The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-01-10
EGYPTIAN PRINCESS
(Continued from page fourteen.)

&S#X& A1N1A P~oO
woman of noble race who. before
= coming Of the Egyptian, had been
'a powerful with the King and who
rs now madly jealous as h saw
III power disappearing before the IN
n nence Of the stranger.
One day Nitetis received a most
5ffiful letter from her mother in
xypt. Tanchot had been steadily
own more feeble in health since
= 8 departure of her sister. She still!
bought that Darius would n day
turn to claim her as his bride and
at she would live to be great and
hppy. But it was only too evident
rat she was afflicted with consump-
4nly her hope of once more seeing
Dc noble Persian kept her alive.
h sacred bull at Memphis had
He'd and the priests had found TO
*pther Apis to take its place. The
f~orebOded woe and wars for
xEgypt- Amasis had become blind
md urned Over the govern
men Of the country to Psamtik
The children Of Planes, a boy and n
who had been left by him in
The care Of Rhodopis, had been taken
by force from that refuge, h boy
Wandered and the girl imprisoned by
&Drder Of Psamtik. The Prince had in
XDQ1lVu LIN N1CCho NY NhiS dA4o lii
acts and had also aliena:ed the at
Of the Egyptians by many
acts Of tyranny. while by his vacillation
he had estranged from him all the
wisest and most powerful mobiles and
priests of the land.
81 Nit It's was thinking Of this sad let
ter as she sat that night at the great
feast to which Cambyses had hidden
her. Prince Rartia had Just return
cd frnYo q S3JccoCCf13 u-or a eaipSf a 70
bellious tribe and h King had prom
Used that, should he return from the
H~mp$ign successful, h emight ask
Of him any one favor he pleased.
Now at the feast the King demanded
what it was that Bartja wished. The
Prince, blushing. said that he would
like to be married. The King laughed
n said that it was high time. Bart
ia said that his love was fixed upon
a girl whom he q met in Egypt
At these words a great hope sprane
up in the breast of Nitetis-was il
Tanchot?-who else could it be? Then
the Prince said in a boyish way, look
ing down, that he desired to marry
Sanpho, the granddaughter OF
Rhodopis.
Nitetis was just lifting a golden
f1agon to her lips. AS she heard these
words which pronounced the doom
Of her sister her hand lost it's strength
and the golden beaker fell crashing to
the marble f1oor. The King looked al
her in amazenlent. Then a sudden
thought swept owe him and almost
blinded him. What could this emo
ton mean, thought he as he looked
upon the pale n distressed face oil
Nitetis, but that she loved Bartia? The
King stood with trembling lips and
convuEsively clasped hands. Nitetis
looked at him to claim indulgence
Int he dared not fr,,Cf hirocnIf <r
meet the Witchery of her Glance and
turning his head, said hoarsely, Lead
the women to their apartments
Roges. 1 10 not wish to see them
any more. Sleep well. my mother
and beware of feeding serpents in YOU,
breast. Sleep well, Egyptian, and pray
that the gods may give o a create,
power Of deception. Friends. tomor.
row a hunt. Ho: fill the wine cup
But taste it we'll for tonight l fea7
poison. Dost thou hear, Egyptian
poison. AS is we'll known, all poison
comes from Egypt" Nitetis stag
gered rather than walked from tn,
hall.
The gloating Boges saw her con
duct@1 to her palace in the hangins
gardens. Strict orders were given b.
the King that no one was to be ad
mitted to see her-even his mOthe
and sister were denied admittance
And now BOSeS put into execution NJ
plot. Nitetis's maid was named Man
dane. She had been brought up b.
one of the high priests, Oropastes, il
his household until he saw that hi:
brother Gaumata and the girl hat
fallen in love with each other.
Then he a sent Gaumata off t.
the wars and had procured Mandan,
employment in the royal household
where she a now become maid {,
abe Egyptian. Boges learned thas
Gaumata had secretly come to Baby
Ion to try and see Mundane. H,
sought him out and told him that n,
would orange for the desired inter
view. He saw ida and told he,
that that very night Gaumata would
be with her. She was TO he at .
certain window of the pavilion occu