The Delta independent., 1900-02-09

H03rUef. ] nave O01y GO019 vot tne III
tme to ten ye& ! hare psaysa 10 isia.
BUR Sweet Isis - Show NJ ssay by
(which might elrav~ TO yea- To yoa.
svhosp people hare destroyed heS
sacr-L temples and hsou9hs s1avesy
and dirgracs upoo aslr ESypt have
Pre- ys-i to her and aaa6s rare aacStnees.
but she b siis0t 4 princess Of Egype
may not wed with the uyksos-ths
Shepherds. Ny hand would wither u
! gave II - you: my lore becosne as
venom.
ventured 70 protest. bot she mo-
tioneti me to silence.
-Do not sl~ak. ! casaot bear III To
night xhaii pray to the SPHINX for
peace-fo -forEetfulness psas~ where !
may hide myself apar, an.l die. I. .
princexs Of Egyps. who have lsved one
|fof tue hated tsce and ans willing TO die
i,se.l use Of II. And when I am dead
sou will stand by my bier aud know
that ! was faithful. And wlen am
wrapped In sweet balms and spicrs for
the sepuieher you will bring The sacrel
gcnrabaeus anil place II upon my heart
Through Il We shall live again. some
where. some time. The years Of wait
irg may be long. but they will pass
and perhaps then the gods will be morr
kind"
Her arms werr shout my necls for Q
moment. Then size slips,ed from my
embrace. and could not follow her.
- .
Night In Egypt. The heaveus swarm.
ing with stars SD the desert 0oodetl
with moonlight The white sand sinks
away FROM my foot. making % sound
. hasten onward ssward the b,snslIns
Of desert ami sky. - whefe. oatlins.d
ngainst the horizon. thooe serene fea-
lures starr cut ever slsr drifting sansls
Of centurieA luo-aste h shess. 8lss
has said that soalghs sh~ viii - there
to pray. To st sisr am ei,livtoss-
blind. Aly feet siv winged yes the way
seems Ioax. 81 asd BY step into .
Geld of dark. Ny fOotsteps slneken.
pause. am in ahe shadow Of the
Sphinx. s...sfs-~ --...r,. j..
creep closer and listen. FROM b.
tween the great stons paws comes .
low sound. Il " the voics % buo-6rte
praying. The worsls arise rieas md
distinct on the stili moonili air.
- Sphinx. she nsoanA- Thou hass
looked dowB spou our Egypt for
thousand yeors! Thoo who hssa ~
| maIned fospvsr elsansessas Through our
glory and cur slaanse: Who slklss b.
hold my swers infancy. my happy gtrl.
hood--i0ok dDwp and pity ne tonight
In my nosrow! Asd 0 Dphinx. ~ thou
hast the pswss psay thse 70 s<el me
peace! fsrRstfu11rss: ~ tbou will.
death. 0eod ~ sbhyioA. o Aphlnx.
but taks - away ~ lsve! Lrs h bss
smoaase - ~ nauegsn eoa ~ ~
liSns r. euuBe ~ - s1gono - -
~ vo6st 1oss oUay. eboSD seeess.
TA1gs = . Asisa. ssaStis1 ~ efs0 ~
Gap1o1ease. Aeaia pause. NJ has
1sasd -. No ~ shs b psayiag asaia
Lasseoi
20 spAiszr - ersss ysyssasy.
.pWifsay kass Dies aRwsrsd ny
eyaysSs thast thee! ti,ask tlss~r'
what can ~ u,~aaf ] wnis brsatk
11n1y aod nssea. bes shesv b sniy
Gnloe sagAL Thes ~ ews saos aie-
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stno-asse.'
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sosos VawA hesisssr . 0oasss snd
eAn aenla- Thes aIproa<A as1 touch
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= she shadow u her lare arm sss sw0
wnyestnx rns~raid starA Then. his>
~ spesiy. a. sav starts 20 giislr back
49, a. - 10 - n>-as. n
seyueeA forth my hand 20 the repti1e.
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sAoses ap NJ ars IKE nrs.
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eausne ny aame scs8Ssiy. . spruszl
~ eysA d wna la-0y ona-wtsh
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nng4y 1kl - nnsD sse spssse stghs
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- 0lkisg ssrsskvay. u. kssr shas
busvl1 bsSsjs tisp hos - pUisoae6
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90 sAs ~ostrsry." . smlDeA -she
no1u haa almost eusirrly eoUe. asa .
VoueA ~nslur~ far gvat~s SUFFERING sov
49, have .wais~J for 70 y, long"
~ aod tsy re walked iseck toward
- u0nIoes ssgssh~s H;sp ~ ~ ~
us1.a ~ os aiy prva,isr. lint sss seeps
ssUs - eAss alrsrsioa- We eoeesrS a0d
naws1 tss0 IN Egypaiss sOuRs. lIss
- ~ er06rsty spsDa ny srss-
sIo0p our wben shs olwDjsk was vvules
- hre.- ssh oss.
We nQQsuseissl sss - sls~ Eiaas In
SounuvvA Wtvsvss ~ . richly sDssvrst
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