The Red Cloud chief., 1890-05-23

- ~ thh'h NtAtN aAAl 4 a
M - over me. And | Eel, a
Qon1s RN great tear fall from
Hs n NV face, a, the frs,
~ heavy drop ~ rain falls
DA4o IN from . stormy cloud.
s%-N Thou gocst.' she whls-
< ~pcrcd-"thou gOcst fast width.
- cr ! may not follow! Oliarmachis,
~ how gladly would | give my NE
- for thiue!'
Thea at ieug,h ! opened my eyes. and -.
Jes, ! could l spoAc'
Restrain thy grief. dear friend" ! sad,
live yet; aud, IN truth. I feel as though
new lifo dii Father la nv breastr'
She caves little cry 81 JOY. aud never
saw I aurht more beautiful than the chang
tina, ca;nc upon her weeping face! II wa,
as when tho first lights Of the day run up
tn, as,en pa.ior OF tia, sad say which vulis
lovely co~untenancc, her din eyes shonc ou,
like stars; and n smile Of wondcrneut.
more sweet than the sudden smiic OF the
sea as its rpples wake 'o brightness ~.
meath the kiss OF the risen moon. broke
through her rniu uf tears
Thou hvcst,' she cried, throwing her
self upon her knees beside my couch
Thou liycs,-and I thought thee gone
Thou art come back tn me- on what say
~ How foolish IL "a woman', heart It's
this long watching. Nay. sleep aud res,
thee, Harmachis why dost thou talk !
Sot one more word. I command thee,
s~,raightly. Oh. where IL the draught left
by tina, long bearded foo,, Nay, thou shall,
have 10 drauehtl There, sleep. Harmarhis.
sleep and she crUuchcd down az my eide
and laid her cold hand upon NY brow, muir.
muring "Sie'p, 'iosp. .oep''
And when ! woke up there still she was,
but the lights Of dawn wcr" p'cp.ug through
the easement There stlll che knc.,. one
hand upon my forehead. aud her head. In
all its disarray of Curls, resting upon her
outstretchcd arm. '.Charmion," wins.
percd. have ! slcptt'
instantly she was wide awake and IA,
INK on mc with tender eyes. Yea, thou
hast slept, Harmachis"
How long. then, have ] slcp,r'
mine hours"
And thou has, held Thy place there, ~,
my side, for nine long hoars''
Yea, b, IL naught ! also hay. slcp,-l
feared TO wakcn thee IL I stirred.
go rest thee" ] said. ut shame me 10
think Of this thing Go rcst thee, Char.
mion!'
"Vcx not Oh, self" she answcr,d-'1scc.
] will bid . slave watch thee and u wake
me II thou nccdst Aught I sleep there, Ia
the outer Chamber. Peace CO., and abe
s,rovc To rise, but, 30 cramp"d was she, fell
strairhtway on the floor.
Scarce can I tell the sense ~ shame that
filed me when | saw her fan Aias! ] could
not s,ir ,o help her.
at Is nsught,' she said 'moyc not I did
tNs ..us.t ,.. -, -. HF -
again 20 ~fali--"a pcst upon my y awkward
meas why-l must be slcrpingt-'tis well
now III scnd the slave and .hc stsg.
gcrci thence lis. one o'ercomc with wine.
And after that. once more I slept. Tor
WAS very weak. when I woke ~ was AT
,crnoon, ana ! cravcd for food. which Char.
mon brought me.
ate! Then ! die notr' I SAID.
Nay" she answered, with q toes Of her
head. thou wilt live. In truth, ! did waste
my pity on thee
And thy pity did save my life" I said.
wcarly, for now ] remembered
III 10 naugb,," she answered. carelc.sly
AFTER all thou art ny cousin, also, I love
nursing. It's \ woman trade. Like
enough ] hal done ss much Tor any slave.
Now. too, that the danger 10 Ias,, ! leave
thee
Better haJs, thou done "a lot mo die.
Charm,on," ] said after sv hiic, for life 20
mo can now be nsught but one long sham.
Tell ne, then, when salls Cleopatra for
thiiclaf'
In twenty days che sails. and with ouch
ponp and eioryss Exyps hath never ssen
of . truth. ] can not gucss where she ha.
found the gold a. gather Ia this store Of
%splsndor. ~ a h~usbAodnssn gathers lls rich
fruits"
But ], knowing whence cane the wealth,
sro.ned in bitterness. % spirit. and made
40 answer.
'sso-->, thou also. Charmionr' ASKED.
presently.
"Ay, ! and all the coart Thos, ,oo-,soa
goe.t"
Il goi Nay. why 1. ,h,.'"
because thou art her save. and must
march In gildcd CHAINS behind her chAnJi.
b~csgse che fexrs "a leave ,hes hsr lie
khem hccaase u 10 her viii, aud there 10
an end"
'thArmon. can ] not cseAtrr
'Escsrs. thou psor sies man Mar, how
csnst thou ~escstsi Zen how npo., strictly
sft thou guarded And II thu dis, 90
~spe, whittier wouidst thru fyt Tf.rs no,
en- hcuss, snss ia Esyp, b., would .rs, On
In soorsfr
onre Tor~ J gruAnei IN spirit. ard tetng
% wcAx ! felt The ,esrs rvil ssowH NJ
cheek
"we~p rotf" she sS.d. hastily. ssd isrn-
ing her fsc~ assts "Ee . nsr, ard brvvr
thes~ tyoasses out Tss hss' sowr. nsw
mgsi Isog reap; bat after harvest The
~stsss rec and wAss AWAY the rosts. and
thea e1c~ mere cutnrs ser9 M Per-
chAnce. yoa3~, In ca.etA. . way nal he
f0sEd shen mo more shns srS strueg
whereby taos nsSysi sr-if la truth isos
csns' e.,sf ny A.e apart from Ci~otA,rs's
smile 'ssh In sDs Tar Ard EaHs, si-as
duea "a 'hss~ ihthgs As f5rgrt0.. Arf
nos my ,.ss . 4sae. ~ fsrr ,hes well Al
time vii corps sss 90 lhss iAos nseaess
nsssk,"
~ chs u~ns ssf ~s~nrsforwA-s 80
rgrs~t. All ,hsi sxaiiss.ls. By ,ss yhys.<An
asd fso wur~z sSrss asd - my wcsra.
hsALet ~ Ey s,rs~S-s o&ass hss "a 10.
ssz~ty AZ ARA is~s wsss susfay IL svzr
ssys s~s uS Iss ! sn ~ cpr-ca as4 "