The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-15

eyeballs and dcm0uiac expression 81 their
faces, and above an. the horrid smell oi
the rowing negroe blood, seemed like a
terrific nightmare or "A scene in Pandcmo-
num- have pretty strong nerves, but
I found the strain on them intense. and
was truly glad when the old man sudden
" dropped his gyrauons ana calmly sat
down by the side Of the hut. as this evil
bic scene"
Tauiriadelta then tells how the old man
anointed one OF the knives with some
ointment and passed 90 over the gaping
wounds Of his companion. The edges inn
mediately closed, and the blood was
stanched. The young man then went
through the same operation on the elder,
with the result that when they presented
themselves for examination neither nad a
scar or a scratch.
Il had seen enough for the time being"
ne says, and was glad 10 get out into the
pure air with The promise 20 visit them
again the next day / went the next eve
ming, but the hut was empty: they had
gone away at daybreak-no man knew
Whlther. When | asked the king where
they had gone. for AN answer he pointed
10 the setting sun. 10 was dangerous 10
perseyere. and 1 said no more. L never
Sube pronounced suby). the Obi or
Obeeyah woman whom rautriadelta met
In south Africa according 10 the magi-
clans account, is far more wonderful
person than Rider Haggard's she He
''Sube stood close on six foot, and was
supposed by the natives to be many hum
dred years Of age; erect as dart, and
with a stately walk, she looked 1000 years
old. Her wrlnkled, mummihed, gorilla
Ike face-full OF all iniquity, hate and un-
cleanliness. moral and physical-might
have existed since the creation. while her
superb form and full limbs might have
been those Of a woman of q.
Pride I'm her port and demon in her
eye were her chief characteristics while
head-dress made of sharks teeth, brass
bosses, and tails Of some species Of lynx.
Across her bare bosom was a wide scarf
or baldric made of scarlet cloth. on which
were fastened four rows of what appear
ed like large Roman pearls, of the size OF
a large walnut These apparent pearls,
however, were actually human intestines,
hleached to pearly whiteness. inflated,
and CONSTRUCTED al short intervals so as TO
make a series of little badders. on the
top OF her head appeared the head of
large spotted serpent-presumahly some
kind of a boa constrictOr-the cured skin
Of which hung down her back nearly TO
the ground.
Round her neck she wore a solid brass
quot of some four pounds weight, TOO
small to pass over her head, but which
had no perceptble joint or place or un-
ion. Heavy bangles on wrists and ankles
reminded one somewhat OF the Hindu
woman's but hers We're heavier, ana were
rods used in the coast trade ana nam
mered together IN stu. Her skirt was
simply a fringe Of pendant tails of some
animal-presumably the mountain lynx
intermingled with goats tails.
In her hand she carried what seemed
to be the chief instrument OF her power,
and what we in Europe would call "a
magic wand. But this was no wand; IL
was simply a hollow tube about four
inches long, closed at one end and APP
pearing to be made of a highly ghtterlng
kind OF half ivory. Closer Inspection,
however, showed that It was some kind
Of reed about an inch In diameter and IN
crusted with human molar teeth In
splendid state of preservation, ana set
with the crown outward. When not borne
IN the right hand this instrument was
carried in a side pouch or case, leaving
the open end out
strange to say-thls mystery / never
could fathom-there was always rant
blue smoke proceeding from the mouth
Of this tube, like the smoke OF cigarette,
though Il was perfectly cold and appar-
emily empty 1 shall never forget the first
day on which i asked her to give me q
specimen Of her powers / quietly settled
down to enjoy the performance without
expecting to be astOnished, but only ANUS
ed. was astonished, though, to ind this
six feet of humanity Weighing at least II
stone, standing on my outstretched hand
when / opened my eyes i had closed
them a moment at her direction.
The writer tells how Sube raised her
self to the top of a cliff 500 feet high, ana
then gently hoated down in plain sight.
She made a magic mirror OF a little puddle
Of water and showed him people in Eng,
land at places where afterward he found
they really were on that day.
In broad daylight she changed a toad
into a serpent, but admitted that she could
not change a stone into a coin. She raiS-
ed crops Of Indian corn In few minutes
but Tautridelta noticed that the ears in
variably rotted In a few hours.
She had the power Of blighting people,
and turned one woman to stone In his
presence. The most striking instance Of her
evil powers which he relates was the
changing OF a man into woman.
zone day, being offended with the chief,
who sought IN vain to pacify her, she said
to him: 81 will degrade you, and you shall
become a woman Placing her hands upon
him. while he stood powerless as though
turned to stone (his eye balls starting In
horror) she commenced her manipula-
lions Beginning with his face, she rubbed
away every vestlge OF beard and mus
''The prominent cheek bones fell in, and
the smooth, round face of a woman be-
came apparent. Next the powerful biceps
and triceps were rubbed down, and the
lank, lean arm Of an African woman APP
peared Next, seizing hold of his vast
pectoral muscles, she began a different
process, pinching up and pulling them
out until they were shortly visible, we'll
developed mammilae. And so she pro-
ceeded from head TO foot until, in less
than ten minutes, every vestige stood be-
fore her bulking. clumsy, knocked
Transformation of another kind, OF
the most hideous character, were the
feature of the orgies which constitute the
worship OF the demon. During the frantic
dances, which took place, and over which
Sube presided, there was a certain amount
of transformation of the faces to the re-
semblance of certain animals, while the
bodies remained human. Not all kinds
of animals, only apes, goats and serpents,
were represented. Yet, while human lin
eaments were still treaceable, the resem-
blance of these loathsome objects was ut
terly horrible, and more like an awful
nightmare than anything else.
when / was Doy at school / used to
read Greek, Roman and other mytholo-
gies and when came across the trans
formation Of Gree and descriptions Of
satyrs, etc. I used to admire the vivid
imaginations of the ancients, but ever
since 1 witnessed, long years ago, the
believed that those old writers only re-
lated what was actually matter of COM
mon knowledge at the time As to centaurs,
/ don't know, but as to the former exist
ence Of satyrs, the Transformation of
Gree and the petrifylng action Of the
Medusa's head, am as certain as l am
of my own existence"