CLEOPATRA", i
Being an Account of the Fall and
Vengeance of Harmachis, the
Royal Egyptian,
AS SET FORTH BY HIS OWN HAND.
By H. Rider Haggard,
Author or King Solomon's Mines,"
"She," "Allan Quatcrmaln,"
Etc., Etc., Etc
Illustrated hsr NICHOI.1., tifter CATON 'WOOD--y.IXK
and QEKrFFENHAOEJf.
CllAPU'ljR V.
OF THE HKTURS OF HAIlMACHtS TO AI10DTIUS;
CKt.KDRATIOKOr TUB MT3fEItIE3; COAST Off
ISIS, AND THK WARNING OF AMEN CM!! AT.
N THE next day
embraced my uncle,
Sepa, and with an
eagor heart departed
from Annu back tc
Abouthls. And, tc
be short, thither
camo in safety, hav
ing been absent five
years and a month, be
ing now no moro a bo;
but a man full grown,
and having my mind well
stooked with tho knowl-
edgo of men and the ancient
wisdom of Ecypt. And onco
again I raw tho old lands
and tho known faces, though of these
somo few wero wanting, having been
gathored to Osim. Now, as I came
nigh to the temenos of the Temple, having
ridden across tbo well-tilled fields, the
priests and the people issued forth to bid
mo welcomo, and with them tho old wife,
Atoua, who, but for a few added wrinkles
that Time had cut upon hor forehead, was
even as she had been when she threw the
sandal after mo flvo long years ajone.
"La!UI In" alio cried; "and there thou
art, my bonny lad; moro bonny even thau
thou wertl Lat whata nianl whatshoul
dcrs I and what n faeo and form I Ah, it
does an old woman credit to have dandled
thoo I But thou urt ovor-palo ; thoso priests
down there at Annu have starved theo,
surely! Starvo not thyself ; tho Gods lovo
not a skeleton. 'Empty stomach makes
empty head,' as thoy say at Alexandria.
But, this is a glad hour; ay, a joyous hourl
Come in como in I" and as I lighted down
she embraced me.
But 1 thrust her aside. "My father I
whero is mv fatherl" 1 criod. "I sco him
notl"
"Nay, nay, have no fear," she answered ;
"his Holiness is well; ho waits theo in his
chamber. There, pass on. O happy dayl
O happy Abouthisl"
And so I went, or rathor ran, and reached
tho chamber of which 1 have written, and
there at tho table sat my father, Amen
emhat, even tho same as he had been, but
very old; and I ran to him, and kneeling
before him kissed his hand, and ho blossed
me.
"Lookup, my son," ho said, "and lot my
old eyes gazo upon thy face, that I may read
thy heart "
So I lifted up my head, and long and ear
nestly ho looked upon mo.
"I read thee." ho said at length; "pure
thou art and strong in wisdom; I have not
been deceived in thee. Oh, lonely have been
tho years; but I did well to send tbeo hence.
Now, tell me, toll mo of thy life, for thy let
ters have told mo little, and thou canst not
know, my son, how hungry is a father's
heart."
And so I told him ; far into the night we
sat and communed with one another. And
in tho end ho bade mo know that I must
now prepare mo to bo initiated into those
groat mysteries that are learned of the
obosun of the Gods.
And so it camo to pass that for a space of
threo months I prepared myself according
to the holy customs. I ute no meat. I was
constant in the sauctr ries and in the study
of the secrets of the Great Sacrifice and of
the passion of the Holv Mother. I watched
and prayed beforo tho altars. I lifted up
my soul to God ay, in dreams I commuued
with tho Invisible, till at length earth am!
arth's desires seemed to pass from me.
longed no moro tar tho glory of this world,
my heart hung abovo it us an eagle on his
outstretched wings, and tho voico of the
world's blame could not stir it, and the
vision of its beauty brought no delight.
For above me was tho vast vault of Heaven,
whero in unalterable procession tho stars
pass on, drawing alter them tho destinies
of men ; where tho Holy Ones sit upon their
burning thrones and watch tho chariot
wbeolsof Fatoasthcy roll from sphoro to
sphere. O hours of holy contemplation I
who having once tasted of your joy could
wish URain to grovel ou tho earth? Ovila
flesh I to drag us down. 1 would that thou
hadst been altogether fallen from me, and
left my spirit free to seek Osiris I
Tho months of probation passed but too
swiftly, and now the holy day drew near
whon I was in truth to bo united to tho
universal Mother. Never hath Night so
longed for tho promiso i! tho Dawn; never
hath tho heart of u lover so passionately
desired tho sweet coir.iug of the brldo; as I
1- uged to nee Thy glorious face, O Iste!
