Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-11
THE EMPEROR NERO. .
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Nero, who was Roman emperor from
"a to So A. D., was said to have been one
Of the most dissgreeable monarchs to meet
that Rome ever had. He was a nephew Of
Cahgula, the emperor on his mothers side,
end son Of Dominitus Abenobarbus, of St.
Lawrence county. The above was really
Neros name, but in the year so A. d. his
mother married Claudius, and her son
accepted the name of Nero Clsudius Cesar
Drusus Germsnieus. This name he was in
the habit of wearing during the cold
weather, buttoned up in front During the
hot weather Nero was all the name he wore.
In SO Nero married 0ctsvis, daughter of
Clsudius, and went right to housekeeping.
Nero and Octayis did not get along first
rate. Nero soon wesried of his young
wife, and finally transferred her to the New
Jerusalem.
In 81 Nero's mother, by concesling the
riehtful heir to the throne for several weeks,
and doctoriDg The returns, succeeded in get
ting the steady job of emperor for Nero at q
good salary.
His reign was quite stormy and several
long, bloody wars were carried on during
thar period. He was a good vicarious fight
er, and could successfully hold a mans coat
all day while the man went to the front to
get killed. He loved to go out riding over
the battle fields as soon as it was safe, in
his gorgeously bedizened band chariot, aud
he didn't care if the wheels rolled in gore
up to the hub providing it was some other
mans gore 1t gave him great pleasure to
drive about over the field of carnage and
gloat over the dead. Nero was not great
success as an emperor, but as q gloster ne
has no rival in history.
Nero's reign was characterized, also, oy
the great conAsgrstion and Roman ire.
works of July, 81, by which two-thirds OF
the city OF Rome was destroyed. The En-
peror was charged with starting this fire IN
order TO get the insurance on stock Of dry
goods on Main street.
Instead of taking of his crown, hanging it
up in the hall and helping to put out the
Ere, as other Emperors have done time and
again, Nero took his violin up stairs and
PLAYED, "Tn Meet You When the Sun Goes
Down" This oecasioned great deal OF
adverse criticism on the part Of those who
opposed the administration. Several per-
sons openly criticised Nero and then died.
A man in those days would put on his
overcoat in the morning, and tell his wife
not to keep dinner waiting. Il am going
down town to criticise the Emperor few
moments" he would say. "t DO not get
home in time for dinner, meet me on the
evergreen shore"
Nsro, after the death of Octayia, mar
RED Poppas Ssbin. She died after"ard at
her husbands earnest solicitation. Nero
did not care much about being BRIDE
groom, but the excitement of being wld-
over always grsti6ed and pleased him; =.
He was a very Jealous monarch, and kept
Rome pretty well stirred up orring MS
rs;on. If a man failed to sho7 up any
Where on time his friends would look sadly
At each other and say, "Alas, he has crit
cised Nero"
A man could wrestle with the yellow
fever. or the smallpox, or the Asiatic cnoi-
era and stand chance for recovery out
When be spoke sarcsstically of Nero 1t was
good bye john, u.. an
offensive partisan that man would general
" put up the following notice on his once
door: ,,.; %
charge Of offensive psrtissnshiP. Meet me
At the cemetery at 2 o'clock
FINALLY, Nero oyerdid this thing and ran
!, into the ground. he did not want TO Do
d;sl;ked and so those who dishked him were
killed This made people tmid and muz'
zled the press good deal. III
The Roman papers in those days were al
ON one side. They did not dare to De rear,
less and outspoken for fear that Nero wouio
take out his aid. So they would CONNIE
themselves to the statement tnst; me
-sn;sl and urSane Afrsnius Burrhus had
SSs;ntsd his new and recherche picket fence
az veek" or, "0ur enterprising fellow
to"rsmsn Cesar Kersikes, will remove the
to;I Of his fayorite bulldog next week, II the
%sa,Lsr should be suspicious, or
aSI;ss A 0rippa Bangohne, eldest daughter
e PomnIus Bangoline, the great Roman
r;nk;st viii teach the school at Eups,orium'
Tr;Iol;s,nm Holler, this summer. Sne Is 3
Si0bly accomplished young lady, and g0oa
speller. ,a fatal "a he grew
olJsr and finally the Romans began "
~on5sr whether he would not wipe oI' sae
n ~Or before he died. His back ysrd was
en- sIP N he time of people who had droppes
= 20 be killed, so that they could nave II VI
tne En m Nero himself yielded to the great
.,-r;n IA. had been placed upon nlm, ana
strs .sa IN most of an insurreetion in Gaui;
n 1ua -, and Rome itself, he fed ana kii'eo
himself. r-.tssnl for Nero's
re .rnxn;pg act in the killing lime, %.
gree. a.s dissatisfied because ne delayed IL
tnsy 80 and therefore they refused 70 w Ss;Es
20 ,s .TpS comment over his remains; ma u.
.sa. admired the royal suicide s NOR ,ss usS
teey - = success they censored Nero Ssa neg 3,
ecu - nd : moor Judgment in suiciains -
ny wong end Of bis reign. N.ro would
ln hsve often wondered wnAt Ns.o of The
have SO States for few weeks and is. BINS =
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