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Show Tlir Weeping Sky. For several days there have been mysterious and vague rumors of a most remarkable meteorological phenomenon phe-nomenon out at the Catholic graveyard on Stone street, above the Ihree-miie creek. It ia asserted by those who say they have seen it, that for the last five days a gentle shower has fallen continuously on the lot of the Lemoine family, in which are buried Mr. Victor Vic-tor Lemoine and others of his family. With a view of getting at the facts of this most extraordinary affair, we had last night an interview with M,r. Louis B. Lemoine, employed at Asa Holt's, a son of the deceased A ietor Lemoine, who died in ISol, who related the following startling particulars: "Having "Hav-ing heard that it was reported that it had been raining for several days on the enclosed ground which forms my family burying ground in the Catholic burying ground on Stone street, above the Three-mile creek, I drove out there last evening to satisfy myself, aod to my intense astonishment 1 saw that a column of rain was coming down without ceasing: which, although hardly powerful enough to lay the dust, was enougb to wet the hands or any article, and at times it rained quite hard, the rest of the sky being bright and clear ail the time, during the five days the rain bus been falling on these graves. There are thirteen of my family buried in the lot of ground upon which it has been raining. rain-ing. My mother, brother and sisters visited the spot yesteiJuy and the day before to satisfy themselves about the truth of this matter, and declare that they too saw this wonderful phenomenon. phenome-non. It hai also been seen by over two hundred persons. I took a friend with me when I visited the spot, who also saw the rain falling as described. Mr, John Ross, the keeper of the cemetery, told me that tlie rain had commenced falling in heavy drops about five days ago. I am willing to take my oath as to the truth of this statement" So incredible did the extraordinary affair seem, that those who saw it several days ago, refrained from stating or asserting what they had seen, for fear that not only their veracity, but their sanity would be questioned, and it was only when a number of gentlemen gentle-men of the first respectability had seen and reported the result of their personal per-sonal observations, that credence was attached to the truth of the matter. Take it altogether, it is certainly tho most astounding and miraculous atmospheric atmos-pheric wonder that has ever been witnessed wit-nessed in this part of the world, aud will doubtless afford abundant food for thought, research and observation, not onlyT among scientific men, but among all classes. There are so many who vouch for the truth of Mr. Lemoine's statement, and his character for veracity ver-acity is such that there cau no longer be any doubt of the fact that it has been raining for the past five days on the graves of his kindred. Charleston Paper. |