The Washington times., 1919-04-27

over whom o. risht ne should have
Fuled. told Seti Of ny dOubts and
that when he travelled ne streets
he should be gnaFded by armed
men. But he only laughed and an
swered hat as the Hebrews had
failed % I'm him, he I'D not think
that any others would succeed.
MoFeoVeR. he believed there we're
no Egyptians IN ths land who Wonld
lift q sword against him, or put
poison IN his drink, whoever bade
then.
Now I must ten % the haDpen-
ngs 90 fauls. Pharaoh Mensptah
fingered but q few hours ana never
found his mind again before bis
Spirit nsW % Heaven. Thsu thers
was great mourning o. TIE land,
foF, n he va, not loved, Heneptah
was honorsd and feared. only
among the Israelltsg there vas
open Pejoieing, because be had
been their enemy and thelr pro-
phsts had foFetold that death vas
near to him They give Il Ous nat
he had been smitten Of Their God,
Which caused the Bgyptians q hate
them more thar ever.
There was doubt, too, and be-
WfldeFment IN Egypt, for though
his proclamation disinherIting the
Prince Sstf had been published
abroad. the people, ana especially
those who dWe1t IN the south, could
not understand why this should
have been done over q matter Of
the shepherd slaves who dWelt in
Goshen. indeed, had the Prince
but held Up his hand tens Of thou
sands would have rallied % his
standard. Yet this he refused 70
do, which astonished all the world,
who thought 1t marvellous that
any man should refuse q throne
which would have lifted him almost
70 the level of the gods. Indeed, to
avoid their imp0Rtunities he had
set out 90 once for Memphis, and
there remained hidden away during
the period % mourning for his
father. So 70 cane about that
Amenmeses succeeded with none TO
say him nay, since without her hus-
band Userti could not or would not
act
Altar the days Of embalmment
were accomplished the body Of
Pharaoh Meneptah was carried up
the Nile to be laid in his eternal
house, the splendid tnufH nat he
had made reai himself
IN the Valley of Dead Kings
az Thebes. To this great
ceremony the Prfhee Seti
was not hidden. lest. as
Baksnkh0nsa told me after
wards. his presence should
cause some rising in his IA
VOT, With or without his viii.
For this reason also the dead
god. as he was nam was
not suffered to rest at Mem
Phis On his last journey up
the Nile.
Disguised IS q nan o. the
people the Prince watched
his fathers body pass IN the
funeral barge guarded By
ShaVen, White-rObed priests,
the centre Of splendid pro-
eession. IN front went other
barges filed with soldiers and Oil
GERS Of state. Behind came the new
Pharaoh ard I'll The great ones Of
Egypt, while the sounds Of lamen-
tatiOn foated far over the Eace OF
the waters. They appeared, they
passed. they disappeared. and when
they had vanished Seti went q Ht-
tie, for IN his own fashion he loved
his father.
"Of what use Is Il to be q king
and named haf-diVine, Ana" he
said to me, seeing that the end Of
such gods as these Is the same as
that Of the beggar at the gate?"
This, Prince" answered, that
. king can do more good than q
beggaP while the breath - In his
nOstrils. and leave behind him q
great example to others"
"Or more harm, Ana Also the
beggaF can leave q great example,
that Of patience in aHlictiOn. Still,
IL were sure that should do moth
ing but good, then perhaps ] would
be a king. But ! have noted that
those who desire to do the most
good often work the greatest
harm"
(which. if followed out, would be
an argument for wishing to do eVi,
Prince
Not So" he answered, because
good triumph5 at the las. For
good Is truth and truth rules earth
and heaven"
Then it is clear. Prince, that
you should seek to be 4 t,ng."
Il win rem smbeF the argument,
Ana, II ever time brings me an Op-
portunity uRstained BY blood he
answered.
When the obsequies Of Pharaoh
were finished Amenmeses ret" -red
to Tanis, and there was crOw3ed as
Pharaoh. / attended this r-~at
ceremony, bearing coronation Us
Of certain royal ornaments vb'"h
the Prince sent to Pharaoh. 8 iGg
II was not fit that he, as 3 private
person, should wear them any
longer. These L presented to PhST-
aOh. who took them doUbtfIEy, de-
claring that he did not H1derS tand
the Prince Sets mind and actions.