The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-07-02
DEATH. OF uruEHo.

to sail, his mind wavered, ho fattcred him
self that matters might yet take q more
favorable turn; he landed, and travelled
about twelve miles on his way to Rome {:
but his resolution again failed him, and he
once moro returned towards the sea.
Being arrived on the coast, he still hesi-
tated, remained on shore, and passed tho
night in agonies Of sorrow, which were
interrupted only by momentary starts of
Indignation and rage. Under these emo
'tions, he sometimes solaced himself with
prospect of returning to Rome in disguise,
Of killing himself in the presance of
Octavius and Of staining the person of
that young traitor with the blood of man,
whom he had SO ungratefully and so vilely
betrayed. Even this appeared to his frantic
Imagination some degree of revenge but
the fear Of being discovered before he
could execute his purpose, the prospect of
the tortures and indignities lie was likely
to suffer, deferred him from this design;
and being unable to take any resolution
whatever, he committed himself 10 his at
tendants, was carried on board of vessel,
and steered for Capua. Near to this place,
having another villa on the shore, he was
again landed, and being fatigued with the
motion of the sea, went to rest but his
servants, according to the superstition of
the times, being disturbed with prodigies
and unfavorable presages, or rather being
sensible of their masters danger, after a
little rcpose awabed him from his sleep,
forced him into his litter, and FASTENED
again to embark. Soon after they were
gone, Popilius Lnnas, tribune of the ell
gions, and He:enn;us, a centurion, with
party who had been for some days in searcl,
of this prey, arrived at villa. PopiIins had
received particular obligations from Cicero,
having been defended by him when tried
upon criminal accusation; but these were
times, in which bad men could make
merit ofingratitud5 to their former beHefac.
tors. when it served to ingratiate them
with those in power.
This officer, with his party, finding the
gates of the court and the passages of the
villa shut, burst them open; but missing
the person they sought for, and suspecting
he must have taken his flight again to the
sea, they pursued through an avenue that
led to the shore, and came in sight of
Cicero's litter, before he had left the walks
Of his own garden.
On the appearance Of a military party,
Cicero perceived the end of his labors,
ordered the bearers of his litter TO halt
and having been hitherto, while there were
any hopes of escape, distressed chiefly by
the perplexity and indecision of his own
mind, he became, as soon as his fate ap-
peared to be certain, determined and calm
In this situation, he was observed to stroke
his chin with his left hand, gesture for
which he was remarkable in his moments
of thoughtfulness, and when least disturbed
Upon the approach of the party, he put
his head from the litter, and fixed his eyes
upon the tribune with great conposure
The counteuance of man so well known
to every Roman, now worn out with ia.
tigue and detection, and disfgured by the
neglect the usual attention to his person
mace moving spectacle even to those who
came to- assist in-his murder. They hurried
away, while the assassin performed his Of
flee and severed thehead from his body.
Thus perished Marcus Tullius Cicero, in
the sixty-fourth year ofhissage.
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Fasting.-Fasting has been frequently
recommended and practised, rs means o
removing incipient disease, and of restoring
the body to its customary healthful sensa
tions. Howard, the celebrated philanthro
pist, used to fast ono day in the week
Franklin, for period, did the same. Ma
polcon, when he felt his system unstrung
suspended his wonted repast, and took ex
ercise on horseback. The list of distin-
guished names might, if necessary, be in
creased-but why adduce authority in favo,
OF practice which the instinct OF the brute
creation leads them to adopt whenever they
are sicks Happily for them, they have nc
medding prompters in, the shape Of we'll
meaning friends, to force a stomach already
loathing its customary food. to digest this
or that delicacy-soup, jelly, custard, choco'
late, and the like. It would be a singula.
fashion, and yet fully as rational as the one
just mentioned, ifon eyes weakened by long
exercise in common light, we were to di.
rect stream Of blue. or violet, or red, OF
even green light, through prism, in place
of keeping them carefully shaded and al
rest.
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Wanted,-A Live Wonaan.-" Punch '
thus expresses his distress at the disap.