The mountain Democrat., 1865-07-15

bp~CVtS WaNbNou' ~ oVAuG h8uku1KO WHICH
We are not learned enough 70 understand,
but presume it is the ancient British.
| 1t is committed to the consideration of
the learned and the good Of every reliR-
ious determination. - Ed. Press.
Claudia to Euniss.
send, by the hand Of your son, tt.
motheus, the picture you have so often
admired. do not allow myself to sup.
pose that your admiration arises from any
extraordinary ability displayed in the ex.
ecution Of the work but attribute it to
the advantages the British works have
over those Of the Romans, in the use of a
greater variety Of colors. do not think
! could have made SO truthful repreSen.
tation of the scene by the use Of Only two
cOlOrs. The green, red and yellow leaves;
the blue sky; the silver edging of the
CLOUDS; the black horse of the Roman. and
the difference IN the colors of the cos.
TUNES, hair, and compilations Of the par
ties represented in the picture, could not
have been set forth, tFuthlulIy, by q very
limited number Of colOrs. | have seen
pictures in my own country quite as good
as any ! have seen here. But it is the
fashion, in Rome, 20 depreciate everything
relating 70 my country, its people, and
their works.
Their religion is blotted out, their his
tories destroyed. their traditions denied,
and their arts and sciences regarded as
myth. 1t is thus that Rome always treats
the nations which she suhjugates. The
little streams must be swallowed UP In the
great food Of the conquerors. But, my
object u 10 write details, moi commenta.
ries; and, in accordance with your request
| put in writing q sketch Of the incidents
which the picture was intended TO perpet-
uate, together with some Of the principal
events Of my Me. Nov that my excellent
friend and kind protector. VeSpasian, has
become Emperor, feel free to express my
thoughts, ard have heart full Of joy and
hope.
The man in the dress Of Roman war.
rior, lying on the ground near where his
black horse stands, is Vespasian. The
others, as any one will perceive, are all
Britons. The commander Of the party,
giving orders to the men, who are about
raisin4 the Roman from the ground, is nv
father. The girl, endeavoring TO wipe the
blood from the face Of the PROSTATE Ro-
man, is regarded by persons who remem.
Der how hooked when l was young, as q
fair likeness Of what waR then. Nv
father frequently took me with him In his
hunting excursions, and also in his mill
tary journeys. In one Of these excursions
We found a Roman warrior lying on the
g. suDd, seriously injured by fall from
his horse, apparently caused by the pro-
jecting limb Of a tree. Active hostilIties
were not, at that time, carried on between
the BrtOns and the Romans, because each
kept within the limits of the territories
occupied by them respectively. But the
Roman bad, in this instance, crossed the
line. My father declared that, as it did
not appear that his purpose was hostile
one, and be had met with misfortune,
the law of our religion required that be
should be taken care Of, and, as sooE as
he recovered. set at liberty, SO that be
might return to his friends TO tell them
that the Britons understood the duties Of
hospitality.
lie therefore ordered the man and his
horse 10 be brought TO our camp. The
Roman bad received an injury on the
head. He remained insensible for several
days ! became his physician and his
nurse. / vas, atthe time, what is called
q priestess in the Druid's temple, and was
skilled in the healing art-as all the Dru.
ids were. Through my skill and atten
ton, the Roman recovered. lie was un.
bounded in his expressions Of gratitude
for the preservation Of his life, aud offered
many rich rewards, an of which were, OF
course, declined. He had won the esteem
Of every one who conVsrsed with him.
But he seemed unwilling to tell his name;
and appeared aRxiOus that We should re-
gard him as a common soldier, and was
eyideDuy surprised to find that there was
no intention to detain him as a prisoner. |
or to harn him in any respect. After he |
had mounted his horse, he leaned down |
towards me, and handed me ring, with
curious devices on it. AS he did so, be
said, "You have saved my life: f ever
you need friend among the Romans pro.
duce that ring, and friends will arise to
serve you." He then galloped of, and
we thought no uore Of him. Our coun.
try was in trouble, and the trouble soon
increased, bringing the heaviest affections |
upon my father and his family.
My grandfather. COdallOn, had married
Eurppeis, and my father. CaradOc, called
by the Romans Caracticus. was their old
est child. My aunt. Boadices. was their
youngest. On the death Of King Metal
linus, the brother Of EuroPeis. without
children, my father succeeded to his
throne. About this time Cartismandus,
the Queen Of the Brigantss, and widow OF
CylDbeline, for the purpose Of increasing
her influence. opened negotiations to unite
her family with ours. The death of Eu-
ropeia had furnished her the opportunity
to make an impression on my grandfather.
The result Of her plans was. that OdallOn
married her; my father, CaradOc. married
her daughter; and my aunt, Bsadicea,
was married to her son, Arviragus. Thus
strengthened in her influences, she re.
fused to pay the tribute to Rome, which
Cvmbeline had paid without objection.
The result was, the renewal Of the war
with the Romans. But the Emperor.
Claudius, soon effected, by policy, what
he could not have accomplished by force.
A peace vas agreed upon tn his sntiSfac.
ton, by his giving his daughter, by his