2- ven now tliai. I. haxxi ho. fciitis to
Thee, and Thou urt far from me, u i-.nnei
my soul goes out to Thee, und onco moro I
know Hut ns it Is bidden that I should
draw tho vail and speak of thiugs that havo
not boon told sinco tho beginniugof this
world, let mo pass on and reverently sot
down tho history of that holy mom. For
seven days had tho great festival been cele
brated, tho Buffering of tho Lord Osiris hud
been commemorated, tho passion of tho
Mother Isis had beon adored, und glory had
been dono to the memory of tho coming of
the Divino Child Horus, tho Sou, tho
Avenger, the God-begot. All thoso things
had been carried out according to tho
ancient rites. Tho boots hud floated
on tho sacred lake, tho priests had
scourged thomselves b
arius, and tho image-,
through tho streets ut i.
the sun sauls on tho sev
the great procession g...
woes of Isis and tell
avenged. Wo went in
T-uiplo. and passed thro
foro tho sanctu
had been borno
it. And now, ns
,M day, onco moro
erod to chant tho
how tho ovil was
.-ilenco from the
;h tho oity ways.
First camo those who c. ar tho path, thon
my father, Amenemhat, in all his priestly
rob03 und tho wand of cedar In his hand.
Thon, olad In puro linen, foliowod I, tho
neophyte, alone; and after mo tho whitc
robod prioits, holding aloft banners and
tho emblems of tho Gods. Next camo thoso
who bear tho sacred boat, and niter them
tho singers and tbo mourners; whilo
mtrntfhinir as far as tho eyo could reaoh
marched all tho people, clad in melancholy
black beoausu Osiris was no moro, Iu
ilenco wo wont through tho city streets
till at lencth wo camo to tho temouoa of tho
Temple und passed in. And as my fathor,
the High Priest, entorod beneath tho gate
way of tho outer pylon, a swect-volccd
woman singer began to sing the Holy
Chant, and thus she sang:
" Slag we Oi.rts dead.
-UZII
Tho 1 cht lias Ictt the world, the world Is btst,
Athwart the starry skies
The web of Darkness flies.
And Isls weeps Oslrts passed away.
Yourtears, ye stars, ye tires, yo rivers, shed.
Weep, ch.ldren of the Nile, weep, for yout
Lord is dcadl"
8ho paused In her most sweet song, and
thereon tho wholo multitudo took up the
melancholy dirge:
"Softly we trcaJ.our measured footsteps falling
Within the Sanctuary Sevenfold:
Soft on the Dead that llvcth aro we calling I
Itcturn, Osiris, from thy Kingdom cold I
Iteturn to them that worship thee of old.' "
Tho chorus ceased, and onco again she
sang:
" Within tho court divino
Tno Sovoafold-sacred shrlno
We pass, wh.le echoes of tho Templo walls
Repeat tho lone lament,
Tho sound of sorrow sent
Fir up within tho Imperishable halls,
Where, each In other's arms, the Sisters
weep,
Ids SSd Ncphthys, o'er tils unawakfng
sleep."
And then again rolled out tho solemn
chorus of a thousand voices:
"Softly we trc.-td.our measured footsteps falling
With n the Sanctuary Sevenfold:
Baft on tho Dead tlinthvcth nra we calling:
' Return, Oi.rls from thy Kingdom coldl
Return to them that worship thoo of old. "
It ceased, aud sweetly she took up tho song:
"O dweller In tho West,
Lover nr.d Lorill.sst,
Thy love, thy f. ster Isls calls theo home I
Como fr .m tUy chamber dun,
Thou Muster ct tlio Sun,
Thy shadowy chamber lur below the foam
W.th weary wlni and spout
Through all tbo llrmamont.
Through all tho horror-haut.tod ways of hell,
I seek theo near and far,
From star to wandering star.
Tree with tho dead that In Amentl dwell.
I search tho heiglit, the deep, the lands, lbs
sk.es.
Rise from the doad and live, our Lord
Osiris, rise."
"Sof My we tread, our measured footsteps falling
Within the Sanctuary Sevenfold;
Sotton the De-d that liveth aro wo calling:
Return, Os rls, from thy Kingdom coldl
Return to them that worship thee of old,' "
Then, iu a strain moro high and glad, the
singer sang:
" IIo wakes from forth the prison
We sing Ostr s r:son,
We sing tho ohild that Nout conceited and
bare.
Th'no own love, Isis, waits
The Warden of tho Gates.
Ehe breathes tho breath of Life on breast and
hair.
And In hor breast and breath
Behold I he wakenoth,
Behold I at length ho rlseth out of rest;
Touched with her holy hands,
Tho Lord of a'.l tho Lands.
He stirs, ha rises from her breath, hor breast I
But thou, fell Typhon, fly,
Tho Judgment day draws nigh,
Fleet on thy track ns flame speeds Horus from
tho sky."
"Softly we troad.our measured footsteps falling
Within tho Sanctuary Sevenfold;
Soft on tho Doad that liveth aro wo calling:
'Roturn, Os.rls, from thy Kingdom coldl
Return to them that worship theo of old.' "
Onco more, ns wo bowed beforo tho Holy,
she sane, and sent tho full breath of her
glad music ringing up tho everlasting walls,
till tho silence quivered with her round
notes of melody, and tho hearts of thoso
who hearkened stirred strangely in tho
breast. And thus, ns wo walked, she sang ;
tho song of Osiris risen, tho song of Uopo,
the song of Victory:
' Sing wo the Trinity,
Sing we thd Holy Three,
Sing we, and praiso wo nnd worship tho Throne,
Throno that our Lord hath sot
There peace and truth are mot,
Thero in tho Halls of tho Holy alone I
There In tho shadowlngs
Faint of tho folded wings,
There shall we dwell and rejoice in our rest.
