Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-09-05

TIE DEATH OF CICERO.

Yet there Is no need to ascribe, a.
some have done, to feminine influence
the fact that the objections Of the
youthful Cesar were quickly over
ruled. and the name of Marcus TulTius
Cicero put first upon the fatal roll OF
the prescribed. The name of Quintus
was also there. and the two old
brothers, all their differences forgot
ten, were together at the Tusculan
villa when the list of the condemned
appeared. 1t seemed worth while
making the attempt to escape by sea
and join Brutus in Macedonia, and
to this end the pair set forth down the
Alban hills, carried side by side in
two filters, and conversing earnestly
all the way. 1t appeared, however,
before theys reached the Campagna.
that they had not nearly money
enough between them for the journey,
and Quintus took the risk of returning
to Rome for ampler supplies. They
did not linger over their parting. nor
need we. The hired assassins of the
triumvirs were already ut work in the
oity when Quintus arrived; he fell at
once into their hands, and he and his
son died bravely together. fighting
side by side.
Meanwhile, our Cicero pushed on to
Astur, seeing once more. as in a
dream. the spot where he had first
clasped death to his heart, when he
paced its deep shades beside the cling
ing ghost of Tullia. There he en-
barked and cOasted along as far a the
Circaan cape. where. the weather be-
ing very threatening, he landed and
slept In the morning he had half
abandoned the voyage. He even
walked a little way along the road
toward Rome, as though impatient TO
meet his murderers and anticipate the
end. But his attendants, resolved il
possible al saving their be-
loved ms t.r. persuaded him to
re-embark AID struggling still
against contrary winds, they rounded
the point OF Gdeta. Formin now lay
before them exquisite Formie, en-
braced by it, guardian capes. one OF
the sweetest of Cicero's Italian homes.
But the Decent err skies were dark
above the villa to-day, the Volscian
peaks on the horizon dim. and even the
Tyrrhene waves discolored. Here,
however, being faint with seasickness
and spent with fatigue. the reluctant
fugitive would absolutely land, and,
fiinging himself upon Il 1uch under
his own roof once more, he sank
into heavy siumber. From
this he was presently reused by
his slaves, who reporting in agonized
panic that soldiers were in sight, hur-
ried him almost by force into litter.
and plunged into the thickest OF the
shrubbery between the villa and the
sea. Halfway down the slope they
encountered the troop, when Cicero,
hearing the clang Of arms. looked out.
and ordered his men in a loud. clear
voice to set down the litter, and offer
no resistance. Laying his left hand
on his chin. with an unconscious gest-
ure very common to him while speak
ing, he fixed his eye steadily for q
moment on the captain of the band,
one Herennius, whom he recognized
and called by name. Come. then,
old soldier. il you know your duty. and
strike quickly" He stretched forth
his emaciated neck. the bystanders in
voluntarily covered their eyes, and
the blow fell.
The severed head was set up above
the rostra. according to the barbarous
fashion not so long gone by. and Full
via, with half the VOLTS milk curdled
in her veins" drew out the tongue
and pierced it with her bodkin. assail-
ing the dead man with such invective
as a Roman virago might compass.
But the tickle people of the streets,
who had sat so many times entranced
under the music OF that lifeless tongue,
lifted up their voices when they saw
the CHASTITY relic. and wept without
/ restraint. Harriet Waters Preston, in
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