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UNION, OREGON.
f ABOUT SELF-GOVERNMENT.
Trogrons Jltut First ltn Mniln In the
, Haul, Then In tho Outer World.
1 It Is tho function of analysis as ap
plied to forms of mattor to ascortaln tho
elomonts of which thoy nro composed,
and tho proportions to which thoy aro
combined; and in all tho coarser organ
Isms this can bo dono with absolute or
approximate accuracy. Hut that which
is simple becomes complex and difllcult
when tho prlnciplo of vegotnblo lifo Is
Introduced, and mysteries still baillotho
acutcst penetration. Animal lifo Is full
of mystery. "Tho infinitoly littlo" is
as lncomprohonsiblo as "tho infinitoly
great." Alan is tho highest form of ani
mal lifo, and possesses an intellectual
power of assimilation and rejection
which acts not only automatically, as In
tho physical organism, but by tho prln
ciplo of voluntary solcction, which has
its contor in that iflystory of mystorios,
personality. So potential is this
prerogative of man, that against a host
of ad verso circumstances, and much per
sonal opposition, ho may rise to a
sublime height of mental and moral
achiovomont, which distinguishes
him from all his kindred and
contomporarloR. Or ho may trans
form himself into a monstor of
iniquity, and scourgo of his race, dofy
ing tho influences of horodlty, and re
sisting successfully persuasion and
forco. Tho appotltos aro unreasoning;
moro so in man than in tho lower ani
mals, which scorn to bo directed by In
stinct in tho cholco and quantity of
tholr food, and by seasons in tho grati
fication of their passions. Yot, as thoy
livo without intellectual or moral re
straint, except as thoy aro brought Into
contact with man and mado subsorvlent
to him, thoy aro by no. moans as well
protected by naturo as some havo rop
resontod. In man tho natural appotltes
aro stimulated by ideas. Tho olaborato
menu of a royal ontortalntnont producos
an artiilclal hunger; and tho history,
names, colors and social relations of
wines an artiilclal and lnsatlnblo thirst.
JJaturo robols, and tho youth Is taught
tiy tho consoquoncos tho folly of eating
for gluttony and not for health. Ho re
strains himsolf by an olfort of tho will,
adopts a plan; anil though not ontiroly
conforming to it, is hold in check by it.
It ho doosnotdo this, mental and physic
al decay speedily follow. It Is lit tho ap
potltos of tho body that tho demand for
'Bolf-rostraiut first makos ilsolf felt;
and with tho first resolution to oat loss,
or to reject what If found to bo unwholo
Aomo, solf-moldlng bogins. Tho
passions of childhood aro transient,
though violent. Tho cries and blows
aro comparatively harmloss, and often
Tocolvo unduo indulgence, but in such
instances there comes a time when tho
youth poreolvos that tho results of obul
lltlons of passion aro moro dangerous to
lilm than to othors, and ho resolves that
bo will maintain his self control. Tho
attitude and motions of the body, and
;tho ubo of tho hummi volco, aro tho
(products in a largo dogreo of solf-mold-Jng.
Somo attitudes, movomoiits, words,
"tones, would bo learned by spontaneous
jimltltlon; but tho power to speak, sing,
drill, perform tho countless acts which
unnko a trado or profession, is attained
only by Intentional conformity to rule
or model. In sooloty man naturally
imitates his follows; but independent
of thoso general customs which givo
unanimity to tho aspect of so
ciety oach person soos some
thing which falls in with his tastes, and
is adapted to promotobis Interests, lie
dotormines to possoss himself of tho
mccompllshmont, which he doos by vol
untary attention and deliberate imita
tion. Taught by his failures lie elimi
nates their causos.nud stimulated by his
success ho redoubles his energy and
equals his mastor; then a new principle
called emulation comes Into play, and
jho determines to surpass him. It la
(thus that progress Is made, first in tho
froul of the man, and then in the outer
"world. Restraint and imitation are tho
(first and tho second steps in this up
ward, or in somo instances downward,
rorogross. For thoro aro thoso who iml.
(tato vlcos, not vlrtuos; defects, not ex
celoncles; who seek to mako themselves
jitrong for evil and harm, and not for
jgood and holpfulnoss.-yj. M. Buukloy,
jLL. 1)., in Chautatiquan.
1 THE STATE OF FRANKLIN.
t .
Ian liiteroxtliiK unit Instructive lilt ul
l:.irly Aiut'rlt'uii IIMory.
J Tho story of tho Stnto of Franklin
Kos back to a full century ago. in tho
lonlal Assembly of North Carolina In
,1770, tho territory now embraced In tho
jHtate of Tennessee, was represented by
deputies us tho District of Washington,
and lit tho struggle tar Independence
tho Bottlers thoro promptly espoused tho
cause of tho colonists as against En
gland. From 1777 to 1781 tho territory
constituted a portion of North Carolina,
In 1784 tho settlers became very muoh
idlssatlslled wl4,h what they believed to .
