The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-11-27

spnringly, and that which remains have I
bartered for proc Gus stones, even for emer-
aids the most beautiful and largest that are in
tho world. These stones, then, have stored
up against that day OF the need OF Khem. But
because as there have been, SO there shall be,
those who do wickedly on the earth. and who,
In the lustof gain, might seize this wealth that
Ihave stored and putt TO their uses. Behold,
thou Unborn One, who In tho fullness Of time
shalt stand above me and read this that have
caused to be written, thus have ] stored the
treasure, even among my bones. Therefore,
Q thou Unborn One sleeping in the womb Of
Nout this I say 10 theei II thou indeed hast
needof riches 70 save Knem from the foes OF
Khem, fear not and delay not but tear me, tho
osiriAn, from my tomb, loose my wrappings
and rip the treasure from my breast, and all
| shallbe wen with thee; Tor this only DO oom-
maud. That thou dost replace my bones
within my hollow cofin. But n the need be
passing and not great OF II thefeb guile
within thy heart, then the curse OF Menka ra
be on theeI On, thee be. tho curse that shall
snite hin who breaks in upon tho deadls
fAiIt must be remembered that the an
cient Egyptians held the dead In greater
awe and sanctity than the living. After
death the body was still visited by the soul,
and they looked forward to It's personal
resurrection. Hence their care as TO its
ombalmment and the stupendous works
which they raised as tombs. .5y
'On thee DO the curse that. follows the traitorl
On thee be the curse that smitos him who out
RACES the majesty OF the Godsi Unhappy
shalt thou live, In blood and misery shalt thou
die, and in misery shalt thou be- tormented
forever and forever For, Wicked One, there
In Amenti shall we come face 70 faeei
"And TO the end OF tho keeping OF this secret
have l, Menka-ra, set up . Temple OF my
Worship the which have tbuilt upon the
eastern side OF this my House OF Death. To the
hereditary High Priest Of this my Temple
shall It be made known from time TO time.
And II any High Priest that shall be, do reveal
this secret to another than the Pharaoh, or
Her who wears the Pharaoh's crown and is
seated upon the throne Of Khem, accursed be
he also. Thus have !. Menka-ra, the osirian,
written. Now 10 thee, who, sleeping in the
womb OF Nout yet shall upon time stand
over me and read, say, Judge thoui and II
thou judgest evilly on thee shall fall this the
curse OF Menka-ra, from which there is no es-
cape. Greeting and farewell" H.
"Thou hast heard, D Cleopatra" l said
solemnly; ''now search thy heart; Judge
thou, and for thine own sake Judge justly"
ouo oCub uCE uOuu III buOubub.
II fear to do this thing,n she said pres
emily. "Let us hence.n
"It is WE'LL" said, with tightening Of
the heart, and bent me TO lift the wooden
lid Forl, too, feared.
sand yet what said the writingof the d.
vine Menka-ral-twas emeralds, was 1t
mott And emeralds are now so rare and
hard to come by! Ever did love emer-
aids, aud never can find them without q
1awn
"'Tis not matter Of what thou dost love,
Cleopatra" I said; "'tis matter Of the
need Of Khem and Of the secret meaning Of
thy heart, which thou alone canst know"
GAY, surely, Harmachis; surelyl And is
not the need Of Egypt greatl There is no
gold in the treasury, and how can defy the
Roman If have no goldi And have not
sworn TO thee that will wed thee and defy
the Roman; and do not swear 1t again
yea, even In this solemn hour, with my hand
upon dead Pharaoh's hearti Why, here is
that occasion whereof the divine Menka-ra
did dream. Thou seest II is so, for else had
Hatasu or Rameses or some other Pharaoh
drawn forth the gems. But no; they left
them to this hour because the time was not