Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-06
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OR, THE THRACIAN WRESTLER
2 By HERMAN ii. HEATH.
CHAPTER XIV.

CHAPTER XIV.
STIRRING INCIDENTS.
MaXimin and Plantanitis, followed by
Voluntina, Homedus, and Ormerons,
passed from the mansion of Macenius into
the highway: the wife and the father being
ignorant ofthe dangers just averted. The
party all returned to the house of Papi-
Man.
1t was now past midnight, but Maxi
min and Plantanius conceived the design of
convening the Senate, and laying before
that august body the pertidy of, not only
the Emperor, but of Macenius, his cap
tain, as we'll their base designs of murder
ing Aurilinis Victor, which had been by
them thwarted the night before, of which
the Senate had not been officially in
formed, having w.hithin that time, not been
convened. e.
4, Papinian heard with eager ears, the
tale of the two mobiles, and being their
friend, eagerly entered into their designs.
"Here then," said Maximin, care we
trio, lovers of Rome, and strong to do
let US, this night, my brave companions,
raise the revolving standard: rush to the
the Senate and pronounce Carracalla a
tyrant; unworthy the imperial purple,
and there will not be wanting noble
Senator's, who, like Aurilius Victor, will
cry out with us Come my friends, let
there be no delay; one thing is to be done;
and for this but little deliberation is ne
cessary."
''With all this we agree" responded
Plantanius, g but how may we procced?"
1.-The spcedier the Senate be convoked.
the surer shall we be ofsuccess, and there
fore the BETTER" said Papinian. ...
" For whom will the lcgions cry, Paoi-
man g inquired the Senator, Plantanius.
at boots but little who:" answered
Maximin. ''Let us first make good the
contingency, that Rome may then speak.
And now, my friends, HE thee to each
thy friends house, and tell them as they
love the PH-3arl name, and Rome, to
meet at three o'clock in the Capitol: say
that danger and tyranny brood over
them, and all the Roman world. Go
you, Papinius, toward the outskirts by
the Appian way, and then, Plantanius, to
Aurilius Victor, and bid him hastily re-
pair to the Senate, where will meet him
and others as they come in, and divulge
to them the horrors of the times. The
gods speed thee now, for Rome and lib
erty."
Here the three separated, each upon
his especial duty in the coming revolu-
ton.
X
Now We must retrace our steps to the
implurvium, where the Emperor and Ma
Genius had been, separated by Maximin
and his company, by which his assassi-
nation, and Voluntina's disgrace was to
be consummated. The chagrin and NOR
tification, not to say something like unto
CONSERVATION, too, which seized upon the
two conspirators, seemed to find no
limits. ..i..- ... o..
''By Jove, think by some traitor to
this cause we have been BETRAYED" ex-
claimed Carracalla, after all the other
guests had passed through the vestibu-
lum; "but how is that, when there are
our men stationedas they were dcsigned?"
''I think twas chance alone, that thus
they went" returned Macenius.
"But why did Maximin walk bv Plan
tanius, while his voluptuous bride fol-
lowed on with the feeble old man? I
like not that, either" continued the EN-
peror. y .'1pa .i' ...a'.h' .yIaag
"Twas but to steady Plantanius: for
he had drank full deep of the red wine; !"
replied the other. 'aa or. ~ in.
}" Well, by Jove, will not be thus
thwarted and outdone; thy work, Mace
MUS, with Maximin, must be done; mine
with his beautiful Thracian wife, will
speedily follow, The might Of my royal
name will win her, warrant. I tell
thee, good captain, that think Maximin
and Plantanius have Joined to pass away