Iks tho unjust and ungenerous treatment
thoy had rooolvod from tho government
of North Carolina. Conventions were
jkold and a State goverment was organ
irod, which Is called variously Frank
land and Franklin in tho documents
'that havo come down to us. Tho Con
latitutlou was ratified by popular vote, a
legislature and a Governor wero chosen,
and It looked for a tlmo as though there
would uo uioousuou uotwoon tuo now
Citato and that of North Carolina. John
Bovlor was tho first Governor elected.
iTho State of Franklin was maintained
'for several yours, or until what was
'known us tho North Carolina party pro
bulled, whloh overthrow In 1783 tho
;Vrankllii ndtuinlstfetlon. Thon thoro
wero certain noU of pacification paused
toy North Curollnn, whloh hi 17UU ceded
Toiinossoa to tho United States, provhl
ing that tho Inhabitants wero to Have all
Ithe benefits of tho Ordinance of 1767,
except thut slavery was never to bo
abolished. After that event tho growth
ef TenneKseo wm assured. C'hlcujfo In-tor-Ocoua.
CLEOPATRA.
Being an Account of the Fall ana
Vengeance of Harmaehls, the
Royal Egyptian,
AS SET FORTH BY HIS. OWN HAND.
By H. Rider Haggard,
Author of " King Solomon' Mlo,"
" Sh," " Allan Quatormnln,"
Etc., Etc., Etc.
CIIAPTEH XXV.
niK last mishit or iiAnMAcnis; tub callt
INO DOWN OF TUB HOLY IBIS IJT TUB WOKD
or rjcAii; tub phomisk or ists: tub
comi.no, or atoua, and the words or
ATODA.
CROUCHED upon
the floor gazing at
the body of my doad
father, woo had lived
to curso me, tho ut
terly accursed, whllo
tho darkness crept
and gathered round
us, till at length tho
dead and I wore alone
in tho black silence.
Oh, how full tho misery
of that hour imagina
tion can not dream it,
nor words paint It forth 1 Onco
more in my wretchedness 1 be
thought me of death. A knife
was at my girdle, whorevvith I might cut
tho thread of sorrow nnd sot my spirit free.
Free? ah, freo to fly to face ttto last ven
gcancoof tho holy Gods I Alas I and alas I I
dldnotdarotodio. Better the earth with
all its woes than the quick approach of
thoso unlmaglned torrors that, hovering In
dim Amontl, wait tho advent of tho fallen.
I grovelod on tho gTOUnd und wept tears
of ugony for the lost, unchanging past
wept till I could weop no more ; but from the
silenco camo no answor, no answer but the
echoes of my grief. Not a ray of hope! My
Boul wandored In a darkness moro utter
than that which was about mo I was for
saken of tho Gods and cast out of men. Tor
ror took hold upon me, crouching in that
lonely placo hard by tho majesty of tho aw
ful dead. I roso to fly. How could 1 fly In
this gloom! how find my path down the
passages, and amid the columns! And
whero should I fly, who hud no placo of
refuge! Onco more I crouched down, and
tho great fear grow on mo till tho cold sweat
ran from my brow and my soul was faint
within mo. Thon, in my last despair, I
prayed aloud to lsls, o whom 1 had not
darod to pray for many days.
"O IsIslHolyMothoiT'Icrled, "put away
Thy wrath, and of Thlno lnfinlto pity, O
Thou all pitiful, hearken to tho volco of tho
anguish of him who was Thy son and
sorvnnt, but who by sin hath fallen from
tho vision of Thy lovo. O thronM Glory,
who, being in all things, hast of all things
uuderstumllag und of all griefs knowlodgo,
east tho weight of Thy eroy ngnlnst the
icnlo of my evil doing, and ma'xe tho balance
equal. Loolr down upon my woo, tr.u meas
ure It; count up tho sum of my repentance,
and tako Thou noto of tho flood of sorrow
that swoops my soul away. O Thou Holy,
wtiom It was given to me to look upon faco
to face, by that dread hour ot commune I
summon Theo; I summon Thee by tho mys
tlo word. Come, thon, lnmoroy tosavo mo;
or, in fury, to make an end of that which
can no moro be borne."
And, rising from my knees, I stretched
out my arms and dared to cry aloud tho
Word of Fear, tho which to use unworthily
is death.
Swiftly tho answor camo. Fvr In tho
sllonco I heard the sound of tho shaken
slstra heralding tho coming of the Glory.
Thon at tho far end of tho ohambor grew
tho somhlanceef tho horned moon, gleam
ing faintly in the darkness, ami 'twixt the
golden hums rosted tho small dark cloud,'
iu and out whereof tho Uory eorpent
climbed.
And my kneos wuxod looso iu tho pres
ence of the Glory, nud I sank down before
It.
Then spako tho small, sweet volco within
tho cloud:
"Hurmuchls, who was my servant nnd my
sou. I havo heard thy prayers nnd the
summons that thou hast darod to utter,
whloh on the Hps of o.io with whom 1 have
communed, hath power to draw mo from
the Uttermost. No more, Hurmachls, may
wo bo one In tho bond of lovo divine, for
mo hast thou put away of thlno own act.
Thorefore, after this long silence 1 como,
Hurmachls, clothed lu terrors, and per
chance, ready for vongoance ; f or uot lightly
can isls bo drawn from tuo halls ot her
Divinity."
