Connecticut western news., 1871-11-03
The Death of .Nero.

One night Nero, dressed in wemen's clothes, was in one of the palaces of Rome, surrounded by his boon com panions, male and female, indulging in the most loathsome orgies, whena great uproar was heard in the streets.EsA mes senger was sent to ascertain the cause. He returned with theeappalling tidings that Galba, at the head of an averaging army, was marching rapidly into Rome that insurrection had broken out in the streets, and that countless mob, breathing threatenings and slaughter, were surging toward the palace.
 The wretched tyrant, as eewardly as he was infamous, was struck with dis may. He sprang from the table so sud denly as to overturn it, dashing the most costly vases in fragments, he cried; |" I am ruined am ruined P and called for a cup of poison, Suicide, was, the common resert in those. days of the Fcowardly in the hours of wretchedness,- Nerop took the poisoned cup, ,but, dare nots drink it. He called for a daggef, examined it's polished point, but had not nerve to. press that to his heart. a He then rushed from the palace in his wo- mans grab, and with his long hair fut- teringin the wind Thus disguised; he l.almostfew through thedark iand' harrow streets, intending to plungey into the Hber., When he reached the bank and gazed upon it's gloomy waves again his courage faifedss. Eo j' iuH AEE@ cg3ci
 Several efrh companions had accom- pained him. One of them suggested that he should fee to country seat, about three miles from Rome, and there conceal himself. Insane with terror, bareheaded, in his shameful, gTaby he covered his face with a handkerchief, leaped upon a horse, and succeeded, through a thousand -perils, in gaining his retreat. dust before he reached the villa, some alarm so frightened him that he leaped from his horse and plunged into a ,thicket by the roadside. Through briers and thorns, with torn clothes and lacerated flesh, he reached the insecure asylum. he sought. Y .s.sa%
 In the meantime, the Roman senate had hurriedly assembled. Emboldened < by the insurrection, and by the approach of Galba, they passed a decree declaring s Neroato be the enemy of his couHtry Eand doomed him to death. more ma- ikiDrum- that is, according to ancient T custom. Some one of Nero's compan: ions brohght him the tidings in. his hid! ing place. Pal1id and trembling, he in. quired, 'sAnd what IS death more md forum ?''Y The appalling reply s5was
 '' It is to be stripped naked, to, have the head fastened in tie pillory, and be scourged to death H'ft VT ?, e'-a- s--t.ft
 The monster who had amused himself in witnessing the torture of others re coiled with horror from the fd1 affliction. a .Seizing a dagger he: again endeavoreds stopnerveu himself to plunge it into. his heart. Aspick from the sharE point was all he could summon -reselu tion to infict.- He, threw the dagger aside and groaned ein terror He then strove to. talk himself into courage. zg
 1s!Onght Nero,3 said ,S to be afraid: Shall the emperor be coward No
 Let me die c6utageousIyr"i i'1 9 'is'@
 Again, he grasped the e-dagger, anxious ly examined it's keen edge, and again threw it aside with .groan of despaiSGI I
 Just then the chatter, of horsepen was heard, and aspartyrof dragoons was seen appr6a 6aEhing! His fetleatawas discovered, and in, few moments. Nero would be helpless in the hands sof his enemies. Then there would be no possible escape from ctheo ignofnih1ous and .agehihitie deatl1..' Tn the deliriu1n of despair he ordered freeman to holdIa sharp swore so that hksmigh th row Himself Vidiehtls against it. He thus succeeded. in sever
 ing the jugular vein; and hisAfe blood yspurted forth. As he, sank upon the ground the soldiers came up. He look ed at them with mali lignant scowl, say ing, You are.toeslate1 and died.
 ! ET Thus oer4shed this monster of de pravity sItis said that this event tool A|splace oaa athe 19tho of dune, A D. 68 ;, Many Ghnstians at the time supposed 4 Nero tosbe the Anti Christ. Tie wretcl l Lhad reigned thirteen years, and died il :, the thirty second rsef his age. {