Thomas County cat., 1889-12-26

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the sortures of the Gods! unburied shalt
.,'"u u'e' and bodiiess and accursed shalt
ever!n ~
He paused. for his sudden burst Of mas
SION had spentitself But by il, more clear
y tnan before, l saw how deep heart had
tnis man beneath the ckak Of his merriness
aud simplicity of mien, and how fiercely the
mind wi hin him was set upon his aim. As
Tor the girl. sue shrank from him terrified.
and, placing her hands before her face, be-
gan to weep
NAY. speak not so, my father" she said.
between her sobs; 'fOr what have donei
Naught know Of the evil wandering Of thy
dreams. am no sOoihsayer that should
read dreams. Have not carried out all
things according to thy d, sirel Have I not
been even mindful Of that dread oathp'-
and she trembled Have not played the
spy and told thee ali! Have I not won the
heart Of the Queen SO that she loves me- ss
Sister, refusing me-. nothing, ay, aud the
hearts OF those about herr Why dnss thou
alright me thus Win thy words and
threats: AMI she wrpt afresh, looking
even mcrc beautiful in her sorrow than she
was before.
Enough, enough" !" he answered; "what l
have said have sand. Be warned, and af-
front our sight no more with this wantop
dress. Thinkest thou that we would feed
our eyes upon those rounded arms-we
whose stake is Egypt and who are dedicated
to the Gods Of LgypLl Girl, behold thy
cousin and thy KingW
She ceased weeping, wiping her eyes
with ner chi,cn, and saw that they seemed
but the softer for her tears.
"Methinks, most Royal Harm chis and
beloved cousin" she said, as she bent
before me. "that We are already made ac-
Quainted."
"Ysa, cousin" l answered, not without
shamefacedness, for never before had !
spoken to SO fair maid; ''thou vert in tho
chariot with Cleopatra this day when l
struggled with the Nubian."
"Assuredly," she said, with smile and
sudden Lighting Of the eyes, sit was gal
liant fight, and gallantly didst thou over
throw that black brute. I saw the fray,
and, though knew thee rot, greatly did ]
fear for one so brave. But paid him for
my fright, for it was l who put it into h,.
mind of Cleopatra TO bid the guards strike
OF his hand-now, knowing who thou art,
would had said his head" And she looked
up, shooting a glance ut me, and then
smiled.
Enough" put in my uncle Sepa. "the
time draws on. Tell thou thy mission,
Charmion, and be gone"
Thereon her manner changed. She folded
her hands meekly before her and spake:
''Let Pharaoh hearken unto HIS hand
maiden. am the daughter of Pharaoh's
uncle, the brother of his father wno is now
long dead. and therefore in my veins also
flows the Roval blood of Egypt. Also am
Of tue ancient faith, and haze these Greeks,
and to see thee set upon the throne has been
my de..restEope now for many years. To
this end have ], C.iarniOn, become serving
woman to ClccrIira, that | might cut
nU.ch y herein cuuiaSG Set thy foot
when the hour cI.ne to climb the throne
And beno.d! y Pharaoh, Inc notch is cut.
"rhs, tnen. i udc pot, Royal Cousin:
Thod mas; & III G1 entrance 10 the House
hold and learn is WAYS and secrets, and.
so far as bay he, sl;'orn the eunuchs and
Captains, some of wlcm l hare already
tempted. TINS done, and all things being
prepared wiJacut, thou must say Cleo
patra, and, aided by me, with those whom
control, IN the confusion that shall ensue
throw wIie tie gates, and, admitting those
OF our party who are IL waiting, put such
of the tr0aps as rcii in faithful to the
sword and ice the B.uchium. Which be.
ing done, thou shat within two days hold
this iickle Aiexaniri.. AT the same lime,
those VINO are sworn to thee III every
c.:y IN Erypt sla, rse in arms, and
withiu Ten days from TIC Death of Cleopatra
thou Shalt be Pharaoh indeed. This is the
C 'unsel waich has been taken, and thou
seest, Royal COUSIN. tn..t, though your uncle
yonder doth think so i'll of me. / have
learned MY part-av, and played it,"
II hear thee, cousin, answered, marvel
ing That so young u WOMAN, for she bad
but twenty years, could weave so bold
plot, Cor IN its origin tue scheme was hers
Bui in those days l little knew Charrnlon.
"Go on; how tnen shall gain entrance To-
the p. ace Of Cieoparraf'
'Nay cousin, as things are it is easy |
Thus: Cleopatra lOveth TO look upon Man,
and give me pardon--thy face and form
are fair. To-day she noted them, and
twice she said she would she had asked !
where that astrologer might be found, for |!
she held that an astrologer who could we'll !!
Ugh slay a NuOian gladiator with his bare
hands must indeed bc master of the stars ,
I answered her that I would cause inquiry
to be made. SO hearken, Royal Harmachis :
At midday Cleopatra sleeps in her inner
hall that looks over the gardens to the har-
bor. AT that hour, then, will I meet thee
at the gates Of the Palace, whit her come
thou boldly asking for the Lady Cuarmion.
will make appointment for thee with
Cleopatra, so that sue shall see thee alone
when she wakes, and the rest shall
be for thee, II .rmachis. For much she
loves to pay with the mysteries Of magic,
and whole nights have known her stand
the stars and making a pretense
TO read them. And but la.ely ha: she sent
away DioscOrldes, the Physician, in that,
poor fool! he ventura on a prophecy from
he conjunc ion of the srars tnat Cassius
would defeat Marx An ony. Thereon Cleo
patra dispatched to tne- General AIlicnus,
bidding him add the legions sue had sent 10
Syria to help Antony, to the army of Cas-
;ius, whose victory, forsooti,, was, accord
ng to DIo5coriies. written On the stars.
But, as il cnanced, An.ony beat Cassius
irst and Brutus afterward, aud so Dios-
,ord 5 han d .pirtej, and now he lectures
'or his bread on herbs IN the museum, and
lates the name OF Stars. Bat his place Is