The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-14

Of Rome; but armor and standards alike
looked dull and lCaden beneath the encir-
cling dimness, and upon every face was an
awful shadow, the shadow Of spproae chm
death Then suddenly there purBt nom
the cloud above US clamor OF countless
cries blended into One,-the shrill scream
Of the Moor, the fierce shout OF the Span
lard, the deep believing war.hoop Of the
Ganl; and out OF the ghOstly mist broke
whlrling lhrODg Of halt seen figures
stately men in gorgeous armor, white hg'
ures in tossing white manleS grim giants
naked to the waist; aud down upon US
they came with; the rush ola stormy sea.
Then, through the whole detlle, the battle
ragged and rOared; the air was thick with
flying parts, the ground miry with blood.
Our men fell, rank on rank; the enemy
pressed nearer and nearer. And my stan
dard bearer dropped at my ieet, grOaniDg
with bis last breath, Csius Flsminins, the
gods have iorsSken uB !" and my sword
broke short in my hand; but with the hilt
| still struck fierCely to right and left. And
now towering hOrseman came rushing
at me with leVeled spear; felt sudden
shoCk-a fierce grinding pang-and then
all was a blank.
l was walking slowly, with roll Of
manuscript In my hand, along o broad
open space like the public place Of Q
great city thrOnged with noble sculp-
lures, and goOdly affairs, and stately TEN.
pies, and oil the glory that still fingered
in imperial Athens, after the fatal day OF
ChTrOnea. And around mo lay the
beautiful city, not as I had seen It In my
waking hours, ravaged and SCARED by
ages oil ruin, but in all the splendor of It's
prime. To my left rose the bare lime
stone ridge Of the Areopagus; to myright
the rugged hill Of the Pnyx, drowned by
It's seml.circular Enclosure and tribunal Of
heRn stone, council hall not made with
hands, worthy Of the great spirits that
tenanted it. In front the great bastf1n Of
the ACropolis rose up stark and, grim
against tue sunny sky; and on tssutnmit
appeared the glorious frontage Of the
PropylGa, and the eight marble columns
Of the Parthenon, and the mighty figure
Of Minerva Promachus, with her crested
helmet and bra2en spear. : 10 g i.il
"Well, friend, how fares it with your
said grave.looking man, the foremost |
Of several who were following me. Are |
you ready to appear on yonder stage to
morrow, with all the men Of Athens for |
q chorus 2"
II fear nothing" answered L "and |
least of all do fear that dandy coxcomb,
Hschines-to the ravens with him But
lol here he comes, with all his chorus Of
frogs about himW
A nOisier group bore down upon US, in
the center Of which was man OF hand.
some features, but somewhat tame ex.
preston, who halted just In front Ofme.
Room !" he cried, sneeringlY; room
Tor Demos!henes the thunderer, who |
shakes the earth with his words, and slays
men with the breath OF his mouth !" J..
AS he spoke. there rushed through me
q sense Of overwhelming power, Os though
| could in very deed blast him with
breath. ] looked him iull IN tue lace, and
he qusiled. t y t-LF
"rhere will lie room enough for me
when yOtr place is empty" answered |
AS surely as the gods look down upon us
his day shall you beg lodging from the
Persian ere many days are past " IL,
As theiWords were uttered,rI became
once more. =
l was marching In the ranka of q great
lost, armed and arrayed alter the old Per
ian fashion, through boundless desert,
whose dull, CLASSY glare wearied the eye
with It's grim monoiopy. To hefarthest
horizon there was no sight or sound oil
life; and VIC leaned upon our spears, for
we were weary and disheartened. And
amid the quiVeribg haze of.in-
.ense heat that girdled the horizon therel
appeared a dark spot, which broadened,
and deepened, and wldened, till 1t over
Ipread all that quarter Of the sky. Then,
n moment, its darkness turned to fire,
md came whirling towards US like wave
If the sea, and In the shadow Of the com.
ug destruction every man saw Ii his
1eighbor's liVid face the horror that was
written on his own. Then came q roar as
f the earth were rent In twain, and hot
blast smote full upon US, and earth and air
were shaken, and We, fell TO the ground
ike dead men. .'
"Rejoice with me, friend p said a voice
IN my ear, as / awoke to consciousness;
and beside me stood the Professor, radi. n
ant with Joy. u have learned from you
Ill that wished 10 know. This sword
s that OF Flaminius, the Consul, who fell
It Lake Thrasimene; this manuscript Is
he first draft oil Demosthcnes' Crown
0ratiop; this spear head Is relict Of the r
Ost detachment Of Cambyses' African ex.
1edItion. Mygreat discovery is at lengthij
complete, and Il Is this: that certain eX-li
,eplionally.gi persons can be stirred
by tho mere contact. of any object 10 fol.
low It back through all the changes OF its
existence, and read its history from the
very beginning. Henceforth the annalsj
Of the carly ages are blank no longer;
with tho aid Of this new science (surpass! |;
ng mere clairVoyance as far as the can;
non surpasses the catapulD we shall carryE'
he torch Of Truth through the darkest
of the past, and read all the SO!
crets Of antiquity. But l tire you, my
friend, and you have need Of repose. OnCeIt
moro accept my thanks, and pardon the
trial to which have subjected you; i'll
was necessary for the advancement OF
science. Within week / start for Tur.
kestan on scientific mission; but on my
return We will, please God, pursue our
to. the end" az, 'r.s
An hour later l was back at my hotel,
N the first stages Of fever, which kept
ne out Of harms way till my friend the
Professor was well on his way Eastward.
With my consent, We shall never meet |
lgain. As a reasoning and accountableIl
creature, | object to being turned into .
Kind OF dredger for the fishing up q sunk |
IN facts and traditions. see the IIfEe,
tan NetoS every week; and the moment
here Is any word oil II. Tchoudofs 70.
urn shall at once send In my passport,
md betake myself to Japan, Mexico, or
he North Pole, as chance may direct.
E.nLmorL Ia hnnnrninn. n nnrt Of nan,