The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-03-15
MoRNNe CATHOLIC MESSENGER SUNDAY MARCH Is

arm with The other and Paalus stood before
him, and Paulus knew not what to say hard,
ly, indeed-so quickly the sense of bashful-
ness, confusion, depression had gained upon
him-hardly how to look.
If you have heard" observed Fiberins at
length, pray stand aside"
Paulus, who, while Tiberius was speaking
bad looked at him, now glanced again toward
the emperor, and still hestated, made shuff.
ling bow, and stood partly aside.
"What is it you wished to sayf" asked Au-
gustus, in u somewhat feeble voice, not at all
ungraciousIy.
Il WISH" said Paulus, becoming very pale,
to say, my sovereign, that my fathers prop
erty in this very neighborhood was taken away
after the battle of Philippi and given to
Strangers and to beg of your justice and elem
ency TO give back that property or an equiva.
lert to me, who am my dead fathers only son."
But" said Augustus smiling, ." half the
land i'll Italy changed hands about the time
you mention. You father fought for Brutus, 1
suppose :"
"My father fought for you, my lord" said
Paulus.
singular w exclaimed Augustus 'sbut this
is not court of justice-the courts are open
to you"
| At this moment Sejanus and one whom Pau
ius presumed to he in Rome, Cneius Piso, at
tended by slave, appeared from cross
street. The slave approached quickly, holding
pigeon and having caught the eye of Au.
gustus, who beckoned to him, he landed the
bird to the emperor.
Paulus withdrew little, but fingered near
the group. Augustus, disengaging piece of
thin paper from the pigeons neck, said:
From Illyricum, suppose. We shall now
learn what progress those Germans have made.
Varus, Varus 7" added he, in words which he
had of late often been heard to repeat, " give
ne back the legions, redde legiones ,,edde
ee ..:s.assr .sas :" s...~,
A breathless silence lasted while Augustus
perused the message taken from the neck of
the calrier-pigeon. AS he crushed the paper
in his hands, he nuttered something; and
while he muttered, the scorbutic face of Tibe-
RUS (perhaps scrofuious would better render
the epithet used by Tacitus) burned omi-
nously. In what the emperor said Paulus
caught the words "dauger 10 Italy, but Ger
manicus knows how"
"Varus lost the legions thousand times, q
thousand PAGES westward of this irruptiop,"
said Tiberius
GA calamity like that" said Augustus, is
felt far and near. The whole empire suffers,
nor will it recover in my time. All the le-
gions."
Paulus perceiv ed that he himself was now
forgotten moreover, looking back, he saw
the poor young damsel left by him at the door
of the Mamurran palace, still standing alone
and unprotected; but some fascin alton riveted
him.
In moment great noise was heard, which
lasted a couple of minutes a mighty roar,
indstnct, blended, hoarse, as of tens of thou
sands of men uttering one immense shout. 1t
was, had it lasted, like the sound of the sea
breaking upon some cavernous coast.
Upon look of inquiry and surprise from
| the emperor, Sejanus sent the slave who had
brought the carrier-pigeon to ascertain the
cause, and before the sound had ceased the
messenger had returned, and reported that it
| was only Germanicus Caesar riding into camp
Augustus fixed his eyes the ground, and
| Tiberius looked at Sejanus aud at Cneius Piso
! The emperor, after second or two of musing,
| resumed his way toward the rustic circus and
the camp, attended by those around
| Paulus felt he had not gained much by his
interview. He now touched the arm of Sc
| Janus, WIN "tS apouu IolloWluS LILO lnIpeIlal
group, and said, pointing toward the spot
where Beuigna still stood waiting:
| "Yonderis Crispina's daughter, who is here
in obedience to your letter."
Sejanns answered this reminder with q sour
and peculiar SMILE
Good" said he: she has come to announce
the fine news to her betrothed. Let her tell
him that he has only to break horse for
Tiberius CRsar to obtain his freedom. have
no time to attend any more to slaves and their
mates She las now but to ask for Claudius
at that place. lie has orders to expect her,
and to receive from her mouth the pleasing in
formation have just given you"
Saying this, he walked away.
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