The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-12-20

a bastard royal hearted. is he not p"
Inc Queen. at mention OF the name Of
f1lppoiytus. WINGED and crying. All
sat up anc threw of her veil. The
shTeWd old woman began to guess the |
truth and said: That name stingsl
thee-is ( not so? Now I viii, be
put Off no longer. Hast thou wronged |
the kings that the reason Of our
woe" NO" replied the Queen, not
In deed. but, alas, III thought" And
SO, little by little, the old nurse drag
ged from Phaedra the sacret-that She
loved Hippolytus. but would rather
die than have it known; that it was
her constant struggle against his
base passion which was killing her.
Happening to glance at q statue Of
the nurse cried out: 20 Cyprian, me
and my Queen and all our house have
Iyou brought to dust"
Now" said the Queen. you know
all. and. also. you must know that
my only course is TO die. and die. if
shameful passion grows stronger in
me- Nay" said the nurse, "a god
hath willed your woe AID a god must
cure it. Since there is pain make
the pain sleep. There are songs to
bring calm and there are spells against
loveslckness. ]. be sure, will find the
balm to heal thee" Never mind my
pain, as long as I save my honor
replied Phaedra. The rest Is moth
ing" May child. never be SO proud
replied the nurse. up and fac the
truth Of what thou art. Was not your
life made here by fate and by fate
o~rdained-why struggle against fate?
You say yourself that. in thought at
least, You have wronged the King by
loving Hippolytus. 1t is best Of course
never to err, but, having erred. as you
acknowledge You have, the second best
thing is to take a counselor. Now I
can make love philters that will create
peace where storms have been-ieave
he rest ITO me- Thou art ever sub
tie said the Queen. "and now ! am
fearful for the results Of my confidence
in thee. Oh, I dread lest to his ears
some whispering may come Of what I
have confided."
The nurse, after r~eassuring her mis-
tress, went pack to seek Hippolytus
bent upon doing exactly What the
Queen had dreaded-reveal 10 him the
love Of his ~stepmother. Taking the
young man aside, the nurse told him
all. He was Mortified and indignant.
But first, before telling the Prince the
secret Of the Queens woe, the willy
woman had extracted an oath from
him that he would keep TO himself
her Information When. however. Hip
rolytus heard the nurses tale he was
so indignant and shocked that ha
broke out into threats OF and
declared that it was his tongue AMI
not his soul that swore. 80 We i'm
mortal gods he cried, we that made
man. why didst thou also make this
cleaning snare of woman to dog our
footsteps on this earth? Why do We
allow women to pass our gates? A
Wild beast were better. Know full
sure. woman. that nothing but mine
honor and mine oath saves both you
and your mistress. Had you not trap
; ped me by that guileful oath no power
could prevent me telling ali to the
King. You are her emissary, are you
Scum OF the earth, dare not to touch
, me with your pleading hands.
: Hippolytus went on in a fury, leav-
, ing the astonished and terror-stricken
nurse lying on the ground. The Queen,
~suspecting on what mission the nurse
? had gone, had followed her, and had
been listening at the door when Hip
: polytus uttered his r~eproaches and hi
| words OF scorE- AS soon as the Prince
' had left the rom she came in and
; standing over the nurse, cried out:
I "Oh, vilest of the vile! On, muir
l deress Of those who loved thee! May
Zeus strike and blast thee dead with
. fire! And tho couldst not be silent :!
But enough. / die in honor. I must
4 however, think now new thoughts and
: contrive new things. This mans
: whole being is now wrought to a rage
t iagainst me. Even now. W h knows,
e he goes, perhaps. to tell the KING; Anc
1 shall he, proud end pure, fill the
/ land with my shame? Cursed be thou
and all also who spring in with false
e counsel to bring bad aid to friends
that want 1t not
The old nurse, weeping, pleaded with
I her mistress tina she had meant only
for the best. "Oh, | have nursed thet
land I have loved thee" said the Ole
woman II sought only for some balm
Ito heal thy woe and found-not wna'
sought for. Had all sped as / be-
lieyed it would. then would / have beer
+ a good friend and good counselor. SC
y fares it with US all in the "oria
, cighf. those who fall are damned
ooh, foul Of thought and deed" re
! torted the Queen, "begOne out OF my
sight n hin how your life no"
stands. need no helpers now. Go: