The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-04-05
ID I O n
Il HI E S / B Y L S
Il CLASSIC, CHRISTIAN NOTEL,
MILES GERALD KEoN,
Author of Harding, the Money.splnner." etc.
From the Catholic Werld.l
(Continued.l
PART 10.
4 CLASSIC, CHRISTIAN NoHEL,
CHAPTER II.

Next morning, before the family were out of
their beds, Phyllis the slave had returned from
Monte Circello with the following note:
"Marcus Lepidus Amilius halls the widow
of his brave and valiant brother. Como with
your children. The lest Of mine has, alas
died under the clemency Of one man, and the
liberality Of another. The clement man 10
Augustus, the liberal man was Mncenas. All
that now retain 10 yours; and yours shall BIO
all may be able to leave. Farewell"
But despite Of this note, Pauius could not
persuade his mother TO depart from that neigh
borhood till after the trifling display Of horse
manship. as he called it, which he had to
afford for the amusement Of the Roman world
on the evening Of the third day ensuing. A
little ruf1ed at his failure to persuade the Lady
Aglais to 60 away, he summoned their freed
man Philip, and with him for companion
started on foot for Formie before noon, along
q road as thronged at that moment and 80
animated as the road to EPSON in the eye of
what Lord Palmerston has rather afectsdly,
and, as applied to an annual event, very incor-
rectly, called the Isthmian games Of England.
Scarcely had he aud Philip entered the
southern gate, when they noticed o little
crowd around some purses, one of whom, ap-
cently-attired child of any age between fvo
and eight. At his side was an eastern-lookiDg
youth Of about eighteen, whom the reader has
met before. Thellus, the gladiator, was standing
with folded arms on the outskirts Of the sud.
denly-collected concourse. The child had
dropped some toy, which dog had seizsd in
his mouth, and had thereby defaced. The dog
was now prisoner, held fast by the throat In
slaves hands.
'The poor dog knew not what he was doing q, u
said the nurse.
az care nothing for that" cried the child,
who was purple with passion. "strangle him,
Lygdus."
And accordingly Lygdus frightened his grasp
Of the dogs throat till tho animals tongue
was thrust forth; the grasp was yet longer
maintained, and the dog was throttled dead.
els it dead 7" screamed the child.
"Quite; see," replied Lygdus, casting away
upon the street the breathless carcass.
"Ahi beautifal!" cried the child; "now
come away"
"Nice and neat as an execution said Q
powerfully built, dusky, middle-aged man,
having long, ruddy beard, streaked with gray,
around whom were several slayes in Asiatic
dress. This person also the reader has met
before. But" added he, " am going mp for
my own trial, and hope it will not be followed
by another execution"
at only hope it Ssill," cried the interesting
child. "What fun it would be 10 zee man
strangled."
''whO lie that infant monster, ThellusI" asked
Paulus'
"Hois the son of Germanicus aud Agrippins;
his name is Caius. You see, yOung ss no 10, he
already wears the oaIsse Of the common
SeldierS, among whom he continually lives.
It 10 his delight. They nickname him calIgBla.
Do you know, there are good chaDces he yet
wears the purple, and succeeds Augustus, or at
least Augustus's next heir, as emperor of the
world" I'D. 1888 a
Happy world will it be under his Tnfe,"
said iRaulus. -,. ...s .......,,s q, <, d
Suddenly there were cries Of Make way"
Kan aaars Of an apparent anachr0ninm here Of come
four i've according q do. TAcitua