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THE ENTERRISE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1880.
CLEOPATRA.
'.Being an Account of th Fall and
Vengeance of Harmachis, the '
Royal Egyptian,
AS SET FOSTH BY HIS (WI ROD.
By H. Rider Hagcard,
Author of King Solomon1, Mine,"
i " She," Allart Quatermaln,"
Rto Eto., Eta.
utnM by aTOHOtZ efts OATOIT VTOOD
TOU ant tavmnuan.
CHAPTER. VL
OF TUB IHITIATIOII OF HAjlaACHIg; Of BIS
! Tmrami or ni. vAnsuia to th oitt that
un hs ruACt orosATR; arbov in
; BSObAJuma or ibis, tri HMniwn.
, -Wn HII.CNI'R
' parted into the (brine
f his. Dark It wai
i and bare only the
feeble light from the
Uap Rleamed faint.
fy upon to sculpt
ured w&Us, where, In a
hundred effliries, the
Bely Mother Molded
tbe Holy Child. The
- Priest elosed the doors
end bolted them.
"Ooce again," he said, "art
hAa mAw U 1.1-Ml
Tif "One again," I answered, "I
sm ready." Be spoke no more; but, having
JUfted np bis hands in prayer, led me to tbe
.center of the Holy, end with a swift motion
.pnt out tbe lamp.
"Look Wore thee, O Harmachla!" he
cried; and bis voice sonnded hollow In the
solemn place,
1' I (razed and sstv nothing. But from the
niche that is high in the wall, wherein Is
hid the ssored symbol of the God
dess, on which few may look, there
came a sound as of the rattling
rods of the sistrum. And as I listened,
awestruck, behold! 1 saw the outline of
the symbol drawn as with Are upon the
blackness of the air. Above my bead It
' hung, and rattled while It bung. And as it
turned, dearly I saw the face of the Mother
Isis that is graven on the one side, and sig
nifies unending birth, and the face of her
holy sister, Nephthys, that is graven on tbe
ther, and signifies the ending of all birth
la death.
Slowly it turned and swung as though
some mystic dancer trod the sir above me
an d shook it in her hand. But at length the
light went out, and tbe rattling ceased.
Then of a sudden the end of tbe chamber
became luminous, snd in that white light I
beheld picture after picture. I saw the
ancient Nile rolling through deserts to the
sea. There were no men upon it banks. I
th.o3. .MrjLXZJr. I
tFlJi
lonely face, and monstrous brutos plunged
and wallowed in bis waters. Tbe sun sunk
io majesty behind the Libysn Desert and
stained the waters red; tbe mountains
towered up towsrd the silent sky; but in
mountain, desert and river there was no
sign of human Ufa And tben 1 knew that I
saw tbe world ss it had been before man
was. and a terror of ita loneliness entered
my soul
Tbe picture paued and another rose np in
its place. Once again I saw the banks of
Blbor, and oa them crowded wild-faced
creatures, partaking of the nature of the
' ape more than of the nature of mankind.
They fought and slew each other. The wild
bird sprang up In affright as the Are leapt
from reed huts given by fbemen's hands to
flame and pillage. Tbey stole and rent and
murdered, dashing out the brains of chil
dren with axes of stone. And, though no
voice told me, I knew tbat I saw man as be
wo tens of thousands of years ago wben
first he marched across the earth.
Tet another picture. Once again I aaw
tbe banks of Sibor; but on tbem fair cities
bloomed like flowers. In and out tbeir,
gates went men and women, snd laden
asses passing to and fro from wide, well-!
tilled lands. But I aw no guards or armies,
and no weapons of war. All was wisdom
prosperity and peace. And, while I won
. dered, a glorious figure, clad In raiment
that shone a, flame, came front the gates of
a shrine, snd the sound of musle went be
fore and followed after bim. He mounted
an ivory throne which was set in s market-
place facing the water, and as tbe sun set
called all tbe multitudes to prayer. With
one voice they prayed, bending in adora
tion. And I understood that herein was
shown the reign of the God, on earth, which
was long before tbe dftys of Menes
A change came over the dream. Bill,
the same fair city, but other men
men with greed and evil on tbeir
faces who fasted the bonds of righteous
doing, and set tbeir hearts on sin. The
evening came; the glorious figure mounted
tbe tbrooe and called to prayer, but none
Dowea themselves in adoration.
