Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1891 — Mokanna the Veiled. [ARTICLE]

Mokanna the Veiled.

The veiled prophet ivui not u croution of mere fancy, but a genuine historic | character of tho eighth century. His ! name was Suakiin Hen Allah, but he | culled himself Mokunna the VeiledHaving lost one eye from an arrow wound, he wore a thick veil to conceall the deformity, and laid claim to be am incarnation of the Deity. Ho had many followers in Arabia, and soon possessed himself of a lurge part of that country, and was acknowledged by a number of cities. His intiuouce wus retained by many devices, such being his skill in magic and legerdemain that his tricks passed for miracles. Troops were sont against him by tho Culipn-Mulmdi, his armies were defeated! in the field, and ho wus besieged in a small fortress in thesouth of Arabia. Finding success impossible and deeming escape hopeless, he poisoned his attendants in a banquet and leaped into a well or cistern which had been partly filled with destructive acids. When the conquerors forced a way 'into the castle they searched in vain for him or his body, the latter having been en- ■ tirely dissolved by the corrosive fluids. The secret was discovered by the confession of one who had beheld tho gre--1 parations for suicide; but in some parts of Arabia there are still persons who bc- | lievc that Mokunna ascended to heaven. —[Chicago Herald. Last summer a Nebraska young man disappeared from his home, lea'ving word that he was going to hare a good time, like the l rodigal Son of Holy Writ. The other day he came home, leading a calf, and on meeting his father he said: j “ Well, father, I have had enough of ,1 time to last me the rest of my life. Will you take back your prodigal ? I have brought a calf with me.” To which the old man replied, “ I see two calves, my I son; but lot that pass. I need, another ’ hired man, and if you will keep straight I'll take you on.” “By gum, yer a. white man, dad,” replied the son, and beimmediately went to work to show that he< had reformed. As for the calf, It waadecided not to kill it, os it was of blooded, stock, and when raised will be a valuablecow. i