New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-07

for the old lady. and so We made up our minds To-
get under way with her Ior r9T' SAD Mlfn1a.
We took the surgeons body. and put IL Into the
emn as we could BiIi stitched the poor man up I
in canvass regular II he had died at sea. and
read the service. and given the surgeon sood
Tor blil Is schoII, Ihousn q a. slS' 10
SURGEON we covered up the tomb with sand and
carnePs hurricane deck We went to Luxor. and
caught steamer for Cairo
Egyptian government won't allow mummieS TO ee
about tile pine box being the conn of the surgeon
who had 5'led suddenly, and asked US 10 take his
american counsel in Cairo and got a eer1lnca1s
take the job OF getting the surgeons body 70
and tel her We were coming That was just what
We didn't want, but Bin allowed that the counsel
GOT IhSt thc counsel could eet the Widows address
by writing home TO the Navy Department, which
is Just what he did
BIZ that haze better cut the old 1Idy-meaning.
of course. Queen HatasoO-in two. and each man
carry half OF her IN his bag IL that way we could
get aboard the ship without the Egyptian police
with us comfortable ana splice her together again
after Were safe ashore That would have saved
us tho trouble Of deserving the Lancaster which we
had TO do, and don't believe in DESERVING a ship
Bill said IL was ali right ana then when we got
the Queen to NewYork We could get her out of tho
Custom House with the certificate the counsel gave
us. and that if the custom House people wanted
to see the sUrGeons WIDOW. we e4ui1 Cure, nIre 9to
TO come and serve as widow long enough TO sat-
wen Sir 1 did as Bill said. for he knows .
thing or two-that is. when he hasn't been runnin
the surgeon on the pine box, and marked il Corpse:
Prince Gitge liner for NewYork and shipped our
selves aboard the same ship as able seamen- Oc
us off only a day before he was knocked over. and.
besides we sold a few DTS or Aatas S g3Id 10
was worth We both kept as straight as you please
tending to be two scientific chaps that had been
excavating with the surgeon. and scientific chaps1
We calculated 10 make up for lost time on getting
I'VE had a long passage to New-York. but v,,
landed at last. and Bill and let the CORPSE LEI
we tried to get rid Of the thirst that we had
from Egypt The third day we hunted up Sally
Queen She wasn't there. That counsel in Cairo
widow. and she had turned up and taken possessior
OF the corpse. and carried II of with her. All wal
House officsr. who said he couldn't understand our
game IN trying TO get unlawful possession Of =
that we weren't more than half sober. had say
nothing, provided We cleared out in double quicA
I'VE had a good deal OF trouble IN tracking the
found that she lived IN a village about twenty
style. The surgeon had been popular man IN the
ashore and had command OF the Sunday schools
We found that the widow had ordered a big mons
Thomas Stark and all the rest OF IL. And by
this time that there monument has been I'd and
lying for four good years
Now, sir, what Bill and do about itr
There's our Queen HatasoO. that I'm told would BE-
worth $4,000 if she could be got hold Of lying burte
under a false name. and doing no sort OF good to
any We thought about digging her up
the sly but the graveyard near the village
that there wouldn't have been any chance OF dom
It without being caught So We had 70 leave Hata-
where the widow put her. and. considering that
didn't get but SO for her jewels. though
don't doubt they were worth $500. we made a poor
business Of II. Now, If you can put Bill and me n
tha uyav n OF again
we're prepared to go halves with you in anything
that she may fetch
The Consul sympathetic and ar
dent love of antiquities. But he could see no way
TO assist the sailors to regain possession OF tho
mummy. And, TO tell the truth. he had his doubts
as to the whole affair, and when the sailors, on
taking their leave offered sell their claim to the
Consul for SO. he more than ever doubtful II
either OF them had a mummy, or had
ever known a surgeon except professionally.-CThs
Bystander.