Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-03-08
Nv. In. sn. SIN. Tyr.
Space.
CleOp2tra,

nesday morciug 10 Chickerns I'LL was "Olec
p'tra, the Pagan Woman." Ev,ry seat 10 tho
ball was Occupied. the maj ority Of the listeners
oelfg ladies'. 1t was the largest audience which
hwyet assembled at these morning lectures and
the interest in them seems to be ipcreasinp
mary OF ths younger ladies took notes of the
lee ure. u. Lord speaks easily and distinctly.
snd tells the stories of bis historical characters
90 graphically that ths attention of his sudier Ga
IS nxed upon bim from the begiuuirg t, the
eud. Hs s'ld Of Cleopatra that shs b. s left
tame hardly second to that of soy other woman
Dat WItbout securing cur respect either as
soVerelgo or % woman. Her pane is for, y.r
linked With julius Caesar aud Marx Autony
from the love with which she Inspired H., two
great Generals of the age. She was the iuosr-
nation Of that goddess whom the Gre, ks and
R,nans w,rshipped under the name Of Vepus
She was q leen OF Egypt before it WAS ibcorpc
rated WITH the Roman Empire, and when Ale1-
snd.ls was the largest com neroisl ,otre Ia the
9orld-a Greek city. a city of sr.s ADD scieuo.,
"a we'll as commerce.. Cleopatra herself WAS .
Greek womso, aud from the ancient ccius and
medals 1t would appear that her features were
severely classic, not Atrioau. and she had %
oegro blood ab, us her, ss Stroy has represented
10 bis s'atuo. She was simply beautiful and
preoocous Greek girl, highly educated, when.
st fourteeD. she appeared on The age of history.
sue was sixteen when she caught The eve of
he great &c ar ard made him ntr CAD i've.
She was twenty light when she m sde the ac-
qu,lotanoe of A,tony-Rben ber beauiy was
INST snlendld aud her iotellect 10 full 10 ,turlty
u lrX1rlous yet iotellec ual wcm,n. With
clarmug msno.Is sid musical tones of yoi,e.
and most en:lclrg seduc lVeDess OF o, rsop, She
retained her h I'D Of Aatooy uut bis death
tor fourteen yesrS-Rltb so "iu6ote y,riely"
OF attractions, and she retsined this holi on a
mso who was himself the leading general and
sta'tsmso, great orator of bis day, show
ing by this that she mus. have had extrsordj-
nary intesc ual gifts as Well as physical pr.css,
tor mn like An oDy was not to be b Id and
chained b. other han a very gifted woman FIR
so loug period. 1t was when Antony VS. in
Ci lola rr pairing Toe bis Partbisu expedition
that Cleops.rs Was ssut for to aIsacr The seri-
cu' accusation OF bsvitg G furnished aid to CAS-
sus. " her arrival AutonS Invited her to
supper. til, declined and iavi ed him. Her
b'tq1st astooi isSed lbs Rsmsn general for its
sup 10 m 'lho:nos. and 80 b. wiIdered was
antooy Win her charms that be gave up bis
* Jedl lon sud FOLLOWED her to ALx.udria
captive and siv'. to the scandal sod disgust of
me K'mao world. Bot for time h. m .de
bis ESQ p, vent to R me aud msrried % syis,
'he sister If ! j. rival. thereby sbowil z that
political consd -rations were more mpor-
,ant 10 him hau wss the love of Oisops-
rra. But this did not last very IopR,
l., the life and death contest between A.
toIy and % avius for the empire of tie
Sord, Autooy was var q1shed. ahh ugh his
forces " re superior to those OF O,Iy:us.
ohl hy 10 c'nsequeuce Of deseriou of ,he ships
OF Clropstrs 10 the height of the battle at
40 um. Antony i1glortu ly foloWer.d her 10
Der capital. There be made another stand,
at this time without any reasonable bone of
success Defeated, he morally wounded him
self, but net until be heard rhe false runtr
that Cleopatra vas dead, and when he discov r
ed that be had been deceived be c.used him
sell to ba drswa up to the window of hs castle
toto Wtl,h CleopNra I'D retired AID expired
10 her srms. But she did not die fer him,
She dried her tears, and prepared to win The
favor II Oo tv.ul-as she hid w,p Cesar snd
Antoty-tor al bnious e.ds This time her
charms failed. She dsal With q cold, poi,ic. |
asu'e youDg man. Finding hat sbe was to be
resrreed to grlc, bis triumph ct Rome she
KILLED hefse f-some ssy by the poison of |
asDs-probsbIy by swallowing some potent po;-
son koown 80 Well 10 her times. This ended |
the tragedy. Antony bad turrecdered q vsrd
tor tbs csresses Of a womau. Whist fall He
lost fame, and empire, hf.. and she her honor.
hsr virtue and her if. The lecturer did no. |
sec any grand sentiments 10 her love. Der
higher n.,nra was NEW rssd by stnSu,iy and |
pr,do.-N 2. Times