Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-11-24

l-- ~ pered-"t Chou goest fast width
IT, = er may not follow o, HAr-
X machis, how gladly would l give
~ my life fer thinew
Then at length l opaned my eyes, and
as best I could spoke:
Restrain thy grief, dear friend, said,
Il live yet; and, in truth, feel as though
new life did gather in my breastm
Thou livestr che cried, throwing her
arms upon her knees beside my couch.
Thou livest-anG I thought thee gone!
Taou art come back to me! OH what say
l? How foolish Is q womsn's heart IT'S
this long watching! Nay sleep and rest
thee Harmschis Why dost thou talk?
Not one more word, commsnd thee,
straightyl Oh, where is that draUght left
BY that long-besrded fool? Nay, thou
shalt have DO drsught! There, sleep,
Hsrinschis; sleep" and she crOuched down
AZ nv side and laid her cold hand upon
ny brow, murmuIing: "Slep, sleep, Sleep"
And when l woke up there still she was,
but the light, of dawn we're peepiDg
through the easement. There still she
kelt, one hand upon my forehead, and her
head, in u its disarray OF curls, resting
up IA her 0utstretched arm. "ChaTmioD,"
l whispered, "have slep,?p
Instantly she was wide awake and gGz-
ing on me with tender ewes. Yea, thou
hast slept, Harmachis.
"Hcu long, then, have l slept?"
y ne hours"
"And thou hast held thy place there, at
my aide, for nine long hours?'
Yea, it is naught; I also have slept
cared 10 waken thee if l stirred"
&c rest thee" 1 said. 81. shames me
to think Of this thing. Go rest tdee, Cnar-
mion'
"Vex rot thystlf," SIZE aDsTered-'eee,
l viii hid a slave watch thee srd 10 wake
me If thou needst aught; sleep there, in
the outer chamber. Peace-I gOW and
she strove to rise bat, so cramped was she,
fell straightway on the 1oor
Scarce can tell the sense Of shame that
filed me when l say her fall. Alas could
MOI sir % help her.
IL is naugat," she raid; move not, l
did hut catch my foot. ThereW and che
rose. again to fall peat upon my awk-
warCnssl WHY mast be sleeping tie
vel low, I'll seud the slave" and she
staggered hence like one c'ercome with
Tiae.
and after that once more I slept, for I
vas very weak. WLer woke it was a.
.ernoon, and I craved for food, which Char
mion brought rae.
I ate. 'Then die not ~ said.
"Nsy - she answered with toss of her
head; Thou wilt live Ia truth, did waste
my pity on thee"
''And thy pity did ssve my life" I said,
YEARLY, for row I remembered.
"It is naught," she answered, carelessly.
after all, thou art u! cousin; also, love
nursing; It's q woman's trade. Like
enough had done as much for any slave.
Nov, too, that the danger isp'st, l leave
thee"
"Bstter hsd.t thou done to let me die,
Charmion, " said after awhile, "fOr life to
me can now be naught but one long shame.
Tell me, then, when sails Cleopatra for
Cilcia?'
.'In twenty days she sails, and with such
pomp and glory as Egypt hath never seen.
OF o truth, 1 Can not guess where she has
found the gold to gather in this store OF
splendor, az q husbaudman gathers his rich
irui's." -.
Butt. knowing whence came the wealth,
groaned in bitterness of spirit, and made
no answer.
"Goest thou also, CharmiOn?" asked,
"Ah, I and all the Court. Thou, too
thou goest."
Il 90! Nay, why is this?"
Because thou art her slave, and must
march in gilded chains behind her chariot;
because she fears to leave thee here IN
Khem: because it is her will, and there Is
IA end"
"Charmion, can not escape?p
Escape, thou poor sick man Nay, how
canst thou escape? Fen now most strictly
art thou guarded. And if thou didst es
cape, whittier wouldst thou fly? There >
not an honest man in Egypt but would
spit on thee in scorn." ;,
Once more I was grosned IN spirit, ana
being SO weak felt the tears roll a-doWn
my cheek.
turning her head aside. 'Be man ana
brave these troubles out. Thou hast
sown. now must thou reap; but after hsr-
vest The waters rise and wash away the
roots. and then once more comes seed
time. Perchance, yonder in Cilicia, q
wav man be found when once more thou
art strong whereby thou msyst hy-if IN
truth thou canst bear thy life apart from
Cleopstra's smile; then in some far land
must thou dwell till these things are Tor
gotten. And now my task is done, so fare
thes well. At times will I come and see
thet thou modest naught."
So she went, and theucefOrward was l
nursed. and that skillfully, BY the pnysi-
c;a,, and two women slaves; and as my