Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-11-01

| 'no air, ana now aoOve IS the heavenl,
 ocean Nout, wherein the planets float hls
 shlps as they rush upon their radianG way
 Many things l told her, and among then
 how through the certain, never-ceasins
 movement of the orbs of light the plane
 that was called Donaou (Venus) when sh,
 showed as the morning star, became tn,
 planet Bonou when she came as the swee
 Star Of Eve. The motion of the planet.
 appears to have been familiar to the Egyp
 tlans]. And, while I stood and spoke
 watching the stars, she sat, her hand. face
 "Ah" she broke in at length. "and se
 Venus is to be seen both in the morning ano
 the evening sky. We'll, of a truth, she is
 everywhere, though best she loves the
 night. But thou lowest not that should use
 these Latin names to thee. Come we will
 talk in the ancient tongue of Khem, which
 know right well; the first, mark thou, o1
 all the Lagidae nm I who know it. And
 now," she went on, speaking Tn mine own
 tongue, but with little foreign accent tha,
 oiu put mako her talk more sweet, "enough l or stars, for, when all is said, they are but
 tickle things, and perchance may even now
 be storing up an evil hour for thee or me,
 or Tor us both together. Not but what l
 love to hear thee speak of them, for then
 thy face doth lose that gloomy cloud of
 thought wherewith thou drapest it and
 grows quick and human. Harmachis, thou
 art too young for such a solemn trade: me-
 thinks that must find thee better. Youth
 comes but once; why waste it in these | musings! Time is it to think when we can | no longer act Tell me how old art thou, Harmachiss'
 answered, "for I was born in the first
 month of Shomou, in tAe summer season, and on tho third day of the month,
 INV h y, we are of an age even to u day." she cried, "tor I, too, have six and twenty years, and l, too, was born on the third day
 of the first month of Shomou Well, this
 may we say-thosc who begot us need have
 no shame For if I be the fairest woman In Egypt, methinks, Harmachis, that ,herc IS ln Egypt no man more fair and strong than thou, aye, or moro learned, Born on the samo day, why, '.is manifest that we were destined to stand together, I as the Queen, and thou, perchance, Harmachis. as one of the chief pillars of my throne, and thus to work each others veal"
 "Or, perchance, each others woe" I answered, looking up; for her sweet speeches stung my sars, and brought mcrs color to my face than loved that sine should sec therein.
 way, never talk of woe. Be seated here py me, Harmachis, and let us talk, not as queen and subject but as friend l., friend. Thou vast angered with me at the feast to- nlSht-was it not sol-in that I mocked thee with wonder wreathl Nay, 'twas but aJest. Didst thou know how heavy is tho task of monarchs, and how wearisomo ",, thelr hours, thou Wouldst not be wroth be- cause lit my dullness with q j.s., ti., they weary me, those princes ui,d those nobles, and those stiff-necked, pompous Romans. To my face they VOW themselves my slaves, and behind my back they ~'>s,': mo and proclaim me the servant of VI =" triumvirate, or their empire, or ...,.. .u. public, as the wheel of fortune t...,.,, ar. each rises on its round There l. :evcr a man among them-nothipg but fouis, para sl'es ana puppets-never a man st:.cc ,,'' tnelr cowardly daggers they sew i.,.. Caesar whom all the world in arms ,-.ac strong enough to tame And I nus, oil one against the other, if, may b, by-so aoing can keep Egypt froia ,hcir sn:p, And for reward, what! Why, thls is i:iy reward; that all men speak ill of 1lo anL-I know lt-my subjects hate me! Yea, I be- heve that woman though be, they would murder mo could they find q means." And she paused, covering her eyes with her hand, and itwas well, for her words pierced mo so that shrank there unea the sa.,t ,,,,. side her.
 ''They think ill of me, know it; and call me wanton, who have never stepped asid, save once, when I loved the greatest man of all the world, and at the touch of love my passion famed indeed, but burnt with . halloWed flame. These ribald Alexandrians do swear that l poisoned Ptolcluy, my most unlaturai,y, tha Ro- man Senate would have forced on 1le. his sister, as husband! but it Is false; he slckened and died of fever. And even so they say that would slay Arsinoc, 1nv sis ter-who, indeed. would slay me !-but that too, Is falsel Though she will have none of me, love my sister. Yea, they all think Ill of mo without 3 cause; even thn,l test thlnk i'll of nS,, Harmachis Oh, Harmacllis, before thou judgest, think what a thing is envy!-that foul sickness of the mind which makes the jaundiced eye of pettincss to see all things distraught-to read evil written on the open face of good, and find impurty ln the Whltest virgins soul Think what a thlng 1t Is, Harmachis, to be set on high above the gaping crowd of knaves who hate | tnee Tor thy fortune and thy wit; who gnash | their teeth and shoot the arrows of their lies from the cover of their own obscure ness. whence they have no wings 10 srar; md whose hearts quest it is to drag down | thy nobility to the Hvel of the grounding | and the fooll
 ''Be not, then, ready to think evil of the l great, whose every word and act is searched | for error by million angry eyes, and | whose most tiny fault IS trumpetcd bv a throats, till the world shakes | with the echoes of their sin Say not: nTis thus, 'tis certainly thus'-say, rather: Nav. nay it not be otherwisea Have we heard | arighta Did she this thing of her own Sillp Judge gently, o Harmachis, as vert thou me thou wouldst be judged Remem- per that Queen is never free. She is, in- 1eed, but tho point and instrument of those forces polite, wherewith are graven the ron books of history. O, Harmachis! be 'hou my friend-my friend and counsellor! my friend whom can trust indeel?-for aere, in this crowded court, am moro ut. ;erly alone than any soul that breathes about the corridors. But Mse trust; there 8 faith written ill those quiet eyes, and I nm minded to lift thee high. Harmachs, 1 ,an no longer bear my solitude of mind l must lind one with whom may commune ma speak that which lies within my heart have faults, know it.; but am not al of thy faith, for there is good sraln among the evil seed. Say, Harma- 'hs, wilt thou take pity on my loneliness ma befriend me who have lovers, courtiers, saves, dependents, more thick than can NnV -f- I