Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-25

have frequently represented him as fording the
Rubicon on horseback, but would not bouuts-
ream % OF such importa1es have had sa
same eiographer rejects the story about the
pilot as probably no more than one Of
the picturesque additions 20 reality made
by men who find truth too tame for them"
following Alfred MauTy, and he has
even better reason for declining to believe
the story OF Cesar escaping during the Alex
andrian rising by swimming With one hand
while with the other he held the manuscript of
his commentaries above his head As II
general would carry his manuscript about him
less inclined to pooh, pooh the story OF his
slipping and falling on his landing in Africa,
and exclaimlng Land OF Africa. cake posses
sion OF thee," for II be was not superstitious his
people were, and such an utterapcs would be
useful as jest at an i'll omen. encouraging the
bystancers. But the same story is told about
William the ConqueIor landing in England and
about Edward III. landing IN France. and we
should not have been surprised TO ind it Ia one
OF last years campaign Lives" Every
81 c aas Fea aSrOu she '2 ns 0 xSFs
comnand' over the palisades at Fri
boufg. What he did throw was his cane, the
herd OF historians who ignored the fact that
have been a marshal, converting it into
'maTshars baton" Long before that, Douglas
On his way to the Holy Land with the RSuce's
heart-fhough Mr. Burton says that the Kings
heart vas destined TO be borne In war against
the Saracen5 in Spain aud not to be blrle1 IN
Inc Holy Sepulchre-Wlen surrouadei oy the
MooTs in sktfrnish cast ft iato the press OF
the enemy, and crying, Pass frat In EghJ as
thou vert wont TO do, and Douglas viii follow
thee or die, !" followed and died, an incident COM
TemOrated In the armorial bearings OF many
Scottish families. But fourteen centuries be
fore, when Caesar landed on the British coast
the officer carrying the eagle OF the Teath,
when the legionafIes hesitated on the decks,
spTaDg overheard With il, calling 70 them 90
follow II they wished 1t saved.
For the popular version OF C;nsar's death
SHAKESPEARE Is Responsible just as he Is re-
sponsible for most Of CUR views concerning
and has made the world accept Duncan as the
victim OF the treacherous and uSurping Mac
beth, though Duncan fell In fair fight ana In
quarrel provoked by himself: According to
PlutaTch, when Caaca struck the first blow
Cesar turned On bin and laid hold OF his
sword t a., "At the same time they both cried
thou mean?' and the other In Greek to his
brother. Brother. help! Some say he op.
posed the rest and continued struggling and
crying out. TIL he perceived the sword OF Bru-
tus; then he drew his robe over his face and
yielded to his fate" Nicholas Damascenus
only mentions Casca as speaking" calling to
bis brother In Greek on account of the tu-
multi" and Suetonius declares that Cesar fell
pierced With twenty-three wounds, with SIN
gle groan, though, he adds, 'some have handed
down tnat to Marcus BTutus rushing on he
cried In Greek, "And you. my son.; or Sand
you, my son, and you are one OF them" Mer1.
vale places no reliance on ''such minute de-
tails" and thinks the whole statement OF the
effect OF the sight OF Brutus is fiction spring
ing from the vulgar story" told by Suetonius
that Brutus was Caesar's son, story perhaps
Strengthened by C;esar's Instructions at the
battle OF Pharsalia that Brutus, If recognized
was not to be injured, but which is much weak
ened by Brutus's deep attachment to his
mother and his acceptance OF many favors
from Caesar. The best Roman authorities, then.
ignore Caesars speech to Brutus, and the legend
made him deliver In Greek. but Shakespeare
picked the Latin out OF 1.-THE True Trageile of
Richard, Duke OF York. on which he formed
the third part Of his Henry W. and "Et tn,
Brute?" became more intimately associated
With Caesars name than any thing he actually
said