Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-11-16

Tnr DrArror NxsolLonen;rhs Ncrc. :.
dressed in wamaa's cio,hes.vwas isi one OF
theiualaces Of komc. Snrroundgd hy- his
boon companions. male aud female indulg.
ing IN the mnsf lcashsome orgies. when
\ great uprnar wns heard in the streets -
A mssscuger vas pent 60 ascertain the
canse. lie returneeiT with .shs ;sppaiiing
silings that GaIba. at the head Of an avcng-
ing. army. was marching rapidly upon
Rome; that iusurrecfion had broken ont
lathe streets. aud tisat 'coun,less nsb..
Breathing threatening and slaughter. were
surging toxard the palace.
The wretched tyrant. as cowardly Is he
waa infamous. was struck with dismay-
Ee rysa..g frn:n tisc ssbse % susiden!y rs
tn overturn it. ,iashinc the most costly
vases in fragments on the aDo.. Beating
his forehead like madman. be crei.
II am ruined | am ruined - and called
for cup Of poison. Suicide was the COM
non resort in those days of :he cowardiy
in the hours OF wretcLeness. Nero .olk
the poisoned cup. but dare no, drink it
He called fnr dagger. examined is pol
ished p'iut. bg' hai not sufficient nerve
to press tia; to his heart. He then rush
ell from tue palace in his woman's carh.
AMI with his long hair fniterinr.in the
wind. Thus disguised. b, a'4oz: few
through the dark and narrow streets. in
tending to plunge into She Tlher When
he reached the bank and glzed upon It's
gloomy waves again his courage failed.
Several Of his cumraui"Hs hid ACCOM-
paired him One Of them suggested tha.
he should Ace 70 country SOFT. about three
miles from Ron e. aud there conceal him
self In,anc with terror, harchelicd. in
bis shameful carb he covered lis face
wi;h handkerchicf. l"npel upon horse.
and succeeded. through Il Thousand pe.iis.
in gaining his retreat just before he
reached the villa, some alarm - fri.hten-
ed him that he leap@d from his horse arl
plunged into a th,cke. by the roadside.
Through hrcrs and thorns. with torn
cln'hcs and Iararitci flesh. he reached tue
lis cure asylum he sought.
In the .ncant me-. Ia. Rnmon senate la
hurricdly assembled. E:b9!leuel By tho
la. they passed decree dcclrrjn. Nc-o
to be the en.my o. his country. and loou-
ing him to death. n,'re m,jayun-thai is.
according to ancient custom Some one
of Ncro'> companions brought him the t;l-
lug, in lis hiding place Palil IN trcm-
bling. he inquired, And wEat IS lg...
n'orc m"jor"mi" The appalling rcaA
was: II is nhe stripped naked. l.. o.have
the head C1st"ncd in tie p:iiorv, and DC
scour-cd to death y
TIE monster whn had amused limscii
in Witnessing the torture al others recuil-
ed with horror from the dreadful affection
Scizirg a-lnc-rr Il. again ruravorcd to
nerve himself II plunge it into his heart
\ prick from the sharp point was al he
, cou!i surnmon resolution t. iuiict. lie
threw the dagger aside and gr.lauel in
terror lie then strove to talk himself
into courage.
"On.ht Nero, sad he, "to he arraii p?
Shall the Emperor be 4 coward? No !.
Let ne !ir. coUra-rcU>'y
Again he sra-Pcd tn digger. anxious
Is examined IL Keen clsc. AMI again he
threw it a>i.ie with grnan of despair.
just then the c'a';rr Of hor>cmcn was
hca.,i, aud a party OF Dragons Va, seen
approaching. His rctrcrt was discovered
AMI in = few moments Nero woul be h"!I-
los in the hands of his cncuicS Thou
thctc would he 10 possible escape from
the icr6niiiors AMI ar7niz-nc Ir-it'i. II
the driyium Of despair hc or,!-rc, freed
man 20 hold Il sharp sword 50 that he
m-h; throw hiusel: violently a-aiu~; il:
II. thus succeeded in scvrrin- the jncu-
lar vein and his l'fe blood Spurtcd for;h.
A> lie sank upon IL" ground the sn'iicrs
came up lle loo'ei at them with mn
licnan; >cowl, s.,iny. "You're too late ~
and dir,i
Thus rcriShcd this monster of dcrravi-
II. Il i sad that this oven; took r'arc
90 ,h.. l9Gh a' Jane. a.. D.--6S--~Ia.r
Christians at the time supposed Nero -
b. tn Ant:-Chris' The wretch hal ign
ell thirteen years. and died III the thir,y-
second yeag Of lis age-