The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-10-03
JULIUS CESAR.
Not BY LOuiS NATOLEDN.

nal. Being 4 young man of rare talent, !
which he discovered himself at an early !
age. he very naturally had an aversion
to doing anything useful In life. and first
turned his attention to oratory. Histo- |
riaps state that lie sought the Island OF
Rhodes for the purpose of study-pnba-
bly, Rhode Island. On the passage In ,
one Of the Sound steamers he WAS cap
tured by the pirates led by the no-
torions Captain Kidd, author OF Kidd
Gloves and various trashy literature.
They agreed to ransom him for thirty
talents, but ifthcy had known how full
Of tdients the young man was, they
would have stuck them for twice that
sum. He Immediately gave his check
for that amount, but when they had re-
turned this ransomcd sinner home, what
does this ransomcd sinner do bat organ
ize II feet Of oyster boats and go In pur-
suit of them; and when lic captured the
bloody pirates, instead Of pardoning
them or committing their sentence to
hold Office, why he killed them.
That was Julias Cicscr's style. After
that he went to his lessons like the nice
little boy that he was. | ouly mention
this little incident to show boys what
obedience to parents will accomplish,
for rs the tree i. inclined the twig goes
Oh bender sure. t+.
We don't hear much of his oratory
Mt this time, except an occasional tenn
pcrancc lecture before the Lovedalc l.y-
ceum, and he finally returns to Rome to
accept some eoflicc---aldcrman, we think
that had been pressed upon him by
his fellow citizens. He was urged to
embark in the conspiracy of Catalino or
Catalina, but he peremptorily refused in
these memorable Greek words.
"Kutaii,.a, nir cum hGrdas."
Step by step he rose through the vari-
Gus grades of fofiice--alderman, member
Of the school board, fence viewer, nota-
ry public, constable, scalcr Of weights
and measures, street commissioner, etc,
! etc, until his head WAS turned with his
successes and the flights of his ambition
knew no bounds. In the meantime
he had conducted numerous wars with
the rural nci.hborhoods to preserve his
popularity ia his ward-he crossed the
Rhine twice to clcctionccr the Germans;
whipped the Gauls until, rs he stated in
! one of his commentaries, they weren't
worth Il yaut darned, and introduced
Fcnianism into Great Britain.
He had powerful rival in Rome, jeal-
ous of his rapidly-growing fame, color
cd gentleman named pompey, who en-
dcavorcd to have him removed and
some less radical General appointed in
his place. Pompey at length got Cesar
outlawcd-he couldn't outright him,
but he could out-tnw him-and then ii
was that Cesar marched upon Rome
drinking furiously every day until his
nose had "passcd the Rubicond'
This has been looked upon by some
whose noses don't show it rs much
as his did, us the great fault of his life.
1t is not our province however to pro-
nouncc opinions but simply to give the
facts of history. ....
The fight between Caesar and Pompcy
ragged for many years, but the latter was
finally killed by treachcry in Egypt, IL
linois. 1t is said that Caesar wept at th'
sight of the head of his great rival, prob
ably because he had missed the pleasure
of "busting' it himself. At any rate III
, caused the body Of the great pomp to b'
inferred with great pomp-osity.
After destroying various other enc
, mics Caesar returned in great triumph t.
, Rome where grand sparring exhibition
was given for his benefit.
!, Honors and adulation flowed in upol
: him from that time. He was electc
= honorary member of base ball clut
! his signature was solicited for subscriI
, ton papers, men met him OH the street
B and begged tobacco of him, he had
!. dead head pass on the street cars, Wa
. importuncd to sign the pledge, was pre-
sented with a gold headed cane, and la
8 a canal boat named after him. He wa
. invited to preside at banquets, and i
. Fourth of July celebrations rode anon
: the soldiers of the war Of 1Sl2. Twie
> elected mayor of Rome he endeavorcd
o become treasurer of tho county, and tn;
:, fixed him. \ conspiracy was forme
against him led by one cassius, ably "a
) sisted Us conspiratorc usually are, by tn
victims bosom friend, a perfect gentl'
!, man, named Brutus.
. Caesar was warned in various ways
? the snares that We're being laid for hin
l one night after partaking heartily Of col
> mincc pie just before going to bed, /
> had bad dreams. His wife saw the ne
3 moon over her left shoulder. Then, TOT
one of the attendants at the palace, WI
- had been on 4 spree for 4 week or tw
. imagined that he saw serpents in Il
. :ir-and in his own boots, and hear
= ghosts shrieking and squealing i'll Il
i streets Of Rome. But these things, hoy
? ever much they might scare the attcn'
: ant, his wife and the cold miAce D
, could not by any means frighten Casa