New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-15
Before Phillippi.

Our special commissioner, Mr.. lsaa'
Bates. has had his time hang rather heav!
on his hands of late. The other day, how
ever. he was roused by reading OF sh'
! threatened assault Of Mr.. Socha on mem
Der Of the staff Of the Picaynnc. Mr.. Bate1
generally allows his friend the "Psofesso.
on the Blow" to have full sway when that
| paper is mentioned. but this threatened
blow was of another kind. And when the
Professor" expressed his approval and
said "Socha was bully boy" Isaac became
indignant and forsook his society. Since
! then he has watched the castigs:ion unan-
imously inflicted on the bully boy with
| great satisfaction. In his opinion it was
| just right. and gave him q better opinion of
| human nature. thus to stand by the profes-
sion. He proposed to stand by it himself.
! and therefore had devoted himself for some
days to collecting materials for naughty
biography OF Julius. profu.ely illustrated
with cuts-from the newspapers.
Last night, becoming somewhat exhausted
over his task, he fell asleep and dreamed.
1t seemed to him that he was before the
footlights in some temple of Thespis. only
it was darker and more soidly built than
Mr. Bidwells. There seemed to him. in the
shadow. vague sense of confinement. far
more real than any scene he had witnessed
on the stage. The iron barred gates looked
real. too. and keys turned with . more
metallic snap. The apartment represented
was a circular one, with benches around
the walls. which were painted black half
way up. The scene seemed to be from
julius Caesar. but the actors were not of
the class that usually assume the parts Of
the two great conspiratOrs. Brutus. indeed.
was EARNED strong in honesty" bu: he
seemed TO be multiplied by himself many
times. Isaac rubbed his eyes, TO make sure
he was not seeing double. bu: no. it was
many powerful figures united in one. In
ito hand it held bundle Of thundeyboits
each labeled with familiar name of .
New Orleans Journal bound together by
the words 1.-The Press" This hand waved
back a shadowy few, who soon faded away.
leaving fragments OF paper which seemed
to have been legal document Of an oblisa-
tory kind. The other hand pointed. to Cas-
sius. no longer the ''lean and hungry" but
stout. very good looking. with black nous.
tache. curly hair and dark eyes. The nose
was not Roman. The waoie scene would
have convinced the sleeping Isaac he stood
in the Parish Prison if Le had not heard
them speak.
Brutus-who is here SO base tina. would 6e
bondsmane
Kany' speak. for him have offended.
Csssius.-oh. We gods Ye gods: Mus. endur. a:
thise
srutus-AN this Aye. more. fret till yous prou!
heart break;
Go show your slave, how cho'erc you are,
And make Your bondsmen tr. IL. Bile.
CassIus-ss it come TO this.
Mr.. Bates then knew he was in l:ome.
and waited with eagerness for somethin:
more. He heard the key turn in the lock
and the gate open. He turned toward i: 80
quickly that he awoke and found it was
only gentleman who wanted to borrow
the st. Louis Giojr. isaac said he couldn't !
lend it. because the editor had 70 have i: 70 |
know what the .a.es: news was IL New |
Orleans. and the gentleman went away.