"We are aweary of thee!" tbey cried.
"Make Evil King! Slay him J slay him!
and loose tbe bonds of Evil! Mske Evil
King!"
Mightily uprose the glorious shape, gat
ing with mild eyes upon those wicked ones.
"Ye know not what ye ask," he cried;
"but as ye will, so be It! For if I die, by
me shall ye once again, after much travail,
find a path to tbe Kingdom of Good !"
Even as be spoke a form, foul and hidooua
to behold, leapt upon him. cursing, slew
him, tore him limb from limb, and amidst
the clamor of the people sot himself upon
the throoe and ruled. But a shape whose
face was vailed passed down from Beavea
oa shadowy wings, and with lamentations
tratharad up the rent fragments of tbe Be
ing. - A moment she bent herself upon
jtaem, then lifted np her hands sad wept.
And as she wept, heboid I from her sides
. shore sprang a warrior armed and with a
face Uke the face of Ba (the sun) at noon.
With a shoot he, tbe Avenger, hurled him
self npon the monster who bad usurped the
throne,' and tbey elosed In haute, and strug
gling ever hi a straight embrace, passed up
ward to the skies.
Tben eaase picture after picture. I saw
power and peoplea dad In various robe
and speaking many tongues. I saw them
MM and pass and pass In millions loving,
bating, straggling, dying. Bom few war
happy and some had woe stamped npoa
CiOif faces; but moat bore not the seal of
happiness nor of wee, bat rather of pa
tience. And ever a they passed from age
th ago, high above la to beaveae the
a ranger wogui oa wita to jctu Thing,
while the scale of victory swung new here,
MOW there; hot neither conquered, nor was
it given so me to know how the haul
And I andersiood that what I had hebsll
was th holy vtawa of thaetragfl
the Good sad lb Evil powers. Ii
saaa sm tiaatti vtas, aw, this Wh are
above Uok arts' an hia and swase aewa
aim to auk hiss toot end happy, lor th
tw thiags or so thing. But sua rv
toraed again to We wicked way, and thaw
sad the bright spirit of Seed, who kief an
called Osiris, bat Wa tat essay
if m
a, t ..... -1 i l
.
II
offer himselt up for the evil doing of tbe
race that bad dethroned him. And from him
and the Divine Mothe r,of whom all nature is
prang another spirit who is the Protector
of us on earth, as Qslris Is our justlfler in
Amenti. . . ' .. ' ;
For this Is the mystory of the Osiris. .,
Of a sudden, as I saw tbe visions, these
things became clear to me. The mummy
cloths of symbol and' pf ceremony that
wrap Orlsis round foil from him, and I un
derstood jhe secret of religion.
The ploture passed, and once again the
Priest, my guide, spoke to me . .
. "Hast thou understood, Bsrmachis, those
lilugs which It hath been granted thee to
lOOl" r
"T h n o," I said. "Are the rites ended I"
- "Nay, they are but begui: That which
fallows must thou endure alone I Behold,
I leave thee, to return at tbe morning
light .Onoe more I warn tbee that which
thou shalt see few may look upon and live.
In all my days have I known but three who
dared to face this dread hour, and of those
three at dawn but one was found alive. My
self, I have not trod this path. It Is too high
lor me.y
"Depart," I- ssldi "my soul is atblrst for
knowledge. I willdare it."
Be laid his bead upon my head and
blessed me. He went. J heard the door
shut to behind him, the echoes of his foot
steps slowly died away. Then 1 felt that I
was alone, alone in the Holy place with
things which are not of the earth., Silence
fell -silence deep and black as the darkness
which was around me. Tbe silence foil; It
gathered as the cloud fathored on the face
of the moon that night when, a lad, I prayed
upon tbe pylon towers It gathered denser
and yet more denso till it seemed to creep
into my heart and call aloud therein; for
utter silence has voice that is more terri
ble tban the voice of any cry. I spoke; the
echoes of my words came back upon me
from tbe walls and seemed to beat me down.