"Smlto, Goddess I" I answered. "Smite,
and give mo ovor to thoso who wroak Thy
vengeuncu; for no longer cue I boar tho
burdon of my wool"
"And if thou canst not bear thy burden
hero, upon this ourth," camo tho soft reply,
"how thon shalt thou boar tno groator burden
that shall he laid upon thoe thoro, coining
dollied and yot unpunttsd luto my dim
realm of death, that is Life and Chungo un.
eudlugf Nay, llurmachis, I sralto not, for
not all am I wroth that thou hast dared to
uttor tho uwf ul word whloh culls mo down to
thco. Hearken, Harmaehls; I praise not, I
reproach not, for I am the Minister of re
ward and punishment and tho Executor of
Decrees; uud if I givo, I glvo in silenco;
any it I smite, In silenco do I smlto. There
fore, naught will I add to thy burden by the
weight of heavy words, though through thoo
It has como to pass that soon shall lsls, tho
Mystory, bo out u memory In Egypt. Thou
bust sinned, and heavy shall bo thy punish
ment, as I did warn thco, both In tho flash
and In my kingdom of Amontl. liut I told
theo that there is n road of repeutanco,
and surely thy feet uro sot thoreou, and
therein must thou walk with a humble
heart, eatlug of tho bread ot bitterness, till
such tlmo as thy doom bo measured."
"Havo I, thon, no hope, O Holy!"
"That whloh is done, Ilarmaohls, Is done,
nor can its Issues bo alterod, Kliem shall
no moro he freo till ull Us temples aro as tho
desert dust; strange pooplo shall, from ago
to uge, hold her hostugo and in bonds; now
religions shall arlso uud wither within tho
shadows ot her pyruralds, for to evory
world, race uud ago tho countenances ot
tho Gods uro changed. This Is tho tree that
shall spring from thy seed of sin, Ilarma
ohls, nnd from tho sin of thoso who tempted
thool"
"Alas I I am undone 1" I cried.
"Yea, thou art undone; and yet shall this
be given to thoo: thy destroyer shalt thou
doctroy, for so, In thopurposoot my justice,
Is It ordulned. when the sign comes to
it
oe, arise, go to Cleopatra, und In such
anuor as I ahull nut into tuy Heart do
Heaven's vongeanco on herl And now for
thyself ouo word, for thou hast put Ma
rem theu, Hnnuaohls ; und no moro ahull I
como faoe to faoi with thoo Ull, cycles
hence, the last fruit of thy sin hath ceased
to bo upon this ourth I Yet, through the
vutne of tli unnumbered years, remom.
bor thou Hits i that lovo Divino Is love
olernul, whlcli can not bo extinguished,
though overuutlnfiiy it bo estranged. Ho
pSttL Htf isrvjjuti repent ajjii do nfill
mSBh
"MIS
whllo there Is yet time, that at tod
dim ond of ages once moro thou mayest bo
gathered unto Mo. Btlll.Harmachls, though
thou scest Me not; Mill, when tho very
namo by which tbou knowest Mo has be
come a meaningless mystery to those who
shall be after theo; still, I, whose hours arc
eternal I, who havo watched Universes
wither, wane, aud, 'ncath tho breath ot
Time, melt into nothingness; again, to gath
er, and. -reborn, thread tho vast mazo ot
space still', 1 tf, shall I companion thee.
Wherever thou goest, in whatever form of
lifo tkou llvest, there shall J. be I Art thou
wafted to the farthest star, art thou buried
in Amenti's lowest deep, In lives, in deaths,
in sleeps, in wakings, in remembrances, in
oblivions, in all the fevers of tho outer
Lifo, in all tho changes of tho Spirit still,
If thou wilt atono and forget Me no more, I
shall bo with theo, waiting thine hour ot re
demption. For this is tho nature of tho love
Divine, wherowlth It loves that which dotb
partake of its divinity and hath onco by the
holy tie been bound to it. Judge then, Har
maehls ; was it well to put this from thee to
win the prizoof earthly woman! And, now,
daro not again to uttor tho Word of Powor
till thuso things bo done! Hurmachls, fur
this season, faro thco well."
As tho last note of the swcot voice died
away, tho fiery snake climbed Into tho heart
of the cloud. Now the cloud rolled from
tho horns'of light, and was gathonng Into
tho blackness. Tho vision of the crescent
moon grew dim and vanished. Then as the
Goddess passed, onco moro camo tho faint
and dreadful music of the shaken sistru,
and all was still.
I hid my faco in my robo and, even then,
though my outstretched hand could touch
tho chill corpso of that father who bad died
cursing me, 1 felt hope como back Into my
heart, knowing that I was not altogether
lost nor utterly rejected of Her whom I had
forsaken, but whom yet I lovod. And theD
weariness overpowered me, and I slept.
I woke, the faint lights of dawn were
creeping from tho opening in tho roof.
Ghastly thoy lay upon tho shadowy sculpt
ured walls and ghastly upon tho dead face
nnd long white beard of my father, the
gathered to Osiris. I started up, rcmoro
bcrtug ell things, and wondering in my
heart what I should do, find as I roso I heard
a faint footfall creeping down tho passage
1 of tho names of tho Pharaohs.
"7(i la! la.'" mumbled a volco that 1
1 know for tho voice of tho old wife, Atoua.
