The Red Cloud chief., 1890-03-14

tne Guy OF Q thousand lsGhsA. Atcve them,
AL lowered the whise tTharoa. tina, wondct
OF the world, from the crvwu whereof q
light Ike tho light Of the sua biased ou,
Scross tho waters Of the hsrtsDs Ia guide
mariners on their way scross the ~inc dArs
Sea The vessel. for IT WA night AAv!ns
been naosi cautiously msde fAs, 10 the aaay.
! dlscmesrkcd aud stood wundefgns ., the
vast mass 81 houses. and ooafasoi by the
ciamor OF many tonguea, For here eli 200.
pscs sccmcd 10 be gathered together, each
spraking after the fashion Of his cwn land
Aud - l stood . yoaAs mar came and
touched the on the shoulder, asking me
was from Aoou,h!s and named Hsrmschis
! aid. Yea" Thereon, bending over me.
No whispered the scere, password into mine
car, and, bcckoninG 10 two slavca, bade
them bring my apparel from the ship. THIS
they did. nehtins their way thruGrh the
crowd OF rcrtsrs who were clamos>
ing for hire. Then followed him
Adown tho quay, which MAS bordcrvd with
drinking Places, where ell scrta u men
were gathered. npplinS wine aud watching
tao dancink OF womcn. sono Of whom wcrc
but scantly srraycd. aud cone not arrayed
al al. And DO We wcui through the lsmplis
houses, til nj last va reached tho shor~ %
the great hsrbor, and turned ~ tho right
along . wide way paved with granite and
bordercd by strong houses, bsv,ng cloisters
In front OF them, tho Ike Of which I had
never scen. Turnin. oucc moro 10 the
right Ne came 10 . auic,er portion Of the
city, where. save for parties u s,rvllns
rcvelcrs, the streets wers s,ill Presently
my guide halted ate house buiit ~ white
stone. We passed In. and, crossing . ANAL
courtyard, entered . CHAMBER where there
ANA a lykS A.y l..s .- -
uncle kcpa. most glad TO 600 me sAfc,
When had wasbcd and eaten be told me
that Gil things Wcni well, snd that - yet
there was no thought Of evil ~ the Court
Further, he said. II having some 20 the r..s
OF the Queen that the Pricss of On
was so1ournlng 81 AlexAndria, che
sent for him and closely questioned
him - IN sny plot, foe Of thas che
never thought, but - 10 The rumor which
had reached her that there was treasure
hid Ia tho Great Pyramid that 10 by On.
For. being ever Wnstefui. she WAS ever In
want ct money, and had beihourht her OF
opening the PYRAMID. Hut Ia laughed
NJ her, tcllln. her tho Pyramid was the
burying place Of the Divine Chufu, snd
that naught know no % i,s sccrcts. Then
shc was angcr-d, aud sworc that - surely
NJ sho ruled In Esyps shc would tcas Il
down. stone by stone, aud discover tho
secret NJ its heart. Again he laughed. aud
IN the words Of tho provcrb which they
have here ~ Alexandria, told her that
Mountains live longer than Kings" There
on shc smilcd at his ready answer and lwt
aim 81. Also nv unclc kcpa told mo that
IN tho morrow ! should Ace this Ci.ops,ra.
For II was her birthday las, Indeed. IL WAS
also minel. and. dressed ~ tho Holy Isis,
sh.s se,,,tl a.. sV.sA H-.x =. .N... al.
tho t>ochias 10 the ScraIruh 10 offer = sAr~
rifcc at tho shrine Of the false Uod who
sits therein. And he raid thereafter that
thc fashion whereby I should gain entrance
TO tho household Of the Queen should DO
contrivcd.
Then. being very weary. ! went 70 rect,
but could slcep little for tbs stranscncss II
the place. tho notses In the streets, and tho
thought Of the morrow. whiic u Wa yet
6ark, ] rose, climbed tho stair 20 tbs roof Of
the housc, md waited. Presently the sun's
rayo shot out Ike arrows. aGd lh upoa tho
white wonder Of The marble rharos. whsrs-
Of tho light INSTANTLY cans and dlcd. -
though, indeed. the sua had killed H. Nov
tho rays fell Hpou the mari le palsces Of the
lnchias where Cleopatrs lay, and lis them
up I'LL they famed like . jewel set on the
dark. cool bosom Of tho sea Away the
light dow. hissinS the Homs's sacscd dome,
wherein Aiossndes s,esps. touching the
high tops Of . thousasd pAiacss and t.u.
ples; past the porssccss Of The grcst nv.
seum that loomed aeas ~ hand. striking
the LOFTY shrine who're, csrveu Of ivory. v
the image Of The false God Nsrspls. sd u
last secming 70 loss itsslf 10 the vest sus1
gloomy Metropolis. Then. - the dawn
gsthered into day, ths greet acci
- klAAAaa AAsk>-l Az A--t
Of nishS flowed Into NE lower lsnds
snd s~trccts, end showed Aisasndr,s red 10
The sunrise - the mantle Of Q kias, aud
SHAPED - . mantle. The ktesisa wind
cs,ns up from the svetA and swept away the
vspos from the harbovs, 90 that I cav shsir
blue Wsters rocking . tAousAsd chips.
ssw. Too. hist mighty mole % the Hspsar
stadium ! cav the hundreds Of strcsts.
the couai!ess hoasss. the isnuoevsb.s
wealth and spaeudos 81 Aiesasa.iA 80 like
Q queen betwist Msssotis and The OCEAN,
and dominating both. and wss aiiSd with
wonder. This. then, vs. one city In ~
heritsss OF issds Esd cities, We'll, u was
worth the Gvspaas. And hsvinR bocked
my full and fed ny heart, - u wers. with
the sigh, Of splcndor, ! ccmmuasd with
,hs Molly Is's sad csms down from 10
roof.
| In Ioe an Orneoth Wao NJ Nurie
Repa. Told him hist ] he'd besa WatrA.
ing Tho sun risc over the city % Ales.
andrsA
'Noi" ~ sAid. looking 81 ne fvou beneath
his shaTgy eyebrows; and what tA,aksss
thou Of AicHSndris'"
~ think IL IL Ike soma city ef .As 0oas."
answered.
"Ayi- he replied. ferceiy. - city es tA~
ieferns, Gods = . s.nk 81 corruption. . bob
b.iss well Of intquisy. . homo NJ f.iss faith
spring nag from fsise b~ar;si would tia,
not ose stone Of IL were VET, upon snosker
s;one. and shsi ia wealth lay deep bcn~a,h
yoadev vsssvsl would that ~ suis wsrs
~scrrsninS ervvss Is cite. end that th~
wind, unissnted by . 0r~c.sa breasA. swept
| thrvogA ~ vvsns from es~ss 70 Mas~otls :
q hoyN Hssmseha. 10 hOs ~ islgry aad
bsasiy % AIssssdrts pDisca tsy sesse; fo~
10 tAeas Sssdy ais Path psrashss SD Rel
gtos Cos not speesd her kesvcely uises.
" hea ~ hoss eo@ss fos tAes u vslA
Hsr1schis. esss ASws the sneaess civ,
90. - ny esiksss -. s~s sp thy shsose Ia
ne wtiss vsiA Of MsmA ros teli the.
that fns E6yps AissSsAraA 10 sst . sDsesdid
sste u vvia. NJ vssis u sslusss q, sa.
tsoas % Tie sarsA sAail nascA tArosSH " -
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