The stillness was lighter to endure tbsu an
echo such as this. What was I about to
seel Should I die, even now, in the fullness
of my youth and strength I Terrible were
the warnings tbat had been given to ma I
was fear-stricken, and bethought me that I
would fly. Fly I fly whitherf Tbe temple
door was barred ; I could not fly. I was
alone with the Godhead, alone with tbe
power that I had invoked. Nay, my heart
was pure my heart was pure! I would
face the terror that was to come, even
though I died. '
"Isis, boly Mother," 1 prayed, "Ills!
Spouse of Heaven, corns onto me, be with
me now. I faint I be with me now."
And then I knew that things were not as
things had been. The sir around me began
to stir, it rustled as the wings of eagles, it
took Ufa Bright eyes gased open me,
strange whispers shook my aouL Dp, a
the darkness were bars of light Tbey
changed and Intercast ged, tbey moved to
and fro and wove mystio symbols which I
could not read. Swifter and swifter flew
that shuttle of the light; tbe symbols
grouped, gathered, faded, gathered yet
again, faster and still more fast, till my
eye, could, no more count tbem. Now I
was afloat upon a sea of glory; it surged
and rolled, as the ocean rolls; it tossed me
- Glory was piled
on glory, sp.endor heaped on splendor's
head, and I rode above it alL
Soon the lights began to pale in tbe roll
ing sea of air. Great shadows shot scross
It, lines of darkness pierced it and rushed
together on it breast, till at length I only
was a shape of flame set like a star on tbe
bosom of immeasurable night Bursts of
awful musio gathered from far away. Miles
and miles awsy I heard them, thrilling
faintly through the gloom. On tbey came,
nearer and more near, lender and more
loud, till tbey swept, past above, below,
around me, swept on rushing pinions, Uni
fying and enchanting ma Tbey floated by.
ever growing fainter, till they died in spsce.
Then others came, and no two were akiu. I
Some rattled as ten thousand Intra shaken ,
all to tune. Borne rang from tbe braien I
throats of unnumbered clarion a. ftwae I
pealed with a loud, sweet chant vt voices
that were mors tbaa human; and some i
roiled along la the slow thunder of a million ;
drums. Tbey paased; their note were lost i
In dying echoes ; and the awful silence oucu ,
more pressed in npon me and overcame me.
The strength within me began to hi, I
felt my life ebbing at it springs. Death
drew near to me, and hia shape wss Si
lence. He entered at my heart, entered
with a sense of numbing cold; but my
brain was still alive, I could yet think. I
knew that I waa drawing near tbe confines
of tbe dead. Nay, I was dying fast and on,
tbe horror of it I I strove to pray and could
not; there wa no more time for prayer.
One struggle and the stillness crept into my
I saw TB wonu as it had am Kroaa
ma waa
brain. Tbe terror paasai; an unfathom
able weight of leep pressed me down. I
wss dying, I wss dying, and thea I was
dead nothingness !
A change life come back to me, but be
tween the new life and th Ufa tbat had
been was a gulf and difference. Once more
I stood la the darkness of tbe shrine, but it
blinded me no mora. It wo clear oa the
light of day, although It was still black I
stood; and yet It wa not I who stood, but
rather my epirttnal part, for at my feet lay
my dead self. There It lay, rigid and still, a
stamp -of awful calm sealed npon it face
while I gased oa It
And oa I gas filled with wonder, I was
caught np oa tb Wing of Flame snd
whirled away I away! faster tbaa tbe bght
nmg flash. Down I feU, through depths of
empty space, set here and ther with glit
tering crown of stars. Down for tea
million miles snd teoAiroes tea million, till
at length I hovered ever a plaos of soft, a
changing light, whereia were Temples, Pal
aces and Abodes, such ss no msa ever saw
la the wildest vision of hi aleea. Thrv
were built of Flame, and they were bunt of
Blackness. Thetr spires pierced np and sp;
their great eoorUstmcbedarouBiL Even
I sweat-ad they changed eontiaaany to
snasTsx waa, waa aaat naeaaM Maekne-a,
whatwa blackness hecaaa flama. Her
wa th Bash of aryetal. awl -'ere the
of geawahoaeeveathroocl: mcIott
reli aroaad the dtr which I m th
flaea of Death. There wera trees, sad
thssr voiease tbey ractled wss the votes of
th era wss air, and a It blew he
areata waa th sobbing Bate of son g.
