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AN OlD.IIMe Assassination.
The Manner in Which Julius Cesar
was Disposed of.


was Disposed of.
The house was full. The conspir.
atOrs were in their places with their
daggers ready. Attendants came in to
remove Caesars chair. 1t was an
nounced that he was net coming. De
lay might be fatal. They conjectured
that he already suspected something
A days respite and all might be discov-
cred. His familiar friend whom he
trusted-the coincidence is striking
was employed to betray him. Decimus
Brutus, whom it was impossible fol-
him to distrust, went to entreat his at
tendance, giving reasons to which he
knew that Caesar would listen, unless
the plot had been actually betrayed. 1t
was now IL in the forenoon. Cesar
shook off his uneasiness and arose to
go. AS he crossed the hall his statue
fell and shivered on the stones. Some
servant perhaps had heard whispers
and wished to warn him. AS he still
passed Oh stranger thrust scroll in.
to his hand and begged him to read il
on the spot. 1t contained n list of the
conspirators, with a clear account of
the plot. He supposed it to be petition
and placed it carelessly among his 9TH
er papers. The fate of the Empire
hung upon thread, but the thread
was not broken. AS Cesar had lived
to reconstruct the Roman world, 80 his
death was necessary to finish the work.
He went on to Curtia, and the senators
said to themselves that the augJrs had
foretold his fate but he would not lis
ten; he was doomed for his contempt
of religion"
Antony, who was i'll attendance, was
detained, as had been arranged by Tre-
bonius. Cesar entered and took his
seat. His presence awed men in spite
of themselves, as the cOnspiratOrs had
determined to act at once lest they
should lose courage to act at ali. He
was familiar and easy of access. They
gathered round him. He knew them
all. There was not one from whom he
had not right to expect some sort Of
gratitude, and the movement suggested
no suspicion. One had story to tell
him; another some favor to ask
Tullius Climber, whom he had just
made governor of Bithynla, then came
close to him with some request which
he was unwilling to grant. Climber
caught his gown, as if in entreaty, and
dragged it from his shoulders. Cassius
who was standing behind, stabbed him
in the throat. He started up with a
cry and caught Cassius' arm. Another
poniard' entered his breast, giving a
mortal wound. He looked around
and seeing not one friendly face, but
only ring of daggers pointing at him
he drew his gown over his head, gath.
cred the folds about him thai he might
fall decently, and sank down without
uttering another word. Cicero was
present. The feelings with which he
regarded the scene are not recorded
but may be imagined. Waving his
dagger, dripping with Caesars blood
Brutus shouted TO Cicero by name, con
graduating him that peace was restored
The senate rose with shrieks and con
fusion, and rushed into the Forum
The crowd outside caught the words
that Caesar was dead and scattered tC
their homes. Antony, guessing that
those who had killed Cesar would moi
spare himself, hurried off into conceal.
meat. The murderers, bleeding some
of them with wounds which they had
given one another in their eagerness
followed, crying that the tyrant was
dead and Rome was free; and the body
of the great Cesar was left alone in the
house where few weeks before Cicero
told him that he was 50 necessary tC
his country that every senator would
die before harm should reach him.