The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-01-02
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CleophiFa's Love FOR Mare Antony
bhakespearA Conception of Her over
VIM lmluR Faasion''-home Fonts on
AimleaA Reading,
TlE SITUATION
A lady who Ia always on the lookout
for the beautiful hnd Significant ~
human GOrdnGt, once said, "rO mo the
most suggealiY6 line In Antony an1
Cleopatra IL, 'Didst hear her u eaky 7 y
She gave me an iuQnlrlng l0lk Il, ana
continued, "lf RhOuld say that Oa0mr
persons they would think me orply
anawrIed with q gesture which
meant, "Yta they would, but ! under
stand you" ..a..
4 remember whera the sentence oe'
cured, bnt aa never tire OF the play
| IL is a pleasure 10 review u, keeping ~
my mind my friends remark, Aud
here lot me say, u 10 q waste OF Tins
aud mere Indulgence Of curiosity 10 ate
how other authors have treated the
alOty OF tho love OF Antony hnd Uleo'
patTa, shtakspear ala II IN Ills uneon
hciOualy inimitHbe style, 10 which
naught need br added nor taken away,
We can only reit0rala the conclusion OF
the quaint preface 10 the edition OF
Shak, speai'B plays printed IN l123,
"Reade him, therefore, aud agalne, aud
agHine,"
IL you do not know where was said
"Didst hear her speak p "a brief nara
tive makes II intrlIlglble,
Antony had loft Cleopatra ana TO
turned 10 Rome, Clropalra sent dtltf
him "twenty several messengera,' each
with "A tender letter When not VIII
Ing 10 him she spent her time dream
ing of her "mau OF men" asking Of
! CHAIRMAN,
"Whue thluhst thouho n nuW7
Stands he, ~ sta no, ur dora ho Whlkf'
In short hhu behaved aa have women
Ia love from her time tlll the present..
First she wished ~ drink mnudrhgnw
and "slerp out the great gap OF tlmt'
! that Antony was away, Then she
lOngCd for music "nOniy food of ub
that trade IA lOyt' billiards, llahlng,
games OF any kind 10 while away The
tedious time, SO the days pa6hrd, tlll
finally, aud not very long after hla de-
paTlufe, Il messenger returned from
Antony When Cleopatra SAW him she
forgot all else,
"Ob, from ltnly" she cried, and be-
sought him 10 ruin his tldlnga into her
"long'tlm6 barren cara
But, the news worse than death
Antony wPe mdrIiedl
Pass over Cleupalra'a rage, and the
light OF the messenger Who oan
blame herY Then IN she grew calm
she thought "let him forever 60 But
no, she could not, All, she recalled tho
messenger, she would know the quhli'
ties of her rival Oitayia Nothing was
too Insignificant 10 be considered, her
feature, years, her inclination, "the
color OF her hair, "hOw tall she IL, and
alterwHTd, she asked "DldHt hear her
speaky'
The charming Egyptian knew the i'm
pOrtauCe OF tins question, She hrr,elt
had a voice OF perfect melody, ~ be,
cane her "tO laugh, 10 Chice, 10 weep
She knew, too, when such variations
Of excltrmenC had been carried TAR
enough. She could with delightful def
erence calm her bewitchug quarrel
someneBs aud say with inllnite sweet
ness,
'liut rlu iorllyo mc
since my bcoomlUga mlmc. wbcuIhry donot
iyu VoIltu YOU
When occasion required she could
touch of u alinRing sdrcasm'
"telruty is never more admired than
| by the negligent" she said, when An
tony wondered how ms enemy 80
quickly cut thc loniAn sea,
Ihus, with gracious diguity, she baoe
him tarewtll'
"upon your sword
! st laurrcd victory nud smooth success
Ne showed bioto your leru"
But II ls not necessary so 70 pagan
history TO prove that wUmNnB Influence
lies IN graceful speech aud beautiful
! behavior. A thousand years before
| Cleopatra WAS born a wise man dc
scr6ed an ideal woman, aud, when mp
proaChlng the climax, sad, "She open
! eth her mouth with wisdom; aud In her
! tongue IN the law Of kindness
These graCes are possible to every
woman, aud these only never perish,
The persons who have been most for
tunate IN lhe advantages Of schools,
! hNtltllt hNh AhN'lt hNVN NllNh h'"lN'N
the education we receive there 10 a
more important one which we give our
selves. This self culture Is within the
reach of every Amercan-indeed, all
are culpable who neglect IL, To gain II
one need only follow the golden rule' of
using the means nearest NJ hand
Amless reading viii not help us, We
all know how, year after year, We turn
over uumperpss newspapers aud maRa'
zines, yet remain 80 III educated that
we are embarrassed when we speak,
~ d paraly2pd with pen IN hand.
Two ways of improvement may be
recommended; good fellowship OF
friendly criticism In circle OF friends
aud careful reading OF the masters OF
English was about 10 say the old
masters, and-to be specillc-one might
say, study Shakespeare.
10 has been said that man needs no
instrument but u thorough knowledge
of his mother tongue TO fight his way
TO any position, whether he turn his
thoughts 10 poetry or politics, TO litera'
turr or to commerce.
With equal truth the woman who can
sneak and write her native language
correctly and with grace, has IN s0li'
tude an untailing source OF entertain
ment, and will In society possess charm
and influence KATE KAUFMAN.