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The Oregon Scout Jones fit CHANOEY Publishers. UNION, OREGON. STUDIES AT THE DEPOT. The Grent Trio The T.ntt Man, the T.M Man nnil the Left Man. Whoovor doubts the prevalence of uni orsal law has but to watch tho depart ing trains from a railroad depot. Thoro is always a la to man, a last man and a loft man. They aro readily distinguish bio. Howovor much thoy may differ In physical attrlbutos, tho instant thoy on tor tho magic region of a train thoy aro motamorpho3od into their standard typos. Tho lato man heels nd tons it along tho station platform undor high pros Buro indignation. It rogisttrs itsolf in tho shako of his hoad, tho norvous ohango of his grip sack from ono hand to tho othor, his doflant staro at his watch, his challonglng look at tho con ductor, his go-ahoad-lf-you-daro glanco at tho steaming locomotive, and tho vol ume of assertions wrltton upon his faco, that ovory thing olso in to world is wrong excopting himself. llo places his foot upon that train as if to hold it fast until tho last allowable second. Tho last man has lost all starching confidence; ho has abandonod hopo, reason, indignation. As ho whirls through tho gato, liko a gale around a ornor, ho has but ono purposo in llfo to catch tho vory tip end of tho roar nost portion of that train, if ho has to chaso it through all eternity. Going at his maximum spoed, ho takos no thought of life, its surroundings, its troubles, its cares. His coat-tails and grip-sack might bolong to another univorso, in so far as sovoranco of knowlodgo of thotn from himsolf Is concorned. Beyond tho vision of smoko puffs and a moving mass ahead of him, his wild staro takes no cognizance llo is a wound up auto maton with a grip sack and a purposo. Tho concentration of his thoughts upon tho moving onglno would hypno tlr.o it if it was suscoptiblo to mosmurie laws. Ho cranes his nook forward; ho projects his body as if to hook on to somothing with his noso; ho throws his froo hand ahead to its uttormost exten sion; ho condonsos ovory muscular powor into a log motion; ho spurts. Thoro is a frantic grab at the roar hand rail of tho train; a jork, a swing and ho rides a block or so with the ratchot edges of four steps holding him by tho hack, his foot treading rfpaou in search of a foothold and his gripsack anchored to somo friendly post ou the lust verter bra of tho flying train. The last man is a concentrated desire; but the loft man is an attenuated void. Tho hydrant sign of a plumber's shop is an intollootual wonder ami a phonoino 11 al acrobat oomparod to him. As tho train gato si a ins boforo him he 001110s to a atatuosquo halt The spoed of his ar rival and tho suddonness of his stop, shoots astonishmont to his face to leave It thoro, iixod as a mask upon a wooden god. For an instant his skull Is a -vacuity to which a sood squash is as a plethorio pudding. Thon his allolmont f original sin swolls to tho occasion with unimpoded fervor. Ho glances stealthily about to see who is looking at him. Conscious of a full doso of inward Aepravlty, ho snillos with tho benignity of ono who, having forgiven all and evorybody, is ready to bocome a cherub. Ho quickly slips his gripsack behind him, and with a face sot to catch sympa thy remarks to tho noaroststrangor that ho Is much dlsappolntod that tho friend whom ho oauio to meet did not arrive on that train. .Seeking tho uearost oor nor, for tho socluston proper to 11 swoar, he loosous his safety-valve and blows off until all about him Is bluo. Watch html In a fuw moments ho is an innocent interrogation mark before tho liureau of Information. Detroit Vreo Press. COUNTRY AND CITY. IV) wn Life I)U(iiulllli,n 1'oopln fur Uurn ititttlni; Kxortlun. It has lntoly boon pointed out, as the outcome of an exhaustive Investigation, that of the loading judges, lawyers, phy sicians, clergymen, publishers, editors, bankers manufacturers and merchants of Now York, not over ton per cent, wore horn on Manhattan Island. Thoro is something, apparently, In tho atmosphere and vital conditions of a metropolis which tends to disqualify its natives for unroiulttlug and triumphant exertion in the strugglo for existence. The sumo phenomenon has often boon observed In Loudon and in Purls. Tho causes may bo obscure, but that thoy aro doop-seatod, and inseparable from largo conglomerations of human beings, scorns uvldout from tho persist ence of tho raco-typo In countries whoso cities have boon repeatedly occupied by foreign Invaders. Thus In Spain, whore tho Ilomuu colonists sottlod in tho towns, and left tillage to tho conquered people, there is not now a trace discern able of Roman blood. In Syria, al though its cities remained in tho hands of