We that thy servants are I
Horus drivo 111 nfarl
Farln the folds of thodark of the Westl"
Onco more, as her notes died away, thun
dered forth tho chorus of all tho voices, and
then the chanting ceased, nnd ns tho sun
sank tho High Priest raised tho statuo of
tho living God and held It beforo tho multi
tude that was now gathered In the
court of tho Temple. Thereupon, with
a mighty and joyful shout of "Osiris I Our
hopol Osiris 1 Osiris I" tho peoDlo tore the
black wrappings from their dress, revealing
tho white robes they wore beneath, and, is
one man, they bowed boforo the God, and
tho feast was ended.
But for mo the ceremony was only begun,
for to-night was tho night of my initiation.
Loaving the inner court I bathed myself,
and, clad in puro linen, passed, ns it is or
dained, into an inner, but not tho Inmost
sanctuary, and laid tho accustomed offer-
lugs on tho altar. Then, lif Uug up my hands
to Heaven, I remained for many hours In
contemplation, striving by holy thoughts
and prayer to gather up my strougth agaiust
tho mighty moment of my trial.
Slowly tho hours sped in the silenco of
tho Temple, till at length the door opened
nnd my father, Amenemhat, tho High
Priest, camo iu, clad in white, and leading
by tho hand tho Priest of Isis. For him
self, having been married, ho did not euter
into tho mysteries of tho Holy Mother.
I ro30 to my feet and stood humbly beforo
tho twain.
"Art thou ready!" said the Priest, lifting
tho lamp ho held" bo that its light fell upon
my face. "Art thou ready, O thou chosen
ono, oven to see tho glory of tho Goddess
face to face!"
"I nm ready," I answered.
"Bethink thee," ho said ngaln, in solemn
tones, "this is no small thing. If thou wilt
carry out this thy lust desiro, understand, 1
O Royal Harmachis, that now this very
nlghtmust thou for awhile dio in tho flosb, !
what timo thy soul shall look ou spiritual
things. And if thou diest and thero shall
bo any ovil thing found within thy heart, ,
when thou comest ut last into that awful
presence, woo unto theo, Harmachis, for
tho breath of lifo shall no moro enter in ut
tho gateway of thy mouth. Utterly shalt I
thou perish ns to thy body, and what shall
befall thy other parts, if I know I may not
say. According to tho Egyptian religion
tho being man is composed of four parts:
tho body, tho double or astral sliapo (kaj,
tho soul (bl), and tho spark of llfo sprung '
from tho Oodhad 'fiouJ.L-irLthau-tlicro- ,
Tore, puro'und freofrom tho t7?"llt orsiuf
Art thou prepared to bo gathorod to tho
breast of Her who was and Is and will bo,
and in all things to do Hor holy will; for,
her, whilo she shall so command, to put
awny tho thought of earthly woman; and to
labor always for Her glory till ot tho end
thy lifo is ubsorbed in Her eternal life I"
"I am," I answered; "lead on."
"It is woll," said tho Priest. "Noble
Amenemhat, wo go honco along." j
"Forowoll, ray son," said my father; "bo
firm and triumph over tho things spiritual
as thou shalt triumph over tho things earth-,
ly. Ho who would truly rule tuo worm rausi
first bo lifted up above tho world. Ho must ,
bo at ono with God, for thus only shall ho
learn tho seorots of tho Divine. But be-1
ware I Tho gods demaud much of those 1
who daro to enter the cirolo of their Divin
ity, If they go baclc thorofrom they shall,
bo Judgod of a sharper law. and bo scourged '
with a heavier rod. As thoir clory is, so
shall their shamo be: for it is no light thing,
having cast off thy mortal garb, to soil tho
raiment of tho Spirit In fleshly mire.
Thorcforo, mako thy heart strong, O Royal
Hannachlsl. Aod when thou spcedest dgwn
i
!
tho wajs ot Nigut ana eSierest tne licny t
t Presence, remember that from him to whom (
great gift havo been given shall gifts be .
required again. And now if, indeed, thy '
heart bo fixed go whither it is not ns yet,
given to mo to follow thee. Farewell l"
For a moment, as my heart weighed theso
heavy worus, I wavered, as well 1 might.
But I was Ulled with longing to bo gathered
to tho company of tho Divino ones, nnd I I
know that I had no evil in me, and desired I
to do only tho thing thut Is just. Therefore,
having with so much labor drawn tho bow-
AM) WB WENT rOKTIL.
string to my ear, I wns fain to lot fly the
shaft. ' Lead on," I cried, with a loud
voice, "lead on, O holy Priest 1 I follow
theol"
And we went forth.
CHAPTER VL
op the initiation of iiaumacnis; op his
visions; of his passinoto thk citv that
is in tiib ricn or death: and or thk
DECLARATION OP ISIS, TI1K MESSENOF.K.
