The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-27
BOOK I. CHAPTER IL-tconcludod.l

Then the voice OF the goddess seemed to
whisper In his car:
Did not say truth. Odyssous2 Vast not
thou my servant for ono hour, and did not
Love save thee In tho City OF the Trojans on
that night when even Wisdom was OF no
avail? ?"
Ho answered: Yes o Queenl"
Behold, then" said the voice, I would
again have mercy and be kind to thee. for II
aid thee not thou hast no more life loft among
men. Home and kindred and native land thou
hast none and but for mo thou must devour
thine own heart and DO lonely till thou diest
Therefore breathe into thy heart sweet for
getfulness OF every sorrow, and l breathe love
into thee for hor who was thy flrst love In the
beginning OF thy days.
:" For Helen is living yet upon the earth. And
will send thee on the quest OF Helen. and
thou shalt again take Joy in war and wander
ing. Thou shalt find her In strange land.
among a strange people, in q strife of gods and
mon aud the wisest and bravest OF men shall
lie In the arms Q. the fairost OF women. But
learn this, odyssous: thou must set thy heart
on no other women. but only on Helen.
And give thee a sign to know her by In a
land OF magic, and among women that deal in
sorceries
"On the breast OF Helen a Jewel shines. a
great stur-stone, tho gltt gave her on her
wedding night when she was bride to Meme
laus. From that stone fall red drops like blood.
and they drip on her vestment and there
vanish and do not stain It.
" By tho Star OF Love shalt thou know hers
by the star shalt thou swear to hor: and II
thou knowest not the protent OF the Bleeding
Star. or II thou breakfast that oath. never In
this life, Odysseus. shalt thou win the golden
Helen And thine own death shall como from
Al
OF the dead prophet may be fulfilled. Yet first
shalt thou lie in the arms OF the golden Helen"
The wanderer answered.:
Queen. how may this be, for am alone on
sea-girt isle. aud have no ship and no COM
panions to speed me over the gulf OF the sea 2"
Then the voice answered:
Fear not! the gods can bring TO pass even
greater things than these Go from my house
and lie down TO sleep in my holy ground with
in the nolso OF tho wash OF the waves. There
sleep and take thy rest Thy strength shall
come back to thee. and before the setting OF
the new sun thou shalt be sailing on the path
to Tho Worlds Desire. But first drink from
the chaice on tho altar. Faro thee welln'
The voice died into silence like tho dying OF
music. The Wanderer awoke and lifted his
head. but the light had faded. and the temple
was gray In the first waking Of the dawn Yet
there. on the altar. whore no cup had been,
stood deep chalice OF gold, full OF rcd wine to
the brim. This the Wanderer lifted and drained
"a drsught OF Neponthe. the magic cup that
puts trouble out OF mind. AS no drank. wave
OF sweet hope wont over his heart and buried
far below it the sorrow OF remembrance and
the trouble OF the past. and the longing desire
for loves that were no more.
With light step he went forth like younger
man. taking the two spears In his hand and
the bow upon his back. and he lay down be-
meath u great rock that looked toward the deep
and there he slept