The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-03-15
Morning Star and Catholic Messenger.



him, out of zeal for Cnsar; of the singula
reverse which had awaited the attempt; o
Queen Berenice, and Herod Agrppa, and He
rctias; of the various unexpected incident
and circumstances which had followed. III
Thought of his uncle Lepdus of tho fate
whatever it might be. to attend his mother
his sister and himself. He revoved the means
of establishing his rights and his claims
Ought he ut once to employ able orator
and advocate, and to appeal to the tribunals
OF justicei Should he rather seek hearing
from tho emperor in person, and if so, how was
this to be managed'
From recollcctions and calculations the
spirit of his pastime and the genius of the
place bore him away and lurcd him into the
realm of day dreams, vague and far wander
ing! Upstream, about n mile from where he
was sitting lowered high a splendid mansion.
On it's roof gltered its company of guilt and
colored statues, cow crsing and acting above
tho top of a wood.
In that mansion his forefathors had lvod.
On ono of tho streams lay ancient Latium,
where he sat, teeming with traditons--a
ster or demigod in every tree, rock and riv or;
the cradle of the Roman race the seed and
germ of outsprcading conquest and universal
empire On the opposite banks unrolled
far to the south, the Campanian landscape
where Hannibal, the most terrible of Romish
enemies and rivals, had enervated his vctori
GUS legions and lost the chances of that ulti
mate success which would have changed the
destines of mankind.
Suddenly, among the statues on the roof
Paulus beheld, not bigger than children bv
comparison, moving figures of men and ladies'
in dazzling attire. lilo perceived that saluta-
tions were exchanged, groups formed and
sks chat 7Rs dispersed. Happening, the next mo-
-.asErENDGast his eye over the landscape, he
grUrt xii, or dec some hor's"en galoping
mont loss; u fir hrough the trees in tho dis,
saw in the dista>>e l.. of thom behind intervo-
toward ,h0 ho"S'' T." myrtle, and other
lance. Losing sight %Slis.-,or, 1o ,y,tc, Ill
ming clumps of olean4s o A., .."dl natlv
shrubs, he turned once VT to Pales- the
groups upon the roof In aug n tHff time new
figures seemed to arrive, around whom all tho
others gathered with the attitude md air OF
listening.
Pauus felt as if he was assisting at drama.
A moment later the roof deserted by its
living visitors, the statues remained alone and
silent, gestfculating and flashing in the
Tidings must have come. Something must
have happened, thought Panlus; and, ~ the
day was already declining ho gathered up his
fishing tackle and wendell homoward. On the
way he met in hide sandals, carrying n
large staff and piked with iron. 1t was a
was anything new. Have You not heard -
said the man " the ilocks will fotch better
price-the emperor has como to Formia."
Full Of this intelligence, and anxious at
once to consult Aglais whether before Angus
tus should leave the neghborhood, he ought
not to cndcavor by all means now to obtain a
hearing from him Paulus mcnded his pace :;
but while he thought he might be the bearer
of ncws some news awaited him. He passed
through the little Western TROLLS gate into the
quoit-allcy, and so by the garden toward the
house couple of female Slaves who were
talking and laughing about something like the
impudcnce of a slave and depend on it n love
letter it is, but it's Greek, which seemed to af-
ford them much amusement, stood at the door
of the lower arbor, which inclosed the foot of
the stairs leading up to tho landing of his
mothers npartm' nts. Noticing him. they
hastily went about their business in different
directions and he ran NJ the stairs. and found
his mother and sister talking in low tones,
just inside the open door of the upper arhor in
tho large sitting room, which, the reader
knows was also the room where they took
their meals
am glad you have returned, Paulusn said
his mother. Look at this your sist err found
it about half an hour ago the landing in the
arbor."
And AslAis handed him piece of paper, on
which was written, in clear nd elegant
hand, in Greek
" hn Ho"" Gnd crn horcT in tie air as
hdwis, let III, oro'dns oHd ground 9or,s hidc"
Our hero read the words, turned the paper
over, read the words again, and said, don't
zee the meaning Of this. II is some scrap Of a
school boys theme, perhaps"
I" School boys do not often writo such n
hand, said ASais; nor is the paper scrap
torn Oft is complete leaf And. again,
why should it he found upo1 our iaudinrY"
"What school boys coul come up our stairsl
There are none in the inr. are thercH Have
you been in all dayf" asked Paulus
"No; We wero returning from a walk across
the fields to see the place Ciceros villa of
Formianum, where the assassins overlook him
and as Agatha, who ran upstairs before me
reached the landing, she observed somethipC