. Shapes, changing, mysterious, wonderful,
rushed up to met me and bore me down
till I seemed to stand npoa another earth.
. "Who comes I", cried a great voice.
"barmachis," answered the Shapes that
changed continually "Harmachis, who
hath been summoned from tbe earth to
look npon the face of Hen, tbat Was, and
Is, and Shall Be. Harmachis, Child ot
Earth I"
"Throw buck tbe Gates and open wide the
Doors I" pealed the awful voioe. "Throw
back the Gates and open wide the Doors.
Seal unfits lips in silence, lest hi voice jsr
npon tbe harmonies of heaven; take away
his sight, lest he sea tbat which may not be
seen, and let Harmachis, who hath been
summoned, pass dowu tho path that leads
to the place of tbe Unc... ;lng. Pass on,
Child of Earth; but, before itiou goest, look
up that tbou mayest learn how far thou art
removed from earth."
I looked up. Beyond tbe glory "ttat
shone about tbe city was black night, and
high on its bosom twinkled one tiny star.
"Behold the world that thou host left"
said the voice, "behold and tremble."
Then my lips and eyca were touched and
sealed with silence and with darkness, so
tbat I was dumb and blind. . And tbe gates
rolled back, the doors swung wide, and 1
wae swept Into the city that is fa the place
of Death. Swiftly 1 was swept J know not
whither, till st length 1 stood npon my feet
A gala the same voice pealed s
"Draw, the vail of blackness from his
eyes, unseal the silence on his Up,, that
Hannaclii, Child of Earth, may see, bear
and undorstand, and muse adoration at tbe
shrine of Her, that Was, and Is, and Bball
Be."
And my hps and. eye were touched onoe
more, ao that my .sigh and speech eame
back. . ,
Behold I I stood within a hall of blackest
marble, so lofty tbat scarce even la the rosy
light could my vision reach the ' great
groins ef the root Mask) waded about its
apace, end ail ad own its leagth stood
winged spirits fashioned la Jlvfhg flame, end
such was the brightness of their forms tbat
1 could not look thereon. In its center was
an altar, small sad square, Snd I stood be
fore the empty altar. Then again tb voice
cried:
"O Thou that hast been, art, and shalt be;
Thou who, having many names, art yet
without n name; Measurer of Tune; Guar
dian of tbe Worlds, and tb Baoea that
dwell thereon; Universal Mother born of
Nothingness; Creatrix uncreated; Living
Splendor without form, living Perm with
out Substance, Servant ef the Io visible;
Child of Law; Bolder of the Scale and
Sword of Fate; Vessel of Life, from whom
ail Life Is, te whom it again Is gathered;
Rcoorder of Thiags Done; Eseeator of
Decrees sear I Harmachis, tbe Egyptian,
who by Thy will hath been summoned
from tbe earth, wait before Thine Altar,
with ears unstopped, with eye ensealed,
and with sn open heart Hear and de
scend! Descend, O Many-shaped I De
acon! m Flame 1 Descend in Bound ! De
scend in Spirit! Bear and Descend I'! .
Tbe voice ceased and there wae ileace.
Presently, moved thereto by I know not
what, I raised my eyes from between my
bands wherewith I bad covered tbem, and
I saw banging over tbe altar a small dark
cloud, in and out of which a fiery serpent
climbed. '
Tben all tbe Spirit clad la flame fell upon
the marble floor, and with a load voice
adored ; bit what they said I could not un
derstand. Behold 1 tbe dark cloud eamc
down and rcnt-d on tbo Altar, the Serpent
of Are atretcbed itself toward .me; oad
whh its forky toogus touched me on the
forehead and was gone. From within the
cloud a voioe, sweet and low and cWar,
spoke in heavenly accents:
"Depart, ye Ministers, leave me with my
servant whom I have summoned."
Tben like arrows rushing from a bow the
flame-dad Hoi fit leaped from tbe gronsd
and sped sway.
