The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-03-25
DIR. JOHN LORD TALKS ABOUT
CLEOPATRA.

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charmed Cesar and Marc An
tony, and Did Not Kill Her.
self When Antony Died.
The ulject Of DIR. J:,hn Lords lee
tire rs erday MGR ing in Chickering
Ia was "Clecp tra, the Pagan We
man." Every sest in the hall a. oc-
in1; ladies'. 1t was the largest aualie nee
which has yet assembled at these morn
ing lectures, and the interest in them
seem to he increasing. Many of the
younger ladies took notes of the lecture.
DR.. Lord speaks readily and distinctly,
and tells the stories Of his historical
characters 50 graphically that the atten-
ton Of his audiences il fixed upon him
from the beginning to the end. He said
of Cleopatra that she had left q fame
hardly second to that Of any other wo-
man, but without securing our respect,
either a. sovereign or rs q woman.
Her name is forever linked with julius
Caesar and Marc Antony from the love
with which she inspired the two great
generals of the age. She was the incar-
nation of that goddess whom the Greeks
and Romans w0Tshiped under the name
Of Venus. She was the queen Of Egypt
before it was incorporated with the RO-
man empire, and when Alexandria was
the largest commercial centre in the
worlds Greek city, . city IF arts and
sciences IS well ~ commerce. Cleopa-
tn herself was . Greek woman, and
from the ancient coins and medals 1t
would appear that her features were &C.
verely classic, not African, as she had
IL a. ~ 1>AA
represented in his statue. She was q
highly educated, when ut II she appear
ed on the stage Of history. She was Is.
when she caught the eye of the great
Caesar and nlalle him her captive. She
was y when sh0made the acquaintance
of AntOny-when her beauty was most
splendid and her intellect in full MATURE
ty-c luxurious, yet intellectual woman,
with charming manners and musical
tone of voice, and most entieing seduc-
tivenCss of person. She retained her
hold Of Antony until his death-f0r II
yearx-With Nh ''infinite variety" Of at
fractions; and she retained her hold on
q man who was himself the leading gem
eral and statesman and one Of the great
est orators of his day, showing by this
that she must have had extraordinary
intellectual gifts as well a. physical
er>ees. for man like Antony was not
to be held and claimed BY o her than
very gifted woman for 40 long period.
It was when Antony was In CtIicia
preparing for his Parthian expedition
that cleopatra was sent for to answer
the serious accusation Of having render
ed aid to Cassius. On her arrival An
tony invited her to supper, hut she de-
clined an, invited him. Her banquet
aston isl,e<l the Ro,,la', general for its su-
l,erlD lnagnificence and 10 bewitched was
Antony with her charms that he gave
up his expedition and followed her to
Alexandria 4 captive and lave, to tine
SCANDAL and disgust Of the Roman world:
Rat for 4 time ne made his escape. went
to Rome and married Octavia, the sister
of his rival. thereby showing that poiit-
Teal considerations were more important
to him than was the love Of CLEOPATRA.
But this did not last long. In the life
and death contest between Antony and
O.tav ius for the the empire Of the world.
Antony was vanq'iishet,, although his
forces were superior tn those of Octavius,
chiefly in consequence Of the desertiOn
Of tie ships Of CLEOPATRA in the battle ut
Actimm. Antony ingloriOusly followed
her to her capitaf. There he made an
=, her stand. at this time without reason
hie hoDe of success. Defeated he NOR
tally wounded himself. but not until he
~. I'D the false rumOr that Cleopatra was
dead. and when he discovered that he
had been deceived he caused him eli to
he drawn up to the window Of the castle
into which Cleopatra had retired. and
expired in her arms. But she did not
die for him. She dried her tears, and
nrenare(l to win the favor Of Octavisls-
"a s6e had won Cesar and AntOny-fOr
"mhifiou. and selfish ends. This time
her charms failed. She dealt with cold.
noIitic. astute young man. F1nd1ng
HAT sl'e was to be reserved to grace his
tr;"n,nh at Rome she killed hefseif-
so,,s saw by poison Ofasps-.protabIy by
.~ailowing some potent poison known
." ,.ajl I'm her times. THUS ended the
fro"efiv. Antony had surrendered
.,..,.i.i Tor the carresses Of q woman.
Vvhet . fall! He lost fame and empire
.vd life. and she her honor, her virtue
"nI her life. The lecturer did not see
INV Grand sentiments in her love. Her
i,;:y,sr nature was perverted by sensua'.
;tv and bride. DR.. Lord then entered
,,,x,n the presentation of apagan woman,
Tho he said. was attractive when virtue
h..l faed. The whole influence o. pagan.
;s r' was to magnify m outward Iite' IL
a"..r,i.,d the home. It made home mo-
u a1fn"o,,s drearv and stupid, and It was
r,"markatle that the best educated w0-
..",, ,.,orc immoral. There was no val.
a. placed upon that which was most