Telegram-herald., 1889-10-15

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"O4d H1sns" she szi1 addressing ne
LEAD ne . the learned Olympus / come
Epcn the Qaesn's business
/ rose, and Lifting nv head iooked upon
her. sac gsSecs and gave little cry
surely" SIS whispered. glsncing round
surely thou ART nct that And she
paused
That Hzrmschis whbm onoe Thy foolish
heart Gid I0ye, . Char hioui Yea. / Am lie,
and what tnoa seesl, dnost far lady. Yet
l. hsrmschis dead ynbm thou dldss love
but Olympus, tie skilled Egyptian, waits
upon thy words
'-Ce2seH' she sad, land Of the past but
one word, and then-why, let il lie Net
well With al thy wisdom csnst thou know
a true woLnans heart II thou dost believe,
Harmachis. thkt II can change with the
changes OF thb oVter form, for then as
suredly could 20 love follow its beloved q
that last plade OF change-the Grave
Know thou, LED rned Physician, am OF that
sort who, loying X once, love always, and be
ing not below ed again, 20 virgin 70 the
death"
She ceased and, having naught 20 say,
bowed my head In answer Yet though
naught l said, and though this womans
passionate folly had been the cause Of al
our ruin, 10 speak truth, in secret | was
thankful 10 her no, wooed Of al and living
In this shameless Court, had stin through
'he long years poured out her unreturned
love upon al oatcast, and who, when that
poor broken slave Of Fortune came back in
such unlovely guise, did yet hold him dear
a. heart For what man is there who does
not prize that gIft most rare and beautiful,
that one perfect thing which no gold can
buy-a woman's unfeigned lovel
II thank thee that thou dldst not an
swer, she said; "for the bitter words which
thou didst pour upon me in those days that
long are dead, aud far away in Tarsus, have
not lost their poisonous sting, aud in my
hearts no more place for the arrows OF thy
scorn, new venomed through thy solitary
years. SO let it be. Beholdl / put ii from
me, that wild passion OF my SOUL" and she
looked up and stretched out her hands as
though 10 press some unseen presence back.
Il put II from me-though forget il / may
nOtl There. tits done, Harmachis; no moro
shall my love trouble thee. Enough for me-
that once more my eyes behold thee, before
sleep seals thee from their sight Dost re-
member how when would have died by thy
dear hand, thou wouldst not slay, but didst
bid me live 70 pluck the bitter fruit of
crime, aud be accursed by visions Of the
evil had wrought and memories of thee
whom l had rulnedf"
"Ay, Charmion well do remember
"Surely hath the cup Of punishment been
filed. Oil couldst thou see into the record
of my heart and read thereon the suffering
that have borne-borne with a smiling
face-thy justice would be satisfied indeed"
"And yet, II report be true, Charmion, thou
art the first Of ell the Court, and therein the
most powerful and beloved. Doth not
Octavianus give IL forth that he makes war
not on Antony, nor even on his mistress,
Cleopatra; but on Charmion and Irasi'
"Yea, and think what 1t has been to ne
thus, even Of my oath TO thee, to be forced
TO eat the bread and do the biddings Of one
whom so bitterly / hatel- who has
robbed me Of thee, and who, through the
workings Of my jealousy, brought me to
that which l am, brought thee TO shame, and
ali Egypt TO its ruin Can jewels and riches
and the tattery OF princes and mobiles bring
happiness TO such one as /, who am more
wretched than the meane5t scullion wenchl
Oh, often have / wept TILL was blind; and
then, when the hour came, / must arise aud
tire me, and, with a smile, go do the
bidding of the Queen and that heavy
Antony May the Gods grant me TO see
myself shall be content 20 diel Hard hath
been thy lot, Harmachis; but at least thou
hast been free, and many is the time that
have euvied thee the quiet of thy haunted
cave"
al DO perceive, D Charmion. that thou art
mindful OF thy oaths; and it Is well, for
methilks the hour OF ven geance is ct hand"
II am mindful, and in all things have /
worked for thee in secret-for thee, and for
the utter ruin Of Cleopatra and the Roman.
have famed his passion and her jealousy,
l have egged ner on TO wickedness and hin
to folly, and Of al have caused report TO be
brought TO Cesar. Listen thus stands the
matter. Thou knOwest how went the fight
at Actium. Thither with her feet went
Cleopatra, sorely against the viii of Antony
But, as thou sendest me word, entreated
HIM for the Queen, vowing TO him, with
tears, that, did ne leave her, she would die
Of grief; and he, poor slave, believed me.
And so she went, and in the thick of the
fight, for what cause know not, she made
signal TO her squadron, and, putting about,
fed from the battle, sailing for PeloDon-
nesus. Ard now mark the end When
Antony saw that she was gone, be, in his
madness, took q galley, and, deserving all,
followed hard after her, leaving his feet 10
be shattered and sunk, and his great army
In Greece OF twenty legions and twelve
thousand horses without leader. And all
this would no man believe, that Antony,
the smitten Of the gods, had fallen so deep
in shame. Therefore for awhile the army
tarried, and but now tonight comes news
brought by Csnidius, the General, that.
worn with doubt and being at length sure
that Antony had deserted them, the whole
Of that great force hath yielded TO Cesar"
"And where, then, IS Antony"
ION little isle in the Great Harbor hath
ne built him habitation and named il
Timonium; because, forsooth. like Timor.
he CRIES Out OF the inRrautude of mankind
that hatn forsaken him. And there he lies
smittcn by fever OF the mind, aud tlither
must thoa 20 at dawn, so wills tho Queen,
10 cure him of his is and draw him 90 her
arms; Tor her be wiz not sec, nor knows ho
jet tho full measure of h.s woo. Bat first
my bidding Is % lead taeo Instantly 90 Cleo
patra, who faln would asktly counsel
Il come answered, rising lead thou
on"
And 40 va passed tho palace gates and
along The Alabaster Hall. and presently
ouce again | stood before the door ot Cleo
patras chamber, and once again Charmion
left me 20 warn he- 81 my coming
Presently shr came back and bcck0ued 20
me. Make stroag thy heart she whis-
percd. 'ani see that thou da.t not betray
tuyson for stll aye tbo eyea - Cleopatra
keen Entcr
Keen, indeed must they DO 10 hni Har-
ma hs ia the learned Olympus Hat MOI
wilei i', thysef thon haist not known me-.
Chafmion. msds aasrer
Thsn / entered th4f r.u -f1t-rei place
and listened onco more t1 Ore -piash of tAs