, 1877-07-07

Tho Cs1meEs Fenanco, Lova and Death oi
tho Emppror Othn III.

Tho Cs1meEs Fenance, Love and Denth Of
tho EmpBror t1thn III.
Rome ks.isr 10 }At.adstpA,a BuIj<sts,
matte ono Of o sclcet party Invited to Tho
Villa Story, at tho Maccao, 10 hcaf Atr. Story
read his grand trngcty OF "Btenhanta-" Fine
JMazfo"t arn no novelties In Rome; but It Is not
every uav in ones lie that VIC can icar dIs-
tingatshe,!, clever mai read bis own s,ocms.
Tho *sory of the Emperor Ohio III. and sten-
han'a. wife NJ shn lsonan Consul Csescaatlus, h
ngraf,1 mctlfnval one; It IA n wonder TINT Il has
never hccn tnkeu for the subject OF tragedy
'teforc. One rcasnu, fancy, is that fcw cvrn
r,i,iratctl men nfc familiar with the medieval
hIstury nf sotne-a htstory that Is bristlfug with
tl!s sharpest, keanest, most ra!aatsr ttagedics:
Machcths bJ tue hundrcsls. was not NJ nf
surprised to lind two or thrcu literary thcn
present al the Sunday ren'lfnG entirely ignorant
of the Powerful incident In history Whit,
listened with I'M interest that was delightful to
observe.
The history Of OHIO III. and stephanta is told
IN the chronicles With bc.cf sescrity, concise
robcllious In ttlat 1neuAhval time, a., indeed,
sic has alwars been, about Herman rulc. The
German Empcrors lad no cnde' trnnblc 10 plat-
S sss s'a q q' g. ss, the fosi 8 t*s s,e, s1S 10 s tS
ot tho few 1ne characters tint Jay pussessctl,
PLACED OIL the papacy John XVI. OlbD Ill, of
dethrone.l Pope, ureBory v, his cousin. Greg
9ry and 9TH" were botl young Grrnians. Tic
En,per0r Was only z, unl tho Pope - WHEN
they died. You can SEQ THO Iope's tomb or
often stool beside II, read tts rude, barbarous
l.ati', cp!taFh, aud studied theru tho gaunt but
Eraud history OF that lar-oN .lny. GfcGury Y.
was the trst German Pope, and although very
Sis AZ tsaakaSs @ Ha man, e rs 4ascSosgs nSss Ts. i
long, white marble one. ornamentcd with
eiuinsily oxecutel Christian baa-rellefs. One
% q Christ, a very young nlnn. giving the keys
out Of compliment, probably, to tho young
Emperor nntl tia cousin rnpc. Tnc ciitapii
wns translated for Mo bY friend, aud Is most
curious:
"lie who lios In this cart,,. and who hal Qne
eyes and linrdsoula, vfsagd, vas l.ono Gregory,
Nth Of tho l,ainc. llc was called Hruho bulurr,
nnd was oI tho royaa racu Of tho Franks, son vi
Otllo, and hfs Inuthsr was Judith. Lie WIS q
Of FuanRia {Worlns} While still young le sat
In tho Apostolic chair for two years MD eight
nonths. Hu was rich, mud divided each sabbath
day his ycsttnents with the t2as, in num6er
wis funi!!aF with the Fra lk, tue vulgar, and the
Latin TONGUES; hu instructed the people IN three
tdi1ns. ptao committed IT, his curc tho flock
nfst Peter, and he himself via consccratcd
H"fSAet ~ b"o H"'A4a VI "Io t0thtfcs AAHA
alter the Emperor. wus lcspailc.l Of the tcrres-
lrla hesa ny Wns n'accd al inc Fig'lt side u hls
nassxs ,r otS% y %hs ~, hs died the lst DAY Of
It was tills tlregory v. Tint Crcsccutius drove
out Of Rome. Cfesecntlus was one Ut those
heroic, llberty.lovlng Komous that tower up III
Inedtnval history oIec in while, such a. were
Arnold u brcscia, Cola uu Klcnzt' etc., IN Af.
the city, seized john XVI, treated him with tho
burbarulls cruelty common in that day, and ro-
placcd his cousin n tho Pnpacy. CresGentsub
shut himselt up With l!s family and followers
impssgnabie. Tho E,npc;or s ssat treaeheFons Gus
tlag Of tTuce. with otlers " pardon aud sac CON-
duct OUT ot Rome 70 tl,c G9usul anu lily ncn II
they would y1elu, anu tlss nc vowed on Ills
Grcsccntius Yielded, and otho's lrst net was
10 hayc the brave, hnndsoMc Cunslll and ILLS
follower behcaded and their bodies hung on
9s oqtsde walls 9f tue sastc Ths wa IT,
thus, btephAn!a, obtained hcr husbands man.
glctl remains, and, aitlvu by some friends, buried
them secretly Ut ths Church Of Ut. rancra1io,
sp.apb % nj u the asdsfe crcscst!as @ on sas lie lie
tomb In tint churuh. 1t cannot be found now,
however, a. haYe hunted Tor y iu saln. BAR
onluB, however, gtsca tic touching cpltaph In
Ills nunafs. It u in Leuulne Latin verse, and
ran thus bo freely translated. 1t is most tonch-
ing, and VIC may well Imagine Ills poor wffc
weeping over Il, aod vosinK tho tsrs'bls ye,'-
"Worms, D mau, p1trd, ashcs,-Ao not seek
gold. d.-only these aru ileiosed IN tAs narruw boz.
lic who rendered al lsoue happy 10 co!cctGd iii
this sa!all, poor p!ase| Handsome OF peFaon
w iofa anu duEo 1orn 20. o. nele
tile Tiler Eashes; which has now returned
9tAstl'cit to tue rulc u ne pontin. Clangcalle,
ifek1e fortune dt4t!rbe4 hfa lifc and bfnuRht It
s srsss @ .ss S y m po ooaa sx.t S II; ssS %ns
over lis 1Atc. NNECAu tlAk a. tuou 0ft be