The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-29
Aztec TIE MATTE.
The Denny brook Pair In the senate
Chamber Yesterday Morning.

Chamber Yesterday Morning.
Since the time Of that affair in the Roman
Capitol when Julius Caesar received serious
wounds from which he died, as the Coroner's
verdict states, nothing has equalled It in
picturesqueneSs until the ridiculous occur.
renee In the Senate Chamber Of our own
Capitol, early yesterday morning, The in.
spring nectar OF the gods and the Eplcurcan
teast Of the evening working on the feelings
ora few Of tile wise SOlOnS and social citizens
induced them to retire to the seclusion OF the
Senate Chamber to mock the nightingale and
Guido Amphion's best efforts In wuFblinE
away the remaining dull hours Of the night
~ strains that rivaled the Sweet Singer OF
Michigan.
The vocal clTortsof the inspired choir were
powerful enough to have melted the wax In
the ears OF the crew Of Ulysses that were deaf to
the enchanting song Of the Sirens that Is they
thought 30 themselves; but there was some
one In the room who clRssed II as bowling,
and pronounced tue mOurnlul dirge and DIS.
cordHnt wHrWhOOp OF the Rboriginu anthems
OF melody In comparison. II is said that
music possesses charms TO soOth the savage
breast, and 1t may also be remarked that 1t
can rouse the sleeping lion In hh lair, as 1t
did In this instance. The RHaPPFecfatiye
auditor cried mercy, and asked for ceSsa.
tiQn OF the din, which one Of the Chofisters
interpreted as IN Insult, and in playful
mood proceeded to resent It. Friends
gathered around the SpartaCus aud held
him ut bay with such difficulty that 1t look.
ed US II some one was going to be butchered
to make Roman holiday. In the skirmish
the entire crowd were THROWN Sprawling on
the floor IN their Efforts 10 hold their fiery,
untainCd champion, who writhed for gore.
Soon the gladiaiorial combat grew hot, and
friend rolled over friend, and foe Rugged foe
man who scented the smoke OF battle aiur of,
rushed from the scene OF beauty and love,
and seeing his friend on his back, rushed
in hot and eager for the fray. He knew not,
or stopped not TO consider.
They that whom QrlRrrcls nterposc,
viii often wipe bloody nose,
but went In for glory and his friends safety.
A muscular aud dlsintcrested bystandGr mis-
taking the motive OF the young Achilles,
rushed after him aud tried 10 pull him of,
Achilles likewise mistaking thc,purpoSe OF the
man, cried havoc and let slip the dogs Of
war on his supposed foe. The ENHANCEMENT
OF friend and foe now became suprcmely
ridiculous. One moment Achilles was stand.
ing on his head his legs pointing heaven.
ward, not devotional In attitude, but resem.
bling an inverted cIOthespin, and in another
his antagonist was rolling over the floor in
the deadly embrace Of his boaconstrictor op.
pOnent.
A little fat fellow, standing inoiIensvely in
the center Of the arena, was surprised TO re.
ceive u blow, and which added another
gladiator y the combat. But such circus
could not last long, and when the dove.like
wings Of peace finally spread over the scene,
mutual explanations followed, and the
gIadiators retired to bind the oaths sworn to
fresh friendship. 1t was u scene for the
paiRters brush, theme for heroic
poem, and an occasion which no No, Faber
can do justice to.