The farmer and mechanic., 1911-01-10

dressed men. the chiefs Of the en-
bassv. In the forward part OF the
boat were twenty-four oarsmen OF
wonderful physical Development
naked except to loin-cloths con-
fined by straps rich is gems and en-
broidery of silver and gold.
Before the boat had come to fun
stop the Youngest Of the men under
the purple canopy sprang ashore. 4
murmer Of admiration arose from the
Ecrowd. The youth was Bartja, son
Of the late King of Persia, the great
Cyrus and brother of the present
King, Cambyses Thick. fair, golden
curls streamed from the blue and
white fillet which was wound around
his tiara; his blue eyes were full OF
/ life, happiness kindness, courage ana
even pride His noble face, upon
which was just beginning to appear
/ the soft down Of the coming beard,
would have been worthy of Greek
sculptor: his slender, muscular form
hetokened great strength and activity.
! The splendor Of his dress was
worthy Of his rank. A great star OF
diamonds and turquoises glittered III
the center Of his tiara; his upper gar
Iment of heavy white and gold bro
Icade, which fell below his knees, was
lconfined at the waist by sash Of
blue and white, the royal colors OF the
reigning house Of Persia. A short
u,
was incrusted with many a flashing
gem, hung at his side. His trousers
of gold brOcade were gathered in at
the ankles and reached to low, light
blue shoes Of leather. His powerful
arms, which his loose sleeves left bare,
were adorned with many costly and
jeweled bracelets and golden chain
hung about his neck.
After this young and beautiful
Prince there sprang ashore another
; young man. 8artja's cousin, Darius,
son Of IfNstapas vteo splendidly
dressed and showing in his looks and
, bearing the royalty of the race from
which he sprung. The third man was
old, with snoW-white hair, and in his
. dress there was mixture of the
, Lydian costume, WHICH showed he
! was not Of the country of his more
youthful companions. This stately yet
! benign old man was Croesus, the
:, dethroned King of Lydia, once the
most envied man Of his time and
whose name now, after the lapse Of
= more than 1000 years, is typical OF
! the Wealthiest OF mankind. His throne
and vast wealth vanished. he now re-
sided at the court Of his conqueror's
son, CambySes as his friend and
+ counsellor, and had been made one Of
a Ithe am mbassadOrs sent to bring back
: an Egyptian Princess for his masters
; bride.
: Other mobiles and their retainers
! landed from the fleet Of boats which
. one after the other discharged their
living freight at the foot Of the stone
I steps, among them Gyges, the son OF
+ Croesus, a pale and slender youth who
: had been dumb from his fourth year
! but whose speech had been restored &c
q him by the fear he felt for his fathe,
!. upon the dreadful day when the Per.
4 slams swarmed over the walls Of
; Sardes, the glittering I.ydian capital
p.S~
n steps to meet his noble visitors, his
= stern, sallow face striving to assum.
= a look of pleasant welcome. and tn,
a dignitaries who followed him bent tt
+ the ground before the Persians. L
y took eight boats in all to bring t.
the steps Of Sais the members Of tn,
O Persian embassy. their retainers ant
r. their baggage It was a right roya
) EN- bassy as became one great King t.
, send to another.
q The Prince Psamtik. who received
., in his fathers stead the envoys Of tn,
h Persian monarch, was a Gloomy man
g completty under the domination 0
= the priests who never had forgot tha
-s Amasls had risen to the imperial pow
n er from the position of common
4. soldier. or at least Of military office
l. of inferior rank. Their hearts wer
It back with the dethroned Hophra an,
le his vanished dynasty and they sough
l. TO pend the new dynasty OF Amasis t
N their WILL as they could not destroy j,
l. Amasis had welcomed the Greeks
n had confirmed to them their occupa
ID tion Of Naucratis which stood Uhar
m now stands Alexandria, and had in
I'd augurated policy Of Intercourse wifi
the other civilized nations of the uor,
re which was far from pleasing to thos
ne stern hierophants who. guardians }
1e the eternal secrets of Isis and Osiri.
AS would shut up the land Of Egypt from
1g the contamination OF foreign ideas an
e. foreign gods.
as or all men Prince Psamtik hate
ts phanes the Athenian, commander .
ne the royal bodyguard of Greek marc.
aries. This Phanes had been sant >
r cyprus after Psamtik had made
n faiiure of an expedition and had con