Cwr5S.N SILESCE we
W-l , .
passeu into tuo suriuu
of Isls. Dark It was
nnd bare only tho
feeblo light from tho
lamp gleamed faiut-
ly upon tho sculpt-
ured walls, whore, iu a
hundred cflltfies, the
Holv Mother suckled
tho Holy Child. Tho
Priest e osed tho doors
and bolted them.
"Onco again," ho said, "art
thou ready, Harmachis J"
"Onco ngaln," I answered, "I
am ready." Ho spoke no more; but, having
lifted up his bauds in prayor, led mo to tbo
center of tho Holy, nnd with a swift motion
put out tho lamp.
"Look boforo theo, O Harmachis!" he
cried; and his voico sounded hollow In tho
solemn placo.
I gazed and saw nothing. But from tho
nichothatis high in tho wall, wherein is
hid tho sacred symbol of tho God
doss, on which fow may look, thero
camo a sound as of tho rattling
rods of tho sistrum. And as I listened,
awestruck, behold I 1 saw tho outliuo of
tho symbol drawn as with llro upon tho
blackness of the nir. Abovo my hoad it
hung, und rattled whilo It hung. And us it
turned, clearly I snw tho faco of tho Mother
Isis that is graven on tho ono side, nnd sig
nifies unending birth, and the faeo of hor
holy sistor, Nephthys, that is graven on tho
other, and signifies tho ending of all birth
in (loath.
Slowly it turned aud swung ns though
somo mystic dancer trod the air ubovo me
and shook It in her hand. But ut length tho
light went out, and tho rattling ceased.
Then of a sudden tho cud of tho chamber
becamo luminous, and in that whlto light I
beheld picturo after picture. I buw the
ancient Nilo rolling thmugh deserts to the
sea. Thero woro no men upon its batiks,
nor any signs of man, nor nny Temples to
tho Gods. Only wild birds moved on Minor's
lonely face, nnd monstrous brutes pluuged
and wallowed in his waters. Tho sun sunk
in majesty bohind tho Libyan Desert and
stained tho waters red; the mouutalns
towered up toward tho silent sky; but in
mountain, desert and river thero was no
sign of human life And then 1 knew '.but I
saw tho world as it had been beforo man
was, and a terror of Its ouoliness entered
my soul.
Tho pioturo passed and anothor rose up in
tts place. Onco again I saw tho b.nka of
, 6iho, and ou them a wded wild-faced
criares, partaking of the naturo of tho
ope moro than of tho naturo of mankind,
i They fought and Blew eueh othr. The wild
1 bird sprang up in affright as the llro leapt
I from rood huts given by focmcn's hands to
flame and pillage Thoy stolo and rent nnd
I murdered, dashing out tho brains of chll
' dren with axes of stone. And, though no
voico told mo, I knew that I saw man as ho
' was tens of thousands of years ugo when
first ho marched across tho earth,
i Yet another picturo. Onco again I saw
' tho banks of SIhor; but on them fair cities
bloomod like flowers. In and out their
, gates went men and women, nnd laden
asses passing to and fro from wide, well
i tilled lands. But I s-iw no guards or armies,
and no weapons of war. All was wisdom
prosperity and peace. And, whilo I won
i dercd, ft glorious figure, clad In raiment
that shono as llarno, camo from tho gates of
a shrine, and tho sound of music wentbo
I fnrnnnd followed utter him. He mounted
an ivorv throno which was set in a innrkct-
i plnco facing tho water, nnd us tho sun sot
iiiifd nil tho multitudes to nrnvor. With
ono voico they prayed, bending in adora
' tion. And I understood that herein was
shown tho reiKn of tho Gods on earth, which
was long before tho days of Mcnes.
1 A chango came over tho dream. Btil,
I tho samo fair city, but other men
men with greed nnd ovil on their
; faces -who hated tho bonds of righteous
doing, and sot their hearts on sin. Tho
evening camo; tho glorious figure mounted
tho throno and called to prayer, but nono
i bowed therasolves In adoration.
"Wo aro aweary of theol" they cried,
i "Mako Evil Kiugl Slay him I slay him I
and looso tho bonds of Evill Make Evil
1 King!"
Mightily uprose tho glorious shape, gaz
ing with mild eyes upon thoso wickod ones.
"Yo kuow not what ye asl:," no cneu,
"butns yowlll, so bo HI For if I die, by
me shall yo onco again, after much travail,
find a path to tho Kingdom of Good I"
Evon as ho spoko a form, foul und hideous
to behold, loapt upon him, cursing, slow
him, tore him limb from limb, und umldst
tho clamor of the pooplo sat himself upon
tho throno and ruled. But a shape whoso
faco was vailed passed down from Heaven
on shadowy wings, and with lamentations
gathered up tho rent fragments of tho Be
ing. A moment sho bent hersoM upon
them, then lifted up her hands and wept.
4sd as fie ttiiDUhjihcJtll from, her. shies
iaero sprang a warrior armed sua with a
faco like tho faco of IU (tho sun) at noon.
With a shout he, the Avenger, hurled him
Mf unon tho monster who bad usurped tho
throno, and thoy closed in battle, and strug
gling over In'a straight embrace, passed up
ward to tho skies.
