The Red Cloud chief., 1890-05-16


Who knows. uArmseh,s, that thou sLAi, Nc,
still call me 'wifer"
Thea no lOnyrr cvuid I b~sr her fslsoacs5.
For saw that she tat played With INC Ard
~ | spoke tia, which was In nv hear,
Cleopatra, icrsea. 'taoa dsdsi swear TO
prc'cc; Egypt. and ,hoa arr Atcus 10 ecsray
E.yp; 10 the Roman Thou didss swear Ia
nee the treasures that I revealed 10 thee
for the service OF Egypi, aud d AT
about to use them 90 be her means ~ shame
to fashion them as letters Tor her wrists
Thou dldsi swear 10 we'd me. who loVri
thee, snd Tor thee gave 81, and inca do.,
mock mc snd rci-cs' Therefore sAy
with the vvie- Of the drcsd Uods ssS IL
ihA, On NE shall fall the curse Of Menks
r., whom thou hast rveo~t, indcSdl LOT
me ~ hcncc an woex oat NV dcom' IL,
us ~. q, thou fair shame thou living LIE
whom ! have loved 20 nv doom. and VII,
has, brought upon me The las, curse Of
doom' l<i me hide myself and zee thy fac
no morcr'
She rose In her wrath. and terrible che
was ,o ser.
'ir, the, 50 10 stir up rvu against me
Nav. W~Arma~his, thou shalt not 80 20 bulk
new plots agatns, my thronel say 10 the'
that thou. tan, shalt come to visit An'ony
IA Ctlicia. and there, ,~rrchAncc. ! Will LEI
thee got' And ere I could answer, che has
struck upon the silver gons ,ha, buns niet
10 where .hc was,
Ere 10 rich echo had died away thers
entered from one door Cbarmion and Thu
waiting woncn. and frorn the other anlc oI
euards four 81 them ~ the Queens bed,
guard. mighty men. Win winged helmets
and long. fair hair
"SciIc ,ha; traitori' cried Cleopatra
pointing "a me. Ihc Captain ~ the guar,
1t was iir-nhus salutsd and cam. ,owar,
me with drawn sword.
Ba; |, being mad aud desperate, aud liii'
caring II they slew me. Few straight at hi
throat. and deaf, him such . heavy blow
that the Vrca, mAn fen Leadlong aud b.
armor ,lashcd upon the marble io0r. An
~ he fell I seized his sword aud target and
meeting the next. who rushed ca me with
shout. caught his blow upon the shlcld. an
In answer smote with all nv strength
The swurf fell where the neck 10 &c
into the shoulder and sbcsrine throush IN
joints Of his harn-.s slew him, so that b.
knees were loosencd and he sank dow
dead. And the third, ~ he cam
caught upon tho ppin, Of IN
sword before he could strike. aud
picn'-d him and he died THEN the las
rushed on m- with a cry Of ''TarAnisN AN
!, too. rushed on him. for my blood wa
afamc. Aud the women shricscd, OF
Cleopatra said naughI Ia, stood an
watched the unequal fray We me, aud
struck with all INV strength, and u might
blow IL MAS, for the sword shore throag
the iron shield and shattered there, lcayinI
me- wcaponlcss With u shout ~ trump
the guard swung up his sword aud mot
down upon nv head, but with my shield
caught the blow. Again he sno'e. and assi
pArriei; but when . third tirnc he raise
his sword I saw this nigh, not cndurr. y
with = cry ! hurled nv hucklcr y, his fH'
0lAnclng from al. shield !, struck him q
the breast and staggered him. Then, bc'or
he could regain his balance. ! rushed IN ~
tween his guard and grippcd him round n
middle. For = full minute tho tel, mAn ar
struggled fur,ously. and then. 90 gre.
was my strcp 9Th In those dsys, ] lifted hii
like u toy and dashed him down upon N
marble door In such n fashion that his ton'
wcrc shattered 90 that he spAkc no NOR,
Bu, ! could not save myself and fell upu
him. and Ne ! fell Tho Captain brcnnu
, whom I had smittcn 10 earth with my M
having once more found his sense, came
, behind me and smotc me sorc upon a.
utSu anu sn'btNfEs Nv " SNNfu VI W
. Of those whom I had slam. Hut ! bciug 9
the ground the blow fell not with ell n
weight. also my thick hair and broiders
cap broke i,s forrc. and thust came to -,
: that, though sor. wounded. tho life was y
whole In m.. But uo morn could l stragpl
I Then the cowstdiy eunuchs, who bad gs''
cred 81 the sound ~ blows. aud sic,
hudd.cd together Lk. . herd Of cattle, &c
ing that ] was spout, threw ih~mscly'
{ upon me-. ana would have siain M vii
their kuivea but brongus. now that vi
down. would strike nd more, but s'o'
waiting And the eunuchs had sure
aiain me. for Cicopa,rs stood Ike one WI
I watches In . dream and made no siEn. A
ready wss my head dragged baca and the
knife points 81 my throat, wh~n thArniol
rushing forward, threw herself upon n