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fact that so many monuments remain as
witnesses to the present day. The state-
ments made by Diodorus, an ancient his-
torian, of the sige and richness of the
temple of Carmac would probably be set
down as on a par with the stories of the
famous Munchausen, if modern travelers
had not confirmed what he said. This
structure, according to that histerian—and |
his statement appears highly probable
from actual measurement within a few
years—was nearly a mile and a half in
circumference. It has twelve principal
entrances; and the body of the temple,
which is preceded iby a large court, con-
sists of an immense hall or portico, the
roof of which is supported by one
hundred’ and twenty-four columns, some
twenty-six, others thirty-four feet in cir-
cumference. Four beautiful obelisks then
mark the entrance to the shrine of the
deity, which consists of three apartments,
built entirely of granite. There are a
great many other interesting things in
this place; but I cannot speak of them
now.

A little more than a mile from this
temple, are the village and temple of
Luxor. This temple, though not of such
vast size as that of Carnac, is in a superior
style of architecture, and in a state of
more complete preservation, The en-
trance to it is thought to surpass every-
thing else that Egypt presents, In front | and leaped it immediately preceding the
are the two finest obelisks in the world, | engine, and the two hounds close in pursuit.
made of rose-colored granite, and rising to | Each hound was caught by the wheels of
the height of about one hundred feet. | the engine—the foremost lost about a foot
But the objects which attract the most | of his tail, and the one in the rear was
attention are the sculptures which cover | eut off just behind his hips; and off went
the east wing of the northern front, | the fox “alone in his glory.” However
They contain, on a grand scale,a repre- | improbable this may appear, we are 4
sentation of a great victory gained by one | sured dy # director of the road that it is
of the kings of Egypt over their Asiatic | a fact.— Vermont paper.

enemies. The number of human figures
introduced amounts to about fifteen hun-
dred, five hundred on foot and one thou-
| sand in chariots.

Not far from the city of Thebes, situated
| among the mountains, are the tombs of
the Kings. Several of these have been
opened during the present century, and
were found in a state of great preserva-
tion, with mummies deposited in their
different chambers. The colossal statues
have excited great admiration. The largest
has been broken off at the waist, and
the upper part laid prostrate on the back.
It measures six feet and ten inches over
the front, and sixty-two feet around the
shoulders. Two other colossal statues,
each about fifty feet high, are seated on
the plain.

   
  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
  

 

A Fox Story.

rox hunter with two hounds, got
upon the track of a poor fox,
A which was pursued until toward
the close of the day. Fox found
that things were drawing to a desperate
crisis with him, and just at this time the
whistle of the rail-road train was heard,
when he struck off in the direction, and
approached the track just as it came up,