"O, Harmarhls," said the voice, "be not
afraid. I am She whom tboo doal know as
bis ot tbe Egyptians; but what els I am
strive not tbou to learn it is beyond thy
strength. For I am ail things, all life is I
my spirit, sil Nature is my ru.mi-nt lam
tbe laughter of tbe child, I am tbe maidoa s
love, I am tb mother's kiss, I sm tb Child
and Servant of the Invisible that is t.l.
tbat 1 Law, that is Fste though niywlf J
be not God and Fate and Law. Worn wind
blow and oceans roar upon th faceof EarU
thou bearest my voice; wben tbou gain,
on the starry firmament tbou sect -my
countenance; wtjm the spring blooms out
in Bowers, tbat la my smile, Uarmacbia.
For I am nature's self, and all her ,U;m
ar ebapes of Me. I breathe In all ti it
breathes. I wax and wane iutbecbanvtlul
moon. I grow nod gather la tb ti.ics I
rise with tbe Sun. I flash with thu lulit-
ning and thunder in the storm. Notaiog
is too great for the measure of my majesty,
nothing Is so small that I can not find a
home therein."
1 bowed my bead I could not spcaa, fur
I wa fear-smitten.
"Faithfully hast tbou served me, O my
servant" went on tbe low, sweet voice;
"greatly hast tbou longed to be brouitbt
face to face with Me here ia Amenti; and
greatly bast tbou dared to accomplish that
aeeir. tor u is ao smell thing to cast off
the tabernacle of the flesh, and, before the
appointed tun, if only for aa hour, putoa
tb raiment of tbe spirit And greatly, O J
werimut, uava a, van, arairea to look on
tbee here where I am. For tbe Gods love
those who love them, but with a wider and
deeper love, and nnder On who is a far
from Me as I am from tbee, mortal, I am a
God of Gods. Therefore I have caused thee
to be brought hither, Harmachis; and
therefore I speak to tbee, my servant, and
bid tbee common with M now face to
face, as tboo didst commune tbat night
npoa tbe Tempi towers of Aboutbis. For
I was there with the, Harmscfaia, aa I wss
la tea thousand other world. It was I, O
Harmachis, who bud th lotus ia thy hoad,
giving thee tbe sign which tboo didst seek.
For tboo art of the kingly blosd of those
who served Mc from age te age. And if
thou dost not fail thoa shalt sit a poo that
kingly throne and restore my ancient wor
ship ia It parity, and sweep my temples
from their defllemeata. But if thoa dost
fail, thea shall Isis become but a memory
ia Egypt"
Tb voice paused, and, gathering np my
strength, at length I spoke aloud.
Tell ma, OHoly," I said, "shall I thea
fail I"
"Ask Ms aot" answered tbe vofee, "that
which it tenet lawful that I should answer
thea. Perchance I eaa read that which
shall befall tbee, pneaaace it doth not pieeM
me so to read. What eaa it profit th W
vine, that hath all time weema to await the
issasa, te be aaywr So look spoa the biotwotn
that 1 not blown, hat Welch, lying a seed la
the bososs of tee earth, ball aloes ia M
aaaaoal Know, Harssarbla, that I d aot
snap th Future; the Fstare le te thee sad
aot te Ma, lor it la bors of Law aad of th
ntleereainedef laasrUM, Yet art m
tree to act Ihstebs, and shea sbate wiser
thoa shalt fad according thy atreagth
aad the misnrs of Shy heart' parity.
Thiee be th baraaa, O Hamachia, a thin
m taa sweat statu he a glory rth
Little do I rack af the Asaee, 1 w ana hat
IholfittBtarer What a written.. Vow hear
aevdUweyawBl I he wtutase,nryserraat
wa?eTOMaasaBwrkwtakea
way. vhongh by sat it may hast to
thee. Bemembertben tnis: If tbou dost
triumph, great shall be guerdon; if thoa
jdost fail, heavy iodsed shall he thy funisb
ment both in tbe flesh and la the land that
thou callcst Amenti. Tet this for thy com
fort; shame and sgony shall no be eter
nal. For, however deep tbe fall 'from
righteousness, if but repentance holds the
heart, there Is a path a stony and a cruel
path whereby the height may be climbed
again. Let it not be thy lot to follow It,
Harmachis! And now, because thou hast
loved me, my servant and, wandering
through the maie of fabl, wherein men
lose themselves upon the earth, mistaking
tbe substance for tbe spirit and tbe altar
for the God, bast yet grasped a dew of
Truth the Many-faced and because I love
thee and look on to the day that, perchance,
shall come when thou shalt dwell blessed
in my light and in the doing -of my holy
tasks because of this, I say, it shall be
given to then, O Hermaehia, to look upon
the face of Isis even aato the eyes of tbe
Messenger, and not die she death. JtduUr1
The sweet voice ceased; the dark oloud
upon tbe altar changed It grew white, it
shone, and seemed at length to take the
shrouded shape of woman. Then the golden
snakes crept from Its heart oaea more, and,
like a living diadem, twined itself about tbo
cloudy brows.
