The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-06-06

all our fevered troubling. There would l
wish to dwell, rocked on the dark bosom of
the night, and losing the little sense of self
as gazcd forever on the countenance Of
yon sweet-eyed space. Nay-who can tell,
Harmachsl-perhaps those very stars par
take even of our substance, and, linked to
us by Natures invisible chain, do, indeed,
draw our destiny with them as they roll
What says the Crock fable Of him who be-
came star? Pcrchance it hath truth, for
yonder tiny sparks may be the souls of men,
but grown more purely bright and placedin
happy rest TO illume the turmoil Of their
mother earth. Or are they lamps hung high
in the heavenly vault that night by night
some Godhead, whose wings are darkness,
touches with his immortal fire, so that they
leap out in answering flannel Give me
somewhat of thy wisdom and open these
wonders to me, O my servant, for have
little knowledge. Yet my heart is large,
and fan would ill it, tor have the wit
could but find the teacher"
Thereon, being right glad to find footing on
safer shore, and marveling somewhat to
learn that Cleopatra had place for lofty
thoughts, / spoke and told her willingly
such things as are lawful. l told her how
the sky Is liquid mass pressing round the
earth and resting on the elastic pillars of
the air, and how above is the heavenly
ocean Nout, wherein the planets float like
ships as they rush upon their radianG way.
Many things l told her, and among them
how through the certain, never-ceasing
movement of the orbs of light the planet
that was called Donaou (Venus) when she
showed as the morning star, became the
planet Bonou when she came as the sweet
Star of Eve. THE motion of the planets
appears to have been familiar to the Egyp-
tiansl And, while ] stood and spoke
watching the stars, she sat, her hands
clasped upon her knee, and watched my
face.
"Ahm she broke in at length "and SO
Venus is to be seen both in the morning and
the evening sky. Well, of truth, she is
everywhere, though best she loves the
night But thou lowest not that should use
these Latin names to thee. Come, we will
talk in the ancient tongue of Khem, which
l know right well; the first, mark thou, of
all the Lagide am who know it. And
now" she went on, speaking In mine own
'ohSuSi ou0 WIN u iOIlc iOEclSu dCCeut JIidJ
did but make her talk more sweet, "enough
of stars, for, when all is said, they are but
tickle things, and perchancs may even now
be storing up an evil hour for thee or me,
or for us both together Not but what
love to hear thee speak of them, for then
thy face doth lose that gloomy cloud Of
thought wherewith thou drapest II and
grows quick and human. Harmachis, thou
art too young for such solemn trade; me-
thinks that must tind thee better Youth
comes but once; why waste it in these
musingsi Time is it to think when we can
no longer act Tell me how old art thou,
Harmachisr'
81 am six and twenty years, o Queen"
answered, for l was born in the frs,
month OF Shomou, in the summer season,
and on the third day of the month"
"Why, We are Of an age even to a day."
she cried, "ior I, too, have six aud twenty
years, and ], too. was born on the third day
Of the first month Of Shomou. Well, this
may we say-those who begot us need have
no shame. For il | be the fairest woman
in Egypt methinks, Harmachis, that there
IS In Egypt no man more fair and strong
than thou, aye, or more learned. Born on
the same day, why, lis manifest that we
were destined to stand together, as the
Queen, and thou, perchance, Harmachis, as
one Of the chief pillars of my throne, and
thus 10 work each oilers wool"