The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-09-04

think the face was one Of the most impos-
ing and beautiful that ever saw. II was
that Of q very old man, and his dead coun.
tenance still wore so calm and solemn, in.
deed soawful look, that grew quite su-
perstitious Though, as you know, l am
pretty well accustomed 10 dead people,,
and put the head down In hurry. There
were still some wrappings left upon the
face Of the second body, and did not re-
move them; but she must have been fine,
large woman IN her day.
There is the other mummy" said Ali,
pointing TO q large and solid case that had
the appearance Of having been carelessly
thrown down in corner, for 1t was lying on
its side.
Invent up TO It 10 examine it. It was well
made, but CT perfectly plain cedar wood
not an inscription, not solitary god on il.
'rNever see one like him before.n said Ali.
"Bury great hurry, he no 'mahsh,' no
'fneesh.' Throw him down there on side"
l looked at the plain case It'll at last my
interest was thoroughly aroused. l had
been so shocked by thesig Of the scattered
dust Of the departed that had made up my
mind not to touch the remaining cOfin-but
now my curiosity oyercame me, and we set
10 work.
Ali had brought mallet and cold chisel
with him. and having set the coffln straight he
began upon 1t with all the zeal OF an expert
enced tomb-breaker. And then he pointed
out another thing. Most mummy cases are
fastened by four little tongues OF wood, two
on either side, which are fixed in the upper
half, and passing into mortises cut to re-
ceive them in the thickness Of the lower
bali, are there held fast by pegs Of hard
wood. But this mummy case had eight
such tongues. Evidently IL had been
thought well 10 secure II firmly. At last,
with great difficulty, we raised the massive
lid, which was nearly three inches thick,
and there, covered over with deep layer
Of loose spices "a very unusual thing, was
the body.
Ali looked AZ IL with open eyes-and no
wonder. For this mummy was not as other
mummies are. Mummies in general lie
upon their backs, as stiff and calm as
though they were cut from wood; but this
mummy lay upon its side, and, the wrap
pings notwithstanding, its knees were
slightly bent. More than that, indeed, the
gold mask, which, after the fashion Of thu
Ptolemaic period, had been set upon thu
face, had worked down, and was literally
pounded up beneath the hooded head.
1t was impossible, seeing these things, Il
avoid the conclusion that the mummy be
fore US had moved with violence aimee 4
was put in the coffin.
"Him very funny mummy. Him no
'mafish' when him 90 In there" said Ali.
''Nousenser' l said. "Who ever heart
Of live mummy
We lifted the body out Of the CONN
nearly choking ourselves with mumml
dust In the process, and there beneath IL
half hidden among the spices. We made ouI
frst fnd. IL was roll OF papyrus, care
lessly fastened and wrapped in q piece o
mummy cloth. having. 70 all appearance
bean thrown into tho CONN at the nomcn
of closing. srE.
An eyed the papyrus greeGily. but
ssissd Il and put Il In my pocket, for IL wa
agreed that I was 10 have all that might b,
| discovered. Then We began 70 unvrap III
body. II uas covered with very broad
strong hsndages, tbickly wound and rough
ly tiSd, lsomstimes By means Of simpl
kuots, thswhols work bearing the appesz