Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-12-26

to us across the ocean reads with
slender interest here. Nucatan is
another world. my Tatho. as YOU in
the course of your government will
learn, with new interests. new peo-
pie. new everything TO Us here At
lants is only a fgment. shadow, far
away across the waters. II is for this
new world of Yucatan that | have
striven through all these wears"
eff Deucalion has small time to
spare from his government for brood
ing over his fatherland, Atlantis, at
least, has found leisure TO admire
the deeds of her brilliant son. Why.
sir. over yonder at home, your name
carries magic with it. When you and
] We're lads toge Their. it was the Gus
tom in the colleges TO teach that the
men of the past were the creates t
this world has ever seen; but to-day
this teaching is changed. 1t is
Ucucaion who is held up as the
model and example. Mothers name
their sons Deucaion. as the most
valuable birth-gift they can make.
deed. there is only one name that is
near o it in familiarity"
"Nou trouble me-" / said, frowninC.
81 have tried to do my duty for its
own sake. and for the country's sake,
not for The pattings and fondlings
OF the vulgar. And besides, if there
are names 10 be in every ones
II :,
the gods"
Tatho shrugged his shoulders.
"The gods? They occupy us very lit
tie these latter years. With our mod
ern science, we have grown past the
tether of the old gods. and no new
one has appeared. No, my Lord
Deucalion, if il were merely the
gods who were your compe titors on
mems lips, your name would he a
thousand times the better known"
"Of mere human Names" | said,
"thc name of this new empress
should come first in Atlantis, our
lord the old king being now dead"
"She certainly would have it So
replied Tatho; and there was some
thing in his tone which made me see
that more was meant behind the
words. ! drew him 10 one of The mar
BILE seats, and bent myself familiarity
toward him. 81 am speaking" ! said,
mot of tho new yiceroy of Iucatan,
but TO my old friend Tatho, n mem
Der of the priests clan. like myself,
with whom | worked side by side in
n score of the smaller home gov
ornaments. in hamlets, in villages, in
smaller towns, in greater towns, as
we gained experience in war and
knowledge in the art of ruling peo-
pie, and so tediously won our promo
ton. | am speaking in Tatho's pri-
vatc abode, that was mine own not
two hours since, and | would have an
answer with that plainness which we
always then used to one another"
The new viceroy sighed whimsic-
ally. 81 almost forget how TO speak
in plain words now" he said. I've
have grown so polished In these lat
ter days, that mere bald truth wosld
be Kissed as indicate. But for the
memory Of those early years, when
we expended as much law and
thought over the ownership Of hay
byre as we should now over the fate
/ OF a rebellious city, | will try and
speak plain to you even now, Deucal-
/ ion. Tell me, old friend, what is it?
what Of this new empress"
lie frowncd. Il might have guessed
your subject" he said.
Then speak upon il. Tell me OF all
the changes that have been made
What has this Phorenice done "a
make her throne unstable in Allan
tis?"
Tatho frowned still. "If | did not
know you TO he as honest as our
Lord the sun, your questions would
carry mischief with them. Phor-
enice has short way with those
who are daring enough to discuss
her politics for other purposes than
politely to praise them"
"fou can leave me ignorant if you
Il.