' "Why, 'tis dark as tho House of the Dead :
Tho holy ones who built this Tomplo loved
' not tho blessed sun, however much they
worshiped him. Now, wherc's tho cur
I tain!"
Presently it was drawn, nnd Atoua on-
tcrcd, u stick iu ono hand and in tho other
1 n basket. Her face was somewhat moro
) wrinkled and hor scanty locks wero some
what moro whlto than aforetime, but for
tho rost sho was as she had ever been. She
stood aud peo-cd around with hor sharp
black eyes, for because of tho shadows as
yet naught could sho bee.
"Now whero Is ho!" sho muttered.
"Osiris glory to his name send that ho
has not wandered in tho night, and he blind I
Alack I that I could not roturn beforo tho
durk. Aluckl Rudulackl what times huvf
wo fallen on whea tho Holy High Priest nnd
the Governor, by descent of Abouthls, b
left with ouo aged croao to minister to his
Infirmity! O Hnrmachis, my poor boy,
thou hast laid trouble ut our doors 1 Why,
what's thisf SurolyJ ho sleeps not, there
upon tho ground! 'twill be his death!
Princol Holy Father! Amenemhatl awake,
arisol" aud sho hobbled towards tho corpso.
"Why, how Is it! By Him who sloops ho's
dcadl uutcuded und alone dtadldt ad" acd
she sent her long wall of grief rlngmgup
tho sculptured walls.
"Hush I woman; bo still I" 1 said, gliding
from tho shadows.
"Oh, what art thou I" sho cried, casting
down hor basket, "Wicked man, hast thou
murdered this holy One, tho only holy Ono
In Egypt! Surely tho curso will fall on
thee, for though tho Gods do seem to have
forsaken us now in our hour of trial, yet is
thoir urm loug, nnd certninly thoy wilt he
avenged on him who hath slam their
anointed 1"
"Look on mo, Atoua," I cried.
"Look I ay, I look thou wicked wanderer
who hastdured this cruol deedl Harmaehls
Is a traitor aud lost far away, ond Amen
cmhat, his holy father, Is murdered, and
now I'm all alone without kith or Ida. I
gave them for him. I gavo them for Har
maolils, tho traltorl Come, slay mo also,
thou wicked one."
I took n step toward hor, and sho, think
ing that I was about to smlto her, cried out
In four:
"Nay, good fc-'r, sparo mol Eighty nnd
six, by the holy Ones, eighty and six, como
uexttloodor Nile, and yot would I not die,
though Osiris is morcifnl to the old who
served him t Come no nearer help 1 help!
help I"
"Thou fool, bo silent," I said; "knowest
Uiou mo not!"
"Know thoo! can I know every wander
lug boatman to whom Sebok grants to oarn
a livelihood till Typhon claims his own!
Aud yet why, 'tis strange that changed
countcnutieol that bear I thut stumbling
gait I 'Tis thou, Hurmuohist 'tis thou, oh,
my hoy Art come Muck to glad mine old
eyrs! 1 hoped thee doad! Let mo kiss
theo! nay, 1 forgot. Hurmachls is n trai
tor, uy, und u murderer I Hero lies tho holy
Ameuomhat, murdered by tho traitor,
Haruiachisl Get theo gone I I'll have
nouo of traitors and of parricides J Got thea
to thy wanton I 'tis not thou whom I did
uurse."
"Peace, woman I peacol I slow not my
father ho died, alas I oven in my crmsl"
"Ay, Biirely, nnd cursing theo, Hnrmachis I
Thou hast given death to him who gavo thco
lifo! Lit fj.' 1 am old, and I'vo seou manv
a trouble; but this is tho hca!ostl I never
llko tho looks of mummies; but 1 would I
wero ouo this hour! Got theo gono, 1 pray
th ol"
"Old uurso, reproach mo not! have I nrt
enough to buur!"
"Ah, true, truol 1 did forgot! Well;
nnd whut Is thy sin? A womon was thy
baue, us womon huvo been to thoso beforo
thoe, nnd shntl bo to thoho ufter thco. Ami
what n wouiaul Im! lal I saw hor, a
bfauty such us novcr was an arrow
pointed by tho ovll Gods for destruction!
And thou, a young mun bred usupnost
un 111 training u vory 111 trulningl 'Twus
uo fulr matclw Who can woudor that sho
mastered thee! Come, Harmaehls; let mo
kiss thco I It Is not for a woman to bo hard
upon u man becauso ho loved our sex too
much. Why, that Is but nature; and
Naturo knows hor buslucss, elso hud sho
mudo its otherwise Hut this is an evil
case. Knowest thou that this Muccdonlun
Queen of thine bath soiled tho Temple
lands nnd revenues, und driven nwuy
tho Priests ull, save tho holy Ameu
otnhnt, who lies ho re, and whom sho loft,
1 know uot why; uy, uud caused
tho worship of tho Gods to ccaso within
theso walls. Well, he's gone I ho's gouol
aud Indeed ho is hotter with Osiris, for his
life was n or burdon to him. And hark
thou, Hurmachls: ho hath uot loft thee
empty huudnd; for us tho plot failed, he
gathrod nil his wealth, uud it Is largo, and
hid U where, I one show theo und thlue
It is by njchl of descent."
