Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-01-31
THE FATAL GIFT.


most beautiful of ais wives, charming,
brilliant and witty. As 60 her goodness he
never had doubt, for she always greeted
him with n smiling face and praised and
flattorod him ID lis hearts, content You
must not thii = that Minus was weak
monarch bccau 81 he liked llartcry. He was
strong and noble, good and generous lie
lived according to tradition, and TO that
mus we attribute many Of his faults.
On this day, Ina his delight at the be-
witching loycliness of ~emiramis, he said;
you are the dearest TO me of all my
wives For you l could give up all Ihe
oth0rs. "
And SemjramiS answered:
"DoeS the king mean what he Says
Suppose l should ask Enn 20 fulnll his
word and make me queen OF AssyriaY"
ooh, laughed the king, you would
reign with me DO you think it 50 great
privilege to reign; But think, YOU arc
the queen when you reign over the king
by your beauty.
But Scmramis would not hear that.
She considered that she was only slave,
and at last the king gave his promise that
for one day she should be queen in reality
and reign alone over the kingdom.
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