The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-26
HIS HEART IN THE ACACIA.

starting Tor Acacia MIL.
HIS HEART IN THE ACACIA.
He swears by the sun god that he is
innocent. mains his flesh and becomes
very weak and faint. His brother takes
it much to heart and weeps, but can
not cross on account Of the crocodiles.
Then Batau says TO him: Behold. you
imagine an evil thing Of me and We're
ignorant Of the good service 1 had
done you. Come, now, go home and
tend your cattle. for I will not remain
with you, but will go to Acacia hill,
because you came TO harm me. Learn,
however, what viii happen to me in
the transformation of my heart. which
I will place in the highest blossom of
the Acacia. When the tree is cut down
the heart will fall to the ground and
you will come to look for it. When
seven years of your quest are ended.
be not discouraged, for you will then
find it. Put it into jar OF clear water
and / will revive again and give you
further instructions. Then take jug
of beer in your hand. AS soon as it
begins to ferment haste away. Say
ing this, he departed for the Acacia
hill But his brother went home and
nut to death his wife and cast her body
before the dogs. Then he sat down
and wept for his younger brother. The
story then goes Oh to tell how the
Younger brother lived on the Acacia
hill with no one to keep him company.
He passed his time in hunting the
beasts Of the country and resting dur
ing the night under the Acacia. in the
highest blossom OF which his heart
lay. He built himself house.
THE GODS GAVE HIM A WIFE.
one dav he CHANGED to meet the cir
n
with one accord, saying: 20 Batau,
hero of the circle of the gods, you are
here all alone. having left your vii
Iaaya or. account Of the wife of Anubis
know that he has killed her." Then
they pitied him and Ra-Hor-Khuti
said to Khnum, DO you fashion a
wife for Batau that he may not be
alone Then Khnum gave him
wife. more beautiful than any woman
in the land The whole godhead was in
her. But seven Hathors came to view
her and said with one accord, 20. she
viii surely cause Batau's death" but
the latter loved her very much. She
remained in the house While he was
occupied in hunting the beasts OF the
country But he cautioned ner, say
Ing. DO not go far from the house lest
The river seize upon you for l am too
weak to rescue you from IL, because
am a woman like yourself and my
heart is in the highest blossom of the
Acacia. If any man were to find it.
will fight for it" Then he told her all
the circumstances of his life
THE DOOR OF HER HAIR.
one day while Batau was out hunting
fhe young woman began TO walk I'M
der the acacia and the river, deserted
aer and dashed up TO follow her. She
ran away into the house. Then the
liver called to the acacia, 20, how 1
love her" SO the acacia gave it a |
ioclx of her hair, which the river car
led TO Egypt and deposited it with the
xasherman of the reigning Pharoah. I
rhe odor of the lock of hair pervaded /
he clothes of Pharoah and there arose !
dispute among the Washermen. The /
COX of hair was brought to Pharoah T
md the ss.ribes and wise men said this (
.rclx of hair belongs TO the daughter of |
he Ra.-Aor-Khuti, and in her is all the |
,Ssence of the godhead. Since you rule I
yer the foreign countries, dispatch /
nessengers. who shall go to the acacia.
"a ke many people along to fetch her.
Ind Pharoah dismissed the messen-
eers. After many days messengers re-
armed hut none returned Of those who
nod hean sent TO the acacia hill, for
safau had killed them, sparing one to
.arr.v .he news to his majesty, but the
after sent many people and they took
long a woman who had all sorts Of
ice trinkets that women fancy. Ba-
au's wife accompanied her to Egypt,
nd his majesty loved her passionately
nd raised her to the dignity Of leg
6aaate wife. She told him everything