The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-19
THE KINGS RETURN.


How TIC iu'uSneu ,,.
A'"se'
Sylvan Darcy in Philadelphia Times.
IN the palace Of Penclcpe, III ithaca
sounds of laughter ana loua chee' "elc
heard. The queen was seated on .ne
throne ana round about her were the con'-
tiers and mobiles, the great danes ana the
beautiful iamsols.
Before the throne stood ono OF the great
princes who had Congr, gated about P'he-
lopo, seeking her hand in marriage
at is now twenty years, most gracious
and beautiful queen he said. since our
king and your husband, Ulysses departed
from these shores. We have all heard or
the great and wondrous deeds he has per
formed yet with it al can We call him
noble? All these long years he has left
YOU, the pearl of the universe, the wisest
and best OF women, Not one word has he
vouchsafed you that he SIN lives. yet You
refuse to listen to the offers that | and the
other princes continue to lay before YOU.
Hear me ont. gracious queen" he cor
tinuel. as Penelope raised her hand to
stop his speech II, is twenty years to-
day since our master sailed away. Why
longer delay to give your answer? You
have nut us off for ali these years under
the pretonse of completing the funeral robe
for Iaar.es. But We have heard that while
YOU work at the web in the daytime. the
nirhf secs tho uNwiuding of the carefully
wrought figures oh, queen. do not rcbnke
r,o for thus speaking. but voice the SEN
timants of all your followers. We nplore
vou to settle our homes and fears this day;
we Der Won to fix Your choice upon one Of
u.s.
For a moment the queen sat there as IL
stupefiel by the impertinauce of TIL prince.
then drawing her regal figure to its full
het.ht She looked around her; her face
overspread with dignity and benign pity.
YOU know not what YOU say" she SAID.
in a low. firm voice: then turning to her
| train. she passed from the presence cham
hor 10 her own nnartmcnts.
In the meantime very different scene
was being enacted In another and moro
| lo,ylv mart OF the Kingdom. r,umaeus, Il
swinc-her,i. had founi at his door thai,
morning a poor hngsal. praying for succor
| And the man, himself In need. gave Of his
| little To the stranger While they TWO
wore together funaeus suddenly started
III mt sight Of 'relcmacnus. the son Of
| 1'lysses. vino had ist This moment return
ed from long ana fruitless search for his
| father.
.flow now, Eumne,ie9' cried The youth:
tell mo, how progress things at tho pal
aco2"
| "Alas master" answered. Eumaous all
ia not well. Since the mobiles tried to take
YOUR life. before YOU went i'm search of our
| beloved king that they might more really
Law slcl-o to orr a,esu. tho land has seen
sorry sights bay after day the palaco
rings with laughter: the Kings substance
Ia souandor,d aud the queen 10 NOT FREQ
from the nnrutlcnco of The nobility. They
modest her continually and desire her to
marry one OF them. rut she. noble soul
Is rue to her lord, aud viii have none OF
| them, You know the web she has been
making for Iacrtcs? This very day.
heard some say she would he reh,ikaj for
never finishing it, And ,hoy declared last
night that THIS day should see the settling
Of the mind Of pcnclope on one of the