Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-12-08

II is q sober way, and when he can mo-
find g skirt 10 follow. I've served with
Antony and against him, too, and know
his points. Well, well; he's got an arm
ful now.n
And all this while that he was holding
me in talk, the sentry had been pacing L
and fro before the gate. But now h'
moved a little way, leaving the entrance
clear.
Fare thee well. Harmschis, and be
gone whispered Brennus, leaning for
ward and speaking quickly. "Lingel
not. But at times bethink thee Of Bren
nus, who risked his neck to save thine
Farewell. lad: l would that we were sail
ing north together" and he turned hi
back upon me and begun to hum a tune
Farewell, Breunus, thou honest man,
I answered, and was gone. And, as long
afterward | heard, when on the morrow
the hue and cry was raised because the
murderers could not find me, though
everywhere they sought me to STAY me
Brennus did me a service. For he swOr|
that IS he kept his watch alone an houl
after midnight he saw me come out anC
stand on the parapet of the roof, that ther
I stretched outmy robes and they became
wings wherein l tlOated up 20 heaven
leaving him astOnished And all those
about the court lent ear unto the history
believing therein, because Of the great
fame OF my magic; and much they Won
dered what the wonder might portend
The tale also travelled into Egypt, and did
much 20 save my good name among those
whom had betrayed; for the more igno
rant among them believed that l acted
not Of my 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 that "Wha
Harmactis come, again Egypt shall be free. u
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 l reached the galley whereof
Charmion had spoken, l found her about
TO sail. and gave the writing to the Cap
tain, who cOnned it, looking on me curl
ously, but said naught.
So l went aboard, and Immediately we
dropped swiftly down the river with the
currant. And having come to the mouth
of the river unchallenged though wepsss-
ed many vessels, we put out to sea with g
strong favOring wind that ere night fresh
ened to a great gale. Then the sailor
men, being much afeared, would lam
have put about and run for the mouth OF
the Cydnus once again, but could not be-
cause of the wildness Of the sea. All that
night It blew furiOusly, and ere dawn our
mast was carried away, and we rolled
helplessly in the trough Of the great waves.
But l sat wrapped in a cloak, little heed
ing; and because l showed no fear the
sailors cried out that l was q wizard, and
would have cast me 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 the island of Cyprus
which is called Dinaretum, where Is a
mountain named olympus, and thither-
wards we drifted swiftly. Then when
the sailors saw the terrible rocks, and how
the great waves that smote thereon spout
ed 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 certainly was wizard, and
came 70 cast me forth as q sacrifice to the
Gods Of the sea And this time the Cap
tain was overruled, and said naught.
Therefore, when they came to me l rose
and defed them, saying: Cast me
forth, if We will; but if We cast me forth ye
shall perish
For in my heart l cared little, having no
more any love Of life, but rather a desire
to die, though greatly l feared TO pass in
to the presence Of my holy Mother Isis.
But my WEAKNESS and sorrow at the bit
terness of my lot Overcame even this
heavy fear, so that then, being mad as
brute beasts, they seized me and, lifting
me, hurled me into the raging waters. L
did but utter one prayer to Isis and make
me ready for death. But 1t was fated that
/ should not die; for, when rose to the
surface Of the water / saw floating near to
me q spar Of wood, wheretO l swan and
chung. And q great wave came and
swept me, riding, as it were, upon the
spar, as when boy l had learned to do
in the waters of the Nile past the bull
warks Of the galley where the herce-faced
sailors chung TO see me drown. And when
they saw me come mounted on the wave,
Cursing them as l came, and saw, too,
that the color Of my face had changed
for the salt water had washed away the
they shrieked with fear and cast
themselves down upon the deck. And
within a very little while, as l rode to-
wards the rocky coast, great wave pour
ed into the vessel, that rode broadside on,
and pressed her down into the deep,
whence no more she rose.
And so she sank, with all her crew.
And in that same storm also sank the gal
ley that Cleopatra had sent to search for
the Syrian merchant. Thus were all
traces Of me lost, and Of surety she
believed that l was dead.