The state herald., 1891-06-12
THE END OFF THE EARTH.
TERR,sLE PICTURE BY a
FRENCH ASTRONOMER.
An Imaginary Picture nj the End OF thu
World, WHOM tho Heat shsii bo Ali
Gone and GnissrsAi Night
SnAtl not In.

soil and because -, Sa .o.soi,s Al
rain. of snow md ~ ria,,ds IA tbot
ragio, IN. r,aa, t,;,., -. .,,.,.
eyt.rds sour of Tho Sahoua haa n
manned one of tho IONS, cola ,nmos NJ
the plobe snvs Camille Elammnrion
In the Contemnorarv Review and n
wes,n current biowina from tho, dasar,
on Nubin md Ar,h;n IN return N tho
equator Inv Cevlon Ind for n long t,mo
Loft , INV, NJ Euvnt f,ao fron Ia Ia.
yasion of leo md snow, Followins
The indicated direction thu Ina, human
couplo hovered nhoye tho reoinns
FORMERLY watered nv the Nile, hence
forth frozen. They oercciyed from
afar the great pyrnmid. ruined hut
still standing.
The first monument nj humanity
this Testimony IN the antiquity of
civilization. was still standing. ns
peometric stability had saved IL II
VAS perhnps the only human idea Tint
had attained its end, Created Inv
| Cheops to eternally protect his t.oyal
mummy This tn,nh had survived Tho
| revolutions which had DESTROYED every
thing else. The last man came 10
| ioin The first king and shelter himself
beneath his shroud.
But the wind of the TEMPEST WINS
blowing again, A fine. powdery snow
| was spreading over the immense desert,
LET us stop here and rest. " suid
Eva, "sincc we are condemned TO
death: md. besides who has not been
| | wish TO die in peace in thine own
arms.r
They looked for n cavity among the
ruins and seated themselves beside
each other. communicating thu endless
space covered with pcwdery snow.
The Young Woman croucbed fever
! ishIy holding her husband in her
arms, tryinr TO struggle with her
energy against the invasion OF the cold
that penetrated her. He had drawn
he. to his hear, and warmed her with
his kisses. But the wind and the
the tempest had resumed their sway,
and the fine snow beat in clouds around
the pyramid.
"AIy beloved he resumed, 1--WE
are the las, inhabitants OF the earth,
the last survivors OF so many genera.
| tions. What remains of all the rlorics,
of all tho countries. of all the works of
the human mind of nll the sciences. of
all the arts, of all the inventions? The
hntire globe is nj this moment only n
tomb covered with snow"
.Yes.m she said. Il have heard of
the beauties who rcigned over tho
hearts of kings and shone like admiral
stars In the history of humanity.
Love. beauty. nil must end, love
| Won. and die. OH hpw would hnyo
loved that dcnr treasure, the one who
| will never live. But no we must mo-,
die. mus, wee No, -. Come. |
am no LONGER cold. lie, us walk"
Her foe, already frozen md he
numbcd had hcrome Inert She tried
,o rise and fell back
Il seem to be sleepy" she SAID.
..Oh. lei rs slrep"r
And throwing her arms around
Omcgnr sh. pre sod her Inns TO hi.
The yo,,nc man lifted her beautiful
fo,m and laid her IN his knees. She
was ,lre,dv n .loen
| s.I love Won. hc sull iiUulu. ssSlpep
shall watch over you.r
Then his fixed ynzo shining with n
las, uob, Lost it..lf In n scnrrb for the
unknown In The desolu,. p,py XIV and
in tho silent and endless Main. M
sound cam. 10 trouble tho death of nn-
tire: The snow wind alone moaned
around the pyramid and seemed 10 wish
IN awaken The old Pharaoh sle.pInp
in It's dcp,bs for so mnny million years.
Suddenly the noise Of footsteps and
means was heard. LOST In IN. distance.
Was II some l.thnrpic awakening In
tho interior of the monument Was
II n heavy bird thrown by the ,empes,
against the dismnntlod s;epsp Was 4,
some polnr be,r come with the snow?
The noise ceased. joyful cry
sounded and with one bound n dog.
broken by fatigue. jumped on the
sleeping couple.
II was Omeynr's doc that had looked
for him (howpl. and found him in spite
of the distance. tho solitude, and the