, 1881-07-24
JULIUS CESAR.

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help in these days Ut trial TITS CoAS.
| JULIUS CESAR.
The Story OF His 31urdcr-The Senate
Chamber and the Asxa~flax.
The first assassination that shook the world
| C:rsars-ieaves few details, bur these few art
| thrilling rs the victorious moment IN battle
| Citsars life had been one of the most vslorou
In an age when valor was the pride Of Il nation
! His death was equal to his life lie had man5
| warnings bur refused to retain existence at tht
| price Of constant suspicion and guarding
| C:csar's enemies Ind made pretended contrittol
for their rebellion and rreacnery after his con-
| quest of Ponpey. The question Of the kingshiI
| Was over; bnta vague alarm had been created
| which answered the purpose Of the optimate5
| C;Esar WIS at their mercy any day. They had
| sworn to maiutaiu aii his acts. They had sworn
after CIccro's speech, individually and collect
lively, to defend bis life. Caesar, whether he be-
| lered them sincere or not, had taken tf1om al
their word, and came daily to the Senate un-
| armed and without guard He hnd r pro
| lection in the people. If tue op1iu,atcs killed
| hin without preparation, they knew that
| they would be Immediately tnassacred. But
! m atmosphere OF suspicion and uncertainty
| had been successfully generated, OF which they
determined to t,ake immediate advantage. There
! were no troops III the city. Lepidu5 Cesar !
| Master OF the Horse, who had been appointed
Governor Ol CIAnl. was OUTSIDE Inc tHtGS Wi1Q r
few cohorts; but l4epiius was a person Of feeble
| character, and they trusted to be able to deal
with him.
| to set out in II few durs for Parthia Dccinus
l}rutus was going as Governor to the north Ut
Italy, Lcpd.ls to Gnu. Marcus Brutus to Mace
d0niA- and Trebonius to Asia Minor. Antony.
C;usar' colleague in the Consulship. was to re-
nlain in Italy. Dolabella, C1cero's son-iu'a'r.
should have lett for the East The foreign ap-
pointmente we're all made for FIVE years. and in
another week tile party would be scattered
The time for action Ind come, il action. there
was to be-. Papers were dropped i'll Brntus'
room bidding him awake from his Sleep On the
stne OF }8nIs nrutIf lht sms hot @
assassination iu Itself was easy. for Cl.sar would
take no precautions. s., portentous Nil in
sn @ae p to 1u;
he distlained too heartily the worst that his enc
mies 81 c9ld e' 10 & t3 hn m % to vn1 himself In XIII think
mentioned any more in his presence. Portents,
prophecies, sootnsayings. 1rghtful aspects in
tho sacrifices, natural growths Of aInrm and ca-
citencnt. were equally vain. 4.Am to be
frightened he sai'1, In answer to some report
Of the l!arusplces' "bccauso sheep is without
THE SCENE AND THE MEN.
An important meeting Of the Senate had been
called for the idcs {the L'th. Of tho tnonth. The
Pontitices: 1t wns whispered. intended to bring
C:tsnrs Departure The occasion would 1e ap-
prupriute. The Senate house itself WIS II con-
fGHlEHL scene OT nPtFaUOu1 Inc coHSplfAtOrS
met at supper the evening before at Cassius'
hrtIse- Cicero to his regret, WIS not invited.
The plan was simple and was rapidly arranged,
C:,sar would attend unarn,ed. The Senator'S
not in the secret would be unArmed also. The
party who intended to act were to pro-
vide themselves WITH poniards which c"t1ld bt
easily concealed in their paper boxes So |
fur all was simple: but q question rose whether
Caesar only was tn be killed. or whether Antony
him. To spill n!ood without necessity would |
mar. it was thought, the suoiitnity Of their ex-
p'oit. Somc Of item liked antony. None sup I
posed that either he or Lepidus would be dam |
gerous when C;esnr was gone In this reSnll1-
ton Cicero thought that they made fata mis- !
tAke; fine emotions were good In their place, in !
the perorations Of speeches and such like: [
Antony. as Cicero nc limited had been siEnal'y |
kind to him: but the killing Cesar WAS Il serious I
business and his friends should hive died along
with him. Ii was determined otherwise. Antony
and LepiGus were not to he touched For tho /
in she S Senate ' IN go good time =. When W C:tssr s s
tered TreboniIs was to detnin "A ntony i'll con-
vcrsation at the door. Tho Others were to
sentlng petiuon and So could make an cnd
gang OF etatiiators were to be secrctetl it, the
theatre TO be ready should. any un-
1orcsccn difficulty present Itself
SIGNS AND I'o1:rEN'rs. !
