The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-27

strained his head round with a mighty strain
cS o that Ss s heights
by forgotten towns that died before history be.
shore and pleasant Eirene thev sped and it
was dusk ere they reached Dorion. Deep night
TRsn t tSS 6S PySi as the
| son OF Nostor the Old, shons ont across the
sandy seaeoast and the sea. But whom they
OF land, where two aeas meet there the storm
snatched them and drove them ever south.
tho Nile They scuddo1 long before
the sto5T wind losing there tecsSSnngi
ike ghosts through tho mist. and pass havons
tho NOR, would gladly havo liGhtened the shin
Captain watched the. matches with sword
and two bronae-tipped spears in his hand. He
g9 down with his treasure or reach Stdon. the
| City OF Flowers and build a white house among
the palms by the waters of Bostreen. and never
So no sworc and he would not lot them cast
tho Wapderer, overheard, as they. desired
! bring good price in Tanis.' cried the Cap
tain. And at last the storm abated and tho
escaped from death: 50 they sacrificed and
poured forth wine before the dwarf gods on tho
prov Of their vessel and buried Incense on
shield against the mast. nnd his culver and
and they Knocked him ,supposIpg that he knew
no word OF their speech. But he knew Il well,
ne he khs e S e 9 the on
had spoken with Captains and mercenarie5
fr9m many a land IN the great wars.
freely before him. saying how they were bound
for the rich city q Tanis, on the banks OF the
Cd to pay bis toll to Pharaoh With the body and
the armor Of the Wan ierer. That he might
seem the comelier, and gift moro 1T for
and brought him dried meat and wine. and he
ate till his strength returned to him Then he
that bound his legs; for indeed his limbs were
dead through the strength Of the bonds and his
eating gtE into MS esh At his pTayer
his legs TO and fro till his strength came back.
smooth water and past the islands that lie like
water lilios in the indian sea. Many strange
siShings might be heard above the signing Of
iSaiH ana A6sS stolen t sayS traders I1!e
Ravens OF a peaceful city: and again they
would watch a smoke on tho sea line all day,
the smoke would change TO great roaring Are
from the beacons OF be!eagured island town.
The Are would oaSs the of Of the ships
sails and glitter on the gilded shields that
lined the bulwarks Of the ships, Butthe Sidon-
ed on a little isle that lies over against the
mouth Of the Nile. on this isle they moored
Then the Wanderer began to bot a way to
escape though the enterprise seemed desper:
ate enough; He was lying in the darkness Of
while his guard watched under an awning in
the moonlight on tho deck They dreamed so
by watches now and again, and. as it Glanced
tho man whose turn 1t was TO see that all was
s The "Isf Map nina h a94 vent
seemed to him that the vision OF the goddess
was only vision Of sleep, which came, as they
through the Gates Of Horn. So he was to live
in slavery after AL king no Longer; but cap
Solder at al palace gate. Til he died. Thus
he brooded till out of the stiffness came thin.
faint. thrilling sound from the bow that hung
against the mast over his head, the bow that
he never thought to string again. There was
a noise OF singing OF the bow and Of the
thus in the heart OF the wanderer:
Lo; the hoqr is nigh
w 2sa the the ft1ss sh 10 s ~
From the arrows aishti
Let the war birds fly
sb III a Hii I T,Rs to di''
Do ;he gray shafts sing
The sound OF the string
Then the low music died into the silence. and
the Wanderer knew that the next sun would
yenge was near. His bonds would be no
barrier to his vengeance; they would break
anger Long since. in his old wandering days,
Calypso. his love, had taught him In the sum-
mer leisure Of her sea-gtrt Isle, how to tie knots
knots that men can bind. He remembered
this lesson In tho night whom the bow sang Of
cu9ninGly and swiftly unknotted all the, cords
and tho bonds which bound him to a bar of
ar he had en on dsce S %pps
lug the guards; diyed thence and swan under
water toward the island; whore he might have
revenge no less than freedom. and had set his !
heart on coming in ship OF his own, and with
al the great treasure OF the Sidonians before
the Egyptian King.
With this, in his mind he did not throw off
The cords. but let them lie on his arms and
tied fast But he fought against sleep lest in
moving when he woke he might reveal the |
waited and In the morning the sailors came
on board and Knocked at him again. In Lts
Of entiIs and set it little out Of the Wan
derer' s reach as he lay bound, and said In the |
PhF nician tongue:
for 50 the Sidonians called tho Ach%ansJ :" and |
wilt thou deign to taste, our sacrifice? Is not |
the SAVIOUR sweet in the, nostrls Of my lord2 |
Then the heart OF Odysseus muttered sulen-
y within hi in wrath at the into!ence OF the
man. But he constrained himself and smiled
and =. M sa!di 49, 10. ,.,,n .,o u,o., .o.-u..,.
nearer, my friend, that may smell tho sweet
INCENSE OF the sacrlitce"
They were amazed when thoy hoard him
5peaE In their own tongue, but no who hold the
dish brought 1t nearer ike n man that angers
q dog, now Offering tho meat. and now taking
Il away.
So soon as tho man was within reach the
sprang out the ooscned bonds fall
INK at his feet. and Smoto tho sailor beneath
ho ear with his uonChOd ls,. Tho blow was
80 ilerce. for all his anger went into it, that It
crushed tho bone and drove the man against
he mast OF tho ship SO that the strong mast
shook. Whore he foil. there he lay his feet
licking the floor OF the hold In his death pain.
T4on the Wanderer snatched from tho mast
ais bow and his short sword. slung the CULVER
about his shoulders .and ran on to the raised
locking OF the PROV
Tho bulwarks OF tho deck were high and the
Vessel was narrow. and before tho sailors could
itir for amaIement the Wanderer had taken
liS stand behind tho little altar and tho dwarf
gods Hero he stood with an arrow on tine
trng aud the DOW drawn 10 his ear, looking
about him terribly.
Now panic md dread camo on the Sdonlans
whom they saw him standing thus, and ono OF
he sailors cried
I" Alas what god have We taken aud bound ?
)ur ship may not contalp him. Surely he IL
tosef hikal. tho God OF the Bow, whom they OF
AVIAN call Apollo. Nay, let us land him on the
Ele and come not to blows with him. but on
reat his mercy. lest he rouse the waves and
he winds against u.s."
But tho Captain OF the ship OF Sidonians