The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-04-22
Brief Biographical Sketches,

| Julius Cesar-Son Of old man Cesar
| He was born at Rome in his infancy, and
| upon arriving at the estate of his manhood
became Roman. He was fighter ane
awriter ofsome note. His friends Brutu,
asked him one morning how many egg.
he had eaten for breakfast, and he re
/ piled 'Et tn, Brute!' His friend became
enraged at being called a brute, and stab
ed Cesar quite dead.
/ Mahomet-author of the Koran, ar
exciting romance which he wrote in the
| Mammoth Cave of Mecca. He was the
| author of a religious creed with which
| he stuffed Turkey, and tried to get up a
broil In Greece, but failed Many of his
| early followers suffered great persecution.
Some ofthem were bound Morocco, and
burned at the stake He had three
temples while living-one at Mecca, and
one on either side of his head.
Guy Fawkes-A warm hearted, i'm
rulSiv EngGshman, who believed the
British parliament too good for this earth
and devised an expeditions method of
elevating the members to better sphere.
He was interrupted in hiss good intentions,
but for which circumstance he doubtless
would have made great noise in the
world. He was executed for his disin-
terested beneyolenee, and was subsequent.
ly burned in place called Emgy.
Bonaparte IA harum -scarum sort of
a fellow. who occupied placeofconsiderable
responsibility in the French nation. The
impression went abroad that he was
ambitious, which damaged his reputation
considerable. He gained respect and
admiration of the French nation, because,
happily, he was not Frenchman, When
asked ii he thought he could rule France
he replied, "Corsican." The close OF
his life not as bright as its beginning,
but there was more Of it in narrow
compass.
Peter, the hermit-Pete was princi-
paily notorious for stirring up little
difficulty between the Christians and
Mohammedans, which extened over
period of thirty years, resulting in nut
merous excursions by land and water,
under the fascinating titles of the Cru
sades. The hermit was itinerant lectur-
er, and had he lived in our day he would
probably have turned his attention to
humor, thereby saving deal of blood
shed. The Crusades turned out like the
author Of the creed they were intended
to annihilate-a false profit
Plutarch-I only know this gentleman
by reputation. H. is always spoken of
in the plural number ''Plutarch's
Lives is common expression, but how
many there were Of him | am not prepar
ed to say.
Bismark-Vulgarly termed old Biz
A modern hero, but very illiterate. He
formerly signed his name with capital
x, above and beneath which were writ
ten the words "his mark" In conse-
quencc of this sobrlquet of Hismark was
bestowed upon him. but was afterward
corfu pied to Bismark. He played for
Prussia and made Count.
Lord Nelson-The hero Of Trafalgar,
sea faring and a far seeing man. He
said, upon going into an action, England
expected every man to pay his duty. He
knew they were rascally set, and would
run the blockade if they could. Warfare
was his occupation on the high sea, and
he enjoyed nothing but warf air when he
was in port. In his early youth he was
a long time in doubt whether a nautical
life would suit him or not. Finally he
went tosee The British lady who address
ed a poem to Nelson and spoke Of his
low lying sailors, down, down, meath
the waves had been among the low,
lying sailors in Water street, New York,
or she would not have said what she did.