| Show IN LEAGUE WITH MAGIC ome Hea theiu who did good mani work at a pump lobengula the late king of the matabele of south africa was afraid of rev E carnegie an english missionary at hope fountain several miles from hawayo the Al atabelo warriors on the other band looked with suspicion on the missionary and all his works but they knew better than to molest the briend of their king time aftertime in pashing the mis sion house they noticed a force pump at work supplying water for the family and for irrigating the garden not understanding der standing what it was for their untutored minds concluded it was some sort of magic it was int agati or bewitched and they watched to see how it was managed that they might turn the white mans ignagio against one moonlight night a party of picked warriors war repaired to the bank of the stream where tho pump was on trying it they were jubilant to find that two men at either handle could do the trick turn and turn about they kept the pump going for two hours determined ahat tho missionary should have all the magic ho wanted and a balance in hand then exhausted they went homo ward ignorant of the fact that they had filled tho mission arys tank to overflowing his hoped that a amilar supply of magio might bo furnished every week new york mail and express |
