Telegram-herald., 1889-10-10

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again ~Eere, Mdssu, = tEs oody of IA
aiv.as Aenx4.rsi bit tns nesA even Of Fks-
rsohs l. E0s gold. aaG II tas face Of thIs
spnlaX BE- god. how may We move itf'
Fer answer / bade Der stand apoa ths
spn4nH aAd grasp - upper part q TIE coz
"a, While l graspes - foot Tnen, az nay
WDrd, Ws ufted aad shs if Of the ease,
which Was not nxed. came away. ana We ses
u upon tne ncor. And there Ia the case was
the mummy of The Paarsoa. as three taou-
sad years before 10 had been laid A large
mummy it was, aad somewhat ung2lnly.
Ncr Was e adorned with q zlidec masz, as
l. ths fashion Of our day, for the head was
wrapped "a cloths yellow with age, whlcn
were male fast with pax haxen bandages,
wnerelnder we're pushed the stems Of lotus
blooms. And GA the breast, Wreathed over
win lotus flowers, az plate OF gold close
j. written over with sacred Wr.t-ng lfred
- the pate, and, holding Il 10 the light,
rad
- Meaks-ra, ths Osrsan. sforstins Pharaoh
O. sac Lad % = sll, Wa0 iu lly day did I've
.lstly 4ad ever sa.Zed -l lhs pa.h marked for
~ fee1 oy ths tecree % The iny siols. Who
1as the beglaaing aa1 -s the ead. SPEAK iFonl
~ tomb ~ t-ls8 waJ a--er me shall for al
a9ur at up0a my Ilrole. Behold, L MeaAa-
r.. tne Osinaa. having ia she days OF ny lie
Desa warned Of a dream iaat a time VIII cone
~len hlem shall fear 20 fall into the hands OF
strangers, anf h5r monarch shall have great
Bced % asure wnereElia % furaish arm es
- drive tns barbarian back, ssye cat OF my
wisdom done this thlng Fer it having pleased
lie protecting Gods % g.ye me wealth beyond
ary Plaraoh who h2s been since The days OF
Rorus-iholsands or cattle and eeese. thou
slnGs or cameIs and asses, thousands Of
measures 0f cora, au1 hundreds Of measures
OF gold and xems-this wealth have I used
srzringlT. and tnat which remains have
tarleret for prec Gus stones. eVen for emer-
q Is The moss beautiful and largest that are IA
tae world. These stones. thea, have stored
~ aga nst that dsy os the need OF khen. Bat
because as there have been, 50 there shan be,
those Who 90 wickedly on the earth. and who.
o. TIE iust0f gain. ght seIzs this wealth that
have stored scd put 10 70 their uses Behold,
xa0u tnooru one. who Ia the fuliness of time
shalt sLsai above ne and read this that Ihave
caused % be written, mus have / ste d the
treasure; even among my bones. Tie e,ore.
q -hou Unborn One sleeping n the womb OF
SouL tbs say 10 theei II thou indeed hast
need OF riches 10 save Kheu from tie foes OF
Khena. fear rot and delay not, but tear me, the
Oslran. from my tomb, loose my wrappings
az rip the treasure frOn ny breast. and all
shall Be vel with thee; Tor this oaly DO COM
uaad; That thou dost replace my bones
within ny hollow coGia But IL the need be
rssAng and not great, or Il there be a guile
w.th.n thy heart. then the curse OF Menka- ra
= or thee. Ga thee be the curse that shall
snire him who breaks n upon The deadls
Il must be remembered that the an
Gent Egyptians held the dead in greater
ave and sanctity than the living. After
death the body was still visited by the soul,
AID they looked forward 20 its personal
resurrection. Hence their care as to its
embalmmeut and the stupendous works
which they raised as t9mbs1
On thee De the curse that follows the tra'torl
On thee be the curse that smites him who out
RACES he majesty CT the Gods Unhappy
shalt thou I've. in blood and misery shalt thou
G.e. and n misery shalt thou be tormentcd
forever and forever, For. Wicked Oae, there
a. Amsntl shall ae como face TO facet
~Aut - the end OF the keeping OF this secret
hrve l. Nsnka-ra. SET uo a Temple Of M
WORSHIP. the Which I have built upoa the
Casterz side % this uay House o, Death. To tho
hershta-y High Priest OF this my Temple
shall 70 Dc made known from time 20 time
Ard u rny High Priest that shall b.. do reveal
th.s sec-r; % a1other than the Pharaoh, or
Iier Uao wears the Pharsoh's crown and $
seatcd urea she throne of Kheul, accurscd be
h ais0. Thus have 1. Menka-ra- the Osirian,
w7n5 oi Sout yet saal upon . tine stand
over Ue aud read. I say, judge thou, and II
thou ludEest cvlly on thee saau fau this the
culse OF MenSa-ra, from which there Is no cs-
core. Greeting and farewell"
'.Thou hast heard, o Cleopatra,r said
solcmuly, now search thy heart; Judge
thou, and Tor thine own sake judge Justly"
she bent her head in thought.
