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

| III make a feast for thee, and In thine honor
| These thy two sons IN have served up with blood
l For vine
Nan '''''' 'S''' or.ifha, dish
| Were something coarse Tor such mighty King,
Their hearts alone I'd oder thee
n9,;t think III let thee live to mock mc'
MAR No,
10 NrstohuluS aud Joseph, aud iywHuus.
| lluply thuu hast SOME tender message sir,
That | could bear them lis the only Grand
ON which lor thee would 20 Willingly
Tome, send me send me.
hgR anamnn bear this
Man Mad Oh no thourt not mad
I'm mad, the time is mad, earth sen, heaven, hell.
The past the future hut not llcrod MOI
Hen stand monument tu sanity
When Tor some excellent reason he hath slain
Everything save his rcusonl
MAN; Nay, God is not in heaven ii lie were
Hcrod would not bchcrc lie travels. sir.
There's n rebellion ON some distant star,
And lie hath gone to qucll II.
llcrod curses her and She rctorts.-
Am not uccurcl
sufficiently In having been thy wiir'
nidst thou not cursv me with a curse complete
When thou did,t make me mother ut thy slus'
BE thou CCursCd llvrbd, ny, accused.
beyond thy utmost knowledge ul % curse
Forget that once loved thee. kcyDllygt
My hatred only. Thirst, thou shalt have blood,
And blood alone, Ia qucuCh thy torment Hunger
Thou shalt not cat, bit hc myself dcvuutpi
Cry out 20 heaven aud thy prayers phnuUdipg
shall nurl thee into hell while death 10 thee
shall De one dream ul life most huUihlc
lth Oh, 0ut
MAR Aye. trcmbc. Tor he hears not thee
While Mariamnc's curse Is registered EIh
Scene five reveals Marianne in chains In
prison Salomc comes aud aunts her, hut
the Queen makes no answer until she can
bear the insult NO longer and breaking loose
from her bonds scizcs Salomc. The Kings
sister screams Tor help, hat before the guards
arrive Marianne stnhs Salumo with the dag.
ger she had taken from her Marianne sits
impassiycly still while the guards bear out
Snlomc Ia a swoon. The queen starcs at the
blood lett by salumc's wound ON the floor
saying:
Why, her blood's red like any other woman's
had thought II would ~ bla,k=black rs her
A. Hcrods.
Then come Sohcmus and Samamlias 10
take out the Queen Ia have her hvhcadcd.
Sohcmus has been ordered Ia show llrrod
napkin dipped In Mnriamc's blood Ia proof
that the deed has been done.
The sixth scene reveals lIcrod rclcnting
Marianne shall not die ho declares. lie
who will spill one drop ol her rare blood
will Mil his best beloved for the King pleas
urc on q holiday. suhcmus enters with the
napkin ~ q sign.
llEn That MarIamncs blood' on, Cod LEI,
tcinrss
ro,sc,s the earth. the heavens iorswcar their blue,
The sct IL grccnl ny, IT, the very stars
rut ou their color. and burn hluudily
10 do her huIUfl lNill build re- pyramid
Unto her memory, aud ~ littl,st stuno
Shall twice uutsiFc thCups' Cutipts
while inr amofthf will mix the dust
az cmpyrur- dead With bluul ui living king8
10 WORK To work iur rarlh's foundation stone
Must be- the int In the tremendous pilc'
lIcrud runs madly IN another part ~ the
palace and In frrnzcd sentences whccdcS
his son Alexander To tell him where's the
Queen. Alexander answers
In heaven. whore thou.lt never bc, vile King.
Call me no murv sweet uamCs, Tor do hate thee g.
Hate thcc'-ha'c ih'y ,.,.,,., r,.,,,,n, ia,
AtiXs She mover taught me any thing
But Was rooi nor could teach myself
= batter Wy , o, n"1 H., h'f m'm'|
liza Devil
AIRY. tell thee.
Thouit he thrice damned. n after killing hcf
Thou serk'st to kill her honor slny mel dp'
In MT uinid. 1huuHi thrown away thy HWurl,
Then take Thy hands n.k no mor' Wy heaven,
Than 10 h. sant ~ her oh. mother mother
MA When IL thc, Them Who're ssh,' Tell me
Ana ,boa shalt go to her Don't weep don't
Look. / an sorry II called thee devil.
innk tot thuu.ltscc What uu man saw ere this
ilrful papiuuCd tgTWar. Look I'm sutfy.
Airs, Go beg Of God, Tot have naught Ia give
save only hate. lraL
Htn Nov know thouft bis son
No NJ no. mo- did not mean ir Oh
Return. ptuu, nay son. ny Alexander,
", .un and her o. u that thou dot hate me,
~ y dear hypucfiic aud irirn a. love me
What's that though ruiu u one may i'rn 10
May not one irlrn TO ha,cy Might ,he not ~
she doth not hale me no sho hath but icigncd
This hnirrd. that NAV her love more value
When he CUniyssss u Without there hO'
Attendants enter aud be- orders them 10
summon the Queen nj once. They leave
lIcrul, who pictures 90 himself In glowing
Language the uucNnmplcd happiness which
awaits him in his new life with Marianne.
The attendants fc.cutcf. aud in rcspuns" a.
his demand where b. the Queen p reply
Thou must know srrH-
nrr Nus, knowi I, that al sn'wef iof Thy
Cali mc queen Marianne from the doors
"a 49, w. ~ on. sire. the Queen IL dead.
she Wa lchcaici iull 90 hour aEu,
liza Damned ~ Thy lying tongue Away
ofi viii 80 rny',lt.io summon her lErh an,ad
Behes icdf Marianne There was blond
AZ there was bluud but thrfus mo- siru be- that
A'Ambs biut,i might stand pfuIy iur r. queens.
Aud ~ Que know The dlnrfru.r uUalf Dad
Mere tiusi tn say A. ~ rfj God llaf'
star romeihing comes 10 me something CONES
back
did commission Fohomus=ths napkin
On God ID was her blood and he d dead
% Marianne Marianne Marianne
What am | Nhu have tlHiu thuf' Iufll1f
4 holy unto tiofui iuf in truth
H. was fiu's victim The kluF ~ Vice.
IsheadrT God Wa thgtu uu other way
nut death musi full that proud bead ON The ground
A. children roll q hall What DO live
AMI Marianne dead What am ! iiefui,
And Marianne slain ~ my command .
That tirfui whom men tall The brsl Just Coz
licfUl the Gfyau AZ iictpi thr great insiu
lIah JDrui'd 0H hn Jncf ]
Thus end. the tragedy. which IL sufficient
~ In accord with historical facts IN NJ main
features ~ Ia invite M criticism. fphrc, of
rather the want " ", forhiis any criticism
VI the work In ~ literary aspects.
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