Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-10-07
A Roman Hero.


last a victory so decisive was gained
by the Romans, that the people OF
Carthage We're discouraged. and re-
solved ,oask for peace. They thought
that no one would be so readily lis
tened to at Rome as Regulus, and
they therefore sent him there with
their ENJOYS. having first made him
his prison if there should neither be
peace nor an exchange of prisoners.
They little knew how much more n
true hearted Roman cared for his city
than for hi,nsrlf-for his word than
for his life.
Worn and d..i-ctrd, the captiv,
warrior cam. to the outside. of the
gates Of his own city, and there
paused, refusing to enter. am 10
longer Il Roman citizen" he said.
" l am but the barbnrians' slave, and
the Senate may not give audience TO
hangers within the walls"
His wifi Marcia ran out 70 greet
sIim with his two sons, but he did
not look mp, and received their CT
,esses as on. beneath their notice, aS
> u ere slave; and h. continued, in
Spi'" OF all .nircaty, to remain out
sid. the city, and would not even go
- The 'i:tlr 'arrn h.. had lv>-d so well
! he Roman Senate, a. h- would
not come in to them, came out to hold
their meeting III tn. Campagna.
The ambassadors spok" first, then
R-sulus standing up, said. as one re-
p"a'ins task "Conscript Fathers,
being slav. to the Carshag.nian-.
come on the part of my masters to
treat with You concerning peace. and
an exchange OF prisoners be then
turned TO go away with the ambassa
doris. as stranger nigh, not BE-
present at the deliberations of the
-~na'e. His old :yien:!s pressed him
to stay and give his opinion as asrn.
atpr who had twice been consul but
he refused TO degrade that dignity hy
claiming il, slave as he was. But,
at the cumnan! Of his Car,hag;nian
masters. h- remained, though not
taking his seat.
Then h. spoke. H. told the Sen
ator- to p.r.rvrrt. IN til. war H..
~aid he had seen til. distress of Car
thag". aud that peace would BE- on.
" 10 her advantage, not 10 that of
Rome, and therefor. he strongly ad
rjS-d tia. H., war should continue.
Then as :, the, exchange Of prison
-rs, the Car'hay-nian Generals, who
wer. in the hands OF the Romans,
wer. in full health and strength.
Will. he himself was too mach bro
ken down TO be- fit for service. again ::
and Indeed II" believed that his enc
mics had given him STOW poison,
and that he could not live long. Thus
lie insisted that no exchange Of pris-
pn"rs should b." made.
1t was wonderful, even to Romans,
t. hear Il man thus pleading against
himself. and their chlet priest cam"
forward and declared that, a, his oath
lad been wr"stcd from him by force
h., was not bound by it to return to
hi~ captivity. Put Rsgulus was too
uoll, to listen To this Tor Il moment.
" Have You r.solv ed 10 r!Ishonpr met
l4r SAID :" ! am no: Ignorant that
death and the rAtr"ln-st fortunes are
preparing for me but what are th"s,.
to the shame OF an infamous action,
or the wounds Of guilty mind
slave az ! am /" Carthage, ! have
still tn" spirit Of Rome. ! have sworn
to return. Il i my duty to 20; let
the gods take care Of til" rest
The Senate decided I" follow the
advic, of K-guIu~, though they Bit
,crlv regretted his sacrifice His
wife wrpt. and cu;rratrd III vain that
;h"y would d.tain him; they could
merely repeat their permission 80 him
90 remain bat nothing could PIE
val! with him TO break las word, aud
h. turned back to- the chains am
death he expected As calmly a If h"
had been returning t" hi, home
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