The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-03-28

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ttao Sphinx) that is set beyond Memf,
nigh to the seven pyramids, that he slew
lions aforetimol And have not others done
likewise, Why, then, speakest thou thus,
o foolish woman"
All Of which I said because, having now
slam the lion, was minded, after the man
ner of youth, to hold 1t as thing Of no &C
count But she ceased not TO make obei-
sance and to call me by names that arc too
high even TO be written.
30 Royal One" she cried, "wiseft did
thy mother prophecy. Surely the Holy
Spirit, the Knepth, was IN her. o thou
conceived by god See the omen. The
lion there-he growls within the Capitol at
Rome; and the dead man, he is the Ptolemy
the Macedonian spawn that, like for
eign weed, hath overgrown the land Of
Nile; with the Macedonian Lagid9 shalt
thou go to smite the Lion of Rome. And
the Macedonian cur shall fly, and the lion
shall strike him down, and thou shalt strike
down the hon, and tho land of Khem shall
once more be freel free free! Keep thy
self but pure, according to the command
ment Of the gods, o son Of the Royal
Housed o hope of Khom! be but
ware of Woman the Destroyer, and
rs have said, so shall it be.
Poor am / and wretched; yea. stricken
with sorrow. have sinned in speaking of
that which should be hid, and for my sin
have / paid in the coin Of that which was
born of my womb; willingly have l paid
for thee But have still of the wisdom Of
our people, nor do the gods, in whose eyes
all are equal turn their countenances from
the poor. The Divine Mother usis) hath
spoken to me-but last night she spake--
bidding me come hithor to gather herbs,
and read to thee the signs that should see.
And as have said, so shall it come 10 pass,
II thou canst but endure the weight of the
great temptation. Come hither, Royal One"
and she led me to the edge of the canal
where the water was deep and still and
blue. snow gaze upon that face as the
water throws it back Is not that brow
fitted to bear the double crowns Do not
those gentle eyes mirror the perfect
majesty Of kingsi Hath not the Ptah, the
Creator, fashioned that form to fit the i'm
perial garb, and awe the glance of multi
tudes looking through thee to God?
! "Nay, nay," she went on in another voice
! "a shrill old wife's voice-"I will-be not so
/ foolish, boy-the scratch Of lion is ven
omous thing, a terrible thing; yea, as bad as
the bite of an asp-it must be treated, or else
It will tester, and all thy days shalt thou
dream of lions: ay, and snakes; and,
also, it will break out in sores. But / know
Of i'll know. / am not crazed for nothing.
For mark, every thing has its balance-in
madness is much wisdom, and in wisdom
much madness. La! la Ia! Pharaoh him
self can't say where that one begins and
the other ends. Now, don't stand gazing
there, looking as silly as cat in crocus-
colored robe; but just let me stick these
green things on the place, and in six days
you'll heal up as white as three-year
child. Never mind the smart OF it, lad.
By Him who sleeps at Phil9, or at Abou-
this, or at Abydos-as our Divine masters
have it now-or wherever he does sleep,
which is thing we shall find out before
we want TOBY Osiris, | say you'll live to
be as clean from scars rs sacrifice to Isis
at the new moon, If you'll but let me put it
on.
as 1t not so, my good folkW and she
turned to address some people who had, un-
seen by me, assembled while she prophe-
sled. .'Tve been speaking spell over him,
d
medicine-la la! there's nothing like q
spell. II you don't believe it, just come to
me the next time your wives are barren !;
it's better than scraping every pillar in the
Temple of Osiris, warrant I'll make em
bear like twenty-year- old palm. But then,
you see, you must know what to say-that's
the point-every thing comes to n point at
last. La lal"
Now, when heard all this, |, Harmachis,
put my hand to my head, not knowing If
dreamed But presently looking up, saw
q gray haired man among those who were
gathered together, who watched us sharply,
and afterward learned that this man was
the spy Of Ptolemy, yea, the very man who
had well-nigh caused me to he slain of
Pharaoh when l was IN my cradle. And
then understood why Atoua spoke SO fool
ishly.
"Thine are strange spells, old wife," he
said. "Thou dldst speak Of Pharaoh and
the double crown and of form fashioned
by Ptah to bear it; is it not sol"
"Yea, yea-part Of the spell, thou fool
and what can one swear by better nova
days than by tho divine Pharaoh, the Piper,
whom and whose music may the gods pre-
serve to charm this happy landi What bet
ter than by the double crown he wears
, grace to great Alexander Of Macedonia By
a the way, you know about every thing. Have
, they got back his chlamys yet, which NTH
= ridatcs took to Coss Pompey wore it last
i didn't hel In his triumph, too. Just fancy
! Pompey In the cloak of Alexandria puppy
. dog in lions skin. And talking of lions
A look what this lad hath done-slain lior
a with his own spear, and right glad you vii
v lage folks should be to see it, for it was {
5 very fierce lion. Just see the teeth anC
. claws. His claws Alack he's an Osiris
now, the body And to think of it, but hal
!, an hour ago ne was an everyday mortal liK,
7 you or me. Well, away with him to the EN-
7 balmers. Come, aren't you going to talk
away the body of that poor lad, and tn,
, lion, tool There, my boy, you keep thos,
, herbs on, and you'll never feel you
, scratches. l know a thing or two for al
Pm crazy, and you, my own grandson
Dear, DEAR I'm glad his Holiness the Higl
, Priest adopted you when Pharaoh made a,
, end Of his son; you look so bouny. l war
, rant the real Harmachis could not hav
, killed lion like that. Give me the common
blood, say l, it's so lusty.n
a You know too much,n grumbled the spy
!. now quite deceived. We'll, he is a brav
l. youth. Here, you men, bear this body bac
!. to Abouthls, and some of you stop and hel
4 me skin the lion. Wen send the skin {
d you, young man." he went on; ''not that 20
deserve it. To attack lion like that wa
v the act of fool, and a fool deserves wha
: he gets - destruction. Never attack til
q strong until you are stronger"
i But, for my part, l went home wor
d dering.
o CHAPTER III.
9 OF THB REBUKg OF AMEEESHAT; OF tn
a PRAYER OF HARNAcHIS; AND OF TIE SIG
cryrN nv THE HOLY GODS