Telegram-herald., 1889-09-12

us q wand OF eoony, tipped with
ivory. such as Is used by priests and
masters Of magic. Among these, indeed,
[ held high rank, filing by knowledge Of
their secrets which / had learned at On
what lacked in that skill Of hand which
comes from use. And so, with no small
shame, for ! love not such play, and noId
this common magic in contempt, set 1ortn
through the Bruchium TO the palace on the
Lochias, being guided on my way by my
uncle Sepa Atlength, passing uIshe avenue
of Sphinxes, we came 70 the great marble
gateway and the gates OF bronze within
which is the guard-ho And here my
uncle left me, breathing many prayers for
my safety and success. But / advanced
with an easy air tn the gate, where l was
roughly challenged by the Gallo sentries
and asked c. my name, following and bus-
ness. / gave my name, Harmachis the
astrologer, saying that my business was
with the Lady CharniOn, the Queens lady.
Thereon the man made as though to let me
pass in, when Captain Of the Guard, a
Roman named Paulus, came forward and
forbade IT, Now, this PaClus was a large
limbed man, with woman's face and
hand that shook from wine-bibbing. Never
theless, he knew me again.
WHY he cried in the Latin tongue, to
one who cane with him, "this is tie fellow
who wrested yesterday with the Nubian
gladiator, that same who now howls for his
lost hand underneath nv window Curses
on the black brute / had bet on him for
the gamesl | have backed him against
Caius, and now he'll never fight again, and
| must lose my money, al through this
astrologcr What is il thou ssycst-thou
hast business with the Lady Charmioni
Nav, then, that settles it. viii not let
thee through Fellow, l worship the Lady
Charmion-ay. We al worship her, though
she gives Us more si5ps than sighs. Aud
dost thou think that we viii suffer an
astroloeer with such eyes AID such chest
as thine TO cut in the gamei BY Bacchus,
mol She must come out TO keep the tryst,
for IN thou shalt not 90"
"Sir." I said, humbiy and yet with Dig
rity, II pray that a message may be sent
20 tho Lady CharmioD, FOR my business VIII
Dot brook delay
"Ye Gods" answered the fool. 'whom
have we here that be can not wait' A
Caesar in disguised Nay, be of-be OF
If thou wouldst not learn bow q spear prick
feels behind
Nay put IN the other officer, "he IS an
astrolc ger: make him prophecy-make him
pay tricks
'.Ah.n cried the others who had sauntered
up. LET him show BIS art II be is msgi-
clan he can pass the gates, Paulus or DO
PaglUs'
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for I saw 10 other means of entering.
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and addressed him who was with Fsulus
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