Telegram-herald., 1889-10-13

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" lcu DeLlgs cane for answer sle seat Tor
ms, ana, telling re az iof my Wit, above
ary. she hcl1s GI Prlcs-demanded % me
~ Judgment whether she Should defy An
toay ano we'd thss, or whether sic should
pat the thought away aud ooO-e - Antony.
And I-nOw marx GlQl 49, my siu -, M ny
bitter jealousy, rather than would see her
Thy welded wife and thou heE loving
lord, c0uuseied Ter most sirlcLy
that SIZE should cou.e 70 Antony,
well knowing, for l bsi had speech
VITA Dellus that II she came, this
weak Antony would fall lke ripe fruIt a.
her feet. as indeed. lie has fallen. And 10
Eight have shown thee the issue or the
scheme. Antony loves Cleopatra and Cleo
patrs loves Antony, and thou art robbed,
and matters have gone well Tor me, VINO Of
all women on the earth tonight an tas
wre,chedest by far For when / saw how
ftrfr m .
% break with thine, aud no longer could
bear the burden or NY eyil deeds, out knew
that must tel them and take my punish
menL
Aud no more have 10 say, save that
thank thee for thy courtesy in hearkening,
and this one thing | add: Driven by my
great love, have sinned against thee unto
DEATH / have ruined thee, have ruined
Kherl, and myself also have l rulnedi Let
death reward me! Slay thou me, EGr-
machisi Gladly wiz die upon thy sword,
az, and kiss IT'S bladel Slay thou me, and
90; for il thou slayest me not, myself will
surely slayr' Aud she threw herself upon
her knees, lifting her fair breast toward
me. that | might smise her with my dagger.
And, IN my bitter fury, minded was | 10
strike, for above ell | thought how, VIXEN
was fallen, this woman, who herself was
my cause Of shame, had scOurged NE with
her scOrn. But hard it is 70 slay far
woman; and even as | lifted my hand 70
strike remembered that now twice had she
saved my life.
'Womsni thou shameless womanw
said, "arisel / slay thee notl Who am ],
that should judge thy crime, that with
mine own dc oyertop all earthly judg-
mentm
"S!ay me, Harmacms ~ she moaned; "slay
me or l slay myself My burden is too great
for me 10 beari Be not so deadly calm !
Curse me and slayw
"What was it that thou didst say to me
anon, Charmion-that as 1 had sown so
must reapi II is not lawful that thou
shouldst slay thyself; it is not lawful that
/, thine equal in sin, should slay thee, be-
cause through thee sinned. AS thou hast
sown, Charmion, so must thou also reap.
Base woman whose cruel jealousy hath
brought all these woes on ne and Egypt,
live-hve on, and from year TO year pluck
the bitter fruiJ Of crime! Haunted be thy
sleep by visions OF thy outraged Gods,
whose vengeance awaits thee and me in
their dim Amentil Haunted be thy days by
memories of that man whom thy fierce love
did bring to ruin, and by the sight Of Khem
prey to the insatiste Cleopatra and slave
10 Roman Antony"
ooh, speak not thus, Harmechisl More
sharp are thy words than any sword, and
more surely, il more slowly, shall they
slayl Listen, Harmachis," and she grosped
my robe; ''when thou vast great and al
power lay within thy grasp, thou didst re-
iect ne. Wilt reject me now that Cleopatra
hath cast thee from her now that thou art
poor ard shamed, and with no pillow TO thy
headl Still am l fair, and still l worship
theel Let me fly with thee, and make atone
ment by my lifelong love. Or, II this be
too great thing TO ask, let me be but as thy
sister and thy servant-thy very slave. so
that may still look upon thy face and share
thy trouble and minister TO thee. o Harma-
CHS, let me but come and l Will brave al
things and endure all things, and naught but
Death himself shall spear me from thy side.
For l 90 believe that the love that sank me
to so low a depth, dragging thee, can yet
LIFT me pan equal height, and thee with me. y
"Wouldst tempt ne 10 fresh Gin, woman
And dost thou think, Charmlon, that IN