The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-10
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6TQ AIKEN by themselves as mere
Wondering chunks Of antiqui-
L ty that have been preserved
tn us because they happened to be
dronned down into dry climate, the
fraomentary remains of old Egypt are
not very inspiring. They are big, but
seldom beautiful. As records proving
that humanity-old fashioned, unre-
liable humanity, with its fears, jeal-
ousies. hatreds and aching ambitions
is lust about the same as it was five
thousand years ago, the temples and
the decorated tombs seem to bring us
direct and heartfelt messages from
our brethren of the long ago.
For instance, from the beginning OF
time probably the most madden1ng,
and unbearable persecution that can
be visited upon a sensitive human be-
ing is to have some other human be-
ing. always held up before him as q
shining moral example.
You know the story. The preacher
In the pulpit shouted out: There
never yet was a perfect human being,
a mortal without sin or failing" Then
a woman in the back row stood up and
said: Eyes, there was-my husbands
first wife"
Do you recall, o male reader, how
you writhed in humiliation and lad
plans for assault and battery when the
good little Rollo of your native town
was constantly dangled before your
depraved soul as the paragon OF Juve-
nile virtues? "Rollo never smokes
corn silk" "Rollo never puts tick
taeks on teachers bedroom window.
"Rollo never carries crow dabbers in
his Sunday clothes" "Rollo never
runs away to go swimming and then
comes back with his ears full of
gravel"
No indeed, Rollo never showed any
of the traits that have been the
essence of boyhood since Adam and
Eve started the original brood. And
do you remember how bright and
sunshiny that day seemed when Rollo,
having grown to pale and sidewhisk-
cred manhood, was arrested for steal
ing money from the Building and Loan
association?
Mr.. Pinero's latest successful play
In London deals with the tormenting
experiences of young wife who Is
constantly reminded of her failure in
household management as compared
with wire, No. l. Mr.. Pinero might
have taken his plot from the hero
glyphs in Egypt. In the new English
play the wife, driven to desperation
by constant recital of her own short
comings, welcomes the chance to blast
the fair reputation of her predecessor.
In ancient times in Egypt the victim
of odious comparisons got even in an
other way.
Take the story of Queen Hatasoo.
She was the Victoria of the eighteenth
dynasty and was on the throne just
about 1900 B. G. The lineal male de-
scendant Of that period had blot on
the 'scutcheon or bar sinister across
his pedigree or something wrong with
his registry ertifcate-anyway he
could not qualify as King, and so his
sister Hatasoo was made ruler and he
was permitted to hang around the
palace as a kind of shawl holder and
cab opener. He led the cotillons and
attended public dinners and wore de-
corations, but Hatasoo ran Egypt and
Thutmes Second were merely trailer.
When he dropped off there did not
seem to be any considerable vacancy
in court circles. Queen Hatasoo con-
finued as chief monarch, although her
step-nephew Thutmes Third, carried
the honorary title of co-regent. Hata-
500 was energetic and ambitious. She