The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-04-09
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The steep
. T,,,csn. ,jt.cst goal of Treason 6 sac@,
"a r,ro,son,ory whence The Traitor leaP- |
Ca:ed all ambition.
I,wss On this side that the different
s,,scks we're made or the Capital In
,hc cary DAYS of Rome. The hrst was
made by Herdonius, at the hcau Q,
Ind Of slaves. who scaled the heights
~ night near the Tarpeian, surprised
,he garrison. and proclaimed the freedom
of al slaves who should Join him. But
few accented the offer, and, after most
cf bis hand were slain, Herdonius and
the remainder were hurled over Inc
rock. The second invasion fufnisneu
the incident which schoolboys are heVe,
tired o; employing in their essays anu
yindictories. 1t was the
ATTACK OF THE GAULs,
in 900, b. c.. who climbed Inc steep
rock near the Tarpelan, ana mad nearly
reached tn. summit unobserved,-lor
the dogs neglected to bark,-when The
cries of the sacred geese of :. uno aroused
AN officer Nanius, who rushed 10 the de-
fense- and hurled over the precipiee the
first assai!ant, who knocked down others
below him in his fall, and thus the Cap
jral was saved. The story goes, thai IN
remembrance of his accident, goose
was carried annually in triumph, and
!,y was crucified between the temple oil
Sunmanrs and that of Youth. Inc
SPOT is pointed out 10 the creduious Visl-
Tar where the sacred goose Kissed the
salvation OF Rome, and where the I'M
faithful dog was tortured 10 dea.h,-aii
for a shinplaster-lire. Cheap enough.
By the way. il was the same Mani!us
mat rushed to the defense of the Capital
81 ihe signal of the goose, who aiter-
wards was condmDed by the particians,
90 the preteuse that be aspired to make
himself King. and was thrown from the
Jarpeian Rock, in sight of the Forum,
and killed within a few steps oil the spot
where he had hurled down the Gau's.
It was thus his ysior and patriotism
were rewarded.
Not far from there, end close under
the Palatine Hill Is the site OF the
famous circular
TEMPLE cE yEeTA,
n which the sacred fire was preserved,
with the Palladium saved from Troy.
On the altar of this temple, blood was
annually sprlnkled IRON the :aii OF the
horse which was sacrificed 10 the god
Mars in the Campus Mariius. This tenn
pie is one of the best preserved ediiices
which have survived the wreck and ruin
of ancient Rome. 1t has stood in lis
present form since about the time OF
Nero. Close TO the Temple OF Nesta
was the Regia, where julius Caesar lived,
and whence he went forth TO his death
at the hands Of Brutus. Stand on this
classic ground, asked my cicerone TO
show NE the scene of the exploit oil
MARCUS CURTIUs,
which must be somewhere in this vicin-
NV. He confidently and volubly pointed
il out. According to the tradition or
account as related by the historians Sta
,;us, Liyy, and pIiDy, the ground where
j, happened was originally the Curtain
Lake, sO-called from Curtains, a Sabine
warrior who with difficulty escaped
from its Guagmire after a hard battle bet
ween Romulus and Tatius. The Quag-
nire deepened until it became a gulf,
which an oracle declared would never
close until the braves, Roman was sacri-
feed 10 it; and, as this disagreeable and
ANNOYING gull stretched between the
Capitoline and Ayentine Hills, it be-
el. Then it was that young Marcus
Curtius, equipped in full armor, and In
the presence of all the Romans, putting
spurs 10 bis fiery steed, leaped horse and
il,Ier into the awful abyss, exclaiming,
as he made the plunge into the mud,
that every warrior was bound TO sscrince
his life Tor the good of Rome; and the
gulf was closeG-forever. Two affairs
were erected en- the site,-one to the
hero, and the other 10 his heroic horse;
and vine and an olive grew :here. v
--Livy.
A h,lle furtic- 10 the South, ard be-
tween the Palatiue and Ayentine Hills
is the valley sere the great Circus
Maximus was eslG biished, which would
seat 250, 000 spectators. 1t was oblong
IN form, and a mile in circumirence.
But the valley is more famous as The
celebrated scene OF the
RAPE OF THE SABINE MAIDENs,
VINO were invited as guests to a grand
,icnic by the yOuns Roman bloods.
Their visit was treacherously abused.
But the young rakes made the amende
honorable to The forlorn dsmseis, after
sLoulderipc and running Off with them,
Is the pictures in the Roman galleries
show, bY marrying them. Their ex
cuse or justification for their misconduct
was to the effect that there was great
scarcity OF marrisgeabie ladies among
the Romans, and that they wanted them
Tor wives; but they confessed they were
guilty OF irregularities" in not observing
TIE due and proper order of the matri-
monial services and formalities.
1 have extened this latter already too
long for the readers patience, but sub
mis-, as an apology, that it Is hard TO
cult the classic hills and valleys, and
sights AMI scenes of go much engrosses
the imagination OF every student, and
foBd.y fingers in the memory OF man.
hood, aud survives 10 the last chapter
OF old age. If the literature and history
OF ancient Rome were blotted out OF our
education, what wofut blank tney
would have in the memory ofev-rv IL
ieiligent person, man CT boy, mas or
female. j. II.
DISPATCHES received fiom Washington
last night bring the news that the Senate
Committee have reported favorably on the
location Of the National Military Prison at
Fort Leavsnwo,ih This is equivalent TO q
vote, ard il is now settled beyond doubt
that the prison will BE- locgt5d as recon-
mended.