U rooks for upwards of nine centuries, or from tho time of Aloxundor to tho tlmo of tho Huooossors of Mohammed there now remains scarcely a vestige of tho Grook domination. What is oven morenotoworthy, tho Bed ntary Arub population Is dying out, and its placo Is taken by an inflow from tho rural districts, which have been Inhab ited by tho sumo Aramaic stock since tho tiawn of history. Hut tho most striking xamplo of tlio fugitive character of ur ban population is furnished by tho Nile land, whoso oltlos In historical times have been successively tenanted by As syrians, Persians, Greeks, Uoiuans, Arabs und Turks. Thoy would bo soli tudes to-day but for tho Incessant re cruitment of their inhabitants from tho ftllahctn, whoso raoe-typu is Identical with that of tho subjects of thu Pharaohs depleted 011 thu walls of tho rock tombs at Thelitis. Tho laws of naturo soom to huvo pro nounced u oursu upon tho dwollers in groat oltlos, und fronl tho view-point of Industrial and vital statistics it Is un questionably truo that God luado tho country uud man wado tho town.-N. Y. CLEOPATRA. Being an Account of the Fall and Vengeance of Harrnachis, the Royal Egyptian, LB SET FORTH BY HIS OWN HAND. By H. Rider Kaggakd, Author or " King Solomon's Mines," " Sho," " Allan Quntormnln," Etc., Eta., Etc. This then I did. That night ot tho great feast of Cleo patra I sat njgh to Antony, who was at her side, and woro tho poisoned wreath. Now, as tho feast went on, fast flowed tho wine, till Antony und tho Queen grew merry. And sho told him of her plans, and of how oven now her callers woro.tcInK h tho canal that leads ircm" Oupasns uiriyu Pcluslao branch of tho Kilo, to Clysmn at tho hoad of tbo Bay of Hloraopolls. For it was her design, should Cresar provo stub horn, to lly with Antony and her trcasuro down the Arabian Gulf, whoro Cicsar had no fleot, and seek somo new homo in India, whither her foes might not follow. But, Indeed, this plan camo to nothing, for tho Arabs of Petra burnt tho galleys, incited thereto by a mcssago sent by tho Jews of Alexandria, who hated Cleopatra aud woro hated of her. Now, when sho had mado an end of telling him, the Queen called on him to drink a cup with her to tho success of this new scheme, bidding him, as sho did so, steep his wreath of roses in the wlno, and make the draught more snoot. This, then, he did, and it Do ing done, sho pledged him. But when ho was about to pledgo her back, she caught his haud, crying "Holdl" whereat ho paused, wondoring. Now, among tho servants of Cleopatra was ono Eudosluo, ti steward; and thisEudosius, seeing that tho fortunes of Cleopatra woro at an ond, had laid a plan to fly that vory night to Cajsar, as had done many of his bet tors, talcing with him all tho treasures in tho paluco that ho could steal. But this de sign being discovered to Cleopatra, sho de termined to bo avoDgod upon 15udo3lus. "Eudoslus," sho cried, for tho man stood near, ' coruo hlthor, thou faithful servant I Secstthou this man, most uoblo Antony; through all our troubles ho hath clung tous and been of comfort to us. Now, therefore, ho shall bo rowarded according to his de serts und tho measure of his faithfulness, aud that from thino own hand. Olvo him thy goldon cup of wlno, and let him drink a pledgo to our success; tho cup shall bo his guerdon." And still wondering, Antony gavo it to tho man, who, stricken In his guilty mind, took it, and stood trembling. But ho drank not. "Drink, thou slavo, drlnkl" cried Cloo patra, half rising from her seatand flashing a flcrco look on Ids white faco. "BySeraplsl bo suroly as I yot shall sit In tho Capitol at Homo, and thou dost thus flout the Lord Antony, I'll bavo theo scourged to tho bonos, and tho rod wlno poured upon thy open wounds to heal them I Ah! at longtli though drlnkost I Why, what is it, good Eudoslust art sickl Surely, then, must this wine bo as tho water of jealousy of thoso Jows, that hath power to slay tho false and strengthen tho honest only. Oo, lomoof you, soarch this man's room; mo thinks ho is a traitor I" Meanwhile the man stood, his hands to his hoad. Prosently ho began to tremble, and then foil, shrieking, to tho ground. Auon bo was on his foot again, clutchiug at his bosom, as though to tear out tho 11 ro In bis heart. Ho stnggorcd, with livid, twist ed faco und foaming lips, to whoro Cleo patra lay watching him with a slow and cruel smllo. "Ah, traitor) thou hast It now I" sho said. "Prithee, is death Bwoet?" "Thou wanton I" yollod tho dying man, "thou hast poisoned me I Thus muystthou also perish I" and with one shriek ho flung himsolf upon her. Sho saw his purpose, and swift uud supplo ns a tlgor sprang to ono side, so thut ho did but grusp her Hoyul cloak, toarlng it