Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-11-18

SdN, lGU not IearS-1Or must weep overflow your eyes! Why, 'tis not manly; 'tis most womanish! All men must die, and death were welcome were it not so lone. Should 1 fall, to your tender care leave my chlldren--if. perchance, 1t may avail to save them from the fate of helplessness. Sol diers, enough! tomorrow at the dawn we spring at Casar's throat, both by land and sea. Swear that ve will cling to me, even to the last issue.''
 "We swear.' they cried. Noble An tony, we SWearn'
 "'Tis well! Once more my star grows bright; tomorrow, set in the highest heav- en, it yet may shine the lamp of Caesar down! Till then, farewell!' lie turned to go, and he went they caught his hand and kissed it; and so deep ly were they moved that many wept like children; nor could Antony master his grief, for, in the moonlight, saw tears roll down his furrowed cheek, and fall upon that mighty breast.
 And, seeing all this, was much troubled For well l knew that if these men held firm | to Antony all might yet go well for Cleo | patra; and though against Antony I bore no Ill will, yet must he fall, and in that fall l drag down the woman who, like some poi sOnOuS plant. had tWined herself about his giant strength till it cholzed and moldered | in her en brace.
 Therefore, when Antony went, I went | not, but stood back in the shadow watching | the faces of the lords and captains as they | spoke together
 "Thcn it is agrced!" said he who should l lead the fleet And this we swear to- one and all, that we will cling to noble Antony | to the last extremity of fortune!' | "Ay! ayr they answered. | 'Ay! av!' l said, speaking from the shadow; ''cling and dle.'
 | Fierccly they turned and seized me.
 "Who is he!' quoth one.
 | :" lis that darllfaced dog, Olympu r' cried another. "Olympus, the magician.' 1 "OlympuS tho traitOr!' srroWicd another; "put an end to him and his magic!' and he | drew his sword.
 "Ay siay him; he would betray the Lord | Antony. whom he is paid to doctorn | "HOld aWhilc!' 1 said in a slow and | solemn voice, ''and beware how ye try to murder the servant of the Gods. I am no | traitor. For myself, abide the event here
 i'll Alexandria, but to you 1 say: Flee, flee to Caesar! 1 serve Antony and the Queen -l serve them truly: but above all 1 serve the holy Gods; and what they make known to mo, that, lords, do know. And this I
 know, that Antony is doomed, and Cleo pa,ra is doomed. for Caesar conqucrs
 Therefore because I do honor you, noble gentlemen. and think with pity on your wives left widowed, and your little father
 less children that shall, il yc hold to | Antony, be sold as slaves; therefore I say: Cling to Antony if ge will, and die; or flee to Caesar and be saved! And this say be- cause 1t is so ordained of the Gods.''
 "The Gods!" they growlcd; "what Gods i! Slit the traitors throat and stop his ill., | omened tall1!'
 l 'Let him show us sign from his Gods. or let him dle; I do mistrust this man. | sad another
 "Stand back, yc foos!' I cried. Stand | oack-irce mine armS-and l will show YOU l ! s gn;' and there was that in my { ,,r which frightened them. for they free! l.r and stood back. Then 1 lifted up my l:;... and, putting out all my strength Of soul, searched tho depths of space till 1ry Spirit | communed with tue Spirit of my Mother Isis. Only the Word of Power 1 uttered not, as ] had been bidden. And 1hc l.u.y mystery of the Goddess answered to I. Y Spirits cry, falling in awful sllenra uij :. | the face of earth. Deeper and deeper grew the terrible silence; even tho dogs | ceased to howl, and in the city men >I ,;.d
 still afeared. Then, from far away, tlirrc came the ghostly music of the sstra. | Faint it was at first, but ever as it ame it
 grew more loud, till tue air shvered with | the unearthly sound Of terror. 1 said "
 the sky. And bchod! bosomed upon tue
 air, foated a vast vail shape that, hrraldcu
 by the swelling music of the sstra, drew
 slowly near, till its shadow lay upon us. It
 came, it passed, it went toward the camp of
 Caesar, till at length the music slowly died
 away, and the awful shape was swallowed
 in the night.
 "'Tis Bacchus!' cried one. s'Racchus,
 who leaves lost Antony!' and, as he spoke,
 from ali the camp there rose !, groau of
 terror.
 But knew that it was not Bacchus, the
 false God but the Divine Isls who deserted
 khem, and, passing over the edge of the
 world, sought her home in space, to be no
 more known of men. For though her wor- 1 ship Is still upheld, though still .a s.,s Is
 here and ill all Earths, no more doth Isis;
 manifest herself in Khem. 1 hid my face
 and prayed. but when lifted it from my
 robe, To! all had fled and was alone