Telegram-herald., 1889-10-19

Go thou, O-tnsPus, g 70 the Queen and
say 'Ant0ny sefs > greeting - Cleopatra,
Sho hath belrsfes him. To Cleopatra &c
sends greeting aud fareweuFp
Aud - l weu1 70 the tonb, oat Antony
Ted on % the palace. When 1 came % the
tomb I knocked upcR the door, and Char
ni0n looked forth from the window
"Open." 1 criet, and she opened
What news, Harmaehisp' sac whis-
perea.
"Caarmion." =" said, "ths cad Is a, hand.
Antony Is FED !"
''It IS weil,' she answered; y an
sweary"
aud there On ne golden bed sat Cleo
pAtra.
speak, man 20 sas cried.
Antony has fed, his forces are fed;
Caesar draws near. To C.e9patra the great
Antony sends greetiL e, and farewell
Greeting 20 Cleopatra VINO cath betrayed
him. and farewell"
1T Is a lie .' she screamed; ~ betrayed
him not Thou Olympus, 90 swiftly 10 An
tony and answer thus: To Antony, Cleo
patra who hath not betrayed him, sends
greetings and farewell Cleopatra IS no
more "
And 80 went, following cut my purpose.
II the Alabaster Hall found Antony pacing
- and fro, tossing his hands toward the
heaven. and with him Eros, FOR OF al his
servants Eros alone remained by this fallen
man.
Lord Antony" said, Egypt bids thee
farewell Egypt is dead by her own hand"
Dead dead" be whispered, ''and is
Egypt deadl aud that form OF glory new
food FOR wcrmsl Oh, what a woman was
l. I'd
her. And shall she outdO ne at the last,
who have been so great; shall | become so
small that a woman can o'ertop my courage
and pass where fear 10 follow Eros, thou
hast loved NE from boy mindest thou
how found thee starving in the desert, and
made thee rich, giving thee place and
wealth. Come, now, pay me back. Draw
that sword thou wearest and make an end
OF the woes OF Antony"
"Oh, sire" cried tho Greek, 'I can noti
How can take away the life OF god-like
Antony"
Answer me not. Eros; but in the last ex-
treme Of fate this l charge thee. Do thou
nv bidding, or begone and leave me quite
alone No more VIII see thy face, thou
unfaithful servant"
Then Eros drew his sword and Antony
knelt down before him and barred his breast,
turning his eyes TO heaven. But Eros, cry
ing: IL can not on, l can notr' plunged
the sword TO his own heart and fell dead.
Antony rose and gazed upon him. why,
Eros, tha. was nobly done,' he said.
Greater art thou than I, yet have learned
thy lesson I" and he knelt down and kissed
him.
Theu, rising OF q sudden, he drew the
sword from the heart OF Eros, plunged it
into his bowels and fell, groaning, on the
couch.
20 thou Olympusr' be cried, "this pain is
more than can bearl Make an end Of me,
olympus"
But pity stirred me, and this thing could
not do.
Therefore I drew the sword from his
vitals, stanched the flow OF blood, and,
calling 20 those who came crowding in 10
see Antony die, bade them summon Atoua
from my house at the palace gates. Pres
emily she came, bringing with her simples
and lie giving draughts. And these gave
TO Antony, and bsde Atoua 60 with such
speed as her old limbs might to Cleopatra,
in the tomb, and tell her OF the state OF
Antony.
So she went, and after awhile returned
SAYING that the Queen yet lived and sum
roned Antony 70 die even in her arms
And with her came DiomeGes. And when
Antony heard. his cbbing strength came
back. for he was fain 20 look upon Cleo
patras face again. So | called 10 the
slaves-who peeped and peered through
curtains and from behind pillars 70 see this
great man die-and together, with much
toll, we bore him thence till we came TO the
foot OF the Mausoleum.
Bot Cleopatra, being afraid of treachory,
would no more throw wide the door; so she
let down rcpe from the window and we
made IL fast beneath the arms Of Antony.
Then did Cleopatra, who the while wept
most bitterly. together with CharmiOu and
Iras. the Greek, pull on the rope with ell
their strength, while we lifted from below
till the dying Antony swung IN the alr,
grOaning heavily. and the blood dropped
from bis gaping wound Twice he nearly
fell % earth; but Cleopatra, striving with
the strength Of love and despair. held him
til at length she drew him through the
window place. while all who saw the dread
ful sight wcpt bitterly, aad beat their
breasts-all save myself aud Charmion.
When nc was iu. once more the rope was
let down. and with some aid from Char
mion. climbed into the tomb, drawing u2
the rope after me There found Antony,
LAID upon the golden bed Of Cleopatra; and
she. her hreast bare. nor face al stained
with tears. and her hair streaming wild
about him. krcl.a. Dis side and kissed him,
vvl.uc the b o.ood from bis wounds with her
robes aud hair And .et ali ny shame be
written: ls stood and watched her The old
love aw0ke once mor- within me. and mad
jealousy ragged f. my heart. because
q "a. -
love I could not destroy
% Antony ny sweet, my husband ard
nv Gra" she mozred. "Cruel Antony,
hast tg0u the h~r % dfe and cave me %
mv lone = sham Swiftly viii / follow
tlee 70 she grave. Antony, awake
awa'cf
r. afEei o0 h.s head "a. called f0r VINE,
which 7 gave h,m. mizlu h.re.n draugnt
that Nigh, alav hIs pam. .or e. WAS great
Ard when Be ha1 d-8ux he 5ace l.eopatr
De dowa on the bed-, .de hia. and pu' her
arms about him. ard tbs She d.d Then
was Antony once more a nan. f1r fo~gct
ting his o.vn misery and pain. Do oolnseled
her "a 20 her own safety hgf tn ttls ta'k
she would not listen. Tho hour IL short. q"
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