Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-06-26

counseling him to surrender forthwith,
saying that at Alexandria would no fight be
made. And that very night Cleopatra took
all her great store Of pearls aud emeralds-
those that remained Of the treasure OF Men
ka-ra-an her wealth Of gold, ebony, ivory
and cinnamon, treasure without price, and
placed it in the mausoleum Of granite,
which. after our Egyptian fashion, she had
built upon the hill that Il By the Temple of
the holy Isis. These riches she piled up
upon . bed OF fax, that when she fired It
all might perish IN tho flames and escape
the greed Of money-loving Octavianus. And
in this tomb henceforth she slept, away
from Antony; but In the day time still she
saw him at the palace. p @s.-s
But little while after, when Cesar with
all his great force had already crossed the
on Alexandra, camo to the palace whittier
Cleopatra had summoned me. There
found her In tho Alabsster Hall, royalty
clad, Q wild Light in her eyes, and with her
Iras and Charmion, and before her guards;
and stretched here and there upon tho mar
BILE, bodies Of dead men, among whom lay
one yet dying. 1sf-z
Correcting, thou .olympus" she cried.
Here is sight to glad phys!cian'e heart
men dead and men sick unto deathv'
"What doest thou, o Queenp said
affrighted.
'sWhat do II do Justice on these Grim.
mails and traitors; and, Olympus,
learn the ways Of death. Six different
poisons have caused to be given to theao
slaves, and with an attentive eye have
watched their working. That man." and
she pointed to Nubian, she went mad and
raved Of his native deserts and his mother.
and babe her hold him close to her breast
and save him from the darkness which
drew near. And that Greek, no ehriekcd,
and shrieking, died. And this no wept and
prayed for pity, and In the end, like cow
ard, breathed his Lost. Now, note the
Egyptian yonder, he who still lives and
groans; the first he took the draught-the
deadliest drnught Of all, they swore-and
yet the slave so dearly loves his life he will
not leave It'll Soc, he yet strives to throw
the poison from him; twice have given
him the cup, and yet he 10 athirst. What .
drunkard have we hcrel Man, man, know.
est thou not that in death only csn peace
be found! Struggle no moro, but enter into
rest" And even a. she spoke, tho man,
with great cry, gave up the spirit
'Therel" she cried, tat length the FARGO 10
played-away with those slaves whom I
forced through tho difficult gates Of Joyr'
had drawn the bodies thence she drew me
to her and thus she spoke:
"Olympus, for oil thy prophecies, tho end
IL at hand. Cesar must conquer, and and
my Lord Antony be lost. Now, therefore,
the play being well nigh done, must make
ready to leave this stage OF earth in such
fashion a. becomes Queen. For this cause,
then, do make trial Of these poisons, see-
ing that in my person must soon endure
those agonies OF death that to-day give to
others. These drugs please me not; some
wrench out the soul with cruel pains aud
some too slowly work their end. But thou
art skilled in the medicines of death. Now,
do thou prepare me such draught as
shall. pangless, steal my life away" And
a. listened the sense Of triumph filed my
bitter heart, for knew now that by my own
hand should this ruined woman die and the
justice Of the Gods be done.
spoken like 9 Queen, o Cleopatrar' I
said. "Death shall cure thy Ills, and will
bl ew such q wine as shall draw him down q
sudden friend and sink thee in o sea Of
slumber whence, upon this earth, thou shalt
never wake again Obi fear not Death.