The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-01-29

wiping the blood from his wounds with her
robes and hair, And let all my shame be
written; as stood and watched her the old
love awoke once more within me, and mad
jealousy ragged In my heart because
though ! could destroy these twain--their
love could not destroy Rs ~, u
10 Antony my sweet, my husband and
my Godl" she moaned. "Cruel Antony,
hast thou the heart to die and leave me TO
my lonely shamei Swiftly will ! follow
thee to the grave. Antony, awakei
awakep'
He lifted up his head aud callcd for wine,
which gave him, mixing therein draught
that might allay his pain, for 1t was great.
And when hc had drunk he bade Cleopatra
lie down on the bed beside him, and put her
arms about him, and this she did. Then
was Antony once more man !; for forget
ting his own misery and pain, he counseled
her as TO her own safety; but to this talk
she would not l;sten. The hour is short,n
she said; ''letus speak OF this great love Of
ours that has been SO long and may yeten.
dure beyond the coasts Of Death. Miudast
thou tnnt night when first thou didst put
thino arms about me and call me 'Lovei
OH happy, happy night Having known
this h,tior and,,, = '''''o $50 o'sA "
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"a. ny, Es!P! mna ~ wen ana ewen upon
n.. nonoy' suVusu fvm .nae nour natn
,o1su"o neu "va -ioss ~ my uePsn =.
he gasped; 'then didst thou drink the
pearl in wanton play, and then did that
hou. % ~ a. % t,,i,n i - o. a.. ous n,s no"une "T
~. IN t n,,., y, s,e ..e Sureo VI mehN
80 ha,u.ea ~ nS s s.'s. ua suo'o noius
AZ s,o aassr ~, I, 1.u NV =. 'no A'' ye'
w ins '.A NY 'a's'
Long ID ne ueao' my iove'' sne WIS
Pereo;
no % ueao' tnen am near nim' "nat
uivas ..m ne
ne u 1eau, .ne accursed man mo more
ol nun vn, 'urn I'm ana KISS me, Tor tny race
SrUws wni.e; Inc eno 10 nearP
no Asseu her on tne ups, ana Ior httie
wniie % tney stayeu, 70 tne momcnt OF
oea'n' ilho iove,s newly wed oaDphng tneir
passpns 10 esch other cars. EVEN 70 my
leaious nearSas'ranRe ana AWFUL thing
was 70 sec
liesenuy saw tne Onange OF Death
satner ON ms race ms mead lell back.
fareWeii, Egypt; iareweul-l der
one HiVeu nerseii upon her nands, gazed
whuly On ms asnen iace' ana tnen with o
great cry, sne sank Dack swooning'
Duo antony etnved, tnougn the power
Vi spcccn nau ieit nim' then drew near,
ana RneennR' maze pretense TO minister
unto MN. ana as ministered whispered
IN MS ear L4
antony" whispered. cleopatra was
my love before she passed from me to thee.
l am Harmachis, tnat astrologer who stood
Dohlnd my coucn at Tarsus; and l have
Deen the chiet minister OF thy ruin. Dc,
AnonV he curse Or Aenkd-ra hath fdlleip"
he raised himself, and stared upon my
lace. he could not speak, but giobering, be
pointed NJ me. Then with groan his
mighty spirit he'd
Ihus dld accomplish my revenge upon
Roman Antony, the world-loser.
Thereaiter, then, we recovered Cleopatra
from her swoon, for not yet was minded
that she should die. And taking the body
OF Antony, Cesar permitting, and Atona
caused II to be most skillfully embalmcd
aiter our Egyptian fashion, covering the
lace with mask OF gold fashioned like TO
the features of Antony. Also wrote upon
ms breast his name and titles, and painted
MS name ana the name OF his father within
MS inner cofiin' and drew the form OF the
molly Nout iolding her wings about him.
Then with great pomp Cleopatra laid him
In that sepulcher which had been made
ready, and In a asarcophagus OF alabastcr.
Now, this sarcophagus was fashioned 80
large that place was left therein for a sec
ond comm, for Cleopatra was fain TO lie by
Antony at the last
These things then happened. And but a
little while after learnt tidings from one
Cornelius Dolabella, q noble Roman who
waited upon Caesar, and moved by the
beauty that swayed the souls Of all who
looked upon her, had pity for the woes Of
cleopatra lie bade me warn her-for, us
her physician, IL was allowed me to pass IN
and out OF the tomb where she dwelt o. that
In three days she would be sent away 10
Rome, together with her children, that she
might walk In inc triumph OF Caesar. Ac'
cordlngiy went In, and found her sitting,
as now she always sat, plunged In half
stupor' and before her that blood-stained
rode wherewith she had stanched the
wounds OF Antony. For on this she would
continually feast her eyes.
see now iaint they grow, Olympus, she
SAID, iiiting her sad face and pointing TO the
rusty stains, "and he 80 lately deadl Why
Gratitude could not fade more fast. What
is now thy newsi Evil tdings Is writ large |
IN those dark eyes OF thine, which ever
oring back to me something that still slips
my mind"
III Is the news, o Queen answered.
This have from the lips OF Dolabella, who |
nath II straight from Caesars Secretary.
on tne third DAY from now Will Caesar send
tnee ana tne frince ftoiemy and Alexander |
ana the Princess cleopatra 10 Home, there |
70 ieast tne eyes OF the homan mob, and be