Telegram-herald., 1889-10-13

49, ~ Was challenged by an ON
- Ger on guard wrapped n q
heavy cloak. "N 10 passes" sad the voice
u Breuuus-
"a merchant, may Il please thee, sir,
who having brought gifts from Alexanorls
70 q lady Of the QueeH's household, and,
having been entertained OF tue LADY, now
departs 20 bis galley" i answered In a
feigned voice.
"'Umphi" he growled. The ladies Of
the Queens household keep their guests
late Well; It's tine Of festival The
password. Sir ShopkeeDeri Without the
password thou must needs return and crave
The ladys further ospltally."
'ABtoHy, air, AID IA right good word, too.
Ahi pve wandered far, and never saw / so
goodly a man and 80 great General ana.
mark you, sir, I've Travelled far, and seen
many Generals"
Ave, 'Agtony' is the wordi And Antony
Is a good General ia his way-when il is
sober way, and when he can not find a skirt
10 follow. I've served with Antony aud
against him. too, and know his points. Well,
well; he'slgot an armful n0wr'
And al this while that he was holding me
in talk, the sentry had been pacing 10 and
fro before ne gate. But now be moved
Little way. leaving the entrance clear.
"Fare thee We'll, Hsrriachis, and begone,"
whispered Brennus, leaning forward and
speaking quickly. "Linger not. But al
times bethink thee o. Brennus, who risked
his neck % save thine. Farewell. lad,
would that we were sailing north together"
and he turned his back upon me and begun
10 hum tune.
Farewell, Brennus. thou honest man." ]
answered, and vas gone. And, as long aft
erward heard, when on the morrow the
hue and cry wa raised because the murder
ers could not find me, though everywhere
they sought me TO slay me, Brennus did me
O service. For he swore that as he kept his
watch alone On hour after midnight he saw
me come and stand upon the parapet Of the
roof, that then / stretched out my robes and
they became wings whereon fioated up TO
heaven, leaving him astonished. And all
those about the court lent ear unto the his
tory, 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
to save my good name among those whom /
had betrayed; for the more ignorant 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 10 heaven.
And thus, even 10 this day, the saying run.
that "IVben Harmdch@ comes again Egypt
shall De free" Only Cleopatra, though she
was much afraid, doubted her OF the tale,
and sent an armed vessel 70 search for the
Syrian merchant, but not 10 find him, as
shall be told.
When I reached the galley whereof
Charmion had spoken. found her about TO
sail, and gave the writing 20 the Captain,
who conned II, looking on me curiously, but
said naught.
So l went aboard, and Immediately we
dropped swiftly down the river with the
current And having come 10 the mouth
Of the river unchallenged, though we passed
many vessels, we put out to sea with a
strong favoring wind that ere night fresh
ened 10 a great gale. Then the sailor men,
being much afeared, would fain have put
about and run for the mouth Of the Cydnus
once again. but could not because of the
wildness Of the sea. All that night it blew
furiously, and ere dawn our mast was car
ried away, and we rolled helplessly in the
trough Of the great waves. But / set
wrapped in cloak, little needing; and be.
cause showed no fear the sailors cried out
that was wizard, and would have cast me
into the sea, but the Captain would not At
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 thitherwards
we drifted swiftly. Then when the sailors
\ saw the terrible rocks. and how the great
waves that smote thereon spouted up in
foam, once more they grew much afraid,
aud cried out in their tear. For, seeing that
still sat unmoved, they swore that Ger
tainly was a wizard, aud came 10 cast me
forth as a sacrifice to the Gods OF the sea.
And this time the Captain was overruled,
and said naught. Therefore, when they
came to me | rose and deiied them, saying
'Cast ne forth, If re viii; but If ye cast
ne forth &c shall perish"
For ia ny heart / cared little. having no
more any love Of life. bat rather desire 10
die, though greatly feared 10 pass into ths
presence Of my holy Mother Isis But my
WEAKNESS and sorrow AZ tho bitterness OF
my let ovcrcane even this heavy fear. 20
that when. being mad as brute beasts, they
seized me aud, lifting ne, hurled me into The
raging waters, did bat utter one PRAYER
TO Isis and make ne ready for death Bot
II was fsted that should not die: for. when
/ rose 10 the surface Of the water saw
floating near 20 me a spar of wood. whereto
swan and c.ung And a great wave came
and swept me, riding. as il were, upon the
spar, as when a boy had learned 10 do IN
the waters Of the Niie, past the bulwarks Of
the galley where tue fierce faced sailors
clung u sec me drown. And when
they saw me como mounted on the wave.
cursing them as ! came. and saw. too. that
the color of my face had changed for The
salt water had washed away the pigment
they shrieked with fear and cast themselves
1owa upon the deck And within a very
little while. ss / rode towards tha rocky
coast great wave poured into the vessel.
that rode broedside OF. and pressed ber
sown into tie deep whence 10 more she
rose
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