The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-01-15
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patched the old wife Atoua, disguised as
seller OF simples, TO Alexandria, bidding
her seek out Charmion, and, If yet she
found her faithful, reveal TO her the secret
Of my way Of life. 10 she went, and in thu
fifth month from her sailing bear
| ing Charmion's greenngs and tolren. And
she told me that she had found means to see
Charmion, and, IN talk, had let fall the
name OF Harmachis, speaking Of me as one
dead; whereat Charmion, unable to control
her grief wept aloud. Then, reading her
heart-for the old wife was very clever,
and held the key Of knowledge told
ner that Harmachis yet lived, and sent her
greetings. Thereupon Charmion wept yet
more with joy, and kissed the old wife, and
made her gifts, bidding her tell me that
ever she kept her vow, and waited for my
coming and the hour Of vengeance. 30,
having learned many secrets, Atoua re-
turned again TO Tape.
And in the following year came messen-
gers TO me from Cleopatra, bearing a sealed
roll and great gifts. Iopened the roll and
read therein: 5i- 7o
cleopatra to Olympus, The learned Egyptian
tDho dtceslcth IN the Valley Of Death bp Tdpd
"The fame Of thy renown, o learned
Olympus, hath reached our ears. Tell
thou, then, this to US, and II thou tellest
Alright greater honor and wealth shalt thou
have than any in Egypt: How shall we
win back the love Of noble Antony, who IL
bewitched Of cunning Octavia and tarries
long from usl" a Xxx.
And herein saw the hand OF Charmion.
who had made known my renown to Cleo
patra.
All that night ] took counsel with my
wisdom, and on the morrow wrote my
answer as 1t was put into my heart TO the
destruction Of Cleopatra and Of Antony.
And thus wrote:
"oipnp~ ne E0ppttdn TO Cleopatra the
Queeip. rw
"Go forth into Syria with one who shall
be sent to lead thee; thus shalt thou win
Antony to thy arms again, and with him
gifts more great than thou canst dream"
And with this letter l dismissed the
messengers, bidding them share the
presents sent by Cleopatra among their
company. IT.
80 they went wondering
But Cleopatra seixing on the advice TO
which her passion prompted her, departed
straightway with Fonteius Capito into
Syria; and there the thing came about as
had foretold, for Antony was subdued Of
her and gave her the greater part OF Cilicia,
the ocean shore Of Arabia Nabathaea, the
balm bearing provinces Of Judea, the prov
inces Of Phenicia, the province OF Coelo-
Syria, the rich Isle Of Cyprus, and all the
library Of Pergamus. And TO the twin
children that, with the son Of Ptolemy, Gle
opatra had borne TO Antony, did he impi-
ously give the names Of "Kings, the Chill
dren Of Kingsp-of Alexander Helios, as
the Greeks name Ra (the SUM, and Of Cleo
patra Selene, the long-winged (the noon.
These things, then, came 10 pass. ,ft
Now, on her return TO Alexandria Cleo
patra sent me great gifts, Of which would
have none, asd prayed me, the learned
Olympus, to come TO her at Alexandria; but
1t was not yet time, and would not. But
thereafter did she and Antony send many
times to me for counsel, and ever coun-
seled them TO their ruin, nor did my
prophecies fail.
Thus the long years rolled away, and !,
the Hermit Olympus, the dweller in a
tomb, the eater Of bread and the drrnker of
water, became by strength OF the wisdom
that was given me OF the avenging Power.
once more great In Khem. For ever grew
wiser as trampled the desires Of the flesh
beneath my feet and turned my eyes to
Heaven.
At tlength eight full years were accom-
plished. The war with the Parthians had
come and gone, and Artavasdes, King of
Armenia, had been led in triumph through
the streets OF Alexandria Cleopatra had
visited Samos and Athens; and, by her
counseling, the noble Octavia had been
driven, like some discarded concublne, from
the house Of Antony at Rome. And now,
at the last, was the measure Of the folly Of
Antony full even TO the brim. For this
master OF the world had no longer the good
Pitt OF reason-in Cleopatra was he lost,
even as had been lost And therefore, in
the event. did octavianus declare war
against him.
And as slept at night in the chamber of
The Harpers, in the tomb Of Pharaoh that is
BY Tape, there came TO me a vision OF my
father, the aged Amenemhat, and he stood
over me, leaning on his staff, and spoke,
saying:
"Arise, my son i-the hour OF vengeance
Is at hand Thy plots have not failed; thy
prayers have been heard. By the bidding
of the Gods, as she sat In her galley mt the |
light OF Actium, filed the heart Of Cleo
patra with fears, so that she fed with all |
ier fleet Now Is the strength OF Antony
broken on the sea Go forth, and even as
shall be thy mind, so do thou.n
In the morning awolSe, wondering, and
vent 10 the mouth Of the tomb; and there,
coming up the valley, I saw the messengers
" Cleopatra, and with them O Roman guard.
"What viii ye with me nowi" 1 asked
Iternly.
"This Is the message Of the Queen and of |
yreat Antony answered the Captain, bow. |
ng low before me, for l was much feared
u all men. "The Queen doth command thy |
,resence ut Alexandria. Many times hath |
he sent, and thou wouldst not come; now |
10th she bid thee 70 come, and that swiftly,
or she hath need Of thy counsel.n
"And II say Nay, soldier, what thenTr
"These are my orders, most holy Olym- |
'us; that by force bring thee.n
laughed aloud. "By force, thou fool, |
Jso not such talk, lest smite thee where
hou art Know, then, | can kill as well as
urep'
"Pardon, beseechlp be answered.
~ say but those things that
m bid.u
swell, I know 1t, Captain. Fear not,
ome.n ta5
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