The Vizier of the Two-Horned Alexander

indness which I had frequently noticed in him, "just for a change, I

y life I steadily devoted myself to a single profession. For nearly four hundred years I was engaged almost continuously in the practice of medicine. I found it easier for me, as a doctor, to change my place of residence and to appear in a new country with as much property as I could carry about with me, than if I had done so in any other way. A prosperous and elderly man comin

said her husband, smiling, "and under the best masters. I had always a fancy for that sort of thing, and i

e; "thee rubbed Joshua

was tired of most of the things I had been doing, and I thought it would be a good idea to become a painter. Apelles gave me no encouragement when I applied to him; he told me I was entirely too old to become a pupil. 'By the time you would really know how to paint,' said he, 'supposing you have any talent for it, you ought to be

field of art, for you would make an excellent model for the picture I am about to begin. But at your present age you would not be able to sust

ugh now to be your model?' said I. The painter looked at me in surprise. 'Yes,' said he, 'you look young enough; but of course yo

ure of a centurion whose sword had been stricken from his hand, and who, in desperation, w

cture extan

never grew tired of standing in the position he desired--I listened with great satisfaction to the conversations between him and the friends who cal

ns and all that sort of thing, and in many ways he made himself very interesting to me. So, in course of time,

od deal of confidence in me, for when the King of Persia sent for him to come to his court, offerin

you do know a great deal about medicine.' But I did not go to Persia, and shortly after that I left the island of Cos and g

der and I exclaimed

t that would surprise

s thee think I would doubt anything thee told me? If thee had

s were divided into three schools: empirics, dogmatists, and methodists. This man I speak of--Asclepiades--was the leading methodist physician,

ome time, but it was not until the first century of the present era that I really began the practice of my profession. Then I made the acquaintance of the great Galen. He was a man who was not only a physic

the human frame upon their examinations of the bodies of enemies killed in battle, or those of slaves, in whom no one took an interest; but most of all upon the bodies of

rought him an ape, which had been confined in a small building near his house. He asked me to go out and

olically as he led me to the little house and opened the door. I looked in. There was no ape there, but in one corner sat a dark-brown African girl. I looked at the man in surprise. 'The ape I was to bring got away from me,' he said,

he girl by the arm,--although I had a good deal of trouble

f the poor thing?"

e amphitheater got possession of her, and I heard that she was to figure in the games at an approaching great occasion. I was shocked and grieved to hear this, for I had taken an interest in the girl, and

ld do it," said Mrs. Crow

e was nearly frightened to death by the people and the fear of some unknown terror. Trembling from head to foot, she looked from side to side, and at last sank crouching on the ground. Everybody was quiet, for it

ing to make it interesting. A great many people expressed their dissatisfaction. The hard-hearted populace, even if they did not care about fair play in their games,

ve very satisfactory. He was hungry, not having had anything to eat for severa

by which he was surrounded. He gave a slight growl, the hair on his neck stood up, and he made a quick mo

frightened girl, as swift as a deer, ran around and around the vast space, followed closely by her savag

yed beast behind her; but he could not gain upon her,

ran the more inclined the people were to take her part. At last there was a great shout that she should be allowed to escape. A little do

e poor girl?" excl

death. After that I heard of her no more; it was easy for people to disappear in Rome. But this incident in the arena was remembered and talked about for many years afterward. The fact that a girl was possessed of such extraordinary swiftness that she

aid Mrs. Crowder

than speed in a case like that. And now I think," sa

em again for a long time--I could not say how long. As I bade Mr. Crowder farewell and stood holding his hand in mine, he smiled

just as able to judge now as he will

her hand, and I believe that I sha