Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-01-02
Biography Of spartseu..


Biography Of Spartseu..
Spartacus, whose given name seems 10
have been torn off in its passage down
thror Oh the corridors oftime, was born
in Thrace and educated as a shepherd.
While smearing the noses of the young
lamb, with tar one spring, in order TO
prevent the snuffies among them, he
tn fought that he would become a robber.
1t occurred to him that this calling was
the cn'y one he knew of that seemed to
be open to the young man without
means
He had hardly got started, however. in
the held up" Industry, when he was
captured bv the Romans. sold at cost
aud trained as gladiator in school at
Capua. Here he succeeded in stirring
up conspiracy and uniting two hun.
bred or more ofthe grammar depe rtment
of the school in general ruction as it
was then. termed.
The echeme was discovered and only
seventy of the number escaped, headed
bv Spartacus. These snatched cleavers
from the butcher shops, pickets from the
Roman fences and various other weapons,
and with them fought their way 10 the
fJot hills where they met a wagon train
loaded with arms and supplies. They
secured the necessary weapon thereby
to 20 into a general war business and
established themselves in the crater of
Mount Vesuv:us.
Spartscus was a man Of wonderful
carriage and great physical strength. 1t
had always Neen his theory that a man
might as we'll die ofo' age as to feed
himself to a Roman nenaeerie. He
maintained that be would rather die IN
a general free fight, where he has a
CHARGE, than to be hauled around over
the arena by one leg behind Numidian
lion.
So he took his little band and fought
his way to Vesuvius. There they had a
pleasant time camping out nights and
robbiBg the Romans daytimes. The
excitement of sleeping in crater added
a wonderful charm to their lives. While
others slept cold 10 Capua. Spartaeus
cuddled up to the crater and kept COM
for; able
For long time tie little party had IL
all their own way. They shifted the
air of freedom and lived on Roman
spring chicken on tie half shell, and it
beat the arena business all hollow.
At last, However. an army OF 1000 men
was sent against them, sn1 Spartacus
awobe one morning to e I'D hineelf
blocked up in bis crater. For time the
outlook was not cheering. Spartacus
thought of telegraphipg the war depart
ment for reinforcement, bit filally
decided not to do so.
FINALLY, with ladders made of wild
vines. The little garrison slipped out
through what bad seemed an impas alb e
fi-suie in the crater, gut IN the rear of
The sTDy and demolished it completely.
That's the kind of man that Spartacus
was. Fighting was his forte.
| Splrtacus was also good public speaker
One of HE addresses 10 the gladiators
has been handed down TO posterity
TIN ough the medium ofthe Fifth Reader.
a work that should be in every house.
bold. In his speech be states that he
was not always thus. Bat since he is
thrD, he believes that he has not yet
been success fully outthus sed by any
body.
He speaks o. his early life in the cisrop
gioIes of Syrsllla. and how quiet and
reserved he had been. never daring to
say gosh" within mile Cf the house !:
but fiually Low tie Romans landed on
his coast and killed OH his family. Then
he cesIed tc be a fighter. He had
si,lel more lions than any other man In
Italy. lie Kept big crew OF Romans
busy, winter and summer, ,atehine fresh
lions Tor him to stick. He had killed a
large number of men also. At one
matinee for ladies and children he had
killed prominent man from the north,
and had done it 80 fluently that he wse
enccred three times. The stage manager
then came forward and asked that tie
audience woul.; please refrain firm
another encore az he had run out # men.
but if the ladies' and children would
kir dly attend on the following Saturday
he foped 10 be prepared with a good
programme. In fact, he had Just heard
from his agent who wrote hun that thew
ha purchased two big lions and also
had robust gladiator up a tree. He
hoped 1hlt he could get into town in a
dav or two with both attractions.
Spartacus fioally stood as the head of
an army of 100, 900 men. all starting out
from the little band of 20 that cut loose
from Capua with borrowed cleavers and
ax5andies. This war lasted but two
years, during which time Spar .acus made
Rome howl. Spartacus hao too much
sense to attack Rome. But at last his
army wss betrayed and disorganized.
With nothing but death or capture for
him, he rode out between two contend
ing armies, shot his war horse in order
10 save expenses, ard on foot ruth I'D
into the thickest of the fisht. This was
positively his last appearance. He
killed a large number OF people. but at
last he yielded to the great pressure
that was brought to bear upon him and
died.
Probably no man not actually engaged
in the practice of medicine ever killed
sn ma, q, va1xIo "a Spo ~ one II. NJ