The farmer and mechanic., 1911-01-10

frs. of the, series of brilliant fo:1.iHsc7
through the medium OF Which srtOfso
EIers clothed with flesh the uis ooueo
,c IEeyptoiogy and infused life IniO tIio
mummy OF arc theological roaesIrtn.
Ebers was d profound scholar ana his
researcfes and discoveries were OF IN
cs.iuiahie value 10 Egyptoiosy. I'ul
he desired that the results Oh ms
labcra should not remain confined 10 I
the narro., circle Of learned societies
and the cult of scholars. He wanted
to bring the Egypt OF far ancient days
face to face with the world or To-Day. :
He saw Il way of doing this by means
OF fic ton and, being the rare Pneno-
menOn q savant who could NT1Uc
Iomances, he gave the world ms
series OF Egy sjtian stories believing. as
he said. that the public would be
grateful 10 u scholar who did not DIS !
tlain to make them acquainted with |
the results OF his labor in the form
which is most attractive to them
The great popularity which his rO-
nance at once attained and which mas
continued to attend them proves that
he was not mistaken.
A great crowd had assembled in
the harbor of Sais. Egyptians or
b, tn sexes and of every rank stood
close together at the edge OF the
water Soldiers and mechants in
white garments bordered with fringes
the length Of which was determined
by the rank Of the wearer mingled
in the crowd Of muscular men. naked
except for their loin-cloth, the usual
garment Of the common people.
Naked and screaming children fought
and struggled with each other to OBJ
tain better place, and mothers wear
ing short cioaks held aloft their little
ones in order that they might get a
view OF the spectacle which all had
come out to see, the arrival Of the
ambassadors from the great King Of
Persia, Cambyses. who had come to
demand from the Pharaoh. Amasis
the hand Of his daughter in marriage
for their royal master.
4 great number Of dogs and cats
fought at the feet of the eager spec
tators, who moved cautiously to avoid
stepping upon these animals, sacred
in the Egyptian religion. Constabies,
armed with long slaves the metal
knobs of which bore the name Of the
King of Upper and Lower Egypt, took
special care that no one should be
pushed into the swollen river, whose
waters, at this time OF flood, washed
the walls of Sais.
On the broad stone steps lined with
rows of sphinxes and leading down
to the river was a different class CT
people. The chief priests sat there
in their long, white robes. motionless
upon benches of stone. There also
sat the chief judge, conspicuous by
his headdress of ostrich feathers and
the amulet of emerald which hung
by a golden chain upon his breast,
The higher officers Of the army stood
on the steps clad in colored coats Of
mail and carrying short swords in
their belts. A division of the royal
bodyguard stood on the right Of the
steps. They were armed with battle
axes, bows and arrows, daggers and
large shields. On the left of the steps
ta,ii 20 orA Of anIy
mercenaries, those soldiers upon whom
the Emperor Amasis depended largely
for his power and safety. The Greeks
were clad in Ionic armor. had swords
at their sides and carried in their
hands long spears with shining, sharp
points.
AT the head OF the steps were two
colossal statues, seated. with theil
stern and mysterious faces turned to-
ward the river. In front OF them
upon a chair Of solid silver, sat the
emperor's son. Prince Psamtik, in {
close fitted colored coat woven Will
gold. He was surrounded by throns
OF courtiers and court officials carry
Ing slaves tipped with ostrich feathers
and bearing golden lotus flowers il
their hands. The populace shouted
screamed surged about and gave un
mistakable signs OF impatience. Blu
the guards upon the steps of ston
and the group of royal officials col
lected about their prince gave no sig1
OF life or motion. Silent, stern, i'm
passabie as the great statues whicl
lowered above them, they sat or stoo,
as If they, too, had been carved from
solid stone. looking graveiy an,
steadily at the river.
Now the blue and purple sails wer
visible coming up the Nile from tn
sea above the vessels which bore tn
embassy Of the great Cambyses A
the first boat stopped at the iandin
the fOVai trumDoter h1oW Ions
piercing blast. The first vessel wa
long and narrow and richly gilt, it
PROV running up until it ended in tn
semblance Of the head and bill Of
hawk. A golden pavilion with a pu,
pie roof was upon the deck and uu
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