Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-09
TO BE SEEN IN EGYPT,
IMMORTAL SIGNATURES UNDER THE
sPHlNxs LEFT EAR.
colonel Mason, of Chicago, FINDS the
Name. of Napoleon, Wellington DiS
raeli, Grant aud Host OF Others Top
NV AN u,ustrious Americans.


historical society, was wholly delightful.
The climate is salubrious, the scenery Is
bewilderingly novel, and the natives are
politely attentive When | went to that
mart OF the world my health was iaiilhg
For several years had worked hard, and
my nerves had suffered particularly Sc
we're strain in that famous debate IN whlch'
as president Of the Historical society, was
compelled to engage with Hiram Atwater'
OF Kaskaskia, relative TO the exact location
of Pierre Menard's barn prior to the June
rise in the Mississippi in 1874. l mad been
in Cairo but a week when felt tuliy re
stored in corpore ct in meute. | return to
Chicago splendidly equipped to grspple
with the brilliant sophistries of Norton, the
srtful heresies OF Head, the cold pesslmlsln
of MacVeagh, and such other specious per
suasions As that talented eoterie with
which | am wont to associate may choose
TO bring to bear upon me.
THAT object in all Egygt which most en-
gagged my attention was the sphinx. VS.
TIED il a number Of times, and each time
rSvsried il with absorbing interest. My
companion at such times was the veneer
sbIe sbeik. Kamir-el- Abdul a man of pro
f,pnd Learning. and never wearied of the
"reminiscences with which he beguiled the
tedium OF the journey to and from the
pyramids
Il shall never forget my first visit to the
sphiux. Starting from Cairo before day
light. we reached our destination just as
the solar orb issuing from the glowing east
cast upon that mighty stretch Of sand the
rosy flood OF his gracious benediction. The
sullen head and massive shoulders OF the
hast woman loomed up threateningly be
f,re1,s- the pitilessness of forty centuries of
SeSnlste loneliness lay like a shadow on the
ruthless face and over the cruel eyes here
a; last I found the master expression oil
utter hopelessness. Observing my unwont
ed seriousness-for was indeed awed by
the solennity, the grandeur, and the awful
peSs Of this spectacle-the good sheiA
sought 70 dissipAte the gathering clouds OF
ssdness by relating certain entertaining
bits Of historical Information
TAKING WITH sHEIK.
Here. light Of the western world,
ouo;h he. for be always employed the or
nae metaphors Of the orient when he ad
dressed me. here the years meet and spesl
With one another. Monarvhs Of all age:
have come hither to commune with thu
mighty monument to the genius Of tn
dead. hither come artisans to wonder a
the work Of an art they know not of, an'
hitber repair the sage, the poet and tn
philosopher 70 ruminate in the shadow o
tbs pile upon the awful mysteries of hu
man life
YES said |. the spot is pregnant o
the most solemn associations. II was her
that. A. I remember 10 have read in m
geography, Bonapsrte encouraged his so
diery 70 battle by reminding them ths
from wonder pyramids forty eenturie
looked down upon them
Napoleon inscribed his name upon Il
sphinx AZ that time said the good shell
Take your spyglAss and you Will see q
came cut upon the neck Of the sphinx, ia
below the ear there Below II appears.
Turkish. the name Of the great sultan A
dul HAulsd. while to the riEht, upon 4
cheek You vii sss the name Of Bufu
the nsturslisi'
The bead and face Of the sphinx seeI
70 he covered with names, sand l. conte
plating The mammoth through my glass
II il even 50, pearl o. the prHiries 81
be For many yeErs the great men OF
nations and tribes have delighted %
their names into tins deGthless muuume
even your people come hithsr 70 do u
honorable Office. Hs you shall see = =
sweep your glass 70 the left and right q
up and down the surface Of that scar
face
I did a. the good shsik suggested, 9
thousand noble names were presented
ny enrzptured vision by the aid Of
glass. Among my own countrynen B
ard Taylor Franklin, Burr, Presc
B-echer. Grant. LonEfell0w, Emers0
YES. and q hundred Others, represent
cur craftsmanship, our theology, our
erzturs, cur arts and our sciences, had
gTsFsd their proud names upon this
l. IL .Ha - la tai
ClEAE ABOVE THIN ALL
and the great geuiuses Of other nat
had been there too. ] beheld with
feigned delight the immortal name
Wellington, Of Culver, Of Goethe, Of
YOUR Of Kossuth. Of Dumas, Of Disrael
Shopenhauer. Of Heine, Of Byron, Of ;,
of Burton. Of Browning. and Of other d
masters. The sight inspired me viii
describable feelings, my bosom bel
with conflicting emotions. and SCENE
commune with the invisible spirits Of /
who in this human life had borne {
names.
would the star Of the west eboo
set himself amid that GALAXY iDqJ
the sheik, Kamir-el-Abdul, intsrrup
my delicious reyerie. i have brought
me chisel and maui, and yODder A
viii provide US with rope ladder. "
D1 inc hll4intA "a ALt nFAAAA al 49,
reached
Il thanked the good sheik for the
gestion With what pride should n
70 my native land and announce u
compatriots that my name was high il
roster Of immortals With what fee
of delight should posterity gather on
blistering sands and rivet their eyes
the imperishable name Of f. G. Mas
big capital letters Kamirel-A Abdul
nailed to the Arabs, and they appros
Twas eager for action. My whole
quivered with excitement
"'But stay, quoth l. 'Anothe- mo-
l pray, until | decipher that name
stands boldly out high above the
Some transcendent genius has with
summate valor braved the perils Of Il
deavor and set his mark where no lie
BILE hand may reach
81 scanned that name eagerly A s,
stillness-fitting in its reverential
luteness-reigned all around. | sa
read there, high above the rest, trit
ing over the names and titles Of emp
kings, princes, warriors, statesmen
the rest, blszed, as It were the poa
set In the highest point Of the HEAVIER
proud, the pre-eminent, the imperii
name Of "A. G. Arson, First Basel ,
gene Field in Chicago News.
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