Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-26
Brief BiographicaIsketches.


He was born at Rome in his infancy,
and, upon arriving at the estate Of his
manhood, became Roman. Ho was
fighter and writer of some note. Ills
friend Brutus asked him one morning
how many eggs he had eaten for break
fast, and he replied "Et tu, Brute p
His friend become enraged at being called
n brute, and stabbed Cesar quite dead.
Mahonet-author of the Koran, an ex
citing romance which he wrote in the
Mammoth Cave OF Mecca. He was the
author of religious creed with which
he stuffed Turkey, and tried TO get up
brol in Greece, but failed. Many Of
his early followers suffered great perse
cution. Some of them were bound in
Morocco, and burned at the stake. He
had three temples while living-one at
Mecca, and one on either side OF his
head.
Gen. Duke, of Wellington-An Off
Ger of the British army. Mr.. Lonfelow
makes honorable mention of him as the
Warden of Cirque Ports" Cirque
means five and he was the protector OF
five principal ports, or strategical points,
unually denominated tho Five Points,
He lived to a ripe old age and died.
Guy Fawkes-A warm hearted, i'm.
pulsiye Englishman, 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 his good
intentions, but for which circumstances he
doubtless would have made great noise
in the world. He was executed for his
disinterested benevoence, and was sub
sequcntIy burned in place called Eff
ICY.
Bonaparte IA harum scarum sort
of fellow. who occupied position Of
considerable responsibility in the French
nation. The impression went abroad
that he was ambitious, which damaged
his reputation materially. He gained
the respect and admiration of the French
nation, because, happily, be was not
Frenchman. When asked il he thought
he could rule France, he replied, of
CorsIcan." The close of his life was
not rs bright as its beginning, but there
was more of it in narrow compass.
Peter, the Hermit-Pete was princi.
pally notorious for stirring up little
difficulty between the Christians and
Mohammedans, which EXTENDED over
period of thirty years, resulting in nu.
merous excursions by land and water,
nnder the fascinating tito Of the Cru
sades. The Hermit was an itinerant lee
turer, and had he lived in our day he
would probably have turned his atten-
ton to humor, thereby saving deal of
bloodshed. The Crusades turned out
like the author Of the creed they were
intended to annihilate-a false profit.
Plutarch--I only know this gentle.
man by reputation. He is always spo-
ken of in the plural number. "Pu-
tarch's Lives" is common expression,
but how many there were of him am
not prepared to say.
Bismarck-Vulgarly termed "Old
Biz" A modern hero, but very Hitter
ate. He formerly signed his name with
a capital X. above and beneath, which
were written the words "his mark -
In consequence of this the sobriquet of
Hismark was bestowed upon him. but
was afterward corrupted TO Bismarck -
He played for Prussia and made Count.
Lord Nelson-Tbe hero of Trafalgar,
sea faring and far seeing man. He
said, upon going into an action, England
expected every man to pay his duly
He knew they were a rascally set, and
would run the blockade if they could
Warfare was his occupation on the high
sea, and he enjoyed nothing but wharf
air when he was in port. In bis early
youth he was long time in doubt
whether a nautical life would suit him or
not. Finally he went to see. The Brit
ish lady who addressed poem to Mel
son and spoke of his slow lying sailors,
down, down meath the waves" had new
er been among tho low, lying sailors in
Water street. N. Y. or she would not
have said what she did.