, 1873-08-10

table 'sas hoarod with piles on piles Of maps,
plans, diagrams, and manuscript notes; md
III tho midst of the clla0a nat the Professor him
golf. in n. blnok volvot drcsaing-gowu, roading
ny tho light OF q shaded lump.
:" Ten thousand thanks, MY dcnr sir," said he,
espringing mp and Shaking mo warmly by tho
hand. :" was snro that could dopond upon
you md mn glad to say Tint mn equally cor
thin OF aueceab ~ ctr proposed experiment.
will bo malo."
1inwardly thought that NJ. Tchoudoir might as
woll haVe Rpokcn for hinlsolf, considering What
a sory subordinate part in tho II discovery" waH
rescrVoa for mo but moroly bowed, mud o.
aBBistance.
q Your assistance will bo Invaluable, assrre
yon," ho answered " and all tho moro 80 TINT.
as hayo alroady said, I know not whore clBo
could have looked with equal hope Of aucccHB.
But, before no com1nonco our experiments, allow
inc to ofIer yon some rofroahment."
lilo touched small boil beside him, and the
cadaTcrous soryant roappoarcl with coffee and
nato OF thin whlto cakos, which exhalod pocu-
liar fragrance altogether now to mo. The Pro-
fesHor filled my cup. and romhrlted, rs ho hold
INC pate towards mo, " l lind thoao sweosmoata
rather good eating; the rocipo Is ono which !
mysolf brought from the East. In tho course Of
your travels you have doubtless fallen In with
thom."
replied in tho pogative, and fancled doubt
less II was only fancy that conld detect III his
4tGC tIV 4AutGEk GHnut Vi bhli64AttAOA Ht my lG-
ply. As my host took his cofroc cup, I glanced
at tho book which ho had lnid down. It Was
copy Of "Tho Coming Rnco."
-, "A very amusing book ! remarked; "but Of
co!irao utterly oxtravagant."
Perhaps not" answered tho Professor, with
. singular emphasis In Ills tone. " On tho COLI
trary, 1t is Qn my opinion, OF loaet,) yery pow
crfnlly-drawn allegorieaf picture Of certain
changes which, sooner or lntor, must 1tndouht-
oaly tao plaeo: yin not Eo 80 far ns s to
ssaI arc to DO received aa truth; but will
Of fact underlying tho whole description"
For tho second time began to lRyo doubta
lcct. That science has still vast disooveriea
to mako, no ono who lns evcn q slight &C.
quaintnnce with 1t In ita present form can
doubt for, momont but when learned
man grayoly assures you That tho oxistonco OF
held by tho hand Of q child, Is capable Of
" shattering tho strongest fortross and chewing
Its burning way from Tho front to the rear Of
omhattled host" is quito within Tho bounds Of
possibility, it Is only natural to foel somewhat
skeptica. In order to avoid tho necessity Of re-
plying, I devoted myself to tho Eastorn sweet
meats, which had peculiarly rich, luscious,
almost Intoxicating flavor, as new to mo aB their
scont (2). Perhaps can best convoy m idoa of 1t
by comparing it with TINT Of tho finest guava
jolly: N. Tchoudotr now turned the convorsa-
t!on to classical subjects, and discussed. with
the animation of ono who had seon tho things
which lie described, tho grandeur Of Egyptian
1l'on monuments, tho beauty Of Athcnian soulp-
Of ancient Romo. On oil these topics his infor-
nation seomod boundless; mud tile flow Of his
discourse, illustrated by tho display Of "an-
ti1ues" such as tho sayants Of tho Imperial
Museum would have peri|od their lives to get a
eiGAt Of, ipsonsibly carried away with 1t. Lit
tic by little thoro came oyor mo what I may
term the complement or seqnol Of the excite
ment which had soizod mo In tho mporial Lii
braFy on my first meetiuE with II. Tcho,ldof;
ing Of being dominated by an oyormastoring in
tuenco. At length, hoping to shake OF the
growing oppression, rose from my scat and
waiked to the other end Of tho room, as If to OK
amino IN the books on tho farther shelves; and
then, for the first time, remarked email
round tnbto, upon which lay broken Bword-lit,
crumbling manuscript and rusty spear-head
Thoae are tic Inst additions to my antiqun-
rian museum" said n. Tchoudofr, coming mp to
the table; "and am now engaged tn trying to
find out their history. Perhaln you may DO able
to ohif'P Afya me-"
Yes, you may possibly find somo cluo which
Inns escaped mo; your eyes arc younger than
oboycd unsnspoctngly but scarcely had I
taRon up tho Bword-hit (Which happened to lie
nearcst), than tho Professor, quick aa thought,
mado soVoral passes with his hands in trout Of
A0J *N~oi AeAAoNsAb hNCAA Ap Dy AIHh4Nh
sponge, dipped in some fragrant liquid, across
my forehead.
In Il moment q tlaah Of lightning is not more
inalantanoous) was Heizod with terrible
spasm OF nervous convulaion, as If TO quote
fenaous paBsago) "evory bono, ainew, nervo,
hitherto nncoD]ectured presence in tho vital
organization were forcing itaef to light with all
the panga Of trayail''[9). This agony was snc-
coeded by brief period Of unconsclousneHB
*f,aY1r
Of bounding and elastic buoyancy, aa though /
Ind in worry decd awnkod to q now 1ifo In which
no pain or woaknesa could find place. And this
was tho scheme upon which I awoko.
h1ood @ ~, ~ deep, narrow gorge, on tho shore
OF dark lnko, Ehut In OIL oyery Hido by noun
tains, whose higher slopes wero ahro,1led in
gray mist. I was asrayed as if for battle, and
around mo atood armed men, thousands upon
Thousands. with tho crested 1olmet and hugo
shield, and short broad-sword of the Roman
legionary and bosdo mo were tho sacred Gu
eigns that bore tho initials OF tho Senate and
people OF Rome but arnor and standards alike
looked dull and lealon beneath tho encircliug
l'lnnoBs,, aud upon every faco WAS an awful
suddenly there burst from the cloud above lib
clamor Of countless cries blended into oro,-tho
ellrlll scream Of the Moor, tho dorce shout OF tho
spannrd, tho deer. believing war-whoop Of tho
s1n,aa anni ana teaa out Of tho ghostly mist broke
wllito mantles, grim giants naked to tho waist
and down upon us they came with tho r11sll Of I!
the battle ragged and roarod; tllo Dir was thick
with flying parta, tho ground ,miry with blood.
Our mon fell, rank on rank; the enemy prcsacd
noaror and noaror. And my standard-boaror
droppod at my foot, groaning with his last
breath, acaius FlaminluH, tho gods have for
saAen us! !" md my sword broke short in my
hand; hut with tho hilt still struck flercely to
right and loft. And now a towering lorgoi1an
came rushing ut mo with lovolol spear I felt
sudden shock-a tlorco grinding pang-nnd thon
nll waa blank.
was walking slowly, with roll Of manuscript
IN ny hand. along broad opon space Qike tho
bio sculptures, ald goodly altays, and atutely
temples, aud nll tho glory that still fingered Ia
imperial Athons after tho fatal day of Ch,pronoa.
And around mo lay the beautiful city, not as 1
had soon 1t iu my waking hours rayagcd and