The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-05-23

u how gladly would give my life
y for thineI"
Then at length opened my eyes, and as
best could spoke:
Restrain thy grief, dear friend" said,
81 live yet; and. in truth, / feel as though
new life did gather in nv breastr'
She gave little cry Of joy, and never
saw aught more beautiful than the change
that came upon her weeping facet 1t was
as when the first lights Of the day run up
the asheu pallor of that sad sky which walls
the night from dawn. All rosy grew her
lovely countenance; her dim eyes shone out
ike stars; and a smile Of wondermeut,
more sweet than the sudden smile Of the
sea as its rippies wake to brightness be-
meath the kiss of the risen moon, broke
through her ram of tears.
Thou IivestI' she cried, throwing her
self upon her knees beside my couch.
Thou livest-snd 1 thought thee gonel
Thou artcoDe back to me! Oh! what say
IL How foolish is a woman's hearth IT'S
this long watching! Nay; sleep and rest
thee, Harmachis why dost thou talkl
Not one more. word, 1 command thee,
straightly! Oh. where Is the draught left
have no draughtI There, sleep, Harmachis I;
sleep!n and she erouched down at my side
and laid her cola hand upon my brow, Hur.
r1uring sSleep, sieep, slsepl''
And when woke up there still she was,
but the hghts e. dawh were pesring threugh
the easement. There still she knelk one
hand upon nv forehead, sAd hss hesd, in
eli its dissrrsy OF SSrls, resting upon her
outstrst1hss aFn- ''Chsrmion," l whis-
yered, shave I sleptI'
Instantly ske was wide awake and gaz-
ing On me with tender eyes. Yea, thou
hast slept, Harmschis-"
How long, then, have sleptl"
''Nine hours"
"And thou hast held thy place there, at
my side, for nine long hoursl''
yea, tits naUght; I also have slept-I
feared to waken thee If Istirred."
60 rest thee said. at shames me to
thiak of this thing. Go rest thee, Char
mionr'
"Vex not thyself," she answered-ssee,
will bid slave watch thee and to wake
me if thou needst aught; sleep there, in
the outer chamber. Peace-I gor' and she
strove to rise, but, so cramped was she, fell
straightway on the hoor,-
Scarce car I tai the sense of shame that
filed me wnea saw her fall Alas could
not stir TO help her.
lit is naugAt,s she said; 'srnove not did
out catch my SCOT. There!' aud she rose,
again TO f4Il-ea pest upon my awkward
nessl why-T must be sleepingi-'tis well
now. III. send tie slave and she stag
gered thence like one o'ercome with wine.
And after that, once more slept, for I
was yery WEAK. When woke it was az
ternoon, and crsyed for food, which Char
nion brought ne.
IateI Then die Eosin said
Nay she answered, with a toss of her
head, ''thoa wit live. In truth, 1 did waste
ny pity on thee"
And thy pity did save my life, said,
-wearily, for now remembered.
1T is nagght,n she answered, careiessly.
After at thon art my cousin; also, / love
nursing; rus a womanfs trade Like
enough bad done as much for any slave.
Now, too, that the danger is past, leave
thee"
Better hadst thou done to let ne die,
~Charmion.s said afrer awhile, ''for life to
ne can now be nanght but one long shame
Tel ne, then, when sails Cleopatra for
sCiIiciaT'
In twentv daxs she SAILS, and with such
poup and glory rs Egypt hath never seen.
OF truth. lean not guess where she has
found the gold 70 eather in this store Of
splendor, Is husbaadman gathers his rich
fruits - ..
But !, knoEIng whence came the wealth,
groaned in bitterness of spirit, and made
co answer.
''Goest thou also, Charmion!n ! asked,
presently.
sAy, 1 and all the Court. Thou, too-thou
Eoest>"
Il goi Nay, why Is thiss"
Because thou art her slave, and must
march IN gilded chains behind her chariot;
because she fears to leave thee here in
Khen; because il Is her VIII, and there is
an end-1
-'Charmlon, can not escapel-
Escape, thou poor sick mani Nav, how
canst thou escape! Zen now most strictly
art thou guarded And if thou diist es-
cape, whittier voulest thou fyi There not
an honest man in Egypt but would spit On
thee IN scornF'
Once more grosned IN spirit. and being
80 weak felt the tears roll a-down my
ScLcek-