The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-11-30

ready was my nodu UEaSRcu DdCh buu IAolT
knife points at my throat, when Charmion,
rushing forward. threw herr, upon nae,
and, calling them "Dogs' 5perately
thrust her body before I'll u such a
fashion that smite they c< vt. Now
Brennus. with an oath, seize. one and
then another and cast them T. me.
ssspare his life, Queenl" he cried, in his
barbarous Latin. ssBy Jupiter, he is a
brave man! Myself felled like an OK in the
shambles, and three Of nay boys finished by
man without armor, and taken unawares!
grudge them not to such a mani A boon,
Queen! Spare his life, and give him to
me!'
Gay, spare hi,nl spare him'' cried Char
mion, white and trembling.
Cleopatra drew near and looked upon the
dead and him who lay dying as had
dashed him to the ground, and on me, her
lover Of two days gone, whose head rested
now on Charmion's white robes.
Imet the Queens glance. 'Spare notp'
gasped; s've victisi' Then flush gath
cred on her brow, methinks it was e. flush
of shamel
ssDost love this man at heart, Char
mion,'' she said, with little laugh, e'that
thou thrustest thy tender body 'twixt him
and the knives of these sexless hounds?"
and she cast look Of scorn upon the
eunuchs.
"Nay,'' answered the girl, hercely. ''But
can not stand by to see brave man muir
dered by such as these"
"Ay!'' said Cleopatra, che is a brave
man, and CALAMITY he fought; never have
I seen so fierce fight even in the games
at Romel We'll I spare his life; though
it's weak of Fac, womanish weak. Take
him to his chamber and guard him bill he is
healed or-dead."
And then my brain reeled, a great sick
ness seized upon me, and sank into the
nothingness Of swoon.
Dreams, dreams. dreamsl without end
and ever changing, as for years and years
seemed to toss upon sea of agony. And
through them vision of dark-eyed wom-
ans tender face and the touch of a
white hand soothing nae to rest. Visions,
too, of Royal countenance bending at
times over my rocking beg, counter ance
( that could not grasp, H. those beauty
flowed through my fevered rs and was
part of me-visions of Chile; ID and Of the
Temple towers of About and of tae
white-haired Amenemhat, NY father-ayi
and an ever-present vision OF that dread
hall in Amenti, and Of the small altar and
the Spirits clad in flame! There / seemed
to wander everlastin giy, calling on the Holy
Mother, whose memory could net grasp
calling ever and in vainl For no cloud de
scended upon the altar, only from time ia
time the voice pealed aloud: 'sStrike ou'
the name Of Harmachis, child Of Earth
from the living Book of Her, who Was and
Is and Shall Bel Losti lost! LOST"
And then another voice would answer:
tNot yet! not yeti Repentance is at
hand: strike not ous the name OF Har
maehis, child of Earth, from the living
Book of Her, who Was and Is and Shall
Be! BY suffering may sin be wiped away"
woke to fad myself in my own chambee
in the tower of the palace. SO weak was
that / scarce could lift my hand, and ifr
seemed but to f1utter in nay breast as fut
tiers a dying dove could not turn my
head; could not stir yet in nay heart there
was a sense of rest, and Of dark trouble
done. The light hurt my eyes; l shut
them; snd, as shut them, heard the sweep
Of woman's robes upon the stair, and
swift, light step that well knew. 1t was
that Of Cleopatrai
She entered, and her football drew nigh.
I felt her come! livery pulse in my poor
frame beat an answer to her football, and
all my mighty love and hate rose from the
darkness * my death-like sleep and rent
me ia their struggled She leaned over me;
her ambrosial breath played upon my face.
I could hear the beating Of her hearth
Lower she leaned, till last her lips
touched me softly on brow. 'Poor
man ~ heard her murna Poor, weak,
dying mani Fate hath T.. hard to thee!
Too good vert thou to be sport OF sucn
. one as /, the pawn that must move IN
my play OF policy All Harmaechlis !
thou shouldst have ruled the game!
They could give thee learning, those plot
ting priests; but knowledge Of mainland n y 7. /
they could 40 not give thee, = nor 7
fence thee 'gainst the march MAJ
of Natures law. And thou didst love me
with all thy heart all well know It'll
Man like, thou didst love the eyes that, as q
pirates lights, beokoned thee to ship 8, y
wrecked ruin, and ididst hang doting On the
lips that lied thy heart away and call thee
.slave,i Well, the game was fair, for thou l
woulds have slain me; and yet ls Rr1eYe!
Vs. thou dost dlea and this = my farewell to
t1eel, Never may we meet again on earth q fa1
md per rename y, us well !; for who knows,
when my hour of tenderness s. past, how 4.
might deal with thee dIdstt thou livei Thou llcE
dost die, they say llose Learned, Ion glazed
faolas, who III trey lat thee die, shall pay the