from its emerald clasp. Down ho foil upon tho ground, robing over and over in tho purple chiton till prosently ho lay still aud dead, his tormented faco and froion oyes poorlm? ghastly from its folds. "Ah I" said tho Queen, with n hard laugh, "the slave died wondrous hard, mid fain would huvo drawn mo with him. See, he hath borrowed my gurmont for 11 pall I Tako him away imdbury him in his livery." "What moans Cloopatral" said Antony, as the guards dragged tho cornso away; "tho man drank of my cup. What Is tho purposo of this most sorry jostl" "Itsorvesa double end, noblo Antony! This very night would that man have fled to Octavlanus, bearing of our trcasuro with him. Well, I liavo lont him witigH, for tho dead fly fasti Also this: thou didst fear that 1 should poison thee, my Lord ; uay, I know It. Boo now, Antony, how ousy wero It that I should sluy theo if I had the will. That wreath of roses which thou didst steep within tho cup is doweii with deadly bane. Hud I, then, u mlud to muko an end of theo, I hud not stayod thy hand. O Antony, henceforth trust mo; sooner would I slay myself than harm ono hair of thy bolovcd head I See, here como my messongersl Speak, what did ye fiudl" "Hoyal Kgypt, this wo found. All things In the chamber of Eudoslus aro mado rcudy for flight, and in klsbugguKO is much treas ure." "Thou hearost!" said she, Buiillng darkly. "Think yo, my loyal sorvunts all, that Cleo patra is ono with whom it is well toulay tho traitor I llo warned by this Roman's fate I" Thou n greut bllenco of four fell upou tho coupauy, aud Antony sat also sllout CUAPTEIt XXIX. in a liahnko oi.Ykipus at ur.uru roison. IN08; RI'KKCt! OF AWONY TO llltf CA1TA1NS PASSINO Or lilt FKOM TUK UAND Or KHKU. OW must I, liar- Ck liay 1 YUn nmmi mux0 ptea nu ilnvvn that ..... 0 - which is permitted as shortly as may bo, and leaving mueU untold. For of this am I warned, that Doom draws ou and my days uro well-nigh sped. After tho drawing forth of Antouy from tho Timonlum came that heavy tlmo of quiet which heralds tho rising of tho desert wind. Autony and Cleopatra once again gavo themselves up to luxury, ond night by night feasted iu splendor at tho palace. They sent ambassadors to Cirsar; but Cicsar would have none of them; and, this hope being cone, they turned their minds to tho defense of Ale), uudrla. Men woro gathered, ships woro built and a great force was niudo ready ugnlnst tlio coining ot Ciusar. And now, aided by Uharmlon, I began my last work of huto and veugeauco. Deep I wormed inyaolf Into tho secrets of the palace, counseling ull things for evil I baae i'kwpatra keep Antony gnj, lost ho hould fuoO UpoiTlflB 'Borrows- and Ihfls she sapped bis strength and energy with luxury and wine. I gave him f my draughts draughts that sank bis soul In dreams of happiness and power, leaving him to wake to tho heavier misery. Soon, without my healing mcdicino he could not sleep, and thus, being ever at his side, I bound hl3 weakened will to mine, till at last little would ho do if I said not "It is well." Cleopatra, also grown very superstitious, leaned much upon mo; for I prophesied falsely to her In secret. Moreover, 1 wove other webs. Great was my fame through out Egypt, for during tho long years that I had dwolt in Tapo it had spread through all tho land. Thcrc-foro camo many men of nolo to me, both for their health's sake and becauso it was kno.vn that I had tho ear of Antony and the Queon; and, in these days of doubt and trouble, fain wero they to learn tho truth. All these men I worked upon with doubtful words, capping their loyalty; and many I caused to fall away, and yet nono could hear an evil report of what I had said. Moreover, Cleopatra sent mo to Memfl, thora to move tho Prie6ts and Governors that they should gather men In Upper Egypt for tho defense of Alexandria. And I went and spoke to tho Priosts with such n double meaning and with so much wisdom that thoy knew mo to bo ono of tho initiated in tho deeper mysteries. But how I, Olympus, tho physician, came thu3 to bo initiated nono might say. And after ward they sought mo secretly, and I gavo them the holy sign of brotherhood, ana therounder bado them not to ask who I might be, but send no utd to Cleopatra. Rather, I said, must thoy make peace with Caesar, for by Cxsar's grace only could tho worship of the Gods endure in Khem. Bo, having taken counsel of tbe holy Apia, thoy promised in publio to give help to Cleopa irs. but in secret sont an embassy to Cxsar. ThUs then It came to pass that but Uttis aid did Egypt give to its hated Macedonian Queen. Thenco from Memfl I came once more to Alexandria, and having mado ro port, continued my secret work. And, in deed, the Alexandrians could not easily be