St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-03-31

sand and blue skies. and dark, black
haired playmates around, and shou,
ing OF well striven, little king!" Once
when he had been ill for a long time
and | went to see him. a name sprun
up almost to my lips-the name wa
forgotten, but l knew it had been hi
name long before.
After leaving school devoted mysel
to Egyptian antiquities. They SCENE,
to present no difficulty to me, and
soon made a great name. Melnwhil
the conviction grew upon me that ha,
lived in Egypt many years before.
even began to realize dimly that I wa
Amenemhat w., of whom the historic
said so little.
Then / met Nerissa, and for awhile
| studied no more. There was no one
| nothing else in all the world :hat mat
tered the least to me. / became he
| accepted lover. and for few months
lived in paradise.
| After this / had a strong fever II
the dreams and delirium the past came
back to me, and when 1 was well agair
| remembered. / was Amenemhat anC
she was Numidea, the blue-eyed slave
As / had ordered by the spell, 1 wa.
reborn to live with her again. Kales
her lover, had known no spells, i told
myself. So he was in the future or the
past. perhaps by thousand years, al
the gods had ordered, and she was not
for him but for me. The thought OF
her wrong in the past made me won
drously tender to her, and she was al
ways gentle. Yet / tortured myself
that she did not love me as loved her
''When we are married-it will come, :
told myself. II. shall come"
One day in the spring we were sitting
together. Rupert had come home or
a furlough from his regiment in In
dia. and came first to see me. They
looked at one another for long time.
There was remembrance in their eyes.
Fool that l had been to think myself
wiser than the gods! He was kales.
The room grew dark and / tainted
When came to they propped me W
with pillows and sat beside me. They
spoke as if they had known one an.
otner fer years. 1t seemed, they said
tlIat they must have met before, and
they talked jestingiy of transmigra-
ton of souls
After that they seemed always meet
ing. The light leaped into their faces
when they saw each other. They
looked wistfully backward when they
parted. / entreated Nerissa to hasteI
onr wedding day. but she tearfully re
fused.
Suppose" she said, ''that we had
made mistake. after all? Sometimes
l think" She paused here. and when
l questioned her she was silent.
One evening went slowly into her
bcudoir ard heard them talking pas
s;onately. I fingered behind great
screen. 1t was an unworthy thing to
do; but would have done worse-faI
worse-for love of her.
:'You love me-" he said. triumph
artiy. "Ycu love me! You are mine
by right. Nerissa-my dear!"
Hush she sotbed. "Hush. / am
hls-your friends. l promised"
You do not love him. You cannot
lcve him"
"Oh. have :ried!" she cried. Then
he took her in his arms and comfort
ed hcr-he who had been my friend.
/ went stealthily away. 1t was well
tnat / had no weapon then.
That night dreamed the old dream
Of her death. In the morning l con-
realed small sharp dagger about me
and went to see her. When l kissed |
her she half turned her face away.
Have you anything to say to me.
Nerissa?" / asked.
NO." she answered, with a little |
catch in her voice. II do not think |
%. Oh, mol"
'Nothing?" asked again. Think.
My fingers fumbled at the dagger
When she confessed that she was /
would slay her. I thought |
Nothing" she said, slowly. ''Only
the day that you will" She
was loyal. since she knew how greatly
loved her. might have known.
kiss mel" / cried fiercely. She
yielded gust one faint little embrace.
caught her in my arms and kissed
ler haiI. her eyes and her lips a thou.
and times. Then the words
If Charmicles, the charioteer, came
back to me. IF loved her enough.
,h king. perchance l should set her
rec"
snapped the dagger before her and
brew the pieces away.
IL came to kill you," said. Then
fed into the street. People Ieaped
iside from my path as sped along to
ny old friend, DIR. Strange.
Put me away" I demanded, aor
ome day shall kill her. I am mad!"
20 they put me away.
That is ten years ago. have stayed
lere since, except twice, when they
lave taken me to Egypt for some re
earches. I am seeking for the spell.
,ocn l shall find it. Then I shall
lcep-to wake again. This time she
owed me little. There will Be a
hird act-and who knows?
lie dropped his head in his hands
nd was silent. left him thus. = -
"A sad case" said the doctor. "A
cry SAD case. Homicidal mania, COM
licate1 with the delusion that he is
II ancient king. 1t is thousand
titles. He is the authority of the
entury on Egyptian antiquities. you
row, ana on most points as sane as
Gu or madame.
Murder Of the Dac &'EnKAfen.
Five o1 the soldiers refused to fire