Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-07-23

Enring TINS spoken. The kinI
kDelf down beiors SsmirEnis, via.
gave INN viii smile hsf hEn5 II
kiss- The sourtisrs then passed II
snssessipn, saOh making OH1h :.
exscuts bIiBaly the orders II Sc
niirEmis. When he ceremony VIA.
finished, The hing pai5 her his cnD-
piimsuts, and asked her how she
haa managed 70 70 through Il witt
~ grave and mEiss-irGl 81 Eir.
While they were promising 70
obey me- said SsmirEmis, y was
thinking whit ] shnul5 command
each Of them - 60. hare bui
oDs asy u pOvsr, and ! vii sD-
plVy II vel"
The king lEuEbed 81 tins reply.
Ssrlira1uis appeared more pigUEui
AID EuiGtie thGu ersr-
Let ne see" sad Minis, show
you VII eoutiDus yuur part. BY
. W-hsi orders WI you begin %
Let the secretary Of the king
approach NY throne, SKID Semirs-
ME, Il loud roies.
The secretary approached, and
two slaves placed little table bs-
fore bim.
Write" SKID Serrirurlis IN
Ger penalty q death The Governor
q The rity q Babylon is ordered
70 yield pp TIE CON maDd q tie
citadel 70 lin who shall bear tile
order Fold the order, sea- il. and
deliver 70 ne tbs decree. Write
DOW, Under penalty Of death tie
Governor q the slaves q TIE pa
ace il ordered 70 resign TIE con
BsDd q the slaves into TIE hands
q tbs person WHO sEEl present
his F9ld il, sea il with TIE
Kings sea, and deliver y me the
decree. Write again, .TDder pep
slty q death LIE General 4 TIE
army q Babylon Is ordered 70 re-
sign the eumlnaod Of the army 70
I'm WHO shall bs tie bearer q
tins eoungDa' Pod, SET, and de-
LIVER the decree % ne
She took The three orders. TINS
Dictated, and put them IL bsr DO
s9m. TIE Whole Court was straek
with egustsrna1ou; the king him
sst was surprised.
Listen sEid Ssruirauis. aIu
two b9urz hence let g. TIE officers
q The state come AID ofsr ue
presents, a. is tie custom ou tie
accession u Lew princes, ard Jet
3 festival be prepared for tins even
Ing Vow ii a. depart. Let ny
faithful servant Minus alone re-
main. ] have 70 consult lin upon
Affairs of STATE.
When a. the rest had gone:
"YOu see, said Semirsmis, shat
! know how 70 play the queen
Minus laughed
My beautiful queen said be,
you play your part wonderfully
vel bat II yopr servant dare 70
question you, what would you d.
with the orders you have dictst- Z
ID ~
u should be DO longer queen c
were obliged TO give account Of Z
~ actions. Nevertheless, this was
ny motive; have vengeance 70 Z
.xse1te agsins; ibs three officers
rhon these orders menace.
vengeance and wherefore 2"
l'The FIRST, the Governor Of the J
itadel, lie one-eyed, and frightens z
De every time / meet him ; the
seoDd, the chief Of slaves, / hate =
ecaose be threatens me with -
iTsls; the third, the general Of the
rrny, oepriTes me too often Of your 81
ompsDy; you are constantly 10
be camp" II
This reply, in which caprice and q
artery were mingled, enchanted b
linus. u
Good said be, laughing. Here
re the first three officers Of the a
npire dismissed for very sufficient d
a.
The gentlemen Of the court DOW 0
anne 70 present their gifts TO the e
lueen. Some gave precious stones q
theirs, Of lower rank, flowers and u
-uits, and the slaves, having moth p
" 70 give, gave nothing. Among
1ese were the three brothers who -
id come from Caucasus with =
and had rescued the ="
,rsvan 10 which the women were o.
ON an enormous tiger.
"ADd you" said she to the three !,