stirred, for, as they say in the market placo, "Tho ass looks at tho burden aud is blind to tho master." So long had Cleopa tra oppressed them that tho Roman was llko a welcome friend. Thus tho tlmo passed On, and every night found Cleopatra with fower friends than that which had gono before, for In evil days friends lly liko swallows before tho frost. Yot she would not givo up Antony, whom sho loved; though to my knowlcdgo did Cccsar, by his lreedman, Thyreus, muko promise to her of her dominions for herself and for her children If she would but slave Antony, or even betray him bound. But hereunto a woman's heart (for still tho had a heart) would not consent, and, therefore, of nocossity must we hold him to her, lost, Antony escaping or being slain, Cleopatra might rido out the storm and yot be Queen of Egypt. And this grieved me, because Antony, though weak, was still a bravo man and a great; and moreover, in my own heart I road the lesson of his woes. For woro wo not akin In wretchedness! Had not tho same woman robbed us of empire, friends and honorl But pity has no place in poll tics, nor could it turn my feot from tho path of vengeance It was ordained that I should tread. Cicsar drew nigh; Pelusium fell; tho end was at hand. 'Twas Uharmlon who brought tho tidings to tho Queen nnd Au tony, as they slept in the heat of tho day, and with her I came. "Awakol" she cried. "Awake I This is no tlm" for sleep I Scloucus hath surren dered Pelusium uuto Cajsar, who marches straight on Alexandria U' With a great oath Antony sprang up and clutched Cleopatra by the arm. "Thou hast botrayed me by the Gods I swear it I Nowthcushalt pay the price I" And snatching up his sword ho drow it. "Stay thy hand, Antony I" she cried, "It Is false naught know I of this I" And she sprang upon him, aud clung about his neck, weeping. "Naught know I, my Lord. Take thou the wife of Beleueus und his lit tle children, whom I hold in guard, nnd avenge thyself. O, Antouyl Ajitonyl why dost thou doubt mel" Then Antony threw down his sword upon tho marble, and, casting himself upon tho couch, hid his face, and groaned In bitter ness of spirit. But Charnilon smiled, for sho It was who had scut sooretly to Seleucus, her friend, counseling him to surrender forthwith, saying that at Alexandria would no light be mado. And that very night Cleopatra took all her great storo of pearls and emeralds thoso that remained of the treasure of Mon-ka-ra all her wealth of gold, ebony, Ivory aud cinnamon, trcasuro without price, and placed It in tho mausoleum of granite, which, aftor our Egrptluu fashion, she had buljtupon tho hill that Is by tho Tomploof tho h Isis Theso riches sho piled up upon a bed of flax, that when sho fired it all might perish in tho flames aud cscapo the greed of monoy-lovIngOctavIanus. And In this tomb henceforth sho slept, away from Antony; but in tho day timo still sho saw him at tho paluco. But a little whilo uftor, when Cajsnr with all his grout force had already crossed tho Canoplo mouth o.' the Nile, and was hard on Alexandria, I camo to the paluco whlthor Cleopatra bad sun nonod mo. Thoro I found her In tho A'abnstor Hall, royally clad, a wild light in hor eyes, and with her Iras and Charmlon, and before her guards; and stretched horo und there upou tho mar ble, bodies of dead men, among whom luy ono yot dying. "Greeting, thou Olympus I" sho cried. "Here Is a sight to glad a physicluu's heart men dead und mm sick unto death I" "What doest thou, O Queen!" I said affrighted. "What do I! I do Justice on these crim inals and traitors', and, Olympus, I leurn tbe ways of death. Six dlfforeut poisous have I caused to be given to theso laves, and with an attentive eye hare watched their working. That man," aud she pointed to a Nubian, "ho went mud and raved of his native deserts uud his mother. Ho thought himself u child again, poor fool I aud bade hor hold him close to her breast and savo him from the darkness which drew ueur. Aud that Greek, he shrieked, and shrieking, died. And this ho wept and prayed for pity, aud in the end, llko a cow ard, breathed his last. Now, note tbe Egyptian yonder, he who still lives uud rroaus; the first he took tho draught tho deadliest draught of all, they swore -and yet the slave so dearly loves his llfo he will not leave ltl Bee, ha yet strives to throw the poison from him; twice have I given hlra the cup, and yet he Is athlrtU What a drunkard havo we hore I Man, man, know est thou not that in death only can peace bo found I Struggle so mora, but enter Into rest.' And oven as sho spoke, tho man, with a groat cry, gavo up tho spirit, "There I" sho cried, "at length tho farce It played- away with those slaves whom I forced through the diClcult gates of Joy