Telegram-herald., 1889-10-13

gsaers-s wsrcs. sgeh a. beat the Con.
reerar.l .c- A-- a. AG- ll--...l- 49, 49,
leaas Is tas EzsC--if 4isGeeas t1ere La.e
-esnrls I say. aaf t1is alcns. rasa /
l1-T as 41t1LF. For, xnoaing AntsnV
Hll ec-.l s.a against hl4l VIA womza
ec4a ate sFprd sg4lnst 5ae whs mlst 3s
to Is. 9la-4l IS God -0ns Bhc. seen zna
sL.Hu. drlas AFTER 1im the whole al
-aee ~ 80 he2-t, as tle sl1 cr4Hs
4t AID what uore can + say ana uist
cross tas ao4a1s of womaas 3 lodestyf
9--y las set that crown lq1n nv
~ -ear Antony. AID all Jaks BE- as =
lr.4 laee, ~ Lns giving msts oolgiy
ear. Lad to 1y Uses VII 1 guard lL There
SOW 4l / -ly s4ssal Queen, and through
ue 81. "a kgypt that rlls doth homage
-a.5 Aurouy inc IriumTir who shall Dc
l-a-l tie emperor Al khsus Imperial
Llrt'
at le. haFlg set ths crown upon her
..cEs. stood gazlag on Der. grown passion
a.e .l -ao w-rn breath of her living beauty,
-- lgtl he c4l ght her bY both hands,
4a- drawing ler ~ him, kissed her thrice,
aa
&C. opzra, / love thee, Sweet love
tlee IS ae' 90 l0ved beforeg'
-le Drew oaci- fronl as embrace, smiling
softly. ald as sac tld 80 rae golden circlst
-t -ls s-lrel Snakes ft-l. beng bld loosely
s--u up.l lsr BROW. ana rolled away Into the
-4-.-ess -eg9.i t4e riag ~ lghL
h "a -l The 5l-ler anguish Of ny heart
-- -15 omea aad z-eu ~ evl Import But
laas1 swain r1cz 40 note.
"lllI lowest moi sic said most sweetlv,
"hoss Know 1 tlat thou lowest mel Per
chance Is fl.TiA whom thou lovest-Ful-
VIA thy welded wi;ef
.t4l, us uct Eu.v.a; 'tis thee, Cleopatra,
all tlee alone. Many women have looked
i4..rA0-y upoa ne from my boyhood 40,
tut 10 never = one have ! known such de-
si-s a3 d thee, y thou Wonder OF the
World, lze unto waOm no woman ever
w45i Canst th1a love NE, Cleopatra, and
CD ne be- -rle-not for my place and power,
not fJr flat which l can give or can with
hold. NOT I1r the stern music OF nv legions
tramp, or for the light tnat flows from my
br -l, slar OK i0rtune; but for myself, for
t-e s2As Of Antony, tEe rough captain,
grown old IN campsl Az, for the sake Of
Antony the reveler, the frail, the unhxed
OK purpose, but who never yet did desert a
fr.eai. or roo poor man, or take an enemy
ultwgresl Say, canst thou love me. Egypti
for II thou caust, why, l am more happy
than though tonight | sat crowned in the
Capitol 10 Rome absolute Monarch OF the
Wo-ldp
Ana ever as hs spoke she cared on him
with wonderful eyes, and in them shone a
, lglt OF truth and honesty such Is was
strange % ne.
Thou speakest plainly" she said, land
sweet are Thy words unto mine ears
sweet. would they be even were things
I otherwise than they are, FOR what woman
+ would not love 20 see the worlds master at
7 her feetl But things being as they are,
wlv Ag.t0ny, what can oe so sweet as thy
sweet wordsi The smooth harbor Of his
rest % the storm-tossed mariner-surely
/ thli - sweet TIE dream OF heavens bliss
/ tlat cheers the poor ascetic priest on MS
/ path of sacridce-surely that IS sweet The
I szlt Of Dawn. the rosy-hngered. coming in
/ bis promise % glad the watching Earth
surely that is sweet But. ahl not one Of
/ these. nor Ill dear, delightful things tha,
! are, can match the honey Of thy
/ words 20 me, . Autonyl For thou knowest
/ 1ot-1ever canst tn0u kn0w-hOw drear
{ p aoeeu my l,is and empty, sipce thus II
/ IS Obtained that in love only can woman
l-se her solitude. and / have nsUer loved
never mlglt I love-till this happy night
AS. take mo .n thy arms, and let Us swear a
+ great c--h 0f l0ve-an oath that may not be
I broxea while life is in Us Behold AntOnyl
now aeI Tor ever do l vow most strict
/ dGelty lato thcei Now and forever am
thine, ana tniue aloner'
Tlca Caarmi0r took me by the hand and
I drew me thence.
Mast seen enoughr she asked, when
sacc more we were within the chamber and
: tae lsmp was lit
"Yea.n I answered, my eyes are
I oveuean n