The same evening, the l4th Of March. Cesar
WIS ut IL Last Supper" at the house Ut |
hsnidui m bo TIC cSnysssnti9n 70 @ 1nrned on death
desired. t;csar, who WAS signing papers while
the rest wcre t.kinE, looked up and said: 4
SuHHEN Uuc. ~ nEE great men utE ltI1HElQl tlDN
INSISTS that nil nature shall have felt The shock.
Strange stories were told In uf,er years Of tho
uneas; iators of the clements that night.
~, lt'ts Tie ere ere r. ;he NTH m:htiss; s !a,us ! s.l
DI.! squeak aud jiaber in tile lsonlal streets
The urn1or Of Mars. which STOOL in tho hall Of
tho P0utl!lCHl Palace, crashed down upou tho
pavement. The door af CAESARS rou:l new open.
caipurna drcan't her husband WAS murdered,
received by the hand of Gou. iu sht, morning
tho sacs fees were again unfavornble. Casar
was restless Some natural disorder affected his
Rplrits and his Spirits we're rcuctinr OH his body.
Contrary tn his slsuAI habit he gave way to de-
preston. liz decided .nt his wife.s entrcaty,
that he would not attend the Senate that day.
A BLOODY SESSION.
The house was full. The coaspirators were In I
their places with thair d,9gers ready. Attend
ants CAME i'll to Remove C:esars chair. IL WAS
announced lt, that i, be was not coming: Delay
.eudS suspected something. i days reSp: and
ill might be discovered. His familiar friend
within he trttStcd-tha coincidence IS strikiug.-
was employed tn betr'!y him. Decm,s Br,ltus,
whom II WAS Impossible for hin to listrt.st. went
~ entreat his attendance, giving REASONS to
which he knew tll;lt Caesar would listen, unless
the plot had been Artay betrayed. 1t was now
II IN the forenoon. Ccs.lr shook Off his tan-
easucss anu rnsc to RI. AS be cr.3sscd the hull
servant perhaps hsi heard whispers aud wished
% warn him: AS ht still passed on II stranger
cad IL on The spot. IL contained II list Of the
:unss'lraiur7. with clear account Of the plot
le supposed II u Dt II petition and placed it |
:arclesly among his other rApers. The fAte of
hn Empire hung upon IL thread, bur the thread
s"s not broken. as Caesar haa lived ,o rect,,-
truct the Kumnn world so his death Was necc5-
airy to finish The work. He went on to tho /
>uria. and the Senators said to themselves -thur
he angurs hal foretold his fate. but he wuull
lnt l!steM' he WIS doomed for his contempt Of
c4iEiun.'
VENGEANCE.
Antony, who WAS i'll attendance, WIS detained. |
% had becn arranged, hy 'rretonns. C;1.sare,1-
cred and took his seat His presence uwed |
n:; IN spite OF themselves uiiu the conspirators
lAd determined tn act at once lest they sl,,,jI
o-c courage to act Ut ALL He was lauli,iar und
asy Of access. They gathered r6unti him. He
'new them all. There Was not Que fru1u whom
le had not right to e1pccz some surt Of pr.,t,-
ude, and the movement suggested nu s1spjci,n. !
Inc nad = story 70 tell him: another some fuyvr
lss. Inilius C.mber, whom ne bud Just made
Governor uf Kitb5nih. thcn came close to h;.,, |
Z iltn @ some 4 rs4uest Which he was unwilling 70
o grant Climber cHught his gown, as jf in on
reals. and dragged Ii from his shoulders. Cas-
lus. who was standing behind. stabbe,! hin. M
hc throat Hr siar'cd up with Il cry and caught
.ssius' arm -enother ponias,i enlcTeI lis
tessf' giving mortal wound lie looked !
0ud1 1tI0, seeing nhk n1a Fr<.,Is.- |