I" aud sho clapped her hands. But when they bad drawn tho bodies thence thu drow mo 1 to hor and thus sho spoke : "Olympus, for all thy prophesies, tho end is at nana, uassar must conquer, oca 1 ana j my Lord Antony bo lost Now, therefore, tho liluv bolnir well nigh done. -111st I make I ready to loavo this stage of earth in such fashion as buooinos a Queen. Per this cause, theu. dp I make Jrial of .these ppisqus, see ing Chill in iliyperTon muTtl Eooh"cn3ure those agoaies of death that to-day I givo to others. Theso drugs please me not; some wrench out tho soul with cruel pains and somo too slowly work their end. But thou art skilled in tho medicinos of death. Now, do thou prepare mo such a draught as shall, pangless, steal my life away." And as I listened tho senso of triumph filled my ! bitter heart, for I knew now that by my own j hand should this ruined woman dio and tho Justico of tho Gods bo done. 1 "Spoken liko a Queon, OCJcopatral" I said. "Death shall cure thy ills, and I will biow such a wlno as shall draw him down a sudden friend and sink theo in a sea of I slumber whence, upon this earth, thou shalt 1 nover wuko again. Oh I fear not Death. AS SHE SPOKE, THE MAN, WITH A OREAT CUT, OAVB UP TUB SPI1UT. Death is thy true friend; und, surely, sin less and pure of heart shalt thou pass into tho dreadful presence of tho Gods 1" Sho trembled. "And if tho heart bo not altogether pure, tell me thou dark mun what then? Nay, I fear not tho Goas I for if tho Gods of Pell bo men, thero shall I queen it also. At tho leust, having once been royal, royal shall I over bo." And as sho spoke, suddonly from tho pal aco gates came n great clamor and the noise of joyful shouting. "Why, what Is this!" sho said, springing from hor couch. "Antony I Autony I" roso tho cry "An tony hath conquered 1" Swiftly she turned nnd ran, her long hair streaming on tho wind. I followed her, more slowly, down tho great hull, across courtyards to tho paluco gates. And horo sho met Antony, riding through them, radiant with smiles and clad iu his Roman armor. When ho saw hor ho leaped to the ground, ,ad, all armed as he was, clasped her to his breast "What is It!" sho cried; "is Cocsar fallen!" "Nay, not altogether fallen. Egypt; but we bavo beat his horsemen back to their trcnohes, and, like the beginning, so shall be the end, for as they say here: 'Where tho had goes the tail will follow.' More over, Ccesur has my challenge and if ho will but meet mo bund to hand, soon shall the world see which is tho better mun, Antony orOctavian." And even as ho spoke and tho people cheered, there came tho cry of "A messenger from Cicsar l" Tho herald entered, and, bowing low, gavo a writing to Antony, bowed aain, and went. Cleop "a snatched it from his hand, broko the s ., and reud aloud : "Caiar to Antony. Greeting: "This answer to thy challenge: Can Antony find no better way ot doath ttiun boneath the word of Cajsar? Farewolll" And thereafter thoy cheered no more. Tho darkness came, and ero it was mid night, having feasted with those friends who to-night wept over his woes and to morrow should betray him, Autony went forth into tho gathering of tho Cuptains of the lund forces nnd of the fleot attended by muny, among whom wa3 I. And when all wero come together he spoke to them, standing bareheaded in their midst, beneath the radiance ot the moon. And thus he most nobly spoke : "Friends und companions in arms I who yet cling to me, and whom many a time I havo led to victory, hearken to mo now who, to-mbrrow, may lie in the dumb dust, dis empired and dishonored. This is our de sign; no longer will ho hung on poised wingn above tho flood of war, but will stralghtwuy plunge, perchanco thence to snatch tho victor's diadem, or, fulling thero, to drown. Bo now but true to me, und to your honor's sake, und still may you sit, tbe most proud of men, ut my right hand in the Cupltol of Rome. Fuil mo now, and lost is tho cause of Antony uud lost are yo. Huzurdous indeed must bo to-morrow's buttle, but many a timo havo we stood and faced 11 fiercer peril und ore tho sun had sunk onco moru huvo driven armies liko desert sunds before our gale of valor and counted tho spoils of hostile Kings. What havo we to fear! Though allies bo fled, still is our array as strong us Caesar's I And show mo but us high a heart, why, I swear to you, upou my princely word, to morrow night shall 1 deck yonder Cunopie Guto with tho heads of Octaviau and his cap tains 1 Ay, cheer, and cheor again 1 I love that martial music which swells not as from tho different lips of clnrlons, now 'neath tho breath of Antony and now ot Cicsar, but rather out thu hearts of honest men who lovo me. Yet and now I will speak low, as we do speak o'er the bier