Now suddenly tbe vapors burst and
melted, and with my eyes I saw tbst Glory,
at th very thought of which my spirit
faint. Bnt what ISaWit tenet lawful to
utter. For, though 1 have been bidden to
write what I have written of this matter,
perchance that record may remain, there
on have I tx-c f wsrned-y, even now, after
these msuyyimr. I saw, and what Issw
can not be iiuugined; for there are Glories
and there kre stupes which are beyond the
reach of man's Imagination, I saw then,
with tbe memory of that sight stsmped for
ever on my heart, my spirit failed me, and I
sank down before the Glory.
And as I fell. It soemed tbat the great ball
, burst open and crumbled into flukes of flro
around ma Then there won a sound ss tbe
sound of worlds rushing down the caUiracte
of Time and I knew no more I
to si coxtisi;bo.1
RECENT EVENTS.
Tnc losses In Pooosylvanla alone, from tb
flood, of May to June 1, amounted to 130,
000,000 and flJOO Uvea.
A nicisr cargo of Java sugar, landed at
Philadelphia, was infested with swarms of
sugai-fleas resembling potato-bogs, and in
flicting a sting like a bee's.
A saint and stone building ia Chicago,
weighing 8,000 tons, and filled with ten
ants, wa lately raised twal ve Inches by t,
O00jackscrews,plsced on waxed ways aad.
moved fifty feet
Jons H. rTtusATT lately had his Life In
sured at Baltimore. In the application
blank ba wrote opposite tho question ss to
tb cans of tbe death of hie mother I "She
was murdered by the United States Govern
ment" AaaAssrlngwasscat from Germany to
a Nsw Yorker the other day, which wa
teiied by tbe customs officers. The tax. due
to tbe Government was three cent, sad It
cost tbe United State ometbii.g like 115
to collect tbat sum.
, Wao ever beard of a ebeese mlnel Tet
one has been discovered at Palmyra, Wi.
It Isn't precisely a mine; in fsct, being a
Urge quantity of cheese whioh wss buried
many year, ago beneath a factory and
there in some manner forgotten.
It Is said that hundred, of colored men liv
ing In North Carolina, owing to tbe low
wage, tbty receive, are thinking of emi
grating to Wettern, Nortbwesiera and
(Southwestern Ststes. Since last fall, it I
reported, t least 15.000 colored men have
emigrated from tbe State.
Tna Amateur Society of Photographers
of KewTorkbasbeea tendered s floe Uk-
srsof Dagnerre, tbe gift of tbe Pans
society. It bss been accepted, snd soon
will be sent over to tbis country, where It
will adorn tbe room, of tbe society and
give inspiration to tb many young wors
en, i
To wits woo bsv so long msde tb
United States navy tbe target of their ar
rows can now let fly a few shaft, at tbe
English men of-wsr. During the recent re
view three of tbeir ftnest ironclads were so
disabled tbat tbey bsd to be laid up for ex
tensive repairs, and several others were
more or less damaged. . -
GneAT fields of asphaltum have been dis
covered in Utah and Wyoming Territories,
U. S. One field near Vernial, U. T,
contains seven hundred thousand tons of
asphalt This ssnbalt wss formerly crude
petroleum, wbk-b, escaping from natural
openings in the ground, flowed into tbe plains
There it now lies and there dried.