Then camo picturo after picture. I saw
powers and peoples clad in various robes
'zi sneaking many tongue. I saw them
j I grvrF
, ass,' ana puas uuub-----" uiifilous lovnii.',
hating, struggling, dying. Some fow wore
hantiv and somo had woo stamped upon
their faces; but most boro not thosoalof
happiness nor of woe, but rathor of pa
tience. Aud ever as they passed from ago
to neo, high abovo in tho heavens tho
Avenger fought on with tho Evil Thing,
while tho scale of victory swung now here,
now thero; but neither conquered, nor was
it given to mo to know how tho battle
cuded
And I understood that what I had beheld
was the holy vision of tne struggle between
tho Good and tho Evil powers. I saw that
man was created vile, but thoso who ure
abovo tool: pity on him nnd camo dowu to
him to mako him good and happy, for tho
two things are ono thing. But lU'.m re
turned again to his ' ,cked way, and then
did tho bright spirit Good, who is of us
called Osiris, but whi hath many name,
offer himself up for iho evil doing of tho
race that had dethroned him. And from him
and tho Divine Motho r,of whom ull nntur o is
sprang another spirit who is the Protector
of us on earth, us Osiris is our justitlor In
Amentl.
For this is tho mystery of tho O.slrls.
Of n sudden, us 1 saw tho -visions, theso
things became clear to mo. Tho mummy
cloths of symbol and of ceremony that
w ..p Orisis round fell from him, and I un
OVrstood tho secret of religion.
Tho picturo passed, nud onco again tho
Priest, my guide, spoke to me.
nest, sumo, - . .. !
"llast thou understood, Harmachis, those
dugs which it hath been granted theo to
thl
seel
"I have," I said. "Are the rites ended I"
"X.y, they aro but bogun. That which
follows must thou ondtiro alone I Behold,
I leave tiiec, to roturn at tho morning
light. Onco moro I warn thee that which
thou shalt seo few m.iy look upon and live.
Iu ull my days havo I ..uown but threo who
dared to" face- this dre.i-t hour, und of thoso
threo utdawn but ono was found alive. My
self, I havo not trod this path. It Is too high
for me.'1
"Depart," I said; "my soul is nthlrst for
knowledge. 1 will dure It,"
He laid his hand upon my head and
blessed me. Ho went I heard tho door
shut to behind him, ll. echoes of his foot
steps slowly died away. Then 1 felt that I
was alone, uiono in t.ie noiy piuce who
things which uro note, tho earth. Silenco
fell sllonco deep and :;ick as tne iiark-ucss
which was around tne. Tho silenco fell; it
gathered as tho cloud gathered on tho faco
of the moon that night when, a lad, I prayed
upon tho pylon towers It gathered denser
and yet moro dense till it saumea to creep
into mv heart and call aloud therein; for
atter silenco has a voice that is moro torri-
blothan tho voico of any cry. I spoko; the
echoes of my words camo back upon mo
from tho walls and scorned to beat mo down.
Tho stillness was lighu r to enduro than an
echo such as this. What was I about to
see? Should I die, evm now, in tho fullness
of toy youth nnd strength! Torrib o woro
tho warnings that had boon given to nio. I
was fear-stricken, aim .rethought mo thnt I
would lly. Flyl-lly v iithor? Tho templo
door was barred ; I . ould not lly. I was
ulono with tho Godhead, alono with tho
power that I had invoked. Kay, my heart
was puro my heart was purel I would
faco tho terror that was to come, evon
though I died.
Isis, holy Mother," I prayed, "isis,
Spouso of Heaven, come unto me, bo with
mo now. 1 faint I bo with me now."
And then I knew that thiugs wero not ns
things had been. Tho uir nround mo began
to stir, it rustled ns tbo wings of eagles, it
took life. Bright oyes gazed upon mo,
strange whispers shook my soul. Upon
tho darkness wero bars of light, 'liioy
changed and interchanged, they moved to
und fro and wove mystic symbols which I
could not read. Swifter and swiftor flow
that shuttle of tho light; the symbols
grouped, gathored, faded, gathered yet
Hgaln, faster and still moro fast, till my
oyes could no moro count them. Now I
was afloat upon a sea of glory; It surged
nnd rolled, as the ocean rolls; It tossod mo
high, it brought mo low. Glory was piled
on glory, splendor heaped on splendor's
head, and I rodo abovo it all.
Soon tho lights began to palo in tho roll
ing sea of air. Great shadows shot ucross
It, lines of darkness pierced It and rushed
together on its breast, till at length I only
was a shapo of flumo set like a sfr on tho
bosom of immeasurable night. Bursts of
awf ul musio gathered from far away. Miles
and miles away 1 heard thorn, thrilling
faintly through th gloom. Ou thoy camo,
nearer and moro ljcar, louder and more
loud, till thoy swept past abovo, below,
nround mo, swopton rushing pinions, terri
fying und enchanting mo. Thoy floated by,
ever growing fainter, till thoy dlod in spaco,
Then others camo, and no two woro ukin.