of somo beloved dead yet, if Fortune should rise against mo and if, borno down by the weight of arms, Antony, the soldier, dies a soldier's death, leaving you to mourn him who over was your frieud, this is my will, that after our rough fashion of the camp I hero declare to you. You know where all my treasure lies. Takoit, most dear friends, and in tho memory of Antony, make just di vision. Then go to Cnsar and speak thus: ntony, tho dead, to Cwsr.r, tho living, tends greeting, nnd in tho namo of ancient fellowship and of many a peril, dared crave this boon: the tafety of thoso who clung to him und that which ho hath givou them.' "Nay, lot not my tears-for I must weep overflow your eyes I hy, 'tis not manly; 'Us most womanish I All mon must die, aud deuth were welcome we.ro it not so lone. Bhould I fall, to your tender euro I leave my children if, perchance, it may avail totavo them from tho fate of helplessness. Sol diers, enoughl to-morrow at tho dawn we tprlng at Cuisar't throat, both by land and sea. Swear that yo will cling to me, even to the last Issue!" "We swear I" they cried. "Noblo An topy, wo swear I" "'TU welil Onco mora mv ttar erowt bright; to-morrow, set in the hlgbst heav en, tt yet may thine tho lump of Csesai down I Till then, farewell I" Ho turned to go, and us ho went they caught his hand and kissed it; and so deep ly wero they moved that many wept liko children; nor could Antony master his grlof, for, in the moonlight, I taw tears roll down hi furrowed cheek, aud full upon that mighty breast. And, teeing ull this, I was much troubled. For well I knew that if theso nieu held firm to Antony all might yet go well for Cleo patra; Rod though against Autony I bnro no ill will, yet must bo fall, and In that fall drag down tba woman who, liko somo poi sonous plant, had twlaad herself about his .giant sjrejith till it choked and molderod In Tier enTnuce". Therefore, when Antony went, I went not, but stood back in the shadow watchin' tho faces of tho lords and captains as they 9 poke together. "Then it Is agreed!" said he who should lead tho fleet. "And this wo swear to, ono and all, that wo will cling to noblo Autony to tho last extremity of fortune I" '.! nvl" they nnswered. "Ay! nyl" I said, speaking from the shadow; "cling and diel" Fiercely they turned and seized me. "Who is he! ' quoth one. " Tis that d.ark-faced Uog. Olympus!" cried another, "Olympus, the magician 1" "Olympus tho traitorl" growled another; "put an end to him nnd his magicl" and ho drew his sword. "Ay I slay him ; ho would betray tho Lord Antony, whom ho is paid to doctor." "Hold nwhilo!" I said In a slow and solemn voice, "nnd beware how ye try to murder the servant of tho Gods. I nm 110 traitor For myself, 1 abido tho event hero in Alexandria, but to you 1 say: Flee, flee to Cicsar! 1 serve Antony nnd tho Queen I servo them truly ; but nbovu ull 1 serve the ho y Gods; nnd what they make known to me, that, lords, I dr. know. And this I know, that Antony i doomed, and Cleo patra is doomed, for Cajsar conquors. Thereforo becauso I do honor you, noble gentlemen, nnd think with pity on your wives loft widowed, and your little father less children that shall. It yo hold to Antony, bo sold as slaves; therefore I say: Cling to Antony If yo will, nnd die; or flee to Csesar nnd be saved I And this I say be cause it is so ordained of the Gods." "Tho Gods!" they growled; "what Gods! Slit the traitor's throat and stop his ill omened talkl" "Let him show us 11 sign from his Gods, or let him die; I do mistrust this man," said another. "Standback, yo fools!" I cried. "Stand back free mine arms and 1 will show vou a sign;" and there was that iu my f.ice which frightened them, for they freed me and stood back. Then I lifted up my hands, and, putting out all my strength of soul, searched tho depths of space till my Spirit communed with tho Spirit of my Mother Isis. Only the Word of Power I uttered not, as I had been bidden. And tho holy mystery of tho Goddess unswored to my Spirit's cry, fulling 111 awful silenco upon tho fuce of earth. Deeper and deeper grew the terriblo silence; even the dog3 ceased to howl, and in tho city men stood still afearcd. Then, from far away, there cumo tho ghostly music of tho sistra. Faint it was at first, but ever as it came It grew more loud, till the air shivered with tho unearthly sound of terror. I said naught, but pointed with my haud toward tho sky. And bohoidl bosomed upon the nir, flouted u vust vail shape that, heralded by tho swelling music of tho sistra, drew slowly near, till its shadow lay upon us. It came, it passed, it went toward the camp of Cicsar, till at length tho music slowly died away, and tho awful shape was swallowed in tho night. '"Tis