This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 edition. Excerpt: ...you can make one of those dried vulture's-skins fly. Or perhaps you'll fly a kite." When I had convinced him that I was not Noah--. although getting aged; that he was in a waggon--not the ark; that he was in Africa--not Arabia; and that there had been no flood--only a thunderstorm, he came out with his ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 edition. Excerpt: ...you can make one of those dried vulture's-skins fly. Or perhaps you'll fly a kite." When I had convinced him that I was not Noah--. although getting aged; that he was in a waggon--not the ark; that he was in Africa--not Arabia; and that there had been no flood--only a thunderstorm, he came out with his trousers in his hand, followed by "Fll-vatch-it," also wearing his unmentionables in the same unconventional fashion, and saying, --"Who told that some rain here never comes. You better vatch it; if dat chief's garden is drownded all, some trouble is sure." And so we waded our watery way to my hut, where they were to breakfast with me--thus acknowledging their inferiority to the natives, for while they gave up all hope of lighting a fire, Black Beauty prepared a sumptuous repast of hot coffee and baked mealies. About noon I had a summons to attend at Mapaar's kraal. Perhaps, as my prophecy had been so abundantly fulfilled, he was about to relent, and would let me go to-day instead of to-morrow. But he was in a very serious mood, evidently displeased, and I awaited with some anxiety Kert's version of his remarks. Instead of being pleased at the result of my scientific observations, he was vexed, because I had caused so much rain to fall at once; his plantations would be 234 Why did I make it Rain so much? injured, and, if the rain continued, would be destroyed. Was I offended? What had he or his people done that I should thus punish him? As I replied to this inquiry I thought of Lord Beaconsfield's saying about the "melancholy" nature of "explanations," but I did my best to make him understand that I had nothing to do with making the rain; all I could do was to foretell whether it was coming or not. It was...
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