Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-11-12

NSsEgaS%nHTf dancing, and silence ] M@AA\ lay upon the city. | IM8zI@W drew near tho gate, and l ~=I was challenged by ca ofn- < Ger on guard wrapped in . 1 heavy cloak. "Who passesl" said the voice of Brennus.
 r "A merchant, may it please tRee, sir, l to lady of the Queens household, and, l having been entertained of the lady, now l departs to his galley" I answered in . feigned voice,
 "'Umph!" he growied. s.The hdies of the Queens household keep their guests late. Well; 'tis a time of festival. The password, Sir shopkeeperl Without the password thou must needs return and crave the lady's further hospitality
 "s sAntony,' sir, and right good word, too. Ahi I've wandered far, and never saw I so goodly man and 50 great g General, And, mark you, sir, I've travelled far, and soen many Generals"
 "Aye; Antony is the wordl And Antony is good General in his way-when it is sober way, and when he can not find skirt to follow. I've served with AntoGx-and against him, too, and know his points. Well, well; he'sigot an armful now!' And all this while that he was holding me in talk, the sentry had been pacing to and fro before the gate But now he l.evsd a ittle way, leaving the entrance clear. "Fare thee well, Harmachis, and begone," whispered Brennus, leaning forward and speaking quickly. "Linger not. But at times betnink thee at Brennus, who risled his neck to save thine. Farewell, lad; 1 would that we were sailing north together" and he turned his back upon me and begun to hum tune.
 Farewell, Brennus, thou honest man." oY erward heard, when on the morrow the hue and cry was raised because the T, ; ,y7s4.. CTS could not find mo, though ever; n,,:ers. they sought me to slay me, Brennus .ild nc service. For he swore that as he kept his watch alone an hour after midnight he saw me come and stand upon the parapet of the roof, that then stretched out my robes sls they became wings Whereon foatS; i:,, t.p heaven, leaving him astonshed. Au,, sli those about the court lent ear unto the his- tory, believing thereln, because of the great fame of my magic; and much they won- dered what the wonder might portend. The tale also traveIed into Egypt, and did much to save my good name among those whom I had betrayed, for the more ignorant among them believed that acted not of nay will but of the will of the dread Gods, who of their own purpose waited me to heaven And thus, even to this day, the saying runs
 
 shau be trec." Only Cleopatra, though she was much afraid, doubted her of the tale, and sent an armed vessel to search for the Syrian merchant, but not to find him, as shall be told.
 When I reached the galley whereof Charmion had spoken, found her about to sail, and gave the writing to the Captain, whe eenned it, looking on me curiously, but said naught.
 Sn I oh1 0rI ov1 dropped swiftly down the river with the current. And having come to the mouth Of the river unchallenged, though we passed many vessels, we put out to sea with a strong favoring wind that ere night fresh ened to great gale. Then the sailor men, being much afeared, would fain have put about and run for the mouth of the Cydnus once again, but cou not because of tho wildness of the sea. All that night it blew furiously, and ere dawn our mast was car ried away, and we rolled helplessly in the trough of the great waves. But sat wrapped in cloak, little needing; and be cause showed no fear tho sailors cried out that was a wizard, and would have cast ne into the sea, but the Captain would not At dawn the wind slackened, but ere noon it once more blew in terrible fury; and at the fourth hour from noon we came in sight of the rocky coast of that cape in tho island of Iu,W mountain named Olympus, and thithcrwards we drifted swiftly. Then when tho sailors saw the terrible rocks, and how tho great waves that smote thereon spoutcd up in foam, once more they grew much afraid, and cried out in their fear. For, seeing that l still sat unmoved, they swore that cer- tainly was wizard, and came to cast me forth as g sacrifice to the Gods of the sea- And this time the Captain was overruled, ovol ooil came to me I rose and defed them, saying: "Cast me forth, if ye will; but if ye cast me forth ye shall perish"
 For in my heart cared little, having no more any love of life, but rather desire to die, though greatly feaaed to pass into the presence of my holy Mother Isis. But my weariness and sorrow at the bitterness of my lot overcame even this heavy fear, so that when, being mad as brute beasts, they seized me and, lifting me, hurled me into the raging waters, did but utter one prayer to Isis and make me ready for death But it was fated that should not die, for, whom rose to the surface of the water I saw floating near to me spar of wood, vvhereto swam and clung And 8 great wave came and swept me, riding, as it were, upon the spar, as when boy had learned to do in the waters Of the Nile, pastthe bulwarks of the galley where the fierce faced sailors CAuhS Co see me QroWn. And when they saw me come mounted on the wave, cursing them as came, and saw, too, that the color of my face had changed-for the salt water had washed away the pigment, they shrieked with fear and cast themselves down upon the deck. And within a very uttle while, as l rode towards the rocky coast, a great wave poured into the vessel, that rode broadside on, and pressed her down into the deep, whence no moro she rose. IF YOU WANT | FINE LIQUORS AI,ES