New-York tribune., 1911-01-15


that statue had its head knocked off, Don't talk anv
more about headless statue having divine soul Ys
saw that it has shallow soul and you hit all right"
That night after dinner Bunny gets Us together an
tells us it's full moon an that harnaK VIII De glorious
An when Mumsy an Aieen hears that they're wild %
trot back to the temple So loses nice game Of bnda.
an gallons back with em TO the blasted Old MN
Bunny leads us up to the top Of the highest pylon H.
points out the vast desert, an the flown Nile three
miles awav all white with moonbeams. Then he turn,
round an tells us whoppers about the gca court below
is three hundred feet square the grand hall D hundred
and thirtv-four pillars the Obcsks, an the pylons an
the mighty Kings an beautiful Queen that lived
there long ago. Next he looks at Mumsy an says:
Some like this temple best by day when al its fade1
glories are flooded with sunlight; but / love it on
night like this love to watch its ghostke shadows
drink in its walled solitude and its eternal silence On
he yells "Karnak! The soul Of Karnak bataed in fairy
moonlight always expands and eevates my soul with
feelings | can't express, and when look al s sleeping
pillars and pylons | think they're a thousand times
more sublime than when view them frightened by al
the spendor of the sum-
Gee if what he said wasn't all lies it'd been fine
bunch Of words. But MumSy falls for it all an says all
excited, That's just the way feel.
Say" says l. "do you people know its two o'clock"
Then they said somethin about me breakn the spell
an Bunny shut off his gasworks an we am5led back
to the boat.
THE next day before We started for Assuan We four
goes shoppin', an Bunny gets anothar chance to
show Mumsy that he's the right kind 20 have around
Mumsygets stuck string OF ten bugs called scarabs
got up in the form of bracelet. The takar who was
sellin' EN- wants one thousand dollars for en- an
Nlumsy agreed to take EN-. Just then Bunny an
Aleen comes up an as soon as Bunny gets his lamps on
the bugs he tells Mumsy they've fake ha.marks on them
an they weren't worn by Pharaoh Rameses H., or
Seti l., or any Of the OdtimerS They're not worth
fifty dollars says Bunny. Then he takes Mumsy
round to the Tiffany shop Of Luxor IN picks out the
real goods for her. an she buys EN-.
Well Son, after that, an Seein' Mumsy get him TO
read to her an Aeen, thinks Bunny the real goods,
an tells him what thinks. That give him nerve an
Just after we started for Assuan Bunny an Aeen goes
into the readn room an lis Mumsy that they're en-.
gagged an that they wants to get married at Assuan
But, say, in few minutes Bunny comes out iookn as
il he Just got over a knockout
What's up?' says |.
"Oh,' he says, "MumSy don't mind our being en-.
gagged; but she thinks getting married az Auan Is
rather too sudden. She hasn't any objections 70 me;
but she wants us to wait year and get acquainted
Wouldn't that jar you?
"Oh" says |, don't lose any meals over that Mum
sys only doin what any sensible womand do lDu keep
cool an you'll get married at Assuan, all right. says
WIELL, Son, Bunny and Aileen seemed some blue;
w but they was together nearly all the timc until
We all put up at the Cataract Hotel ar ASSuan. Then
MumSy an Aileen begins goin donkey rdin by them
selves good deal Bunny gets in deep mourning right
away, an to stop him from being shadow, one atter
noon, | says to him:
Are YOU a hero?'
"A WHAT" says he.
"A hero" says, "a man who Il face death for the gr
he loves | says
You bet ami" he yaps just beginnin to wake up
Then follow me instructions. an you NARY Alleen