The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-19

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Marianne was wronged Talking Of women
Antony has this TO say Of mothcrsin.law
Methnks that satan was a married man.
And his WilCs mother egccd him 10 rebel
Seeing that heaven would not hold them both.
Then Antony bargains for the assistance
OF Herod in the prospective war against DC.
tavius, which llerod guarantees, while Sc.
cretly dctesting the Roman.
Marianne in the palace Is teaching her
boys how 20 bend n bow when Salume en-.
ters and after threatening 10 cuff one of the
boys, does IL. Marianne Sei2cs the wrist oi
Hcrod's sister, swings her 10 the ground and
compcls her humbly 10 beg the chiid's par.
don and her own. During the same scene
Alexander bcgs his mother to tell how she
first saw Hcrod MS lac threw the javclin, and
in response 20 his pleading she says:
Twas Nisln, then, day a cloud ana shine
Yet az the clouds condensed would scarce have
One o thy swarthy locks There was festival.
Aud there were promised many feat. OF strength
Aud ski In various ways, especially
Casting the iuNcln. Thou knowCst sweet
SamaTia was my home the lovely vale
OF many watcrs'-so they call Il Oh
To see the great pomCgunaic trees In bloom
Once morc-hut once! II was Ia very truth
Asthongh the hearts blood Of the year had stained
them.
I'm coming to thy father was then
Ahianced TO him only nc'Cr had seen
Even his pictured face, aud greatly feared
10 think Of how he mightappcpr AtlasL
When almost We wore tired % watching youths
Draw bows or bmndi,h spears he came Ills horse,
\ coal black Amh. trapped In beaten gold,
A. though dark Night had borrowed of bright DAY.
,haicd At The Icins aud reared. AZ that the King
Herod thy father, dashed his mighty hst
Against the brutcs strained crest, then, looing
rein
Poised liihcly. with his javciln aloft.
Keen ON the changing air onward they swoopcd,
Straight on with singing hair and hOOls thunder.
Like 70 a wind made visible
Tell me the rest Please. mother, mother mo,hefl
Don't stop think Of ~ Icll mc the rest,
MAR He cnst the jayclin, The severed air
shrekcd with u wound and, lol the last shot
That marked the target .quivcrcd, cleft in twain
by thatsurc.hurlcd blade.
Alexander asks what Hcrod next lid and
she replies, "leapcd from his horse and
caught me In his arms, as Herod enters
and cries;
A. he doth nowl
What trembling Oh, my quccnl my Wife my
Trcmbc nomorc' Give me thy lips Look up
Nay sweet look down KHotlhgl Hers is my
Mar Nay. my lord:
Thy place Is something higher, Got ~ here
HFn. Then llit me TO II, for I iare not rise
OF my sole sclt unto such happiness
MAR lLViiHg him.l Come, then.
Give me thy shoulder TOT moment sweet
All Of me that j. not llcf0d l. in mine ewes.
Man And all that's llcrod or not llcrod, love,
Il In my heart
iIrh tTatiag h. toos into hhhaHd,l In nothing
changed the same
Deep, maddening cy., lips ourled for love. rich
That tempt the hngcrx AZ. the same. the sane.
Even IN that fluttCr in thy thruat when touched,
A. though thy heart were some Wild. winged thing
That struggled 10 b. free. Wild heart, III kl,s
For being Wild. lRisas hsr nroail
MAJ Al, llcfod' ali, thy cor,clct-
.lIEn Ietmy Up. plead f. pardon.
twenty timcs more tVcct
Than all thy dear samarias sun kisscd fruits
Thy lips .OncU more thy lipF=thy lips thy lips
Mas Nay. Hcrodl Ilsiodl thou iofEet t The 10y
This Is not sccmly
Herod carcsscs the hoy, tells Alexander b.
call him father instead OF "sirc, aud prom.
Uses TO teach him 10 cast the jayclin. Then
hc kisses the boy aud sends him away, and,
turning TO Marianne, says
Now Ia my iips
Mar Ny lord.
Ilrn Nay. DO no, speak
Mln cannot breathe
liza All peace,
MAR Nay, let me breathe
llrn Presently by and BY. Why, struggle not
would not hurt the.
Ma hot thou dosi-thou do,t
Thou art 40 strong thou dot not know,
Come lean against me. Look what thinkoi thou
That have hrv' IomhiHg hsbithdl
MAR Cahuoi hlnk
llrh but Try,
To phase me- Come ,,..,.,,.,.
MAR lock o. haif
HIH Ave. that
slncc irst loved thee but there, something else.
Man Indeed cannot think what Tia
lie shows her the picture and assures her
that not only does Il not haiicf her but
that II docs not do Justice 30 the original.
Then HcrUd tells how he came by the pic.
turc and how " was sent a. Antony by Alex.
andm. Marianne hcgs forgiveness for her
mother and purchases IL with a kiss.
Marianne does not remain long under the
imputatiOn connected with tile bracelet
Hcrod finds that Alexander slipped Il from
his mothers arm aud lost u In Joseph
nom The King 4 oycrioycd, and turns Ia
the Queen. saying. "My Queen. come. let mo
nov bctroth thee" But The repeated doubts
have reached q eliminating point She re-.
sents his advances and voices the pcntur
indignation NJ the jcalousics and doubts 81
the King. She IA deaf 10 al his plrndngs
and says she will no longer be the Queen.
Her wrath plcases Herod aud though ~,
scorns and spufns. he oonicsscs that he love-
her thc more TOT u.
Meanwhile, Alexandra has been cndoayor
ing 10 lncite the aged Hymncus 10 seek :,
overthrow Hcfod or b. abdicatc in her iny0l
! aud let her compass his overthrow but III
/ pleads that he Il too old. and wants 10 end
/ bis lie IN peace. A. last she induces him 4,
scnd 10 Malchus Tor a safe conduct into Ara
| bia, that they may leave the palace. kh'
writes the letter aud he signs H. DuHnl
this scene Marianne enters slowly. Hymn
| Gus remafks.--
Why, gods how pale abe IA Daughter good nor
row
What ais lhcoi
| NAh Nothing MIND own fJiflt Az
How iafcsl thou, dear llyfcanus -.--....-
Asoid men fare who have no occupation
| Save thinglue on what occupied then once
MAJ '1it sad way 10 live.
| HYh Taiuk VOW
Ma ~, arc
b., 70 live any way IA sad. 60,
| AtNN. How now
What fouf experience gave that blnhi
What Aalh gono Nfongi
| MAh Ny destiny.
Joseph enters, and he and Alexander IT,
10 raise the spirits Of Marianne by icllin
her how deeply the King loves her and =
last IN oifcuinloeuiory manner relates %
Instance Of III, affection the story ni how b
had been commissioned 10 nave Narinun
beheaded " Antony should Ill hm. 1ll
elect is the contrary Of what ihc good uncI
had intended. Marianne rishcs Into III
arm, OF her mother. Who had plotted >
much against her, crying.
Oh. mother mother. lsfe me 10 Thy biea,i.
I'm eul lhr ehld sgain. no wiiti 40 vile
10, Why. adj
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Lh,l crowned devil babe thee murder bsr-