Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-01-05


all may be accomplished"
''Fly, thou Observation-Disclosures, fly!
but fly not To this end only / have
fingered on the earth. Now ! unite the
knot of life and let my spirit free! Fare
thee well, prince, the pilgrimage is done!
Harmachis, from bsbe have loved thee,
and love thee yeti But no more in this
world may I share thy griefs, am spent,
Osiris, take thou nv spiritp' And her
trembling knees gave way and she sank to
the ground.
ran to her side and looked upon her.
She was already dead, and l was alone
upon the earth without friend to comfort
me-
Then turned and went, no man hinder
ing me, for all was confusion in the city,
and departed from Alexandria in vessel
had made ready. Ga the eighth day l
landed, and, in the carrying out OF my
purpose travelled on foot across the fields to
the holy shrines of Abouthis. And here,
as knew the worship of the gods had
been lately set mp again, in the temple OF
the divine SETH for Charmion had caused
Cleopatra to repent of her decree Of VEN
geance and restore the lands that she had
seized, though the treasure she restored
mott, and the temple having been purified,
now, st the season of the feast Of Iris, all
the high priests Of the antient temples Of
Egypt were gathered together to celebrate
the coming home OF the gods into their
holy place.
I gained the city. 1t was on the seve nth
day of the feast of Isis. Even as came the
long array wended through the well-re-
membered streets. l Joined in the multi
tude that followed, and with my voice
swelled the chorus Of the solemn chant as
we passed through the pylons into the I'M
perishable halls. How well known we're
! the holy words:
"SOftly we tread, our measured footsteps falling
Within the sanctuary ssven-folu.
Soft on the dead that liveth are we Gaining.
Return, Osiris, from thy Kingdom cold,
Return to them that worship thee OF OLD
And then, when the sacred music ceased,
as aioretime on the setting of the msjesty
ofRa-the high priest raised the statute OF
the living God and held it on high before
the multitude. With q joyful shout OF
Osiris. our hope. 0sirisl Osiris" the
people tore the black wrsppings from their
dress, showing the white robes beneath,
aud as one msn, bowed before the God.
Then they went TO feast. each at his home;
but l stayed in the court OF the temple
Presently priest of the temple drew near,
and asked me of my business; and On
sWered him that came from Alexandria,
and would be led before the council OF the
high priest, for l knew that the molly
priests were gathered together debating
the tidings from Alexandria. Thereon the
man left and the high priests, hearing that
I was from Alexandria, ordered that l
should be led into their poesence IN the
sscond hall OF columns-and so l was led
IN.
1t was already dark, and between the
great pillars lights were set, as on that
night when I was crowned Pharaoh OF the
uposr and the lower iaad. There, too,
was the long line of dignitaries seated IN
their carven chairs and taking counsel to-
pether. All was the same. The same
cold images of kings and gods gszad with
the same empty ewes from the everlasting
walls. Anymore! Among those gathered
there were five Of the very men who, as
leaders of the great plot, had sat here to
see ne crowned, being the only consph-
stors who had escaped the vengeance OF
Cleopatra and the clutching hand OF time.
I took my stand on the spot where once l
had been crowned, and made me ready Tor
the last act of shame, with such bitterness
of heart "a can not be written.
"Why, it is the physician Olympus"
said one-"he who lived q hermit N the
FONTS of Tape, and who but lately was OF
the household of Cleopatra. Is it, then,
tue that the queen is dead by her own
hand, physician?"
Yea, holy sirs, an that physician;
also Cleopatra is dead by my hand"
''By thy HAND? Why, how comes this?
though well she is dead, forsooth, the
wicked wantonw
Your pardon, sirs, and I will tell you
all, for l am come hither to that end. Per
chance among you there may be some
methinks see some-who nigh eleven
wears ago we're gathered in this hall to
secretly crown one Harmachis, Pharaoh OF
Khem?"
"Is is true" they said; "but how
knowest thou these things, thou, Olym-
pus?.'
''Of the rest of those seven-snd-thlrty
MOBILES, went on, making no answer, ARE
t1o-and-thirty missing. Some are dead,
as Amenemhat is dead; some are slain, as
Sepa is slain; and some, perchance, yet
labor as slaves within the mines, or 1--we
afar. fearing vengeance"
ut is So" they said; "alas 1t Is 90.
Harmachis, the accursed, betrayed the
plot, and sold himself to the wanIon
Cleopatra."
SIT ia So" I went on, lifting up my
head. "Harmachis betrayed the plot and
sold himself to Cleopstrs; and holy
sirs-I am that ..HarmGehis l." The priests
and dignitaries gszsd astonished. Some
rose and spoke; some said naught. Il am
that Harmachis; am that traitor treoly
steamed in crime-a traitor TO my Gods,
traitor to my country, traitor to my
oath. leone hither to say l have done
this. I have executed the divine ven
cesuce on her who ruined me and gave
Fuvut to the Roman. And now that, al
ter wears of toll and patient waiting, this
IS accomplished by my wisdom and the
helm of the angry Gods, behold l come,
with all nv shame upon my head, to de-
clare the thing l am, and take the trait
cr's guerdon.
'sMindest thou OF the doom of him, who
hath broke the oath that may not be
broker" asked he who first had Spoken
in heavy tones,
az know it well" answered; II court
that awful DOOM"
1'Tell us more ofthis matter. thou who
vast Hsrmachis."
So. in cold, clear words, laid bare ali
NV shame. keeping back nothing, and
ever as spoke l saw their faces grOw
more hard, and knew that for me tnerg
vas no mercy; nor did l ask 1t, nor nad
asked. could it have been granted. Wnen,
At last, 1 had done, they put me ASIDE