The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-03-17
RAIN MADE TO ORDER.
TIE MARVELLOUS TALE or A MODERN
avNCHkUSes.

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All ..,-sf.,.s..-z. gravel; Gec.crrs t4iat ~
ra.rff-kcrs of Africa rea!ly 10 mar ''l'l..
a.. I,,. i, no. content with ar-lnn"iit.
y. egurori5 lsi- contention by riit f"--o"--
IN. frlareclor- story Of what he declares
=. himself yituezscd on the weat COAST
ri Africa:
remember well nv first experience oi
fltasa wizards. For vice. sHd weeks
there had been TO rain. although II was
-. rainy s.a~0u. Inc nIraGes' we're all
=, iu., fer want o. water; uie c@.;tis "e!"
ling slarshte.ed in all directions;
,yonar and children had died by SC 'res'
and the fighting men were lt. .rn'itS y
40 the same. being Themselves srarctit
more than skeletons. Day after day I'll"
sun glarcd down or the ra'ciicd earth
r.;f',nut one interve.sHg cioad, IKE d
,-lgha Of glowing corier, and al nature
L.rsri;shcd in that awful furnace.
Suddenly the king ordered the great
,..ar drum 10 be beaten. and tie war;! ors
I'll Gathered hurri"dly. lie announced
tie arrival Of two celebrated r;.h'haAefS'
yrho would t.rthwftA procee': 10 Tetit"e
he prevailing distress. The elder OF til"
tv-o WAS a stunteI. bow ins-"aj ittia man.
with wool which would have been White
had it not been r5'a~d up "is.i erase
filth, and feathers. rs s""F}d W2s rathe1
= fine srecimen q tiIc Son;sfFO race, but
with very sinister cXpre,-,on.
\ large ring beIne formed l,y thesquat-
ting NEGROES, who cailc-tor some I'M
20 40 fppttl
the king being in the cen Il, and the ram
makers in front of him, they ON 5Eehcf~a
their incantations. The zenith and the
horizon were Gag examined from time
to time. but not 4 y.-'...a Of cip1d ap-
peared. Presently tie e'!cr man rolisd
on the ground in eonru.> .ons, apparently
epilep.ic. and his pmraic started TO his
feet pointing win both hands TO the
copper cO.Gred SKY.
All eyes followed his GESTURE. ard looked
ut the spot to which his hands pointed,
Lut nothing was vIs:L.e. Mu-ionlcss as
stone statue he sod with ,&ze rivc;ed
on the SKY. In &hGa: the s-are # a
minute Gar';c~ s'...dr was oh. rva!he
in the copper tint, il a1oth>r minute it
grew Gar1 er az !. t's!-.H', 81 il few
moro Seconds d. p. i"-r. BIZ cloud
which coon oy-. - - .l>s'.
Ina moment = -! =. WIS seen.
and tie dclucc IT, {: +. gr1:i=t'l@' c!oHd.
which had rs r'ad comp: t,''r over.
head, was so-:..i * % b. r.'n"mh"re,l,
For two Ga. :. nichsi t=at torrent
poured dom a.: s,..-.,@d ;s if it would
wash every, H., 81. + Ike ground.
After the XII I.,! d missed the rain
makers, and Toy ii Cc?ost,yd the cat
tie and present u,'@r guard. enter"'!
the hut in which ti;.y were LODGED and
spent the n s,ht "a ,aym, discussing the
magical art.
The hut was a',o.rt IA feet in diameter,
strongly built e Il driven firmly into
the ground and having strong matched
conical roof. | ovcntuHily persuaded
them to give me enc or Tvs examples u
their skill. They Lean sin .;2r. OF rather
grooming, a long IN &C; or, ait"r ii fer.
minutes of which t.tc yoH:@nr man ap-
peared to rise III the ar s::>'It three fe>.'
rom the ground and reina;n there uu
suspended and i:,,a.inE ;.;',:!!.
There was a brilliant Sat in the III:
rom a LARGE fire IN sI.2 c.,,...r q tl,Att'
,maliest detail cu;t!l L.. as, ,.:c:ly c,
-crFe". sos u 80 49,; - lt|i u
nan II the 2.:, i:'iis TIT - =" dcu'
about his lviiation. lie len float.
close to the wall AMI passed t.:go~ "A it
ne oots' le'
Hhe-t ree''''fcl ti'' h2t u 10 w
ohiy the ole h.eA '*'.'i'. / "A!'hih"
the loSs cafel':-'E, Tar 'I''F>' ">'' ~ ~"
I'.re "'l"SSNeF *, OK! '':..S' Ho'''h,
HIS ei'. - ali" Il h''''.".;I Il
roinraoe rap. -. 4'..'.' = II LIZ Z
re SAT 90" I. "ii .''' 80 "a ="
!'' n'''cN san S'i,'--'.,' =, 81 i;'la' al.
Y'ie IL" RS iie ;. ~ '. .. % WEI - II
Id" -, ''>'H ''p'',' - i ''>.'.
Inc HoA' 1'' Wa iF'' Tf'f"' oy T.
oiu man. an; e'i--.a!. p: ~ ,;c>r"2i /
''tht''htns'7 - II. -" : ''1>' f''i'; pes
anceS. A,'e '>t'~',S point Z .'''t - W.
thit the o!d man $3.50 Was Hti..''"'''t W.
l'i"s' III ,-'>'. t it'''t' "'ih'l S''Py "
d s',L'ss,-''.ils :, s''',' WIS u
'iu o''7''''i' " ''''' IL ''$t7 " = a.
Wv
G-o ~. p5"l ~ '.''5 ''''''''n me L.
~. 60. '''0 49, - - 'S~>ht
ta;, 60, wy, t'a ar ,.,.,? A;t,' 9.
'"ll .',-l,a''S ~ ny '''i' II. '"'-i 'ae
movements anu ea'.ell',e'' 1t','Atiy T.
movement Gfs" 'aa.,,f and faster, [
hey Whirled round Ike d-tn.r:ng der.
shes. There we're tive distinct NOV,
nents; all "a lime f;3ri.,r which rho
we're cyrasjr,~ ..>sl,,.l +. . c;r.!. ti,v w.,
ya,,iGi.- s,,;,,.,.., -, =, u, ,,,,-,, ,x,,
w., ~, ..9;-e'.s =
i''i '-'0 .'''.S "a 'i'c-' ''oiutloi
''ie.L to-~ = = = < i'''-'',' hi.;''rf and hlShc
until tAe din was terrific. Then by Is
ing his ma Il holy on arms. chs. ~:
thigh until ti.py were streaming vi,