA, jest II hand, end
are folEoxinQ u called theFetsors
fer daVs ago there arrived a. " O5dsS
from Ohei3 an elds.iy man uaEaed Man
tnoud ri Malay, whom d! usses =
snaee almost blind. Bis antecszstss
are knoun 10 many merchants c7ferAt1s
IA IA stated he ones Tas Fieo- p,S+pss
s,us and honorable resident % oS'1a.
I,E,t be il nos destitute AAhnsos1 a.
tribuss,s all his misf0rtanss 30 LsS "a 81
al. and apparently justly 80. is. 49,
sk'an4 Al frat believed % tbs 1Afs,s
snis-ion Of the I5laSk Fropiiet' % :
,s,,a blessed with y9NnS az
t"-s,v VIE. wbosa AAhomtSsc aeh
,n,d adufred and look ib1
n<,pdustii MabmOua might hss5 10.
s+vno h,rsauss be ~as very Eioh All1
eoaId have purchased an9tnsf 49, ~.
from some Of the Arab shslSns D1i ~ "
is.n-,hse ais.o east syts on hts wesith
snd rtnuirsd him TO turn i all INTO we ~
rebrl treasury. Meiigy s1presssa -lil,
iuagness 20 cantTttnte portion at.a
rsndsred A sam, at the same time ssorst-
inc the bulk Of his money. Ihen u SAs
az Nahdi's usYrfniiOus ssized h'rn ana
heat min With sztsks, and tnfessetso
aim nth death il he refused longer 70
dIaslosa the hidiaR place ~hsfs bt-
traasure lay. Mslisy remained hftD, -
tNNv fastened a E0pa % one OF BE anEH
snI Iouered him down head first 10
yery deep stone built yell As nc vas
Ia down tbe rope wsnt spihbiaR
around and bis bead ard Dody Nstr
terribly bruised against the siats
ina sears still remain. be thsn gave
way and begged for mercy. W Deiug
hanled 70 the tgp he tosa theis
where he had pot all bts money anI
when they had got II he vas ailpTu =.
y, on. A soon as be VS. able De 1871
Of,eid, and, ionrnsying toward haHI
toaun. eventually reached here. Sas-
ulsud says MANY Of the Arabs are os,
Ginning 10 distslieye that Monatn a 60
lehusd il the "MAhdi," and mai }, u
usre no, for q powerful band be mas
Attracted 10 his peraon, who themselves
know halter than 20 regard him az :
true prochst, he weilId be driven out OF
the eountry. The Mabdi, be con
tlnnes. 4 a very abls. canning man 10
All he d0es, He has had a bnildinE
erected into which he retiFes 10 pray
ant whsre he soaetines receives sTle
snss Ia hi his folIowsrs. IL IL regarded
as q sort Of Sanctuary, and y iafRr
hall shaped apartment, ro0ied over
Here, be tells his deyo,ees, ne eonVsfse'
vita El Hadra," or the "heiy Ffet
enoe,r from whom be pfoiessS'
10 receive instructions, directions ans
adv.ce on all matters. The cfeouioe'
Arabs squat around outside this onIil
lag 10 hundreds all day long. and ~nsu
She Maids appears, beg TO DO sho IN 1ns
aPrsaeuce," thai th@y may oie nepIY,
"Oh, prophet they cry. "shos us 'ne
III Hsdra." With grave face Mohain,
med Aehmed turns 20 some oae ana
answers: "Wailahl that IL very sen'
Qua and ditiicult task you seek 20 ian
poas upon me- He is invariably p9iits
and always calls every one Ia. SioI,
lsir). II In conplaisant meod tue
Hahdi prstends 30 yield 10 theh Re
ansst, and invites them INTO Dis sanrtn'
esy, which IL bare Of furniture, save
few carpets, skins aud mats, brass
bowl and brass tray. lie then bios
them search bis apartment. 10 see II
there IL any enc or anything Dc
yend what meets their eyes, con
esaled thereia. Their answer u~u-
ally IL: "What need OF search,
oh Prophet : There - nothing
here" Then leave me for lutte
whilst pray" replies the Mahdi, "and
perhaps the spirit may grant vonr re-
quest MeliRY said. when the ''Proph.
etr wes left alone, he tthe Aahdii wait
cd q little, then, lifting the brass tray
which had coffee cups STANDING, on II, be
poured vessel NJ waisf into the bowl
replacing the tray on the top. but not so
a. 20 be resting on the bosgl, for the tray
was held an inch or two ahsye the boSl ,
either by big pieces Of loaf sugar or cal
ein0d lime. The water at once began 10
act upon whichever Of these substances
he employed, but before il had time 10
disinteRrass them. the people we're 10
admitted into the apartment, where all
appeared as they had seen 70 minute
before. They were SION alarmed and
terrified by seeing tha tray move, aud
hearing the eaps and aanccrs rattle.
Sometimes little smoke or steam Re-
oompanied the demonstrations. but on
every occasion which the IGNORANT Arabs
and negroes witnessed them, they sheui'
cd. eli is The Presence" and falling
down with their foreheads pressed 20
the ground. remained In pious prayer
until the Mahdi babe them leave ANN.
Absurd a. this may seem, such 10 Use
leading miracle" with which the
pfophel works upon the gross incredu-
Its Of the ignorant natives. Another
plati b. has fer snlisting adherenis Ia 70
enveftly prepare pit OF hole IN the
ground. in which he sets matches and
Runpovder. HaTan9uinR the wholly
savage tribes VITO flock 10 hear and see
him, he tells them they have nothing 20
fear from Turk or tnadel. IL neces
sars. IRE even could Do sent 10 oonsame
all their enemies. 90 that they wosld
nol need 10 lift their hands against
thewi, Then, Co show hrs power, the
Mahdi drives his spear into the ground
sslecting the spot prepared, and Ore aud
snok8 follow tho bloS. He tells them
tbs Are viii be confnad. 30 as not 30
then and there barn them, Aftefvsrsis
his denfedegates come to hts aid and
rensave the tracea Of Vie prepared stage