The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-11-21

across the marble floor, while
- So thought chased thought across
- her mind, each, as clouds scud-
ding DER the sea, for = mo-
ment casting shadow In her deep cyea
SO thou art come, Harmachis," she said.
resting for awhile, a. she took my hand.
sCounsei me, for never did / need counsel
more. oh, what days have the Gods meas
ured out 70 me-days restless - the ocean
No peace have known from childhood up,
and Il seems none shall ! cvcrknow. Scarce
by q very little have escaped thy dagger's
point, Harmachis, when this new trouble,
that, like . storm, has gathered beneath the
horizons rim, bursts sudden DER me. Didst
mark that tigrish flop! Well should love
10 /, 90 himl How soft he spoke! Ay, like
. cat he purrcd, and all the time he
stretched his claws. Didst mark the letter,
tool II has an ugly look. / know
this Antony. When was but . child bud
ding into womanhood, saw him; but my
eyes were ever quick and took his measure.
Half Hercules and half 4 fool, with dash
OF genius vcining his folly through. Easily
led by those who enter at tho gates Of his
voluptuous sense: but II crossed. an iron
fee True to his friends, II, indeed, be
loves them, and oftcntimes false to his own
interest. Generous, hardy and in adversity
: man Of virtue; in prosperity . sot and .
slave to women. How deal with such . man,
whom Fate and Opportunity have, despite
himself, set on the crest Of fortunes wavea
One day twill o'erwhelm him; but till that
day he sweeps across the world and laughs
At those who drown"
Antony ID but . man, answered, land
. man with many foes; and, being but
man, he can be o'erthrown.n
Jay, be can be o'erthrown; but he Is one
Of three, Harmachis. Now that Cassius has
conc where all fools 80, Rome has thrown
ont hydra head. Crush one and another
Kisses IN thy face. There's Lepidus, and
with him that young Octavianus, whoee
cold eyes may yet with smile OF triumph
look on the murdered forms OF empty,
worthless Lepidus, Of Antony, and of Cleo
petra. III ! 60 not to Cillcia, mark thou.
Antony will knit up peace with these
Parthians, and taking tho tales they tell Of
mo for truth-and indeed there 10 truth IN
And how thenY"
"How thens Why, then we'll drum him
back to Rome"
.Ahi Thou savest 50, and pcrchancc,
Harmachis, had l not won that game we
played together some twelve days gone,
thou, being Pharaoh, mightest well have
done this thing, for round thy throne old
Egypt would have gathered. But Egypt
loves not me nor my Greek blood: and but
now have scattered that great plot Of
thine, wherein half the land was meshed.
Win these men, then, arise TO succor mel
Were Egypt true to me could, indeed,
hold my own against all the force that Rome
may bring; but Egypt hates me, and bad -
lief be ruled by the Roman o. the Greek.
Still might make defense had ] the gold,
for with money soldiers can be bought
wherewith to feed the NAV Of merccnary
battle. But have none; my treasures arc
dry, and though there is wealth In the land,
vet do debts perplex me. These wars have
brought me ruin, and ] know not how to
And talent Pcrchance, Harmachis, thou
who art by hereditary right, Priest Of tho
Pyramids" and she drew near and looked
me In the eyes, ''perchance, II long descend
ed rumor does not lie, thou canst tell me
whore ] can touch the gold to save thy land
from ruin and myself from the grasp Of An
tonys Say, is 1t soi''
Thought awhile, and then answered:
"And il such tale were true, and II
could show thee treasure stored by the
mighty Pharaohs Of the most fsr-oH age
against the needs OF Khem how can know
that thou wouldst indeed make use Of that
wealth to those good cndsi''
rs there, then, . treasured" she asked,
curiously. NAY, fret me not, Harmachis
for Of truth tho very name Of gold ut this
time Of want is like the sight Of water In
the desert"
II believe" said, s'that there is such {
treasure, though myself have never seen it
But this know, that II it still lie In the
place where IL was set, tits because *
heavy % curse shall rest upon him wht
wicksdly and for selfish ends shall lay
hands thereon that none Of those Phsraohl
20 whom it hath been shown have dared X
touch II, whatever their need"
go" she said, "they were cowsrdlj
a1oretime, or else was their need not great
W.T. thou show me this treasure, then
3ArDachisw
s.PerchAnce," answered, II win show 1,
- theo, Il q stu b there, when thou has,
ewosa that thou witt uss Il - 0a4end Eeypt
from this Roman Antony and for Tho vol
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