'Talk nut touin of wealth, Atoua, Where
hull I go und huw shall I hidu my shuuiui "
"Ah I truo, true; hero inayst thou not
ubuli. fxr il Uutr iuui iksu. iw!: thwy
would put theo to tmT"dreadfuI death ajr,
even to tho death by tho waxen cloth. Nay,
I will ldde thee, and, when the funeral rites
of the holy Amenemhat havo been per
formed, we will fly hence, and cover us from
tho eyes of men till theso sorrows are for
gotten. La! la! it is a sad world, and full
of trouble as tho NUo mud is of beetles.
Come, Harmaehls, come."
1
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CHAPTER XXVL
JpP HEBE things then
came to pass. For
eighty days was I
hidden of tho old
wife, Atoua, whllo
tho body of tho
Prince, my futhor,
was mado ready for
burial by those
skilled in tho arts of
ombalming. And
when at last all things were
done in ordor, I crept from
my hiding place and made offerings to the
spirit ot my father, and placing lotus flow
er on his breast, went tuonce jjprrowinjr.
And on tho following aay, irom wnere i ;
bid I saw tho priests of the Temple of Osiris
and of tho holy Bhrino of lsls come forth,
and in slow procession bear his painted
coffin to tho sacred lake and lay It 'neath
the funeral tent in the consecrated boat. 1
saw them celobrate tho symbol of the trial
of thb dead and namo him above all men
just, and then bear him thenco to lay him
by lis wife, my mother, in the deep and
splendid tomb that he had builded near to
the resting place of tho most holy 03lris,
where, notwithstanding my sins, I, too,
hope to sleep cro long. And when all these
things wero dono and the deep tomb scaled,
the wealth of my father having been re
moved from the hidden treasury und placed
In safety, with the old wife, Atoua, I fled,
disguised, up the Nilo till wo camo to Tape
(Thebes), and hore in this great city I lay
awhile, till a place could bo found where I
should hide myself.
And such a placo I found. For to tho
north of tho great city aro hills brown and
rugged, und desert valleys blasted of the
sun, and in this place of desolation tho Di
vine Pharaohs, my lorofuthers, hollowed
out their tombs in tho solid rock, whereof
tho most part aro lost to this day, so cun
ningly huvo they been hidden. But some
aro open, for tho accursed Persians and
other thioves broko into them in search of
treasure. And ono ni ght for by night only
did I leavo my hiding place just ns the
dawn was breaking on the mountain tops,
I wandered alone in this sad Valley of
Death, llko to which there is no other, und
presently can.o to tho mouth of a tomb hid
den amid great rocks, which hereafter I
knew for tho placo r-f tho burying of tho
Divino Itameses, tho third of that natiio,
now loog gathered to Osiris. And by tho
faint light of tho dawn creeping through
tho entrance I saw that it was spacious,
and that withia were chambers. On tho
following night, therefore, I returned, bear
lng lights, with Atoua, my uurse, who
evtr ministered faithfully to me ns
ween I was little and without dlscre
tion. And we soarched tho mighty
tomb and vame to tho great hall ot
the sarcor-agus of granite, wherein
sleeps the divino Itaracscs, and saw tho
mystio printings on the walls tho symbol
of tho fruako unending, the symbol of Ha
(the sun), resting upon tho Scarubasus, tho
symbol of Ha resting upon Nout, the sym
bol of tho Headless Men, and many others
whereof, being initiated, well I read tho
mysterios. And oponlng from tho long-descending
passage I found chambers whero
on wero paintings beautiful to bohold, and
of all manner of things. For beneath each
chamber is entombed tho master of tho
croft whereof the paintings tell, ho who
was the chief of tho sorvants of tho craft
in tho house of tho divine Harasses. And
on tho walls of tho last chamber on tho
loft-hand side, looking toward tho hall of
tho sarcophagus aro paintings exceeding
beautiful, and two blind Harpers playing
upon their bent harps oven boforo the God
Mou; and beneath tho floor theso Harpers,
who aarp no more, are soft at sleep. Here,
then, in this gloomy place, even in tho tomb
of tho Harpers and tho company of tho
dead, I took up my abode; aud hero for
eight long years did I work out my pen
ance and make utonement for my sin. But
Atoua, becauso sho loved to bo near tho
light, abodo in tho chamber of tho Boats
that is, tho first chamber on tho right-hand
side of tho gallery looking toward tho hall
ot tho Sarcophagus.
And this was tho mannor of my life. On
every second day tho old wlfo, Atoua, went
forth and b-ought from the city water und
such food as is necessary to keep tho lifo
from falling, and also tapers mado from fat
And one hour at the timt. of sunriso nnd
ono hour nt the time ot sunset did I go
forth ulso to wander In tho valley for my
health's sako and to save my sight from
falling in tho great darkness ot the tomb.
But tho other hours of tho day and night, I
savo when I climbed the mountain to watch 1
the course of tho stars, I spent In prayer
and meditation and sleop, till tho cloud ot
In Uftod from my heart nnd onco moro I ,
drow near to tho Gods, though with Isls, my
heavenly Mother, I might speak no more.
