The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-10-12

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sod aashm was bora IN home, New
Yefk ifste. Q small village ~ Che
Efie Casal. Being q young man N
fsfF ifftn'. which he discovered him.
ssli Al en- early sgs. Ne very naturally
had an aversion " doing anything
assfal In lif, and 6Fa turned hIa Al.
feuilpn 70 eratory. lIIslsfisna Alale|
that We AoaRhE The Island of flhnsIss
for The pufpose Of siudy--prDlnbIy
Rhode Island. On the passage ii
one N the Sound steamers he was
captured by pirates, led by tie noto-
rlons Captain Kidd, auihsr Of Kid
Gloves and various other trashy liter
ature. They agreed to ransom him
for thirty ialentsi hut if they had
known how fnll Of talents the young
inan was, they would doubtless have
struck him ior twice that sum. IIc
Immediately gave bis check for the
amount; but when they had returned
this ansomed sinner home, what docs
this ransomcd sinner do but organize
q feet Of oyster boats and 10 IN pur-
suit Of them and when he had cap
tnred the bloody pirates, instead Of
pardoning them, or committing their
sentence to holding Office, why he
killed them. p WIZ ~
That was julie C@sar's style. After
that he went TO bis lessons like the
niceboy that he was. only mem
ton this little incident of his life to
show boys what obedience to parents
will accomplish, for as the tree Is in
clined the twig goeson abender, sure.
We don't hear much Of his oratory
at this time, except an occasional
temperance lecture before the Love
land Lyceum, and he finally returns
to Rome to accept some of6ce--Al-
derman, we think--that had passed
upon him by bis iellow-citizens. He
was urged to embark in. the conspir-
acy Of Catalinc or Catalina, but he
peremptorily refused in those men,
orable Greek words:
"KaeHna, mir cum hane.'3 O
Step by step he rose through the
various grades af ofiice-alderman,
member Of the school board, fence
Eviewer, notary public, constable,
sealer of weights and measures, street
commissioner, ETC., etcy unti)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 neighborhoods to preserve his
popularity in his ward-he crossed
the Rhine twice to eiectioneer the
Germans; whipped the Gauls until,
as he states in one Of bis commenta-
ries, they weren't worth gaui darn,
and introduced Fcnianism into Grea,
Britain. y le eee
He had q powerful rival in Rome
jealous Of his rapidly growing fame
a colored gentleman named Pompey
who enheavored to have him remoy.
ed and some less radical General ap'
poinfed in his place. pompey Al
length got Cesar outlawed--h,
couldn't Outright him, but he couls
out-ldp him--and then il was thai
Cesar marched upon Rome, drinking
| fnriously every day until his nose hat
passed the Rubicond.p 1850 -
This has been looked upon by som,
whose noses don't show Il so much a
his did, rs the great fault Of his life
Il Is not our province, however, b
pronounce opinions, but simply 4
give the facts Of history.
The fght between Cesar and Pom
pey ragged for many years, but th'
) latter was finally killed by treacher,
in Egypt, Illinois. 1t Is said tha
Cesar wept at the sight Of the hea,
Of his great rival, probably becans
be had missed the pleasure Of "bust
Ing" Il himself. At any rate b
caused the body. Of the great Pomp
to be Inferred with great pomp-osity
Affer destroying various other en-
emies, Cesar returned in triumph I
, Rome, where a grand sparring exhi
: bitiou was given for his benefit.
D Honors and adulation flowed i
{ upon. him from that time. He wa
2 elected hcnorry member Of bas
| ball club, his signature was solicite
" sabserip.ion papers, men met hir
1 on the streets and begged tobacco
: him, he had q dead-head pass on th
] street ears, was importuned to sig
! the pledge, was presented with
E goId-headed cane, aud bad q cant
g boat named after him. He was il
vitsd 10 preside at banquets, and
!. Fourth Of July processions rode
; among the soldiers Of the war ,
4 1922 Twice elected Mayorof Rom
!. be aspired to become treasurer Of u
i county, .apd thst fxed hin. A CO
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