Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1891-01-31

, 1891. NO. D.
through the palace, and all eyes were
turned upon the cadaverous courtier
who stood near the prince
"My friends" said Ramek, holding .
glass Of wine In his hand, ut gives me
great pleasure to propose toast It il
seldom that 20 many circumstances OF
good omen surround . man - those
which crowd upon him whose health 1t
II fitting we should drink. To most
men youth itself is . sufficient Joy.
What then should be the satisfaction Of
. man who is not only young but hand
some, rich, and over whose head there
hangs the promise Of . crown? We who
lore our land. who give our Lives to tt
advancement and look with jealous4eyes
upon all that affects its welfare, can
truly my that the event which is csle-
bratsd by this gathering here tonight
meets with our warm approval ! can
well remember the day when our host
was little child It Il hard for me to
realize that the heeting years have
changed him from toddling boy into .
firm, able man filed with lofty pmF-
pose and crowned ct the outset Of his
career with tho laurels Of success. But
must not detain you further, for sss
that every glass il filed My country
men, give you the health snd happi-
ness Of Hamassar, prince and IN en-
peror's hope"
A wild shout Of acclaim shook tho air.
Standing the guests drank the toast IN
. way which proved that they loved the
prince and were glad Of his advance
ment. HAmassar's face flushed a. he
heard the mighty cheer and met the
glances Of affection which fell upon him
from all sides As Ramek saw the fever
In the princes eye and noted the trena-
bling of his jeweled hand he smiled ma-
hciously and seemed to gain . few
pounds Of flesh.
After the guests were again seated
and quiet had been restored Prince
Hamassar began, in trembling voice,
his reply to Ramek's speech. He was
much affected by conflicting emotions.
and at first his words were feebly put
''It is hard to express tho inner feel
ings Of the heart at such time - this"
he said "The warm words Of my
friend, tho wise and courtly Ramek.
and your approval Of his praise have
filed me with Joy ! cannot now dis
play" Hero he paused and seemed to
feel tho disturbing influence caused BY
the gaxc Of 400 eyes. The crisis un-
nerved him. and, seizing > tumbler Of
wine, he drained it to the leeA It was .
fatal step.
my friends" he began agains ''there
= nobody So % beautiful ~ my be-be-
betrothed am proud proud Of her
hic. No man" here be braced himself
. Ettle-''no man ever won 20 wonder
ful-or no wonder $3.50 wonderful
Well, what mean to say Il that she IL
won-wonderful See? Now. / want you
to observe that she has the most-hic-
beautiful hair and eyes, and her figure
her fg-fg-ure runs up into the millions
See2-hic. Further furthermore, am
not ug-ugly myself. tell you-hic-my
friends, have the hand -handsomest nose
in the world Sect There is no nose so
firm in outline, 90 del-delicately tapered.
90 ooverwhelm-overwhelmingly impress
i've as mine Sees Now. l say. do you
see2-hic."
By this time the palace was in an up
roar. Itwas bad enough that Hamassar
was drunk, but the guests realized with
horror that in his boastfulness their host
had placed his head in peril The en-
peror's decree made his speech q capital
offense, and 90 open defiance OF the
law could not be overlooked.
Cared for by servants. Hamassar was
led away to his sleeping apartments. and
the guests dispersed In groups they
sauntered through the grounds, inhaling
the cooling breeze which wandered down
from the mountains The moon In all
her glory shed soft radiance over the
sleeping city and helped to quiet the ex-
cited mood of Hamassar's friendA An
hour later the city was wide awake dis
cussing the details Of Hamassar's folly.
and wondering what would be the out
come Of it all.
Ramek. after seeing that Hamassar
was safely guarded. hurried to the palace
Of the emperor. craved admission to his
lord. and related to the startled king the
story Of the night. The emperor could
not believe his ears. Hamassar. noted for
humility. had boasted in public7 It could
not be- There must be some mistake
But other guests, near to tho king in
rank, had followed Ramek to tho palace
and confirmed his tale.
"Let not the princess know Of this till
morning." said tho broken hearted king
to his attendants. "You tell me, Ramek.
that Hamasssr's house IL surrounded BY
. guardT
ut is, my king"
"At daylight, then, $50 to II that he 10
taken to the prison And let every guest
at this most dreary feast hold himself in
readiness to testify before ma Now
leave me to my sleep."
But sleep came not to tho king, and in
the morning his face had aged ten years
Ono man, however, looked younger
than hio yu0ut aa tha ann rayna mn and