Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-08

what she had seen and felt in the womb Of
the pyramid weighed her down. But soon
her imperial spirit awoke and shook the
burden from her breast and she became
herself again-now gay, now learned; now
loving and now cold now queenly and now
altogether simple-ever changing as the
winds of heaven, and, as the heaven, deep,
beauteous and unsearchablei
Night after night for those four unhappy
nights, the last happy hours ever was to
know, we sat hand in hand upon the deck
and heard the waters lap the vessels side,
and watched the soft football Of the moon
as she trod the depths of the Nile. There
we sat and talked of love, talked OF our
marriage and all that we would do. Also
drew up plans of war and of defense against
the Roman, which now we had the means
to carry out; and she approved them,
sweely saying that what seemed good to
me was good to her. And 80 all too swiftly
passed the days. . those nights upon the
Nile! their memory haunts me yet! Dead
are those dear nights, dead is the moon
that lit them and lost in the wide salt sea
are the waters which rocked US on their
breast! For all things end in darkness and
ashes, and those who SOW in folly shall reap
in sorrow. All! those nights upon the Nile !!
And so, at length, once more we stood
within the walls of that fair palace on the
"Whither hast thou wandered with Cleo
patra, Harmachisa" asked Charmion of me
when met her by chance on that day of
return. ION some new mission of betrayal!
or was it but a love journeys'
II went with Cleopatra upon secret bust
ness of the State" / answered, sterniy.
$50 those who go secretly, go evilly; and
foul birds love to fly at night Not but what
thou art wise, for scarce would it beseem
thee, Harmachis, to show thy face in
Egypt"
me; for Ill could bear this fair girl 8 scorn.
s'Hast thou never word without q
sting?" asked. 'tKnow, then, that went
whittier thou hadst never dared to go; to
gather means to hold Egypt from the grasp
of Antony"
"So!'' she answered, looking up swiftly.
s'Thou foolish man! Better hadst thou done
to save thy labor, for Antony will grasp
Egypt in thy despite. What power hast
thou to-day in Egypta"
sin my despite that he may do; but in de-
spite Of Cleopatra that he can not do"
said.
''Nay, but with the aid of Cleopatra he
can and will do It," she answered, with a
bitter smile. "When the Queen sails in
state up Cydnus' stream she will: surely
draw this coarse Antony thence to Alex
andria, conquering, and yet, like thee, q
slaver
SIT is falsei say that it is falsel Cleo
patra goes not to Tarsus, and Antony
comes not to Alexandria; or, if he come,
twill be to take the chance of war;"
''Now, thinkest thou thusa" she an
swered, with a little laugh. "Wen, if it
please thee, think as thou wilt. Within
three days thou shalt know. IT'S pretty
to see how easily thou art fooled. Fare
welli Go, dream on Love, for surely Love
is SWEET
And she went, leaving me angered and
troubled at heart.
That day I saw Cleopatra no more, but
on the day which followed 1 saw her. She
was in a heavy mood, and had no gentle
word for me. spake to her of the defense
of Egypt, but she put the matter away.
"Why dost thou weary me?" she SAID,
with anger; ''canst thou not see that am
lost in troubless When Dellius hath had
his answer, then viii we speak of these
matters"
cay" said, s'when Dellius hath had his
answer; and knowest thou that but yester-
day Charmion-whom about the palace
they name the keeper of the Queens
did swear that the an
swer would be: GO in peace; I come to
tNaught knows Charmion of my heart !"
said Cleopatra, stamping her foot in anger,
land if she talk so freely the girl shall be
from out my court, as is her de-
sert. Though, in TRUTH she added, ''she
hath more wisdom in that small head OF
hers than all my privy councillors-ay, and
more wit to use it. Knowest thou that
have sold portion of those gems to the rich
Jews Of Alexandria, and at great price,
ay, at five thousand sestertia for each one.
But few, in truth, for more they could not
buy as yet. Twas rare to see their eyes
when they fell upon them-large as apples