The Red Cloud chief., 1890-05-23

t'-i "hi tHiu@. ihhuEh ! WENT no uAuFv Is
'ourt Ani a, irhgth one Nucrug~sa ,har.
hs'u rsnr aud babe mc maAe rvsAy. I've In
two GAYS wuald The aret sal, nr,, Cor thc
ooast u ~ "a ard ,hcuce b. the gulf OF
lssss and Clltcia.
Thereon. with Nil fcr,sAl,y. and in wr1,
INK, ! crssrd icAvse Of CleotNa,rs ,ha,i mlsh,
bc lctt, Urging ,ha, my heath was oven
now 50 feeble that I cuuid nc, travel nu,
IN answer = message was sent u te that I
must cuinr And - on tho ap,sau,ci day !
was carrsci on n Inter down "a tho bat
ana toEv'hcr with that very soldier " no hal
cnt me down, the Csp,Ala Bteapus, and
othrrs OF BIS troop who, indeed. were s~nt
10 guard me-, We rowct abari the vessel
Where she Iay al anchor with tho r~st IT the
great feet for Clrrpaira va. Nuyasiuess
though 10 war VA much I.mp aud e. ,oyici
by u mighty feet 81 saip., whereof her
galley. built Ike shoase and lined thtough.
out with cedar and silkcn hAnging,. VAS the
mos, beautiful aud costly tina, the world
has ever s~cu Hat ca this vessel vent
not. and, Therefore, II CHANGED ,ha, | saw
no, Cleopatra nor tharmon tli we landed
al tho mouth % the River cydnus. Tho
signal bclng made. the fleet So, sal; and
the wind beng fair. GA the evening 81 the
second day 40 came ~ Jupis Itrucc w
$500 h' AH 'fA ~ W ~ ~ lif'
coast OF Syria, making Csssrca and rtoi.
emsls aud II rus amt l~lcrytu. and p..t
tcbanon's white throw crowned with
lis ccs, % ccdars, on 20 iirtari~a
and acrcss the Gulf ~ issus 10 the mouth
~ tydnus And ever a. wr luurur,cd
the strong br'ath 81 the sea br1ugh, bAs
INV health, i4l AZ length, sASH Tor a Line 81
white upon my head, where tic sword had
fallen, was | almost as had b-cu. And
one night, as We drew near tlduus, while
Brcuuus and ! sat ALONE together ga the
dcca. ht. eve fcil upon the white marx his
sword had made, and ho sworc u yrva,
oath bv his heather gUls 'tu' ,hou ha.i.,
died, lat he sad. 'm~c,Eluks GOULD
mover again have held up my head All
that was u C1w ard str'kc. aud shamri All
To think that ! should have struck II, and
thou on the ground and with thy has ( "a
ne! hnuwrst thou that when thou dldst
lc twiSt life and death. every dav , came
to ask tidings ot ihcoi ami ,woro by
rarauis that n thou d,ist die Id turn W,
back ui"n ,ha. .o't palace lie and then
AWAY Tor tho Ncrh"
Nay, trouble not, Hrcunus," | Answered.
III WAS thy dutN
"Mayhap, but there are duties tina, a
brave man should not do nay, not a, the
bidding OF ANY Queen whn over ruled In
EsNpt' Thy blow had dafci me or I had
not struck Whs, Is IT, las' at IN trouble
with THIS Queen - oursi Way art thou
dragged q prisoner uIon thus pleasure
party knowrsi thou tia, we are strictly
charged tha, II thou dost escape oar 1--we.
shall pay III. pucct'
"Ay, IN SORE trouble. friend AZ,
sworcd ask nae no moro"
Then. being OF the age thou art there's
. woman Ia II. that swear and. Icr.
chance, though ] am rough and foolish. I
might make a guess Look thou. lal, VITA,
saycs, tbou' am weary Of tho service
~ Cleopatra aud It's ho, land ~ deserts
aud ~ luxury, that zap n man strength
and drain his lsssci and 49, are others
whom ! wot - What say-,t thou. let.
take one ~ these un~ieldy vessels and
away Ia the Northi III lead thee ,o a bet.
ter laud Than Egypi-a land ~ lako sad
mountain and great forests 81 sweet
scented pine, ~, and Mud thee a sirl n,
Ia matc with, mine own niece s,runs
4irl, aud tall, with wide blue ey-s. aud
long. fair hair, aud arms thu, would c.aca
Thy rbs were sh" Ia hug thee Come,
whA, sayest thou' ~, away tho ,a.s,, aud
away Tor the bnnny North. and he - sou 10
mo"
For = moment I,hought. and thon sadly
shook my h"ad Tor though sorcly va.
tempted 10 toe gone. ! knew that la Esyps
lay my fate, and my fate | might not nv
b~rcnnus,' answered ~ may not b.
Yam would ! that u ~ gh, he, but I am
bound By = chain ~ destiny which ! can not
break. aud In 'be land 81 Egypt I mus, 1.-Two
ard uir
Ashton Wit, lad, - said tho old warrior
Dearly should ! have loved g. marry thee
among ms people aud make u son ~ thee
~ the Least. remember that whilo ! an
here thou has, breuugs Tor y friend Aud
one thing more beware 81 tina, bsau,oous
Qs."n 81 tbino, fof, 10y Tsranis. IrrohAnro
an hour may come WHEN che Will bold tha,
,hou kpowcst - much. and then ' and
he drew his hand scro.s hi. throat And
now good hIgft a cap 81 wine, thru 20
slcep. for 10 morrow thr fppleTy
Hrs s,rsyul I,.yths Of ns s.opnd rgSof
~ srs' ors ~ brub'a 40 o. - iassr, hs.ibS
fsSy s,sa =. hts b,sa b.ryGd,u - Ilegsirs'.
-cv,gs ~ III 'pfa.s a. ne Guy II Tsfsss
Ard tho writing ooHtnu-.i 80 those Win
could take 10y Ia such thlng. tho |. zht nus,.
indeed, have been n gallant orc ror the
stern 81 our galley was covered with sheeis
81 Dra'en ruii, the ssNs were 81 the scsr.
let ofTy ~. and the o&y, ~ sliYcr dipped IA
tho water 20 tho measure 81 music And
there In the center Of the y-sssl, betrAih
an awning sBs4s with sold embroidery, Isy
tl~uvs,ra. s'urej AZ tho Roman NeEg.
and surely Venus Wa not morr fair D, ia
thin role - rhite>t silk. bound Ia h~ue.;b
her brrast with = golden g''dic dc,is,siy