Bacchus!" oried ono. "Bacchus, who leaves lost Autony I" nnd, ns he spoke, from ull tho camp thero roso u groan ol terror. But I knew that it was not Bacchus, the false God, but tho Diviuo Isis who deserted Khem, and, passing over tho edge of the world, sought her homo in space, to be no more known of men. For though her wor ship is still upheld, though still as she is here nnd in ull Earths, no more doth Isis manifest heitclf in Khem. I 'hid my fuce and prayed, but when I lilted it from my robe, lo 1 all had fled and I was alone. CIIAPTER XXX. OF ISE SUnitENDEK OF THE THOOrS AND rLEEl OF ANTONY; TUB DEATH Or ANTONY, AND THE 11KEWINO Of THE DKAUOnT Or DEATH. N THE morrow, at dawn, Antony came forth aud gavo com mand that his fleet should adva nee njrnlnst tbo fleet of Ca:sar, and that his cavalry should open thu land battle with tho cavalry of Cajsar. Accordingly, tbe fleet advanced in a triple line, and tho fleet of Cajsar came out to meet it. But when they met, tho gal leys of Antony lifted their ours In greeting, and passed over to tho galleys of Cicsar ; nnd together thoy sailed away. And the cuvahy of Antony rodo forth beyond tho Hippo dromo to charge tho cavalry "of Ciesur; but when they met they lowered their swords and passed over to tho camp of Caisar, deserting Antony, Tneu Antony grew mad with rago and terriblo to seo. He shouted to his legions to stand firm and await attack; and for a little whilo they stood. Ono man, however that same oftl cer who would havo slain mo on tho j estnr night strovo to fly; but Antony seized hirn with his own hand, throw him to tho earth, and, springing from his horse, drow his sword to slay him. On high ho hold his sword, whilo the man, covering his face, awaited death. But Antony dropped his sword und bado him rise. "Go!" he said. "Goto Cxsar, and pros perl Onco I did lovo theo. Why, then, among so many traitors, should I single thee out for death!" The man roso and looked upon him sor rowfully. Then, shame overwhelming him, with a great cry ho toro open his shirt of mail, plunged his sword into his own heart, and fell down dead. Antouy stood and gazed at him, but never a word ho said. Monnwhlle the ranks of Crcsar's legions drew near, and so soon us they crossed spears tho legions of Antony turned and fled. Thon the soldiers of Cicsar stood still, mocking them; but scarce a oaia was sluiu, for tbcv pursued jmL "Fly, Antony, fly I" cried Eros, his servant, whoalono with mo stayed by him. "Fly ero thou art dragged a prisoner to Ciesar!" So ho turned and fled, groaning heavily. With him I went, and as we rodo through the Canoplo Gato, where many folks stood wondering, Antony spoke to ino: "Go thou, Olympus, go to the Queen and say: 'Antony sends greeting to Cleopatra, who hath betrayci him I To Cleopatra he sends greeting and farewell I"' TO 1IK CONTINUKDj. A speedy settlement of. tlio Bohring sea controversy seeing Improbable. It is expected, however, that a teinpornry ar rangement may bo made for this season Tlio K. II. Hammond Ileof Company of Chicago and tlio Central Trust Com pany hnve issued to Alex Harvey of Now 1 ork a mortgage of $l,G45,fi00on nil thfdr propeity in all cities from Albany to Chi capo. Tho Hamm-nd Company is in corporntod under the luWH of (Jrwit Hrit ain, and the morU'nge (tills for an Knu Hhh equivalent to $l,(H6,).0in Amohun money. Tho mortgage m lit bo divided and sold to English capitalists. I SNAKES IN IRELAND. Good St. Patrick's Work Dnclono by s Tlpy American Showman. From Ireland comes tho nows that snakes havo appeared in that country. It scorns that about five years ago a showman named Wilson camo from America with a show of living wild ani mals. Ho landod his show at Queens town, and gavo exhibitions up through' Ireland with more or less succoss. Hut ono night at tho little townof Amraugh, in Tipporary, Mr. Wilson got very drunk and attempted to clean out his own show. Tho constabulary forco sought to intorforo, and (whother as a means of solf-dofonso or in a spirit of humor, I know not) Mr. Wilson turned all tho wild animals loose. Of courao this created a terriblo uproar, and for a week tho neighborhood was in a sta'to of wild excitement. Tho wild boasts woro duly either capturod or klllod, but for three years no trace of tho don of snakes lot looso on that memorable nightcould bo found. Moanwhilo Mr. Wilson wont to prison for two years. Two years ago tho peoplo in tho neigh borhood of Amraugh began to miss poultry and pigs. Several vagabonds foil under suspicion, woro apprehended, and were locked up. Hut tho depreda tions continued, and finally a farmer's lad testiliod that upon roturning late ono night from a ranrry-making he had seen the ovil ono in tho gulso of a sor pont