Somo rattled us ten thousand slstra shaken
all to tune. Somo rang from tho bra?.en
throats of unnumbered clarions. Somo
pealed with a loud, sweet chant of volcos
that wero moro than human; nud some
roiled along in tho slow thunder of a million
drums. They passed ; thoir notes wero lost
In dying echoes; and thouwful bIIoiicooiico
mowurca; d In unnji mn nnd ovnrcamo me.
A eort:i..T ""Vemakor says: "Worw
shoos go ahead of tho art of fortuno
tnlliiifr from the linos of tho hand. In
your shoo, for instance, I sec irrcsolu
tion, e.liangcahlonoss, inclination to
slovenliness and occasional paroxysms of
tll-hiimor. Show mo any parson's foot-
L'our after two months' wear and 1 will
describe the ehnructor of tho poison. If
tho fcoles and heols aro worn ovonly
thon tho wcaror is a resolute, nbjo lmsl
... i i .. . ......
noss num. Willi a oiear nuau, it n-unu-
worthy official, or an excellent wife and
mother.
"If the sole is worn on the outside
the wearer is Inclined to adventurous,
uncertain, lltful ileoas, or, u a woman,
to bold, self-willed capricious tricks,
The sole being worn on tlio Inner side
shows hesitation and weakness in a man
and modesty in a woman
"A merchant semis regularly to mo
when he needs a clerk and has on my
recommendation accepted several of my
customers. Ho wiys mat -snoooiogy
coon ahead of phrenology. Several
months ago a stranger eamo into my
store to have his shoos mended. Thoy
were worn on the ouUldo of tho solos,
while at the same time the polntH wore
Mmiwhst worn, but tho other parU ol
the shoes woro almost as good as new. 1
iii mv wife. 'That fellow is no
tfood.'
"The very next day a boy camo from
tho station houitfi for tho shoes und said
that tho wearer hud boon arrested for
stealing. A young man who was a cus
tomer of mine for yours courted two gin
wim nlhfi bud their work done by me. I
tint fetid that one of tho irlrls woro he
shoes on tho outside first, whilo tho
iu.r one walked ovenlv und woro both
her hIiooh alike. J always liked the
vonnir man. and as I saw that ho wav
orod botweoii the two girls I took him
nsiilii fine dnv. showed lilin tho shoes of
oaoh girl and told him what I havo ro
iriimi m vou uoiiuorninir thein. Ho mar
rled tbo ono who walked ovonly and was
hantiv with hor. whilo tho othor ono
wn ti rula St Loula Qlohtr
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
Pomp of tlir !tueBtf Hrnrofiilly Itornp by
n tVnW'ti Kdltor.
Wo rx'f.et th following items from
tho Inst issuo of Tho Arizona Kicker:
"Tiir.v Wu.t, Know Mom:. A combin
ation calling Itsolf tho Aenio Opera Com
pany, of C lieago, gave a show of somo
sort nt Knynolii's Hall last Friday night.
No free tickets woro sent to this olllco,
und whon wo sent our liulf-brecd roller
boy ovof to the manager with a no to
asking hint why in Toxas ho had neg
lected such an Important duty, ho re
turned word that tho Kicker could kick
and bo hat'god to it. Wo therefore
kicked. Wo hired Cooper's Hull for tho
sumo night, g.ivo a free dnnco nnd tho
Aenio Opera Company opened to an audi
ence composed of tho landlord's cross
eyed boy nnd two old half-breeds who
thought somebody was going to bo
scalped. There's nothing nvan about
us. Wo simply want what is duo to tho
profession, and what has been granted
It from time itiuiioniorlal. When an
amusement combination sets out to
ignore us and muko us sing small, some
body will certainly hear something drop
beforo getting to tho top of tho hill."
"Nor S.wino a Woisi). -Many of our
Mtbserlbers aro asking why tho Kicker
, " , , , h. ,
notli.ng to say in favor of either of
tho local tickets now in tho Hold. There
t
ro
are two reasons. First, because wo wero
not nominated on either ticket, and
secondly because a bigger gang of ras
cals w ere never up for otlice. We wanted
to run for mayor. It is no use being
over-modest about, such things. We are
better fitted for the position than tiny
other man in town. The olllco should
have been glad to seek us. It didn't- do
so, and so we sought it. Wo should
have filled the position with credit to
all, but the gangs wanted a tool, and so
thoy nominated Doe liurrows and Hank
.lon'es to head the two tickets. Neither
of these men will ever serve. Within
one month we will have both of them
buck at .loliet to serve out their unex
pired sentences. We have been warned
that we must, come out and support ono
tick-t or the other or go to the wall.
Ilegiii your wall business, gentlemen, as
soon as you please. When you down us
you have got to beat a grand aggrega
tion of newspaper, grocery, feed store,
harness shop, butcher shop and knitting
f
;u'torv,iill under ono roof, presided over
by ono head, and each doing a lino busi-
u ess.
