Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-25
MAGIC IN THE EAST.

IhAvs inzsnde1i % tell the story Of ht-
ts Akh before. | don't know why I
wat done 80. unless it has oeen b.
luse- but VIII I'll the story this
Q me.
had been ies4-usying through Egyps
4 e. ncazny with nv friend. Harry kel-
I r. the nlzsician. We were stopping at
= quaint old q xr q Boolsk. which 10
. snAtsd On The right hank % thu Nile. ~
20 divergence Of It's PelusiAc branch.
e..e nile northwest II the historic city
q Caix,. u which IL forms a suburb
Cur hist was Al Egyptian grsndee.
vhoss rns country place overlooked the
sap9lrg from Just ogtsids the more
esnsely populated part Of the town
One day NE s~re strolling down near
tis landings when al old Egyptian
rla-kct woman bssongkt us 20 purchase
sue 0f her taEnArincs. naming an ex-
Crbisant rrice.
'Why, ny good mother. do Won sell
isus tzlRa-ia,is az that low dgure. ex-
Aina-l Ksilar IA mild surprise. adj
r.sssrg her IN her own tongue They
sre worth much mere than that. am
SIRE
She locked surprised: 30 did our host
Yes. was sure Il il Kellar con-
nuel. ansl be broke one q those that
- had taksn up and drew a small cop
Ter CON 81 the country from It's center.
For a moment ths woman was too
saxEls.. 10 do more than regard the coin
With wonder. TheH. however. her nat
rral avsrice asserted itsef.. and shs
ssatch.t the bit away from Kellar's UNI
sistiag band
-Ahs SO you are q fakir," cur host
said stnflingiy a. We moved on 1t was
veil done. Now know that you and
ny othsr sstsesned friend here viii moro
tan ordinarily enjoy the slight diver
son have 10 otter for your entertain
rat afssr coffee today. Perhaps. too.
y0a may have the keenness-though 1t
A. rot IN M 10 explain the performance
4, divine how little Akh can survive
fas marvellous act AbAlAni forces him
g d0. and % discover how Abalxni can
rsrforln his part Of the strange enter
tszument.
But about the old market woman: A
servant todd cur host later that she had
inrr1sd directly - her rude cot OH our
feoertnro. where shs bad carefully
ep~p-sd every tAsnArind IN her basket 10
4 aA ths coypsr bit IN il center. The
s.Apposatment sue suffered on not fnd-
az a single BAT Of money and the loss OF
tls spoiled fruit served her right for at
tnnpsfnx - irnDose upon the supposed
.nOrance Of Strangers But kellzr was
% large kesrtsd - allow the leeson TO
I 4, ons>thkt shoald make her the poorer.
sud rhs ssrvant was dispatched directly
4, the old pciilsrs Erne with more
an twice tie worth Of the fruit IN cop
ivS
That e~snirg Abalani. the fakir. ar
Svsd az oar hosts house.
IL yets a small. wiry little man. whose
So w. at,out IS. II you were % judge
frofa the dark. clear eyes with which
ffquickly summed you up. They SEEMED
9 pierce - through and through as he
q a.ls aap1eestory bow before me. has
an arms aod gains sxtsnded toward
a n tns lffisude 81 bsnesiiction.
fIis ogtsy garments were a hight breech.
q 9th ~ = dark rel shsia and flowing
x mantle. LARK yellow in color. Tbs
ny ornament BE- were was a dark cop
Isr riux hanging from his neck by %
g-~sey BE- sng piece q leather or cord.
loo<ed srr Akli. the little boy with
bo@~ ss~is,ar.,etse performed the TRICKS
ve - p.-rs- d - wftness.
But Ahalsni 49, alone.
tasn boxed f0r the coil Of rope which
bal heard pl@y~i vart IN The strsngs
ectacie.
The fAkir md drought none.
said so myself that We were % be6is-
sgpiBtsi. ssd that tie little weaver
ubs3 faksr had ctnie 10 make excuses
f. bis inability - NIaase "a this time.
al corid 80 that KellaF thought Tia
ssoe
Eat our hest retained his wontesi good
rature a. taouxa usthing Wa wrong.
sri = 49, net ths place q sither Kellax
G myset g. show 5isApposntment
1.esnEhii@ tf,a httle fskir ed the way
e. sruooth me q ground not far from
tl~ hs-ssr.
Here ne slnso=t uBcons-icusiy formed
a. -xpecssat eircis about hila
Is spss<e ts~ wof,l-. sni ~ nsin-
med p.rs.ct siisnce under me sv~il
= httle fsliow se.sra@l g. throw around
In. tat this So noe ife sssnssfion Il
gs.in< apca a serpeut that of.e sxperi-
s-r~~ wls~n vieue--asax the performances.
- uasny n his eia~s.
NJ wNassFs. vrn wish D. 80 Ali
iaao~ ae s.a3 IN . cracking. restrained
49,
They A.. oar haSt sn~wsrrd far a.
Tie usn elN1pe3 as thin palms 20
q ehsr tElre suisrtiv.
As BE- ald 90 = sriad bov sppear~d by
- s.ie hE- a fash where tb~re hs.i
- go sse ~ racyseas pe-fore. Ksr-sr
srte'i fsYwRrsi vsth 81 involuntary -
g aruaisea en- a. liza I. 80. Sss great
sssr-isf Tle fskir hss thruwa sss.fe
= Oh nsnfl- snI sc,si h~fsre "a
sftei eriv III 30 hrr~cseieth. TIE
- hsa%-szr- lsl p apxarp-siy -
"a. was enisisriv eietbs~s. AZ nv -.
ie-t ~ 80 AZ h2s.i saa give Il :
Z ess.iig prs-sure.
we<t esrr rvre-fsust hsva !
80 stcieanss-f Akaikni aervar.tr and
, sessruiseei n m afr auickfv WITH
b right ARA. a,s aetiens SEEMING a.
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