The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-01-23

and oil, TINT we will cling to noble Antony
to the last cxtrehIaty OF fortuner'
"Ayi ayr they answered.
.Ay! ayr / said, speaking from tho
| shadow; selling and def
Fiercely they turned and seized me.
"Who Is hel" quoth one.
"'Tis that dark faced dog, Olympusr'
cried another, Olympus, the magician.'
'.Olympus the traitor.' growicd another !:
ssput an end to him and his magic!' and he
drew his sword.
"Ay sIay him; he would betray the Lord
Antony, whom he is paid to doctor"
"Hcld awhilc.-' / said in slow and
solemn voice, '.and beware how We try to
murder the servant OF the Gods. am no
traitor. For myself, abide the event here
in Alexandria, but to you say: Flee. fee
to Cesar! lservc Antony and the Queen
II 81 rvc them truly; but above all serve
the holy Gods; and what they make known
| to me, that, lords, do know. And this
know, that Antony Is doomed, and Cleo
patra II doomed, for Caesar conqucrs.
Therefore because do honor you, noble
gentlemen, and think with pity on your
wives left widowed, and your little father
less children that shall. II We hold to
Antony, be sold as slaves; therefore say:
Cling to Antony il ye will, and die; or flee
TO Caesar and be saved. And this say be-
cause it Is SO ordained Of the Gods"
1.-THE Gods" they growled; ''what Gods !
Slit the traitors throat and stop his ILL.,
-omcHcd ta.ki'
Let him show us Sign from his Gods,
or let him die; do mistrust this man., z
said another.
'sSfand back, ye fools.'' cried. "Stand
back-frec mine arms l will show YOU
. sign and there was that in my face
which frightened them, for they freed me
and stood back. Then lifted up my hands,
and. putting out all my strength OF soul,
searched the depths Of space till my Spirit
communed with the Spirit of my Mother
Isis. Only the Word OF Power / uttered
not, as l had been hidden. And the holy
mystery Of the Goddess answered to my
Spirits cry, falling IN awful silence upon
the face OF earth. Deeper and deeper
grew the terrible silence; even the dogs
ceased to howl, and in the city men stood
still afeared. Then, from far away, there
came the ghostiy music Of the sistra.
Faint 1t was ut first, but ever as It came 1t
grew more loud, till the air saivercd with
the unearthly sound Of terror. said
naught, but pointed with my hand toward
the sky. And behold! bosomed upon the
Aod1Su q Ndst Vail SuupC ludts utTdiucu
BY the swelling music Of the sistra, drew
slowly near, till its shadow lay upon US. It
came, it passed, il went toward the camp Of
Cesar, till at length the music slowly died
away, and the awful shape was swallowed
in the night.
"'Tis Bacchus!" cried one. "Racchus,
who leaves lost Antony" and, as he spoke.
from all the camp there rose y groan OF
terror.
But knew that it was not Bacchus, the
false God, but the Divine Isis who deserted
Khcm, and, passing over the edge of the
world, sought her home in space, to be no
more known Of men. For though her wo :
slip is still upheld. though still as she Is
here and in all Earths, no more doth Isis
manifest herself in khem. l hid my face
| and prayed. but when lifted it from MY
robe. 10! all had fled and was alone
CHAPTER xxx.
or THE SURRENDER OF THE TROOPS AND FLEET
OF ANTONY; THE DEATH OF ANTONY, AND
THE BREWING OF THE DRAUGHT OF DEATH.