Aud exceeding wiso I grew also, pondering
on all tho mysteries whoroto 1 hold tho key. ,
For abstinonco und prayer nnd sorrowful ;
solitude woro uway the grossness of my
flosh, und with tho oyes of tho Spirit I
learnod to look deop Into tho heart of things
till tho joy of Wisdom fell llko dew upon j
my soul. i
Boon was tho rumor wafted about tho city
that n certain holy man named Olympus
abode in solitude in tho tombs of tho awful
Valley of tho Dead; and hither camo people
bearing sick that I might euro them. Aud
I gavo my mind to tho study of simples,
wherein Atoua Instructed mo; nnd by lora
and tho weight of thought I gained great
kill lu mediciuo and healed many sick. And
thus over, as time went on, my famo was
noised abroad; and It was said thut I was
also a magician, and that iu tho tombs I
had commune with the spirits of tho dead. ,
And this, indeed, I did though It Is not
lawful for mo to speak of theso mutters.
Thus, then, It camo to pass that no more
need Atoua go forth to seek food nud wuter,
for tho people brought It moro than was
needful, for no fee would I recolvo. Now,
at first, fearing lest somo might in the
hormlt Olvmpus know tho lost Harmaehls,
I would only moot thoso who camo in tho
darkness of tho tomb. But afterward, when
I learned how through all tho land 'twas
held that Harmaehls was certainly no
moro, 1 camo forth and sat in tho mouth
ot tho tomb and minlstored to tho sick, und
at times calculated nativities tor tho great.
And thus my famo grow continually, till
atlength folk journeyed even from Memfl
and Alexundriuto vlsrtme; and from thorn
I learned how Antony had left Cleopatra
for awnt'e, and, Fulvia bolng dead, had
marrloo. Oct a via, tho sister of Cicsar. Munj
Other things I learned also.
And in the second year this I dtdt I dis
patched tho old wifo, Atoua, disguised as i
oiler ot stmplos, to Alexandria, bidding
tier seek out Cburmion, and, it yet Ut
found her faithful, reveal to her tho secret
of my way of ife. Ko aha went, und in tin
fifth mouth from hor suiting returned, hour
hig Charir.iou's greetings nnd n tokou. AnJ
sho told mo that sue bad found moan toset
cjmrmL. uuu. iu talk- had-let f&UUu
i mm
name of Harmaehls, speaking of mo as on
doad; whereat Charmlon, unable to control
her grief, wept aloud. Then, reading her
heart for the old wife was very clever,
and held tho key of knowlelge sho told
iter that Harmaehls yot lived, and sent he:
greetings. Thereupon Charmlon wept yel
more with joy, and kissed the old wife, and
mado her gifts, bidding her tell mo that
ever she kept her vow, and waited for my
coming aud tho hour of vengeance. Bo,
having learned many soorots, Atoua re
turned again to Tape.
And in tho following year came messen
gers to mo from Cleopatra, bearing a sealed
roll and great gifts. I opened the roll and
read therein :
"Cltopatra to Olymput, th Uarntd Effjpffan
icTio dunllcth n the ValUy of Death by Tape!
"Tho fame of thy renown, O learned
Olympus, hath reached our ears. Tell
thou, then, this to us, and If thou tollesl
aright greater honor and wealth shalt thou
havo than any in Egypt: How shall we
win back the lovo of noblo Antony, who is
bewitched of cunning Octavla and tarries
long from us!"
And herein I saw the hand of Charmlon,
who had mado known my renown to Cleo
patra. All that night I took counsel with my
wisdom, and on the morrow wrote my
answer as it was put into my heart to the
destruction of Cleopatra and of Antony.
And thus I wrote :
"Olymput the Eavptlan to Cleopatra the
Queen!
"Go forth into Syria with ono who shall
be sent to lead thee; thus shalt thou win
Antony to thy arms again, and with him
gifts moro great than thou canst dream."
And with this letter I dismissed the
messengers, bidding them share the
presents sent by Cleopatra among tholr
company.
Ko tin -.row t wondering.
; BuCUiCTjliatra.' seizing on tna advice to
1 which her passion prompted her, departed
1 straightway with Fontcius Capito into
1 Syria; nnd there tho thiug camo about as I
, had foretold, for Antony was subdued of
her und gave her tho greater part of Cilicia,
I tho occuu shore of Ambit Nabathica, tho
balm-bearing provinces of Judoea, tho rrov
lncss of Phoenicia, the province of Coelo
Byria, tho rich I3I0 of Cyprus, and all tho
library of Pergamus. And to tho twin
children that, with the son of Ptolemy, Cle
opatra had borne to Antony, did ho impl
1 ously give tho names of "Kings, tho Chil
dren of Kings" of Alexander Helios, as
tho Greeks namo Ka (the sun), and of Cleo
patra Selene, tho long-winged (tho moonl.
These things, then, camo to pass.
Now, on her return to Alexandria Cleo
patra sent mo great gifts, of which I would
have nono, and prayed mo, tho learned
, Olympus, to come to her at Alexandria; but
it was not yot time, and I would not. But
thereafter did sho nnd Antony send many
limes to mo for counsel, and evor I coun
seled them to their ruin, nor did my
prophecies fall.