4 fear 20 Do this thing" she said pres
emily. "Iset Is hence"
''lt q well said, with a tightening OF
the heart, and bent ne TO lift the wooden
Ed. For l, too, feared.
''And yet what said the writingcf the di-
vine Meaka-raf-'twas emeralds, was IL
not And emeraids are now 50 rare and
hard 70 come by Ever did I love emer-
aids, aud never can I ind them without a
favv
'Tis not matter OF what thou dost love,
Cleopatra / said. "'tls matter OF the
need Of Ehem and Of the secret meaning Of
IL heart. which thou alone canet know"
"Ay. surely. Harmach.s: s,r..F And is
not the need OF Egypt greatf ere - 10
gold in the treasury and suw can I defy the
Roman n I have TO g0,df And have I not
sTorn 70 thee that I Will wei thee and defy
the Homaa, a1i do not swear 70 again
yea, even lr this solemn hour. with my hand
urcn dead Pharaoh heartl Why. here is
that cccasi0u whereof the divine Men kara
Gid dream. Thou seest is Is s0. fer else rad
Uatasu or Ha moses or some other Paa~aoi
Drawn forth t1e gems Bgs no. they left
them to tais hour becaGse the lme was not
yer come low it must be come. Tor z I
take DOT che gems tBe Roman viii sure
seize cn E~pt. and then there win be 30
Farlrl f1 0heu the gecret may be tod
Nav Icf ls avay wta fears and % tle
wors 17 dost look So frgGsgil Having
pure hcar,5. naaEat "a .here 90 isar. Harna-
cbs
nEven a. sbon wilt, said again. "f0r
thee % is 20 igaEs, since j. thoa iudy ss
falsely. cn taea wil surely iaI tbe curse
from WHSLE 'aere .s ue escape
rsa Isrmrctis. take nnlra8h's a head nDd
wli la.-e h's- Ol wnst AT awfgi place
Is th.sr a1d suddenly she c'gag f7 nae.
"1e thaught ! saw shallow yonaer -u tae
da~xnesst MerAouglt shat % d1 move
toward as and then stra.zltwag ga1ssn .
Let us ae going, D.ast thou see rarr-tt
Il saw na1eat. Cleopatra. bar maYhap is
was Che Spirit % 'ae divine Menxs-r2. for
ever does tae spirit hover round - mortal
tenement Let us tacn be going, right
: ii sla. be- % go.'
Soc made as though - start, then turned
back 1r1l1 aud spoke enee more.
Twas uagrht-naugat bat zoe rina
thsr n sues house. of Horror doth body
f7rta those shidosvy fsra.s 81 fear it breads
to sec. Nav. { nsst look upon these EN-
sril1s indeed. IT die. I must l'oSt Come
Ito gcrx and stopping she with her oHn
aards -ted from the tomb oae - me Tear
aiatse.er tlrs each seale8 vita TIE craven
lteacss ~ t1e beads 81 The pr1t = lfqdss
That sei3 taa holg heart and snrrails oi the
divine Mersa-ra Bat IN tnose jars was
nothlng f3uud. save only what should &c
hare
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