The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-09-12
Fram lie A,hera um and yisiIsr.
Letter from Bsrnies. al CSsGrea. 10 Sa
Dina Poppsa,' al Rome.

fInm Tie AiheF rum and NIsllsF.
Letter from Bsrniee. al Cxsarea, 10 Sa
Dina Popp1a,' al Rome.
tSurPosed TO have been wtitlsn in the time
Of NcEo.l
SABISk:-A letter aud female slave
from Gsul have been brought n the from
you, by the hands Of porllus Festns, the
hsw governor Of Judss. | an infinitely
pleased With these proofs Of your remem.
branee; bu, shey do no, surprise me. for
know that YOU are not . woman Of .
tickle disposition, bu, one who will 6ra
veil consider on whom you ought To be.
staw ycur friendship. aud. having bsslow.
ed u, will Ihen remain true 10 the last.
The contents Of the letter have moved me
With both JOY and grief. Irejoics Ihs,
your sister, the sirtuous Marcia. has OBJ
a'ned for husband 90 psHIolic and go
brave . man - Sepiimus; al the same
time grisse that he 10 stationed IN . pro.
riaee 90 distant and bsrblrous as that Of
britain Yet. perhaps. | should rather
rtJaiee al this Circumstance. too, since il
affords your sister another opportunity TO
display the brightness Of her character.
Her resolve 20 inrsake the elegance and
luxury Of Rome. snd 10 dwell with her
husband among a savage people, is wor-
thy Of al admiration: though IN acting
this che does but her duty, slill few w.
men could be found willing 10 initiate her.
Tie slave 10 . most strange, and yet a
most useful creature. Al one moment she
ssems overwhelmed with despair. weep.
ing and wTingiEg her hands; and the next,
she 10 oil smiles. and ia ready Cor dance
with any centurion that will lead her out;
and what dancing what lishtness, what
agility! But IL IL in arranging my hair and
drapery that find her mosi serviceabIe;
che has an excellen. taste and skill in
such matters. Hueius seems 10 regard
me with sIill greater admiration when she
has arrayed me- shall certainly nevel
part with her. Are all The slaves from
GauI equally skilled in drcssl II they be,
am sure many could be disposed Of here
Hs high price. as oil The women seen 10
envy me the possession OF mine, and Of
ten beg 10 have her. 10 sc. their robes il
becoming 6ow on state occasions. NJ,
interest, IL M, my good natural DISPOSE
lion, will induce me 10 treat her well
therefore your exhorta,ions on that poin
we're needless, though smiable.
have accompanied my brother Agrip
pa. thu king, on his visit To Fesius Casa
TEA. This is q fine CITY, and | have Ell
Joyed myself much slnce our arrival; but
Utterly. my mind has been greatly irou
bled BY q circumstance which witness
ed, and which | will proceed to relate.
A man named Paul, one Of that nsy
sect called Christians. and who has bee
long time confined in prison. AZ The IN
sIiga,ion Of the chiefs Of the Jews. va
brought by Fesius 10 be examined befor
my brother; whom ], aud great mutt
iude Of all ranks. attended into the judl
1aent hall. From the great noise aud al
ger This Paul had caused. did expect
sre a man Of lofty stature, aud Of Dol
Commanding presence. How then VI
surprised when | beheld the criminal
who was broueh, forward in chains. II
stead Of the heroic figure which my I'M
elns,ion had formed, saw puny maj
OF fair complexion and Of low sIatur
made snll lower by s.oop; his beard an
The lew remaining heirs Of his head We
partly grey. This unprepossessing
sure was, in some degree, relieved b
h's face. which wac MT altogether dis
ereesble; his nose being high and we
burned. and bis eyes bright and piercin
but. on the whole. | thought his apes
ance very mean, and blamed the Js'
i'h rulers. as busy meddlers il not tyran'
Sabina Poppna was noble Roman lad
who became = Christian during the reign
Nero,