Not .Ii'st Yivr. The Tom Cut Silver
Mining Company sent us a certilicate ol
stock of the face value of 8500 last week
mil asked us to editorially mention the
fact that the mine would prove one ol
the greatest bonanzas of tho age for in
vestors. We can't conscientiously do it
yet. We want to wait awhile and see
whether wo are to bo assessed on the
stock or not, and we'd like to hear of
some one who has received a dividend.
We used to take every thing in silver
stock that came along, and pulT up their
old swindles without stint, but. wo have
made a change of base in this respect.
We found that a company which would
beat the public would also beat us."
m: v Took Hs.C'K1tio.v. 1 all Bill,
of the (iom Saloon, Ohio (leorge, of the
Arcade Poker Kooms, and Lovely .Mm,
of the Red Front Sink of Iniquity, took
oxcentlen to our kindly remark In last
week's Issue that whisky una poker
wero trying to run tho town, and thoy
laid for us accordingly. On Friday after
noon wo wore examining tho carcass of
a big jackass rabbit killed over in tho
gulch by Sam Andrews, and on exhibi
tion in front of Davlsos' butcher
shop, when the threo worthies above
named approached and signified tlieir
Intention of cooking our goose. Wo
hud them covored by ourgiin in flvo seo
onds, and wo hold them In lino with
hands up for full llvo minutes as an ex-
ibitlon. When thoy had beon disarmed
wo allowed tiiein to sneaK away, uu
don't claim to own this town, and we
never set out to run it, hut wo propose to
talk In plain English on all subjects and
guard the public interests to tho best
of our ability. If tho three parties
named do not subsido at onco wo shall
encourage a crowd to turn out with u
rope somo frosty evening nnd pull tliolr
heads chock up against a limb."
Hi; Still Livi:s. A Nebraska sub
scriber writes to inqulro If there Is anoth
er weekly published In this burg. There
Is. We have a chattel mortgage on ev
ery thingbiit the rod-headed, cross-oyed,
lop-shouldered coyoto who edits it, and
can close him up at any minute; nut wo
let him run on in order to keep him oil
ho town. We rather Uko his audacity
us woll. He prints 180 copies, nono ol
which can bo read on account of tho poor
pross-work, and yotho claims tho largest
circulation In tho known world, llo
knows we own the vory chair ho sits in,
but yet ho devotes four columns oaoh
week to abusing us personally. Yes, ho
still lives, poor old unfortunate. Hut wo
aro going to glvo him ropo for tlio win
ter. If ho was bounced out bo mlglit
have to run for the Legislature." De
troit Free Press.
PARIS SNAIL EATERS.
A lliiiidrril TIkiiikiiikI I'oiiihU of tlio Kllmy
TIiIiikh ('iiimniird Annually
The stories about Fronehmon eating
snails ure believed by many people to
avo no foundation In fact, but to bo only
a phase of tho oxuggoratlon in which
Yankees tiro apt to Indulge in describing
tho queer things that are to bo found oji
Parisian dinlng-tables. Nevertheless,
it is a fact that nearly 100,000 pounds f
snails uro sold daily In tho Paris mark
ot to bo eaten by dwollors in Paris
Thoy aro curoftilly roared for tho pur
pose in extensive snall-gurdens in tho
provinces und fed on uromutlo herbs to
make their flavor finer. Ono snailory In
Dijon iwsuld to bring in to Us proprietor
seven thousand francs n year. Many Swiss
cantons ulso contain lurgo snail-gardens
where thoy aro grown with much pains
Thoy are not only regarded as a great
delicacy, but aro reckoned as vory nu
trltious. HygienlstB say thoy contain
sovonteon por cent, of nitrogenous mat
ter, mid that thoy aro equal to oysters
In nutritive properties. Snails tiro ulso
extensively used as an article of food In
Austria, Spain, Italy and Egypt and tho
countries on tho African side ot tho
Mediterranean. Indeed tho habit of
bating snails as food hat existed In varl
ous parts of Kuropo for many centuries.
Good Housekeeping,
FIRESIDE FRAGMENTS.
Tlrown sugar in doughnuts tnstoad
of whlto will keep thorn moist and nico
much longer. Tho Housekeeper.
A cheap nnd good tnince-moat can.
bo mado by bolliny a boot's heart till
tondor, then chopping it flnoand season
ing it and adding twice ns much applo
by weight as meat. Fruit, splcos, etc,
can bo added as ono desires.
Paper or pastoboard may bo ren
dered waterproof as follows: Mix four
parts of slaked llnio with thrco parts of
sklinniod milk nnd add a llttlo alum;
then glvo tho material two successive
coatings of tho mixture with a brush.
and thon let it dry.
HoneyCakes: Tako aquartof strained,
honey, half a pound of fresh butter, and.
a small toaspoonful of pearl ash, dis
solved in a little milk. Add as raucb.
sifted flour as will mako stiff pasto.'
Work well together. Hell out half an
inch thick. Cut into cakes. Lay on
buttered tins, and baVe In a hot ovon.
Cream Dates: lleinovo tho stonos
from the dates, wltboutentiroly separat
ing them. Take a tiny pieco of vanilla,
fondant, tho same as preceding recipe,
form it into a llttlo roll, place it in tho
spaco from which tho seed was takon,
press the halves together so that only &
small quantity of the candy can bo scon,
roll the dates in granulated sugar, and
place thorn on dishes to harden. Chris
tian Union.
One great secrot of nlco oako mak
ing is the thorough beating ot tbo batter
after all ingredients aro together. Somo
have trouble with granulated sugar.
Don't use so much. One-hnlf inch less
for a cupful is enough. Tho cake battor
takes longer beating than usual, as tho
sugar is longer in dissolving. Wo think
it the cheapest sugar on the markot.
Farm and Fireside.
To use up slices of stale bread,
break and cut them in pieces, first cut
ting olT the hard crust, and pour boillnjf
water on it too soften tho bread. Thoa
for a pint of bread crumbs boat up throo
eggs and add these with a pint ot milk,
some hits of butter, a llttlo sugar and
raisins in quantity to suit, and bako.
It is a good plain, wholesome pudding to.
oat with milk and sugar or pudding
sauce. -N. Y. World.
To take iron rust out of white goods:
Pour a teacupful of boiling water;
stretch the goods tightly across tho top.
of it; thonpouron a llttlo of tho solution
ot oxalic acid dissolved in water, and.
rub it with the odgo of a teaspoon or any
thing. If It does not como out at onco,
dip It down into tho hot water and rub
it again. This is a quick easy and suro
way to remove iron rust, and should ho
romemhered by ovory good housokoopor.
Oystor Croquettes: Put two dozon
oysters on to boll in thoir own liquor.
Lot como to a boll. Tako from tho Hro,
drain and chop. Put half a pint of tho
liquor in a saticopan, with a toaeupot
cream, thicken with a tablospoonfulot
llour and butter each, rubbed togothor.
Stir until tho milk bolls, add tho oystorsr
tho yelks of throo eggs, and stir ono
minute; tako from tho lire, and season
with a tablespoon! ul of chopped parsloy,
a half of a grated nutmpg. a llttlo salt"
and cayonno pepper. Mix woll and
tmrn out to cool. Whon cold, form in
croquettes, roll In beaten eggs then In
broad crumbs and fry In boiling lard.
Ladles' Homo Journal.
DANGEROUS WORK.
Poor Folk who do OUmiiiImr on the New
York Wharves for l-'uoL
Among tho many odd dovlcos rosortedt
to by tho vory poor In thoir olforta to
gain a livelihood Is that of tho poo
plo who frequent tho various wharvoa
and other places whoro coal Is trans
ferred from barges to'wagons or from
wngons to coal-sheds, and who oagorly
solze upon any stray plecos that may fall
unheeded to tho ground.
Of coarse tho loss In this way on each,
ton of coal is scarcoly notlcoablo, but in.
tho aggregate it amounts to no Incon
siderable quantity and tho agod men.
and worn-out women who so carofullj
watch tho huge coal buckets as thoy
swing in mid-air in thoir transit from
tho coal bargo to tho wagons on the
wharf aro often ablo thus to securo suf
ficient of tho mlnoral to warm thoir
humble homes throughout tho winter.
Only thoso too decrepit to oxocuto mora
laborious work caro to glean coal in this
wuv. us they aro seldom ttblo to gather
a largo enough quantity to soil. Hut
tho activity displayed by tnoso poor ota
creatures in their eagerness to securo a.
fow nuggets is something retnarkahlo.
Tho pursuit is not without us poriis
'i'horo is always moro or loss competition
for the scanty prizos that reward a long
vigil, and in order to outdo their com
petitors tho old gloanors ofton rush.
rocklossly between wagon whools and
almost under horses' hoofs. Thon, too,
as tho big buckets swing overhoad plecoa
of coal aro sometimes dislodged and fall
heavily to tho ground, endangering tho
heuds of thoso beneath.
Not long slnco an old man was pushed
oil a plor into tho river and noarly
drowned through tho rush for a slngla
lump that had attraotctl tho attontlon ot
half a dozen gleaners. It had fallon on
tho edgo of the string ploco, and tho old
follow was crowded off. Fortunatoly ho
grabbed and hold on to a ropo that waa
hanging from tho stem of a coal barge,
and some idlers on tho wharf hauled
him ashore.
The greatost danger to tho gloanora
lies, however, In thoir reckless dlvos
under tho wagons. Tho men nnd boys
who uro engaged in loading frequently
chaso tho old folkB uway, hut they roturn
with a persistence that doiles all oirorta
to savo the coal and provont accidents.
N. Y. HoraliL
Hotith Ainnrlra'M Living Luuteriu.
South Amorlcan llro-lllos havo boon
called living diamonds. In tho same
part of- tho world is ulso found a pale
gray or particularly dlsagrooahlo look
ing moth which may bo called a living
lantern. Kopt lnolosed In a box fpt
twonty-four hours, It will ho found whoa
tho box is oponod that tho body of the
moth is giving forth sufficient light tc
enable ono to road plainly any ordinary
typo. A number of glass-fronted boxe
containing thoso moths--VinVi ui
lernaria, naturalists call thomwhe
placed around a room afford nearly u.
much light as so muny wax cundlw.
Amorlcan Agriculturist,