The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-11-21

! P'o'o''se@ the sHttTtaiileht Iy Nafteu
conversation; and when hgrippina rose
to go away, he accom- a..ied her to the
sea shore, keeping his eyes steadily fixed
upon her, and pressing h to Ii bosom,
either to fill up the measure Of his sin.u-
lation, or it may be that the last sigh, of
u mother who was going to her death alb
sorbed all the thoughts Of his mind, brr-
tai though he was.
The gods had given starlight nigh.
and tranquil sea, IA if to furnish evi-
dence of the crime. The ships had not
advanced far, with two of the intimate
friends Of Agrippina who accompanied
her, Crepereius Gallus, who was standing
not far from the helm, and Acerropia,
who was lying ut the feet OF her mistress,
aud joyfuily speaking OF the change in
Nero's temper, and his reconciliation
with his mother, when, on signal being
given, the roof of the place which was
loaded with lead tunlblcd down, and Gre
percius was Immediately crushed to dealt
Agrippina and Acerronia were protectco
by the sides of the chamber which hap
| paned to be strong enough to resist the
weight; nor did the vessel fall to pieces
for most of the men on board were in
state of alarm and those who were un.
&C luaiuted with the design--and they
We're the greater part-impeda ID The
movements of those who were privy tt
it. The ruwers advised that the vessel
should be thrown on one side, and tn,
sunk. But neither could the rowels
promptly came 10 IN agreement about such
a measure 1T the moment, aud the rest b,
resisting it allowed Agrippina and her as
sis,ant TO fall more gently into the sea-
While Acerronia, who lost her presence
of mind, was ealing out that she was Ag
rippina, and imploring help for the En-
p,ror's mother, she was dispatched will
boat poles aud oars, and o,hc. naval i'm
Elements that chauced to be in the way
Agrippina KEEP: silent, and was eonse-
quently not SO we'll recognized, but yet
she received one severe wound on her
shoulder She swan till she fell in with
some boats, by which she was con'eyet
LII. al I'll 4 l.r
own villa. There, turning over In he
/ mind the various circumstances, ,-th"t ii
} was Tor this purpose that she ha4 been ID
yted by trtacherous letters, aud tr'a'e"
with nartieular distinction that it wa
near the shore, without being driven BY
the winds or dashed against rocks that
the upper part Of the vessel had fallen in
Just as any construction on land might
f have done; cons!derin. too, the death o'
| Acerronia, aud casting her eyes on LEI
: own wound; rele ting that the only pro
r etion against treachcry WAS TO affect no
to see il, Agerinus to tell her son tia, b,
$ the blessing OF the gols and her o"s
good fortune, she had escaped grieNou
accident: she entreated him, howcye
O alarmed he mi .ht be at lis mother dan
4 ger, to defer the trouble o! pay'ng ner
visit. In the mean tiae a>sum NJ q
:. appearance o. bajng ! r.rct'y at ease, NJ
. dressed her w1und, aud usca warai @rpa
>. cations to her body. She ordered IT,
4 testament of Aeorronia to DC sought io'
q and her goods to be scaled; IN this aio.
20 there WAS no simllation.
d Nero. who was waiting for the news {
(, the completion of his crime, received II
A. ,elligence that Agrippina had escape
re with no farther injury than slight blow
b. The had Just been in danger en- ugh
q leaye no doubt in her mind who ha
y, planned it.
al ualfdead with terror, and crying tn
d his mother might b. expected every III
,i- ment, eager for revenge, that she won
s. either arm the sleayes or inflame the s.
ro l;crs. or make her way to the senate al
,r people, and urge against him the wre'
III of the vessel, the wound, and the death
g her friends what protection had
be against her, if Senccca and BnrruS cou
), not devise something? aud he insmcdia
L. sent for them. 1t is doubtful whetl
Il, they were already acquainted with
4 sirns. Both were silentfor some tin
:. either because they had thought 1t u
:. lcs, to attempt to dissuade Nero, or tn
- believed that things had come to II
- of mas, that Nero must perish if As-''pp
bo was not removed out of the way, se'
-, =, At last so far took the lead as to look
tho Burrus aud ask whether the sold'
shonld receive orders to kill Aerippl
ne Burrus replied that the lra'or'ans
49,. deyoted 10 all the family OF the Cass
do. aud they cherished the name OF Germ
s,o ;cus, and they would not venture on
no extrcm, measures against his 'hI'df
70 Ancetus, he said, should perform
nm nromise. Without any h station An
e t,s asked TO be allowed to complete
vel crime. Upon herring these words y
the declared til on that day the en- pre-
rip. really conferred On him. and to IT.
tful man he owed the git. Tie bade HIN