Thomas County cat., 1889-12-26

with cry I sprang straight at his throat
for he was so heavy a m n that knew
could not hope to throw him by Strength
ay, and gripped it There clung, though
his fists battered me like bludgeons. driving
my thumbs into his throat. Round and
round we turned, till at length he flung him
self to the earth, trusting thus to shake me
of But l held on fast as we rolled over
and over Cn the ground, till at last he grew
faint for want of breath. Then l, being up
permost, drave my knee down upon his
chest, and, as l believe, should thus have
slain him in my rage, had not my uncle and
others there gathered lien upon me and
dragged me from him.
And meanwhile, though / knew it not,
the chariot wherein sat the Queen, with
elephants going bt fore and lions led after
it, had come even to the spot, and because
of the tumult had been halted. looked up.
and thus torn, painting, my white garments
stained with the blood that had rushed
from the mouth and nostrils of the mighty
Nubian, for the first time saw Cleopatra
face to face. Her chariot was all Of gold
and drawn by milk-whte steeds. Therein
she sat with two fair girls, clad in Greek
attire, standing one On either side tanning
her with glittering fans. There she sat in
the splendid car. On her head was the COW
ering Of Isis, the golden horns between
which rested the moons round disk and tue
emblem of Osiris throne, with the uraus
twined around. Beneath the covering was
the vulture cap of gold, the blue enameled
wings, and the vulture head with gemmy
eyes, under which her long, dark tress.s
flowed toward her feet About her round
ed neck was broad collar Of gold studded
with emera ds and coral. Round her arms
and wrists were bracelets of gold studded
with emeralds and coral, and in one hand
she held the holy symbol Of life (crux ansa,
ta) fashioned of crystal, and in the other
the golden rod Of royalty. Her breast was
bare, but under was garment that Elis-
tened like the scaly covering of snake,
everywhere sewn with gems Beneath this
robe was skirt of golden cloth. half hid by
a scarf Of the broidered silk Of Cos, falling
in folds even to the sandals that, fastened
with great pearls, adorned her white and
tiny feet.
All this discerned at glance as it
were. Then looked upon the face-that
face which seducet, Caesar, ruined Egypt
and was doomed to give Augustus the
scepter Of the world. I looked upon the
flawiess Grecian features, the rounded chin.
the full, rich lips. the chiseled nostrils an0
the ears fashioned like delicate shells. J
saw the forehead. low, broad and lovely, the
cri-ped, dark hair falling in heavy waves
that sparkled in the sun, the arched eye
brows and the long bent lasheS. There be
fore me was the grandeur of her imperial
shape. There burnt the wonderful eyes.
hued like the Cyprian vloiet-eyes that
seemed to sleep and brood on secret things
as night broods upon the desert, aud yet al
the night to shift, cnange and be iiumined
by CLEANS of sudden splendor born will hin
their starry depths. All those wonders I
saw though / have small skill in telling
them. But even then l knew tii-,t it WAS
not in these charms alone hat the
might of C.eopaira's beauty lay Rath-
er was it III a glory and a radi-
ance cast through the feshy covering
from the fierce soul within For she was
Thing OF fame like unto winch no wUInaa
hain ever been nor ever will be Even when
she brooded, the fire OF her quick heart
shone through her. Bat W Ell she woke.
and the lightning leapt suddenly from her
eyes and the pission-iaden music of Ler
speech chimed Upon her lips. al! tnen WHO
Can tel how Cleopatra seemed. For in her
met all the spienGors that have been gwen
to woman for her glory, and all the genius
which man has Drawn from Leaven. And
with them Gweit every evil of that greater
sort which fearing nothing and maaing .
mock OF laws. hath take empire, for is
place OF pay, and, smiling. wa5ered the
growth OF It's desires with the rich blood
OF nen. In her breast they gathered, u
ge;her fashioning that Cleopatra whom no
Inan may draw, and yet whom no man, hav-
insseen. ever can forget. They f shioned
her grand as the Spirit of Storm, lovely as
Lightning, cruel "a; s Pesulehce. yet with
heart; and what she did is known. Woe to
tie world when such another comes t. curse
il,
For moment l met Cleopatra's eyes IS
sic idly bent herself to find the tumult's
caase AT first they were somber and dark, -
toough they saw. indeed, bat the BRAIN read
Taught Then they swoke, aud their veEy