Thomas County cat., 1890-02-06
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whom had rulned?''

anu yet, II report O0tfue, ,Cn0fmlOn, tOOt
art the first Of all the Court, and therein the
most powerful and beloved. Doth no,
Octavianus give it forth that he makes wal
not on Antony, nor even on his mistress
Cleopatra; but on Charmion and Irasl'
"Yea, and think what it has been 10 me
thus, even Of my oath 70 thee, to be forced
to eat tho bread and do the biddings Of one
whom 20 bitterly I hatel-one who has
robbed me Of thee. and who, through the
workings Of my jealousy, brought me te
that which am, brought thee to shame, and
all Egypt to it's ruinl Can wells and riches
and the fattery Of princes and MOBILES bring
happiness to such on as !, VINO am more
wretched than the meanest scuilion wench!
Oh, often have wept till was bind; and
then, when the hour came, must arise and
tire me, and, with smile, 60 do the
bidding Of the Queen and that heavy
Antony. May the Gods grant me to sec
them dead-ay, the twain Of theml-then
myself shall be content to die! Hard hath
been thy lot, Harmacuis; but at least thou
hast been free, aud many is the time that
have envied thee the quiet of thy haunted
cave"
81 do perceive, 0 Charmion. that thou art
mindful Of thy oaths; and it IS wei, for
methinks the hour of vengeance is at hand {"
Il am mindful, and in all things hav,
worked for thee in secret-.or thee, and for
the utter ruin Of Cleopatra aad the Roman.
havef nned his passion and her jealousy,
hare eygcd her on to wickedness AID him
to folly, and Of al have caused report to be
b. light 10 Caesar. Listeni thus Sands .ic
matter. Thou knowest how went the fight
at Aciium. Thi;her with her feet went
Cleopatra, sorely against the will of Antony.
But, as thou sendest me word, entrea:ed
hun for tine Q ccn, vowiug to him, WI h
tears, that, did he leave her, she would die
Of grief; aud be. poor slave, believed me.
And SO she went, anu in the thick of the
fight, for what Cause / know not, she made
signal to her squadron, and, putting about,
fed from the battle, sailing for PelopoI-
nesus. Ard now mark the end. When
Antony saw that she was gone, he, in his
madness, took galley, and, deserving all,
followed hard after her, leaving his fleet 10
be shattered and sunk, and his great army
in Greece OF twenty leglons and twelve
thousand horses without leader. And all
this would NO man believe, that Antony,
the smitten Of the gods, had fallen so deep
in shame. Therefore Tor awhile the army
tarrIed, and but now tonight comes news
brought by Canidius, the General, that,
worn with doubt and being at length sure
that Antony had deserted them, the whole
OF that great force hath yielded to Caesar "
"And where, then, is Antony"
"On little isle in the Great Harbor hath
he built him q habitation and a med it
because, forsooth, like Timon,
LIE cries out Of the ingratitude of mankind
bat h..th fnr a sh 141
smitten by fever Of the mind, and thither
must thou so at dawn, SO wills the Queen,
10 cure hun Of his ills and draw him to her
arms; for he he viii not see, nor knows he
vet the full measure Of his woe. But first
my bidding is 10 lead thee instantly to Cleo
patra, who fLiu would asi thy counsel"
Il come answered, rising. LEAD thou
on."
And SO we passed the palace gates and
q ong the Alaoaster Hall, and presently
ouce again stool before the door Of Cleo
patra's chamber, and once again Charmion
left me to warn her OF my coming.
Presently she came back and beckoned to
ME. make strong thy heart" she whis-
pered, land sec that thor dost not betray
myself, for still are the eyes Of Cleopatra
keen. Enter"
Keen, indeed, must they be to find Har-
machis in tho learned Oiympusi Had not
willed it, thyself thou ha.lst not known me,
lmade answer.
Then l entered tn remembered place
and listened once more to the splash Of the
the song of the nightingale, AMI
the murmur OF the summer sea. With
bowed head and halting gait came, till at
length st cd before the couch of Cleopatra
that same golden couch whereon she had
sat the .,ht she dill o'ercoms me. Then
gathe. my strength AMI looked up.
'''"~" he fore me was Cleopatra. glorious as
u o.d, but, ohi how changed since that
hight when I saw Antony clasp her in his
Irms a. Tarsusl Her beauty Still clothed
Ter like garment; the eyes were yet deep
md unfathomabic as the blue sea. The face
IT'LL splendid In its great loveliness. And
'et all was Changed. Tine, that could not
ouch her charms, had stamped upon her ,
presence such . look Of weary grief as may
Tot be written. Passion, beating ever in
hat fierce b art of hers, had written his
ecord on her brow, and in her eyes shone |
he sad light of sorrow.
Low bowed before this most royal WON. |
n, who once had been my love and my de- |
truc.ion, and yet knew me not.
She looked up YEARLY, and spoke in her |,
low. well-remember,d voice.
80 thou art come at length, Physician. |
How callest thou thyself-O.ympusl 'Tis |
name of promise, for surely now that tho |
iods Of Egypt have deserted US, we do
iced aid from Olympus. Well. thou hast .
earned air, for learning goes not with
'eauiy. Strange, too, there is that about
hee which doth recall what I know not
SAY, olympus, have we met before!"
''Never, o Queen, have my eyes fallen on
hee IN the body" answered. "Aever
i'll this hour, when come forth from my
oiitude to do thy bidding and cure thee Of
by ills "
Strange! and even in tho VOICE
SHAWL tits some memory that can not
D|lk,f| f|;jihBgkkliG ihgkli Il !