Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-11-14

times to me for counsel, and ever I cou seled them to their ruin, nor did my prophecies fail.
 Thus the long years rolled away, and I, the Hermit Olympus, the dweller in a tomb, the eater of bread and the thinker of water. became by strength of the wisdom that was given me of the avenging Power, once more great In Khem. For ever grew wiser as trampled tho desires of the flesh beneath my feet and turned my eyes to Heaven.
 Atlength eight full years were accom- plished. The war with the Parthians had come and gone, and Artavasdes, King of Armenia, had been led in triumph through the streets of Alexandria Cleopatra had visited Samos and Athens; and, by her counseling, the noble Octavia had been driven, like some discarded concubine, from the house of Antony at Rome. And now, at the last, was the measure of the folly of Antony full even to the brim. For this master of the world had no longer the good gift of reason-in Cleopatra was he lost, even as had been lost And therefore, in the event, did Octavianus declare war against him.
 And as slept at night in the chamber of the Harpers, in the tomb of Pharaoh that is by Tape, there came to me a vision of my father, the aged Amenemhat, and he stood
 
 saying:
 Arise, my son !-the hour of vengeance is at hand! Thy plots have not failed; thy prayers have been heard. By the bidding of the Gods, as she sat in her galley at the fight of Actium, filled the heart of Cleo patra with fears, so that she fled with all her fleet. Now is the strength of Antony broken on the sea. Go forth, and even as shall be thy mind, so do thou" Tn "a Vv,ar irry T N1yo o1A went to the mouth of the tomb; and there, coming up the valley, saw the messengers of Cleopatra, and with them a Roman guard. "What will ye with me now2" l asked sternly.
 ''This is the message of the Queen and of great Antony" answered the Captain, bow ing low before ne, for I was much feared of all men. 'The Queen doth command thy presence at Alexandria. Many times hath doth she bid ttiee to come, and that swiftly, for she hath need of thy counsel" "And if say Nay. soldier, what thenr' ''These are my orders, most holy Olym- pus: that by force bring thee." laughed aloud. By force, thou fool Use not such talk, lest smite thee where thou art. Know, thep, can kill as well as curer'
 Pardon, I besaechr' he answered, shrinking. Fl say but those things that am bid"
 "Well, I know is, Captain. Fear not. I come."
 So on that very day departed, together with the aged Atoua. Ay, l wont as se- cretly as had come; and the tomb of the divine Rameses knew me no moro. And with me took all the treasure of my father, Amenemhat, for was not minded to go to Alexandria empty-handed, and as a sup pliant; but rather as man of much wealth and condition. Now, as I went, learned that Antony, following Cleopatra, had, in deed, fled from Actium, and knew that the end drew nigh. For this and many other things had 1 foreseen in the darkness at Tape, and planned to bring about. Thus, then, I came to Alexandria. anS entered into a house which had becH n .:,' ready for me at the palace gates. And that very night came Chara3:on unto me-Charmion, whom for nine Ions: years had not seen.