A cossioxHKxr of silk and first-crop tea,
occupyingsixteencara, arrived in New York
recently from Yokohama, via steamship to
Vancouver, B. C, and transcontinental rail
route to New Tork. The tital distance was
nearly 8,000 miles, snd it took twenty-one
days to accomplish It Including a delay of
about one day In loading on tbe cars at Van
couver. Tnc largest brook trout ever caught on
this continent wss landed recently st Spring
Creek, K. T. Tbe fish weighed six pounds
and two ounces, and its proportion were
perfect This is one ef tbe species of brown
trout tbe spawn of which wss imported
from Germany and received at the New
Tork Stxte Hatchery on February 18, l1,
so that ita t$e eaa not be more than between
Ave and six years.
ODD OCCURRENCES,
At Waterloo, 5. T, aa economical man
sad. womaa recently, married bad tbeir
honeymoon trip on a merry-go-round, at a
total expense of only five dollars.
Ix one neighborhood In Dakota lately there
were only two mdfer matches to go around
among twelve families, and person were
detailed to build fire and keep tbem allv
sight and day until a supply could be bad.
As a result of a movement started by
some fun-loving youths, every man In Syl
vaaia, Ga., sow wear hi hair cioscjy
clipped and a whiskers or mustscbe.
Those who wouldn't agree to share were
forced into barber'scfaair aad mad to sub
salt to tbe operation.
Foa twenty-eight year a resident of
Silver Creek, Micti, ha owned two mare
which were half-sisters and were marked
Just alike. Tkeywar both killed recently
by the saase stroke of light in g. aad after
their twenty-etgst yeare of ervto together
rested ia th Sam grave.
A wax who went to pick berries near
Bear Lake, Pa, th other way was found
oat hoar later lying oath grass aaoms
sdous, with a kuaw ewsUeawek fateod
to hi trousers. Tbe saak waa killed aad
th soaa revived with moid water. He had
I beea biusa, yet be wa affeesrd tost aa
Jf he had be aatil his finder talked kirn out
ef iv. , , .
WavusaAAiftuLIM asfle out oa the
wart fro Dag reU, Cal a conductor aaw
pigeea flying around a though hunting
for water, at tried wai times to catch
ht, bet when ctos the stxd would sly swaw.
Havlag a small rifle alewg; ho crippled aw
wlac, wbea bo dUeerared that It wa a
enter plfC, Bearing a lor letter k a
nam aaiil tied te the right wiag, dated New
Vorh aad direoud to a young lady ia Ban
"CLEOPATRA.",
H. Elder Haagard'a latest Novel A Wea
devftd Story, and Conceded by Critic, to
Be HI Beat-It Will ghortly Be Fnb
lUhed m TBI Paper.
H. Elder Haggard, while one of the
youngest of the English novelists, Is by no
means tbe lesst famoua. In fact, for strik
ing originality, strength of plot, power and
beauty of narration, be stands foremost
among the great writer of the day. The
extraordinary sale of his work attest in
an undupu table way his Immense populari
ty among the reading publio wherever the
English language Is spoken; to say nothing
of tb fact that tbey have been translated
into nearly all of the foreign languages.
There are few people in this country who
have not read "She," "ess," or "King
Solomon's Mines," bene the announcement
ot styi another story from Mr. Haggard's
pea can not but awaken the Liveliest antlci
patioos of pleasure among all lover of tbe
beet serial fiction. "Cleopatra," Mr. Bag
gard's Latest and (the critic say) his best
story, and which will shortly be begun in
these columns, is, in fact, an historical ro
mance of ancient Egypt Cleopatra, one of
tho most famous women of either ancient
or modern times, Is, of course, the central
character of the story, while Antony, scarce
ly leas prominent a an historio figure, I
a 1m on important personage - in the
tale. But it Is around Egypt's won
drous Queen, a woman ia whom th
world has never lostttexuterpst, that Mr.
Haggard ha woven a romance ao fanciful
that tbe never-to-be-forgotten fairy tales of
childhood pale before Its daxxling splendor,
its weird mystene oad it vivid picturing.
