The record-union., 1892-04-16

with another surname tApollol, and
kyrene. attired in three provinces of
Spain tBasque) and adorned with the
Island OF Cuba gem of the Antilles), and
perfumed with city of Rhenish Prussia
tCologne), as she dragged her train
PhHbus like silver-plated locomotive.
Such beauty and power combined was
new to him, and for the first time he felt
the charm OF novelty. There was no one
TO introduce these two, but Kyrene knew
the female prerogative, and said:
Il am Kyrene Fashion, the Empress of
the world. / rule all womankind land
mankind, too. she whispered 10 HERSELF.
Who have / the honor of addressing?"
Phbbus answered in his most majestic
suaylty of manner: 81 am Ph0buS,
Precedent, the Emperor of the world. /
rule all mankind land womankina tool"
he whispered, too low for Kyrene to
hear.
II have heard of you,n said Kyrene.
graciously, 'and l am delighted to meet
you. You must be hungry" she added;
come home with me and | will give you
some lunch"
Phebus accepted the invitation CRATE
fully, for he was hungry, and he desired
particularly to see more of Kyrene. She
gave him for lunch the country of the
Sultan in Europe and Asia turkey,
cold; some islands in the Pacific Ocean
lSandwichl; and for beverage. an ancient
French and Spanish dynasty odd Bour-
BON, and an island in the North Atlantic
(Madieral. 1t was simple repast, but
PhRbus enjoyed it immensely, for every
thing was az Jadt, en- Tegte, and fit for a
dilletante.
While they were partaking OF their
lunch, the old man on the mountain
peak, with his head above the lower
skies, looked up and saw a beautiful little
girl coming down. She had a coil of
silken cord in her hand, so fine that
human eyes could not see it, but the old
sage's eyes We're sharp, and he could see
many things which others would never
look for. Even the girl was invisible
to mortal eyes. The old man knew that
she was Love, the youngest daughter of
the God of Heaven and Earth, and he saw,
by the twinkle in her eyes, that she was
out on a lark; SO he watched her.
She came down right where Kyrene
and Phnbus were taking their lunch,
and before either of them knew that she
was there she had tied one end of the
silken cord around Kyrene's ankle and
the other end around Phubus' ankle.
and then she stood back with the middle
OF the coil in her little hand, and laughed
sweetly; and the old man heard her
whisper (for he had long ears, Won't
make you two humbugs hop presently -
thing Ph9bus said, with admiring eyes,
Il believe 1 could sit here and eat ali
day, just to be with you;" and Kyrene
laughed and saiG, ''Well, if you are
hungry yet, you may have the little cape
at the southern extremity of Africa Good
Hope, ana take it home with you"
Phoebus thought he owned the whole
world before, but he was willing to have
1t given to him over again by kyrene, so
he said, THANK you; L shall be much
pleased to take it with me-" (Of course,
the old man on the mountain peak did
not note all of their conversation, only
such remarks as he thought applicable to
his purpose.)
In accordance with the precedent of
etiquette, Phoebus had to tear himself
away, and in accordance with fashion
hyrene had to let him go, but when he
had reached the gate the little girl ierked
him back to say a few more words TO Ky
rene, and when he had got out Of the gate
on his second start the little girl ierked
kyrene down TO the gate to say few
more words to PhpbuS; then she ierked
them both up to the gate and held them
there, one on each side, for a long time.
But this was in accordance with prece-
dent and fashion both, and they didn't
know that the little girl was making them
hop.
After this the little girl would Jerk
PhRbus over to kyrene'S, and then Jerk
kyrene over TO Ph9bus', and then she
would jerk them both at once and make
them meet halfway.
No small boy with a string tied round a
junebug ever had half so much fun as
the little, baby-taced girl had Jerking the
two mightiest potentates of earth around.
wherever she pleased, and making them
perform the most ridiculous antics
The old man on the mountain peak
ir, no ho *
the contrast between celestial power and
terrestrial power, for these two-the most
powerful of the world-were no more
than bugs in the hands of that little girl.
And 50 the little girls circus went on
until Phebus and Kyrene had plighted
their troth, according to precedent and
fashion; but Phoebus began to feel very
uneasy, for never cloud had arisen to
darken the heavenly prospect of these
two, and he remembered the old saying,
with his usual reverence, "True love
never does run smooth" He was not
unhappy, but he was afraid his power
was slipping away from him, and he still
desired to reign supreme.
After the wedding day was decided
upon, Phebus took his beloved in his
arms, and after few salutations made
and provided for such occasions, said :
And now, my dearest Kyrene, / have
one favor to ask; you must permit me to
provide your wedding trosseau." Ky
rene was always lavishly extravaganza,
and she had really been worrying and
wondering where the means were COM
ing from to provide suitable attire for
such momentous occasion. Phnbus'
request relieved her greatly, and she put
her arms around his neck and-and-and
-and-said: "Oh, you dear, good Phoe-
bus! know you will get me the most
elegant dress ever worn on earth ~
And he said: II will hunt the world
over, and you shall have the costliest APP
parel ever worn by woman, even if it
costs more than the Worth of Paris can
furnish!''
Ph9bus felt little uneasy after his
promise, for he wasn't posted in the cost
of female apparel, but he meant to keep
his promise faithfully, even if it made
him bankrupt. He correspondent with
the principal cities, and hunted his re-
vered traditions and history, and even
lay awake nights trying to devise
costume more expensive than any ever
worn.
The old man on the mountain peak
pitied him, for he could see where the
costliest dress ever worn could be OBJ
tanned without unreasonable delay; so he
came down from his perch and whis-
pered in PhRbus' ear. Phoebus bright
ened up at once, for he knew that the old
man spoke truth, and he knew that he
could keep his promise; but he didn't
know what it might cost him.
As for kyrene, she lived in happy ex-
element, only she was little impatient
to see the wonderful wedding costume.
1t came at last in a beautiful jeweled box
kyrene thought the box rather small,
but she concluded that the material must
be OF the finest. Phobus was there to