Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-01-02

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G[gA MI11E atnight to the high watch
ES@s1liNS tower, whence looked On
.NHR--A the stars and drew their
t;E augurcs. For at this time ClcoDa-
9 ira was much troubled about matters
q political And not knowing how the !
great struggle among he Roman factions
would end, but being very DESTROYS 10 side |
with the strongest, size took constant coun- |
sci with me as to the warning of the stars |
TheseI read TO her in such manner as best |
seemed to fit the high interest of my ends. |
For Antony, the oman Triumvir, was now
in Asia Minor, and, rumor ran, very wroth
because it had been tod 10 him that Cleo
patra was hostile to the Trulnvi, ate, in that
her General, Serapion, had aided Cassius.
But Cleopatra protested loud Y to me and
OF hers that Serapion had acted against her
Will. Yet Charmi0n told me that, as with
al ienus, it was because of a prophecy OF
Dioscorides, the uEiucky, that he Queen
herself had secretly ordered Serapion SO TO
do. Nevertheless, this did not save Scrap
ion, for, to prove to Antony that she was IN
nocent, she dragged the General from the
sanctuary and slew HIM. Woe be 10 those
who carry out the will of tyrants If the scale
should rise against them! And so Serapion
persisted.
Meanwhile all things went well with us,
for the minds of Cleopatra and those about
her were so set upon affairs abroad that
neither sh~ nor they thought of revolt at
home. But day by day our party gathered
strength In the cities of Egypt, and even in
Alexandria, which is to Egypt as auothc:.
land, all things being foreign there. Day
by day those who douuted were won over
and worn to the cause by that oath which
can not be broken, and our plans Of action
more firmly land. And every other day /
went forth from he pal &c To take counsel
with my uncle Scpa, and there 1T his house
met the nnblcs and Tn" great priests who
were tor the party Of K hem.
or Cleopatra, the Queen, / saw mnch,
and never WAS l moe aStonISh Il at the
wealth and sp.endor uf her mind, that for
richness and variety WIS rs woven Cloth
of god throwing back all lights from lis
changing face. She feared me somewhat,
aid therefore was fam 10 make 4 friend OF
me, asking me many matt rs that seemed
u be beyond the province Of my u..ice. Or
the Lady Oh rmiOn also l saw much =
indeed, she was ever at my side, so that
Scarce knew when she came and when she
went. For with that soft step Of hers
would she draw nigh, and | would Turn me
to find her at hand and watching beneath
tie long lashes of her downcast ewes.
There was iIo service tnat was too hard for
her, and no task too long. for day and night
She labored for lie and for our cause But
when thanked her for her Loyalty and said
it should be had in mind in that time which
was at hand, she stamped her foot and
p,uied with her lips like an angry child.
SAVING that, among all the Things which
had learned, this had not learned that
Loves ser ice asked no payment and was
its own guerdon. And beng limo ent in
such mat. ers and foolish that was, hold
ing the ways of women as Of small account,
read her sayings i'll the sense that her serv-
ices to the cause of khem, which she
loved, brought with them their own reward.
But when l praised so fine spirit she
barst into angry tears and left me wonder
ing; for knew naught OF In" trouble at her
hcrrt / knew not then that. uns"Ight,
this woman had given me all her low" anu
Cazcd, aud grew SICK at heart because i
must anoInt my throne with blood. and DIV
evil sweep away the evil OF the land. At
that houl | wished, indeed. that Was
nau~ht but some humble husbannii,an. VINO
In its season sows nd in its season
CARRIERS the golden gram! Alas! the seed
that had been doomed 10 sow WAS Inc rel
seed of Death. and how l must ap the
fruit of tae harvest.
"Why Harmachis, what ais thcc!' said
Cleopa,r;l, smi ing her slaw smile. III ~
th, golden ske IL of stars st tangled, my
astronomer. or d"st thou pan sol.c n''y
feat of magicl Say what Is |, IA IL Inol
Gost SD pnr.y Gree Oar feat Ivy, nnw,
did l not knuw, having made ING iiTy
thereon, That things SO low as we = nr
women are far beneath thy gaze, WIZ.
shuu i swear t.i,it Eros had found thee
og;. l. .rui.lcii,SI'
.'Nay, that l am spared. o Queen"
answered The servant of the Star mar Ks
rottIc smaller light of woman eyes, and
theron lie is happy"
Cleopatra leaned herself toward me look
ing on me long and steadily in sach fashion
ih;.t despite my viii the blood flul;ered a
my heart.
ID asst not. thou proud EsyP,ian,' she
said in a low voice which none b L | IA.
CnarIiIion could hear, lest pcrchance thou
Go>t tempt me To match my nl.irIc "a cams
tine What woman can forgive that Nal
Should push Us by as things Of ho accom-:
'Tis an insult To our sex that Nature SCI
sbhors." and she leaned back and laugh
most musicaliy. Blu. glamcing up. l SAY
Charmiun, her teeth uoon her up and G.
Angry frown upon her brow.
Pardon, r yal Egypt" l answered
colby. hut With such wit rs l could sun
mon. .'before The Queen OF Heaven eve
STARS grow pale!' This l said of Ia
moon, wli.h is the syn Of The Fol
Mother when Cleopatra dared to rIv..
naming herself Isis come TO earth.
..Happily SAID" she answered. clappIn
her viii o hands. Why, here's an astroi
omcr who hath wit aud can shape coz
pnmenL Nay, sucha wonder must no; p Is
u,no;ed. lest the G, ds resent it. C.a
nion. take thou This chapiet from my ba
and set it Upon the learned brow OF OF
Harrnachis. King CT Lore he shall
crowned, whether he will il or will 1t moi;
Charmion lifted the Oh pet from C!e
paira's brows and bearing it to where
was. with q smile set it upon my head, y
warm and fragrant from the Queens hai
brt so roughly that she panied me som
what. And this she did because she vi