, 1870-09-04

Cleopatra le ehPfoeed ~ some to have boec
native Of lennsyivau.s, because she WAS
born on the hankp Of Nile s.resm. She
was descended from Eheops. who was COD
fectiuner Of great renown, nou1e Of his pvra-
mids Being shown III Egypt even to the pres-
eut daI- Dons-p.rt AlAo came FUN Cheops,
He Alwa.s Eetaiued lively affection t.: tho
land Of his ancestors, and re~olved to reign
user It. He wa1 accustomed to gamooling
over the wo1l6, and wished to play Pharaoh IN
Egypt. Previous to oue Of hls grea' lights he
set.& fortv tnen to the top OF one Of the pS1h-
troops with the var, ing. Forty scnt1ies loos
down nrcn vou from. the to;:s Of the pyra-
nids-" 1t the next fight, ,tao. having soldiers
T., spare. he Ead for. mi nm!~- plt'e.i shero.
With tic renna1k. 81 wAns to see how mum
MY looks rs -oh'icr." This gave rise to the
dier called Mamelrkns." The FORTY ceu-
turies are still there, ana aro called By trlv-
ells1s, Is the: get By them, The Dead psst."
But VIC muss return to Cteonatra. ~ An
tI,uny said at the hatrle Of Actiuu Her
name was originally Cleo. Notwithstanding
her iltuftrinus origin. ahe was horn u ve.y
humble circumstances, and worked in the
cottou-delds. She was rruaSkable for her
punctt2li.Y in going to her work In the
morning. and ths sound of her wooden shoes
wss ~ good ~ / clock to the people Of
Cairo. Az her patts'iug steDs were heard in
"
\ 81 Here com&s the little patterer." Such was
\ tho orieu4 OF the uAue by which uhe was
faniiiistig known, "'CleopAtrA We ha7a
taken great rains to ascertain thie, as such
| pathological fsc.e arc always Interesting and
important. Fron sowing. she took to sewing
| -eam.tTess that Lcr needle is preserved to
| this day, aud il conspicuous monument in
| Egypt II must h2yo grown enormouAl5 sihco
she nsfd il. ~ it ia nc. much too large to ba
conveniently haudled. From sewing She took
lis Knees to Ter, eacI, o:se ecirg beyond the
last IN his protest s,iops Of affection. giving
cytpidan.."
| Her fret marriage WAS ceiehrxtei with
great romp. Some historians cali him Pom
icy tl,c GIeat, for short. Sometbing soo,,
Happened @ 10 lin, and abe was iefs 1iseon- con.
eolate widow A. she had laid her hesd Oh
rompe.s pillow first, khe set that up as
| monument beside her needle, memorials OF het
! ,o1,thf,,l industry and earliest 1--we. Sext
julius Casar. and NJ so~n as s,c secs lc., hs
| loyeo her, Her cheeks wore Al that :;ue ycry
1csy. or, n tue Kouaas e4prrseed il, 6 ruoi.
cutl.~ Til Saye ziss, to The story Of Cesar i
coming To soua athiuc rI{icu,uI ard n;1nnc1nr
in. hi or miss. liberty Or dtstha s1uk os
ru;m .nrv;re or nsr;s1, and ali th,t
Va do MT r,cniyrr. tha vhoir
OF tho etorr, bat they aaT 1t vas
80. Sic lsl Inn dogs 1ifa By lie. extr1y.
acauce, With her n.illiner's asli 1nautu,-mak.
eP's bills. They rain.d in M IA hi:u b+t H.
| hundreds Thay srl,ck ,l,cmscls.s in b;s fscs
ewing !. carh u.!" ii, t;t t!,c ooor ,,as, f~.Ts
m ths Ghost in rcrfect ,lesnor,tipn" Fiji.
o1,t,ipated The story that he was k,lloi b,
: c,ss,;s. Her nc1t lover w:s A"touins PIC
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