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


but no answer cane. At length looked
up, and behold Charmion stood before me
-Charmon, no longer gay and bright, but
pale of face an hollow-eyed.
''Royal II II .uachis," sh said, cleopatra
summons thee presently, to declare to her
the voices Of the stars"
So the hour hid fallen!
at is well, CharIrion, 1 answered. "Ars
all things in order!'
yea, my Lord; all things are in order;
well primed WI. h wine, P,.u!us guards ne
gates, the eunuchs arc Withdrawn save one,
the legionar. IS s!eep, and already Sepa a3d
his force lie hid without. Naag.It has been
neglected, and no lamb skipping at the
shamble doors can be more innocent Of its
doom than is Qacen Cleopatra
sit is WELL" said again; ''let Us be g"-
ing" And rising, placed the dagger in
the bosom of my robe. Taking cup If
vine thai stood near / drank deep OF it, for
food had scarce tasted AL that day.
.'OIc RI" .hc said hurriediv, "for 1t
is not yet time: last night-ah, last night!
and her Uaoom heaved--''I dreamed q
dream that haun.S mo strangely, and per-
chance t.u also didst dream u dream.
Twas all a dream and it's forgotten, is II
not so. my Lord!"
"Yca, yea." sand; ..why troublest thou
me thus at such All hour!'
"NIy. know not; but tonight, Harma-
chis, Fate is in labor o. a great event, and
in her painful throes mayhap she IL
crush me in her grip me or lice. or the
twain OF Us, II .r:na his. AMI if that be so
well, wou.i h,.ir from thee before it's
done, That twas -ught but dream. and
that dream forgot
Yea, tbs ali a drcam," said, Idly;
'.iou ard ], and the solid earth, aud this
heavy night OF terror -ay. and this keen
pointed lsai;e wat are those but dreams,
AID via VIA ACE hall the wax ng comet"
'Sa. now tloa II l st in my hanor, Royal
C::c1I,cct;s. As thou saycst, we dream:
I'D w.,:,s We dream YET can the vision
Change. Fer wonderful are the fantasies
Of C.. ';.r,-. seeing that they have no stabil-
t., az vary Ike m vaprIus edge OF sun
So c.oud>, build now this thing and now
th,t. sing now ark and heavy aud now
a.:-n.vi, b s,cndor. Therefore, before we
va, tn--,o:rov-, TIL me one word. Is that
v::s.ca cf .ast night, where in l sc, med 10 be
o.. - a-n. d. and thou di st 5 sns 10 laugh
uDoa -. SAT-. & fixed fantasy, or can IL,
pn-c.:lc', " cJ:uce it's c ,ultrnancel
Fer, remember, VIII n that waki e crmes,
the v.:cc:ies If our s.cep will be moro un
a.terao.e aid more en-.uring than are the
py-a-l;... hen " II they be gathered Tito
that c,:uagcicss region o. the past where AL
things. goa, sd s.naI. ay, even DIR ANS,
Ua-:na,l..s-:-c. cGc.. n is own seI-,b;'nce,
frc.,,a 80 aac :Hd LUilt within the Tom,
o:T...,, :--71r-tal"
"Na-. C:.arnion." replied Il grove if
I6iip.::1 tna.; bis o'es that vision comes
no caa2..e. s;:i wha. was in my heart.
G. ,i,-e's aicc.. Itou art my Cousin
r.; M ..-.c:.d; rlore l C n never be to
thcc.'
Its 1re.l-';:s very vell," she said; ..let
itbs 80. AID nowNon from dream TO
dream, Aa,l s.ie s:a..c,i with such smile
asIh,:c -icrc..c i her we r before; ',was
s,,,Ie- =. d IL rsS.s cful t.ilu any stamp
tn;.s cr.ct ca 80 I; ION &c brow.
For ;ho;:Sc:i, bel: biiadld by m own
fcIly aud TIC 'ou DC a. my heart, knew it
not with that smile, ,or CI..r;n.on The
Err,:..n t,icd tie hap ,iac>s of youth, fed
ice hope of love, AMI burst asanicr Tue
holy Inks of duty. Wa That s.ni.e did she
cons,c-aso herself to evil, did she Icnounce
her country and her Gods, and ,rampc on
her oath. Az. that smile marks the spot
where the stream Of history changed its
course. For bad never seen it on her