Thus tho long yoara rolled away, and I,
tho Hermit Olympus, the dwoller in a
tomb, the eater of bread and tho drinker of
water, becamo by strength of tho wisdom
that was given me of tho avenging Power,
once moro great in Khcra. For evor I grew
wiser us I trampled the desires of tho flesh
bcucath my feet and turned my eyes to
Heaven.
At length eight full yoars wero accom
plished. The war with the Parthlans had
como and gone, and Artavasdos, King of
Armenia, had been led in triumph through
tho streets of Alexandria. Cleopatra had
visited Bamos and Athens; nnd, by her
counseling, tho noble Octavia had been
driven, liko some discarded concubine, from
the house of Antony at Itomo. And now,
at tho last, was the measure of tho folly of
Antony full even to tho brim. For this
master of tho world had no longer tho good
gift of reason in Cleopatra was he lost,
even as I had been lost. And thorefore, in
the event, did Octavlanus declare war
ugainst him.
And as I slept at night in tho chamber of
the Harpors, in the tomb of Pharaoh that is
by Tapo, thoro came to mo n vision of my
father, the nged Amenemhat, und ho stood
over me, loaning on his staff, and spoke,
saying:
"Arise, my son ! tho hour of vengeanco
Is at hand I Thy plots have not failed: thy
prayers have been heard. By tho bidding
of tho Gods, as she sat in her galley at the
fight of Actium, I filled tho heart of Cleo
patra with foars, so that she fled with all
her fleet. Now Is the strength of Antony
broken on the sea. Go forth, and even as
shall bo thy mind, so do thou."
In tho morning I awoke, wondering, and
went to tho mouth of tho tomb; and thoro,
coming up the valloy, I saw the messengers
of Cleopatra, and with them a Roman guard.
"What will yo with mo now?" 1 asked
sternly.
"This is tho message of the Queen and of
great Antony," answered the Captain, bow
ing low beforo mo, for I was much feared
of all men. "The Queen doth command thy
prcsenco nt Alexandria. Many times hath
sho sent, und thou wouldst not como; now
doth sho bid theo to come, and that swiftly,
for sho hath need of thy counsel." j
"And If I say Nay, soldier, what then!" :
"Theso are my orders, most holy Olym
pus: that by force I bring theo."
I laughed aloud. "By force, thou fooll
Use not such talk, lest I smite theo where
thou art. Know, then, I can kill us well us
curol"
"Pardon, I beseech I" be nnswered,
shrinking. "I say but those things that I
am bid."
"Well, I know it, Captain. Fear not, I
como."
Bo on that very day 1 departed, together
with tho aged Atcna. Ay, I went us se
cretly as I had como; and the tomb of the
divine Raineses know me no more. And
with mo I took all the treasure of my father
Amenomhat, for I wns not minded to go to
Alexandria empty-handed, and as u sup
pliant; but rathor ns a man ot much wealth
und condition. Now, as I went, I learned
that Antony, following Cleopatru, had, in
deed, fled from Actium, nnd know that tho
eud drew nigh. For this und many other
things had 1 forescon lu the darkness nt
Tape, aud planned to bring nbout.
Thus, thou, I camo to Alexandria, and
entored Into u house which had been made
ready for mo ut tho palaco gates.
And that very night came Charmlon unto
me Chnrmion, whom for ulno long years I
bad uot seeu.
ITO IIK CONTINUED,
Strum eiirfico cur or dummies nre
tfctl by (he Htreet railroad coinpjiiies of
llira iughuiii, ami lust jour tiny onrno I
lU.ttOU.iUO piisfougorp with only two lutul
uud forty 0110 minor accidents.
The nit pbguo of L'n-olnshirp. Ung
lni il, rouiiiiMt'H in Hpho 1 f ti e ero'iii-iiie
di Htnut on f f t'0 animals by thefaMiior
ilnring li e pint few mouths On 'nniier,
hn BeU-rd l"it n,-d Imrley a out h'rt
yiml ie-v ninht, g.theuHl in on dsv 11
cop c,f 1 ,;to r tta. Three hutuirt) mis
uirokil'nl from ono stack ol giuin 111
auotlier place.
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
A Few Specimen Itrlrku nt tVrntrrn Fxll
turlal Knterprlse.
Wo extract tho following from tho last
lssuo of the Arizona Kicker:
"A Stuaw. Wo havo just closed
bargain with Honry Shane, tho well-
1 known contractor and builder, for a ty
story addition to tho rear end of our
1 oillce, to bo 11x14 in slzo. This room
will bo used as a gunsmith shop under
our own personal management. This
will givo us, under ono and tho same
j roof, n great weekly paper, a job nnd
j book ollice. a grocery, a feed store, a
, hardware store, a butchor shop, a boot
and shoo storo, a signnl station and a
gun shop. Threo years ago, upon our
arrival in this town, wo slept under a
wagon for tho first threo nights, and the
I flrat. ninnnv u-n hurl was n. linrrimed dol
lar.
"Is It any wondor that our moon
eyed, lantern-jawed, mule-pared con
temporary down tho street ' gnaws a fllo
all day and has tho colic all night?"