making way with a pig across a field. Tlio villago priest took tho lad in hand and questioned him closely, but nothing could shako tho fellow's testimony. About this timo othor peo plo detected similar fiends in tho act of like depredations, and at onco aroso a huo and cry that tho spot was a damnod one, and had boon given ovor to tho devil for his diabolical practices. Spo clal prayers woro said and tho dovll was publicly donounced, but tho doproda tions continuod, and presently from Castolraino, a town twelve miles dis tant, camo word that his satanic majesty had begun operations in that locality, his victims in this iustanco and In this placo being sheop, not poultry and pigs. In this dismal emergency tho Bishop was most properly a-ppoaled to, for the parish priests were at thoir wits' end and thoir parishioners woro well-nigh crazod through fear. Tho Bishop prom ised to investigate tho affair, but in stead of resorting to conventional eccle siastical methods, that holy and saga cious mun enlisted the sorvicos of two shrowd detectives from Dublin, tho in tellectual centor of 13rin. Tho Bishop fancied that tho devil was doing his un holy work by proxy not in the guiso of dragons and serpents, but in tho person of cortain lawless characters too lazy to work and just knavish enough to steal. Tho detectives, laboring undor this horesy, mado thoir investigations quiot ly, and in the course of a fortnight re ported to their omployor that tho dep redations at Castolraino and Amraugh had indeed boon committed by serpents, tho detectives thomsolves having soon and watched tho saino upon threo dis tinct occasions seize, kill and carry off their prey. The sorpents woro de scribed as dark of color and fully flfteon foot in longth. Thoy klllod thoir vic tims by coiling about their bodies. Tho story was discredited by tho clergy and laity until, as good luck would havo it, a correspondent of tho Frooman's Journal (at Dublin) recalled tho significant, not to say portentous, ciroumstanco that tho numerous and divers species of snakes which had os caped from tho Wilson show about threo years previous had never been captured. Thon of a suddon tho mystery was cleared up and bands for tho extormlna of tho moustors was speedily organized among tho vongoful peasantry. Throo of tho snakes wero shortly thereafter soon, pursued and killed in tho bog oast of Amraugh; tho largest of tho snakes measured four feot; in tho maw of each was found a pullet. About a month thereafter a fourth snako was killod noar Castolraino; this snako upon being cut opon was found to contain vory many littlo snakos which immediately glided into tho grass and escaped boforo tho astonished rustics could approhond them. Subsequently, stimulated by tho advertic-d reward of half a crown and a special dispensation for ovory snako, alivo or dead, tho country peo ple caught elovon of tho smallor snakes nono measuring more than sevon inches in length. Thon tho snakos seemed to disappear, and, no further depredations being notod, tho oxcito mont gradually died out Hut It Is now roported, aftor a lapso of two tranquil years, that snakes havo suddonly appoared at and around Bal lingal, an agricultural region thirty miles north of Castelralno, tho country seat of tho Karl of Donsloo. Theso snakos aro of a strange species; though nono havo been captured, thoy aro said to bo of onormous longth, broadth, thlck noss, voracity and forocity, and to mako a noise whon moving liko tho clatter ot dico in a box; thoy kill by biting, and thoy havo created great havoc among tho flocks of his Grace tbe Duko, as well as in tho coops and sties of tho peasantry. Simultaneously sorponts similar to tho Amraugh and Castolraino varmints havo appeared still further to tho eastward, and have caused such a panic that tbo country folks aro nfrald to vonturo out of doors aftor nightfall. Tho theory is that in flvo years tho roptiles let looso by tho wrotchod Wilson during his ribald drunken frenzy havo multiplied so numerously that a mili tant union of Church and Stato will bo nocessary to rostoro the Island to tbo virgin condition in which tho good St. Patrick loft it. London Cor. Chicago News. Tho annual report of tho Poabody Trust for tho malntonanco of good homos for tho working classes in Loft don shows the birth rate in tho housos kept hy the trust to bo 8.73 por 1,000 abovo tho rost of London, and tho death rate nearly 1 per 1,000 below tho aver age whilo tho Infant mortality ie only a littlo over half tho avorago. The trust has spoilt over Sd,350,000 in pro viding buildimfs for20,374 porsons. Tho average earnings of oach family are about 85.7. por wook, and the averago weekly rent about 81.20. Tho rato po rocm Is 5i!-j cents por wook. ,