"She," which did more to win Mr. Haggard
nam snd fame than all hi previous works,
and which stands olmst unsurpassed
among tbe spectacular stories of the day,
is not superior to "Cleopatra" ia ita Ori
tftal gorgeossaesa ; while la saany re
spects th latter a far ssperter piece of
literary work. But what Surprises, well
a delight, the reader of Cleopatra," i
tbe amount of historio lor itcontalas, and
which muat have cost Its author years of
research and study. Indeed, la the dedica
tion of the work to his mother, who, it seems,
is also an Egyptian scholar of much learn
ing, Mr. Boggard hint at the vast amount
of Labor which he wa compelled te perform
In gathering the materials for bis story. The
same attentive labor and research is also
continued and carried out in the illustra
tion by Orieffenbagen, Who has msde a life
study ef Egyptian lore, aad whose splendid
ly artist t and elasskal pictures for this
story have beea redrawa and adapted for
newspaper ns by one of the moot compe
tent artists la the West
Briefly stated, "C3eoaatr" 1 supposed to
b a translation from three relle of papyri
found m th eofflu of a mummy who existed
in Cleopatra' days snd who was himself
tbe hero of this tale. This mummy, known
m life as Harmachis, was held by tbe native
priest, of Egypt to be s direct descendant
of tbe ancient Pharaohs, and figured as the
Leader in a conspiracy to overthrow the
bated Queen. Instead of slaying her, as
bad been plotted, Harmachis falls a victim
to bar witcheries and for a brief period
plays th part of a favored lover. He is,
however, soon east aside, when, being en
raged at inch treatment, he works out a
secret vengeance which result in the ruin
ef Cleopatra and her favored Antony. This
is, of course, but tbe barest hint at th plot
ef the story, but enough, we treat, to give
those who are familiar with Mr. Haggard's
work an idea of tbe treat in store for tbem
wbea tbey come to a perusal of this, hi
Latest sad best piece of romantic fiction.
As staled before, it will shortly be begun
In these columns and given in liberal in
stallments antil completed. We bespeak
for it a hearty welcome at tbe bands of our
readers snd at the same tlm congratulate
tbem that we have been able to secure this
jartainly wonderful and charming tale.
AN ACCOMPLISHED LIAR. , '
ITow Paale-MMl-SclsuH-, Kdllor Fonled s
Toung Xady,
A y.nrkful n-Mriaper friond of mine
writes U.c CLvflgo Journal's sidewalk
strollL-r, voo u so fond of tiio pastime ol
guying" bl, ucquaiutanccs that bo fre
qucntly verges upon pure fabrication, da
livered himself la.;t night of a piece of aa
ducity so monstrous that the recollection ol
it even now eucl.ams my attention and re
fuvstobn dismissed A lively litllepurlj
of eve Or six hod gathoiod In tho parloi
after dinner, nod. after running a gamut ol
other subjects, the conversation had turned
npon newspapers. Among other things,
It is my youthful f. -kind's duty to clip from
me "exc usnges 'every day a column of w.t
tlciim of various length and grade, of ex
cellence, and select the bnt of them for
publication, under s suiublo headline In his
paper next nioniiug. It v.-as with a happy
knowledge of this in view tbat one of the
company, a bright nml .it tractive girl, inter
rogated tbe youth in this wise! "Mr. M '
quoth she, "bow can you possibly find th
ideas to wrila a wImI.i column of those
funny paragraph cvrydayl" The young
man win'-ed stral'Jiilyjt tnc and responded:
"Oh, it's very simple, I assure you. I just
lilibt my pipn. put my liocls on tbe desk snd
tliink hard for fivo minutes. Then the
kiea come, Hurt I generally manage to write
the whole column In ahout three-quarters
of an hour.' Tbe young lady was duly Ira
pressed, but Inquired: '-What docs the little
linn at tho bot'.'imof e;u-b psrojrraph meant
It's always tiior.nme of some other paper,
isn't it I'' Foroue instant the young rsseal
wa suggrcd, bat recovered himself in
stantly and answered with sublime ef
frontery: "Oh yes, I jut stick tbe name of
any paper I hapjiea to think of at the end of
each paragraph, so a to odd a little diver
sity to the column. People thiuk they're get
ting the best in tli e market then, you know."
Tbe young lady waa perfectly satisfied and
accepted the explanation in the best of
faith. A veteran Jourr.u'.lst who was pres
ent muttered somclhlirg mto vor about
having beard tbe best lie of tbe ce ntury.
Obaeur ServUie.
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otbara
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