Telegram-herald., 1889-10-19

jealous heart strange sna swtsl teizs q
w<s - see.
Presently I saw TIE Cb4nEe 81 Death
s.-ner % e-s face His head fed escz
~F4reHs-, Egypt farewell die =
Sc -ftsd herself upea ker hsnes, gszst
Wl-sy - ia 4shea fac, snd tea s-th Q
great cry. sns s4nk esrx swooztns
b1t Artony yet Lvec, though the power
cf speech 1ao left hin. TneB ! drew nesr,
40 kneslLDg, made preteBse % minister
gnt0 hlu- Ana 4s 1 nlR-stsred whispered
IL Is e2r
"Antony," ! whispered '>Cleop<trs wes
ny love before she passed from ne - thee.
an hsrm4cais, t1zt EstrolOger who stood
oehlnc thy couch - Tzrsus, aid have
been TIE chef minister of nv r~fn De,
An.oagf tts cs.Fse y Asiska-ra hGfh f2-sR'
Re raised himself and stared upon ny
face. he cclld not speak, but globerlng, he
pointed az me. Then with . grOan h.s
mighty spirit ned
Thus cid / accomplish my revenge upon
Roman AntOay, the wcrl5-lossr.
Tnere2frer, then. we recovered Cleop2tra
from her swoon, for not YET was l minded
that Size should de And taxing the body
OF Antony. Caesar permitting, 1 ard Atoua
caused IL 20 be most sEilfLlly e-nbalmed
after our Egg ptian fashion, covering The
face WITH 9 mask q gold fashioned Ike 70
the features u Antony. Also wrote upon
his breast LIS Eame aud titles and painted
his name and the name u his father within
his inuer coffin. and drew the form OF he
holy Nout folding her wings about him.
Then with great pomp Cleopatra lad him
IA that sepulcher which had been made
ready, ana In a sarcOphagus of alabaster.
No .f.te I.
large that place was left therein for sec
end eonin, for Cleopatra was fam 70 lie by
Antony az the last.
These things then happened And but a
little while after learnt tidings from one
Cornelius D0,abella, noble Roman who
waited upon Cesar, and moved by the
beauty thai swayed the souls Of all who
looked upon her, had pity FOR the woes Of
Cleopatra. Tie bace me warn her-fOr, as
her physician, 10 was allowed me 20 pass in
and out OF the tomb where she dwelt-that
Ia three days she would be sent away 10
Rome, together with her children, that she
might walk ia the triumph Of Caesar. Ac-
cordingly | went in, and found her sitting,
as now she always sat, plunged in half
srupor, and before her that blood-stained
robe wherewith she had s,anched the
wounds Of Antony. For on this she would
continually feast her eyes
''See how faint they grow, Olympus, 4" she
said, lifting her sad face and pointing 10 the
rusty stains, land ne so lately deadl Why,
Gratitude could not fade more fast. What
is now thy newsl Evil tidings is writ large
in those dark eyes OF thine. which ever
bring back TO me something that still slips
! my mind"
III is the news, o Queen" I answered
"This have from the lips Of Dolabella, who
hath IL straight from CAESARS Secretary.
On the third day from now win Caesar send
thee and the Prince P,OIemy and Alexander
and the Princess Cleopatra TO Rome, there
to feast the eyes Of the Roman mob, and be
led In triumph to that Capitol where thou
didst swear 70 set thy throne "
"Never, neverv she cried springing TO
her feet. "Never will l walk in chains in
Cesar's triumph What must doi Char
mion, tell me what l can dol'
And Charmion, rising, stood before her,
looking at her through the long lashes OF
her downcast eyes.
Lady, thou canst die" she said quietly
SAY. Of truth l had forgotten; can
die Olympus, hast thou the drugl"
NAY; but If the Queen wills il, by to-
morrow morn it shall be brewed-a drug so
swift and strong that not the Gods them
4 selves can hold him who drinks il back
\ from sleep"
Let 1t be made ready, thou master Of
/ deathr'
| / bowed, and withdrew myself; and all
| that night and old Atoua labored at the dis
tilhng Of the deadly draught. At length it
was done, and Atoua poured it into crys-
tai phial, and held il 10 the light Of the fire !;
for white il was as the purest water.
ala, Ldl' she sang, in her shrill voice
"a draught for a Queen Wnen fifty drops
OF that water Of my brewing have passed
those red lips of hers, thou wilt, indeed, be
avenged OF Cleopatra o, Harmachis Oh,
that | could be there TO see thy Ruin
ruined La, La it would be sweet TO
see"
vengeance is an arrow that ofttimes
falls upon the archer's head,' answered,
bethinking ne of Charmions saying.
10 be Continued.