The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-03-08
aaornlng Star and Catholic Messenger.
NEW ORLEANS. SUNDAY. MARCH 8. 1874.


not these entertainments in Greece, and the
Greek Dion must soon feel the superiority Of
She Roman to the Greek woman. Pity is a
beautiful quality in a woman :; and the Greek
ladies do not seek the same frequent oppor.
tunities of exercising it as the Italian ladies
possess, and, ekeHt enjoy"
sis Paulus bitter 7" asked Aglais. ais Pau
lus wittyi'
stalking of wit. my lady" pursued the
hostess none but our dear old Plautns could
have matched this young Athenian, as Ants
titus Labio, the great author Of five hundred
volumes, has found to his cost"
"Labio, Why, that mnst be the son of one
of those who murdered Cesar" exclaimed
Paulus. "My father met his father foot to
foot at the battle of Philippi; but he escaped,
and slew himself when Brutus did So"
"That was indeed this mans father" said
Crispna. "The son is a very clever man, and
o most successful practitioner in the law
courts. Wishing to mortify Dionysius, he said
in his presence, at review of the troops at
Formin yesterday, that he was grateful to the
gods he had not been born at Athens, and was
no Greek-not he!
"tThe Athcnian's also entertain replied
Dionysius, the idea which you have just eX-
pressed
"'What idea p asked Antistus Labio.
80 That their gods arath orT Mc'r,' replied
Dionysius All my lady! you should have
heard the laughter ut Labio E; the very centu-
rions turned away to conceal their grlns.
Some one high at court then took the Athe
mans arm on one side, and Titus Livius's on
the other, and he Wake of with them. Labo
did not say word.'
"Pray can you tell us, good Crispina,
whether Germnncus Caesar is to DO guest of
the knight Mamurra p asked Pauius.
The lanllady said she believed he would be
for day or two and that she thought it was
even he who had taken Dion's and Lvy's arm
and walked with them apart.
"It is some time" said Agais, " since Ca
tullus indted those erigrammatic verses
against the hospitablo and opulent knight.
This Mamurra must DO very cid"
"Yet, my lady," replied Crispina, "ho has
o ruddy face, n clear complexion, and down
right black eyebrows"
"There is u wash called liririum," said
Aglais with meaning smile.
"Ah! but" cried Crispinn, laughing with
no less knowing look, THAT makes the hair
yellow and the brows of the knight are AS
black MS the jet ornaments in your daughter
hair"
"You can tell us, no doubt" said Paulus,
" who those ladies must be that camo with
Tiberius Caesar yesterday from that splendid
mansion on the Liris. They wcro in beautiful
filters one of sculptured bronze, the other of
ivory, embossed with gold relicfs"
Is know who they are, of course" said the
landlady "they are half.sisters, the daughters
of the late renowned warrior and statesman,
the builder of the Pantheon, Aprippa Vipsa-
MUS, but by different mothors. One of them
was the wife of Tiberius Cesar"
"Was" exclaimed Paulus; why, she's not
ghostp
" She is, nevertheless; her husband has an
other wife," said the landlady; adding, in q
low voice, a precious one, too; the emperor
has required him to marry the august julia
1.-THE augusta murmured Aglais contemptu-
ously, with q shrug of the shoulders " getting
old, too"
81 am sure" resumed the landlady, no one
can describe tho relationships of that family.
Agrippa Vipsanius, you must know married
three times. His second wife was MRrcella,
daughter of Augustus's sister, Octavis; and
this Marcells became the mother of the elder
of the two ladies whom you saw. Well, while
this Marcella was still living, but after she lad
had daughter called Vipsania, Augustus
made Agrippa put her away to marry, mind
you, this very same august Julia, Augustus's
own daughter, and therefore Marcella's first
cousin. This Julia, who had just become q
widow, having lost her first husband Marcellus,
is the mother of the other lady whom you cav
who is called Julia Agrippina, and who thus
came into the world the second cousin of her
own half-sister. Well, Agrippa, the father of
both girls, leaving the august Julia a widow
Tor the second time, Tiberius Caesar marries
Agrippa's eldest daughter Vipsania, and has a
son by her, called Drusus and now, while
Vipsania is still living, Augustus makes Tibe.
rius put her away to marry the aforesaid au-
gust Julia, the mother of the younger daugh.
ter, Julia Agrippina, who is Tiberius's first and
likewise second cousin"
81 can hardly follow you in the labyrinth
said Agiais.
No one can, my lady, except those who
make study of it, said the iandlady, laugh.
ing; but it's all true. Julia, Augustus