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True History of Cleopatra.

True History Of Cleopatra
Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt was
the daughter of Ptolemy Auletus, and
lived on the banks of the Nile. which
was better than trying to live on the
banks of Cine nnati that went up the
fue spell ago. She was blonde of
exceeding beauty. and all the news
paper correspondents who congre-
gated at tine capital during the sitting
of Congress, We'd with each other In
singing her praises. They wrote up the
parties she had-especlally an old
party namel Pompey-and described
her various COSTUMES very deliberately.
Previous Egyptian sovereigns were
obliged to gather fleets and organize
armies to ach eve conquests. Not so.
however with Cleopatra She bad only
to send some neighboring prince or
potentate whom she wished to over
come and rs soon as he came under
| the fascination of her lovely brbs he
was gone sucker. He surrendered
| at ihdiscretion and she Immediately
gave him an appointment under her
administration us slave. and he was
content to remain so.
Great Cesar himself wore her livery
for time. and. great Cesar! how she
made him step around. But Caesars
wife, who should have been above suspi-
cion. was no,wholly for she suspected
what was going on and sent for him
to come home. and she didn't let him
60 outside of the yard without her for
weeks.
Caesar, it may be remembered by
some Of our older readers, was subsc-
quently assassinated by the Bald Knob
bers. who were jealous of his bald
knob. Antony delivered very effec.
tive funeral orat on over the body of his
friend. in which he took occasion to
indorse the opinion of Bob lngersoll
that there is no hell: But it must be
recollected that this was before Antony
had met Cleopatra.
After the death of Caesar Octavius,
his son. took the reins of power. Then
Antony made trip to Egypt ostensi-
bly, to inspect the Suez Canal, but
really to see Cleopatra of whose
bea uty and fascinations he had heard
SO much. Antony reconciled Fulvia.
his wife. to his departure by promising
to bring her a nice mummy for hat
rack TO decorate the hall.
Once in Alexandria and meeting
Cleopatra, Antony surrendered like
the rest. He neglected all business
and gave himself up to one continual
round of pleasures We say round be-
cause they were not wholly on the
square.
In the meantime among the Roman
cubs trouble was bruin. News came
to Antony that Pompey. a pompous
old gentleman. having taken up arms
was also p cking up his feet very live
ly in his march against Rome. Be-
sides being fleet of foot on land he had
an additional fleet upon the water, with
which. 10 employ Antony's own words,
which seem to be out of a job just now.
che hath given the dare to Caesar, and
commands the empire of the sea-"
Following this came intelli-
gence of the death of Fulvia.
and Antony dotcrm ned to
break those strong Egyptian felters."
fetter or no. He proceeded to Rome
end had an interview with Octavius
Cesar. who WASH much pleased over
his long absence. nor did Antony's
statement that he had negotiated to
bring Cleopatra's Needle to Rome
serve to mollify him.
1T seems" said Octavius. venturing
on pan. that Cleopatras need all
my generals" which wasn't so very far
from tho truth.
They made it up. however. and
Cesar. sympathizing deeply with Anto-
ny on account of the death of his wife,
gave him his sister. Octavia, to we'd rs
a partial consolation. Then together
they put down Pompey; but did Anto-
ny, on his return from the war with
pension, hang up his sword and buckler
and buckle down to a quiet domestic
lfe with Octavia? Not much he didn't.
He knew several octaves above Octavia.
He sneaked off to Egypt again and re-
newed his relations with Cleopatra
Cesar, enraged to have his sister
scorned in this manner. declared war
against Antony. Their fleets met,
Antony being re nforced BY Cleopatra
in her steam yacht At the very mo-
ment when victory was about to perch
upon the banner of Antony, if it d d
not climb the ma nmast and stand on
its head. Cleopatra took sudden fright
and put back 10 Alexandria, followed
by Antony's feet and Actium was
lost.
Their fate is we'll known. Antony,
filed with shame because, instead of
following up an advantage he had fol.
lowed off woman. fell upon sword.
He was conveyed to Cleopatra and died
in her arms, his last words being, as
his eye fell upon an empty hair-dye bot
tie OH the mantle p zee. 'Tm dyeing.
Egypt, dyeing." although the time for
dyeing his whiskers was forever past
and gone. Then Cleopatra took a
deadly asp (from Asp:nwall) and fasten-
ing it upon her bosom its poison ended
her fe. Thus persisted the last Queen
of Egypt 7sras fittings.
Hermit and Yelled Woman
Eight years ago handsoms man of
dignifled bearing and refined appear