"Always Ahead. Next Monday
morning an artist and engraver from
Chicago will urrlvo In town to aecopt of
a position tendered by the Kicker. Wo
aro tho first to introduce a real artist
into Arizona, as wo are tho first to lead
tho way in all other good things. Here
after all matters of local importance,
but moro especially street rows attended
with loss of lifo, will bo illustrated in
tho bighost stylo of tho art, theroby in
creasing tho value of tho Kickor to
subscribers by at least 100 per cont..
whllo the price of subscription will re
main at tho old figures."
"Tin: Gam,i:i Jadi:. It has so hap
poned, every tlmo wo have boon ob
liged to kill a man in this town in solf
defonse, that tho coroner and every
body elso was in a great hurry, und that
tho body was buried in the most con
venient placo. Last wook wo woro
struck with tho idea of gotting them all
togothor in ono common spot, and wo
bought an aero of sand lot of Colonel
Hawkins for a ground-work. Our greun
oyed contemporary got a hint of what
was up, and ho wonblblowing around
town and did his best to head us olT; he
failed, however, and during tho thaw wo
had tho five bodios takon up, romoved
to what is alroady known as 'The
Kickor corral,' and each gravo desig
nated with u white headboard with the
namo painted neatly thereon. In tho
spring, we shall see that each gravo is
! covered with trailing arbutus that Is,
1 If arbutus will trail in this country. The
! names as they appear on the headboards,
I are: 'Mooo, 1'otc, Jim, Sam and duck.'
1 Wo shall probably add a cotiplomoro U
tho list beforo tho ides of May, what-
ewr that is."
1 "Tiinv Don't E.vnnjsrc. Every now
and thon somo ons who is dissatisfied
with the courso of tho Kickor bobs up
with a proposition to run us out of tho
county by establishing a now weokly, in
opposition. Ho goes blowing around,
gets out a prospectus on a broken
backed type-wrltor, puts his own name
down for tr, and that's tho last of it.
Wo've seen twenty such eases in tho last
throe years, and thoy no longer mako
our hair stand on end nnd chills cantor
up and down our spinal column,
"Two weoks ago wo felt it our duty to
caution tho mayor of this town that bo
was riding a high horse, and that ho
must come down to a mule or we'd take
measures to make him. Ho carried an
old shot-gun around for two or threo
days, telling overybody ho had camped
on our trail, but it Anally got too
heavy for him and ho sold it for SS
and got out tho usual prospectus. Wo
hear that ho has thus far succeedod In.
raising SI and a dog towards establish
ing a front newspaper hero. By way of
encouragemont wo'll add a socond dog,
and wo hope tho mayor will push hi
projoct for all it's worth."
"NoTiri:. l'artios addressing lottors
to tho Kickor will please add: 'United
States of America, Western Honiisphoro,'
to the up .nl directions. Tho postmaster
In this town is never cortain what coun
try Arizona is located in, and this will
greatly facilitate his labors of distribu
tion. Tho only qualification ho has got
for tho ollico is his ignoranco of orthog
raphy and ehirogaphy, and his thoory as
to why jackass rabbits woro croutod bob
tailed." "Not Grn.TV. As predicted In our
last Issue, Colonel MeClugg was not hold
for tho shooting of Dan Tompkins. As
wo woro an eyo witness to tho wholo
a Hair, we felt it our duty to go bofore
tho coronor's jury with our testimony.
Our bllnk-oyed contemporary down the
street says we did this hoping to in
crease the circulation of tho Kicker, and
I ho is partly correct. Wo never let slip
an opportunity to increaso oursubscrlp
j tlon'Mist, und aro happy tonnnounco that
j three members of tho coroner's jury
l subscribed and paid for a year in ad
I vance, whllo tho undertaker who furn
I Ished the box has givon us a six Inch ad
I to run c. o. d. t. f.
I "Tho Colonol was taking a drink at
! tho bar of the Gray Wolf Saloon whon
Tompkins hit him on tho chin with an
onion. It was a brutal nnd uncalled-for
thing, nnd Tompkins pulled his gun to
back it up. The Colonol jumped be
hind a barrel, pulled his gun and both
fired together. Whllo ho only lost n
lock of huir, Tompkins got It plumb
contor and fell doad. This should bo a
soloiiin wnrnlng to all his class not to
nionkoy with a gontleman whon putting
away an uftornoon sustalnor." Detroit
Freo l'ross.
Tho left-handed man was undoubt
edly bom to" bo n curso to tho good
morals ot an otllco. In ull other voca
tions ho is us good und useful ns any
other man. Particularly is this trim in
baso ball, whoro tho loft-handod
"twlrlor" can, as a rule, command moro
salary than an ovory duy rlght-bandor.
Hut in an otllco ho Is n fulluro, ospoolal!y
if Lo handles correspondence. Ho is
overlnstlngly sticking pins Into tho
papers from his left-handed stundnolnt.
, which mverMS their iioslUon und plows
Into the Angers of tho next rurhl-haniled
man who undertakes to remove thorn.
Ho make the dUeovery (afur il i. too
late to prevent an oat hi thut tho docu
ments 1-4 run direet from a loft-haudod
fiend.' Chuagu Tnbuno.