Thomas County cat., 1890-01-23

srward heard, when on the morrow the
hue and cry was raised because the murder
ers could not find me, though everywhere
they sought me to slay me, Brennus did me
service. For he swore that as he kept his
watch alone an hour after midnight he saw
me come and stand upon the parapet Of the
roofs that then stretched out my robes and
they became wings whereon Aoated 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 acted not of my will,
but OF the viii Of the dread Gods, who of
their own purpose waited me to heaven.
And thus. even to this day, the saying runs
that "When Harmdchis comes again Eoypt
shd0 be free" Only Cleopatra, though she
was much afraid, doubted her Of the tale,
and sent an armed vessel to search for the
Syrian merchant, but not to find him, as
shall be told.
When l reached the galley whereof
Charmion had spoken. found her about to
sail, and gave the writing to the Captain,
who conned 1t, 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 to 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 to 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 sat
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
dawn the wind slackened, but ere noon it
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
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,
and cried out in their fear For, seeing that
I still sat unmoved, they swore that 1 cer-
tainly was wizard, and came to cast me
forth as sacrifice to the Gods of the sea.
And this time the Captain was overruled,
came to me rose and detied them, saying:
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me forth ye shall perish"
For in my heart cared little, having no
more any love Of life. but rather desire to
die, though greatly feared to pass into the
presence Of my holy Mother Isis. But my
WEAKNESS and sorrow at the bitterness Of
my lot overcame even this heavy fear, so
that when, being mad as brute beasts, they
seized me and, lifting me, hurled me into the
raging waters, did but utter one prayer
10 Isis and make me ready for death. But
It was fated that should not die; for, when
rose to the surface Of the water saw
aoating near to me a spar of wood, whereto
swan and clung And a great wave came
and swept me, riding, as it were, upon the
spar, as when boy had learned to do in
the waters Of the Nile, pastthe bulwarks of
he galley where the fierce faced sailors
;lung to see me drown. And when
hey saw me come mounted on the wave,
,ursing them as came, and saw, too, that
he color OF my face had changed-for the
'alt water had washed away the pigment,
hey shrieked with fear aud cast themselves
iown upon the deck. And within q very
title while, as I rode towards the rocky |
,oast, great wave poured into the vessel,
hat rode broadsi6e on, and pressed her
lown into the deep, whence no more she
'ose.
And so she sank, with all her crew. And
n that same storm also sank the galley that
Cleopatra had sent to search for the Syrian !
merchant. Thus were all traces of me lost,
Ind Of surety she believed that I was |
lead.
But l rode on toward the shore. The |
Wind shrieked and the salt waves lashed
ny face as, alone with the tempest, rushed /
lpon my way, while the sea-blrds screamed
bout my head. No fear felt, but rather a !
Wild uplifting of the heart; and in the stress ,
# myimminent peril the love of life seemed
nee again to waken. And so plunged and
lrifted, now tossed high toward the lower
ng clouds, now cast into the deep valleys of
he sea, till at length the rocky headland
oomed before me, and saw the breakers
mite upon the stubborn rocks, and through
he screaming of the wind heard the sulIen
hunder of their fall and the groan of stones
ucked seaward from the beach. On! high
hroned upon the name of a mighty billow-
fly cubits beneath me the level Of the hiss
ng waters; above me the inky sky! 1t was
one! The spar was torn from me, and,
ragged downward by the weight Of the bag
I gold and the clinging Of my garments,
truggling furiously, 1 sank.
Now was under-the light for moment
treamed green through the waters, and
hen came darkness, and on the arkness
ictures Of the past. Picture after picture
all the long scene Of life was written here
hen in my ears heard only the song Of
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