Telegram-herald., 1889-10-21

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of ksFPts outraged Co.'s aud of TIE fzll-
iag of Tie curse u Menka-r4
"N na- = t1isi sic cried. Il grow cod,
bat oie not Ta01 DARK physician thou
hast betrayed me-"
peace, C.eOpstra! Presently shalt thou
die snd know tie fury Il TIE Gods ne
curse of MsIJza-ra hIth 70 en- II j. finished
LOOK upon me, woman Look upon th.s
m4rred face, tnis twisted form, tals hyln Z
mass II sorrow Loosf looki Bh0 an IT.
Sac stared upon ne wildly.
"Oai ohm sue shrieked, throwing up
her arms, AT last l know thee BY ths
Gods thou art Harmacnisi Harmachls
risen from the dead ~
Ave, HarmacnIs risen from the dead TO
drag thee down - death ana agony eterna4
See thou, Cleopatra: have ruined thee as
thou didst rum mel l, working ia the dark,
and helped Of the angry Gods, have been
thy secret spring Of woe filed thy heart
with fear az Aetium, held the Egyptians
from thy aid. | sapped the strength Of
Antony, l showed the portent Of the Gods
unto thy captains! By ny hand al leagth
thou dlesL for | am the instrument OF
Vengeance! Rum do ! pay tnee back for
ruin, treachery for treachery, death for
deathi Come hither, Char mion, partner OF
my plots, who betrayed NE, but, repeqting,
art the sharer OF my triumph, come Watch
this fallen wantOn diet"
Cleopatra heard, and sank bacK upon the
golden bed, groaniug: And thou, too,
Charmionp
Z moment so she sat then her Imperial
spirit burnt up glorious before she died.
She staggered from the bed, and, with
arms outstretched, she cursed me.
''Oh, for one hour Of hfeW she cried ;
"one short hour, that therein might | make
thee die IA such fashion as thou canst not
dream, thou and that false paramOur OF
thine, who betrayed both me and thee Aud
thou dldst love me All. there i have thee
sili See, thou subtle. plotting priest!'
and with both hands she rent back the
royal robes from her bosom; ''See, on this
fair breast once, night by night, was thy
head piilOwed, and thou didst sleep wrapped
IN these same arms. Now, put away their
memory II thOt! ednsU l read it IN thine
eyes that mayst thou notl No torture
which l bear can, in its sum, draw
nigh 70 the rage OF that deep soul
Of thine, rent with longings, never,
never TO be reached Harmachis,
thou slave OF slaves, from thy
triumph depths snatch a deeper triumph;
and conquered, yet l conquerl / spit upon
thee, defy thee, and dying. doom thee 10
the torment Of thy dcathless Lowell o An
tonyl come, my Antony! l come to thine
own dear arms Soon l shall find thee, and
wrapped in love undying and divine, to-
gether will we float through all the depths
Of space, P"d lips 10 lips and eyes TO eyes
drink of desires grown more sweet with
every draughti Or if find thee not, then
shall sink in peace down the popped ways OF
Sleep; and for me the breast of Night,
whereon / shall be softly Graded, shall yet
seem thy bosom. Antony! Oh, l diel
Come, Antony, and give me peace!n
Even in my fury | quailed beneath her
scorn, for home flew the arrows OF her
winged words. Alas and alas it was true
The shaft Of my vengeance fell upon my
own head; never had / loved her as 1 loved
her now. My soul was rent with j. llous
torture, and thus. l swore she should not
die.
"Peaceln 1 cred; 'what peace is there
for theei Ohl ye Holy Three. hear now
my prayer. Osiris, loosen Thou the bonds
Of Hell, and send forth those whom 1 shall
summon Come, Ptolemy, poisoned Of thy
sister Cleopatra; come, Arsince, muir
dered in the sanctuary by thy sister