Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-12

CHATTER H.
Nv nature julius was gifted with mild, ami
sh.e risposilion; but ike most young men oI
his time anC country he was the owner OF sIA'es
whom he often punished in baroarous manu-" -;
either when they neglected 20 carry OuI M
commands simply when he hlmsei was OUT "
sor,s. He was the possessor o. collecuOh %
precious, useless, curious and Tich CoslIt.e -
which he continually making ne" auGI liol.si ms
He also fond Of theatres ana speCIaclSs' ~
from his youth upwards provided l,hseH " it.l
uietrcsses; ard he often abandoned Il tnse't -; ~
The society Of his friends to gross eKcesses In
eating and drinking. In = word. his lie gildeu
onward smoothly and gally, as Il seelHeu !"
H. Vas Tn5i,- nm almost exclusively OF amuse-
guruts and the number OF them was so great
that he tked even the time 70 give the iiaI'et
Two wears raised rauidly away in this seem
inylv deIirhttul mar uer; AND Jullus looh II LOT
granted that all the years OF me must hatn
7.T he ss rIaa.au,lv a. those TWO years. But IN
the ua ure of things this Is an utter lnpossI'
Bi.i'v: for in i!e like that Whlch Ju!ius was
,eaGi,r il Is N lispcnsallc to 60 on continually
lnrrea, no and inteusiyIng the anu Sements IN
order TO maintain the pleasure undimln!shei
IF. in the beginning, he enjoyed quaLIlng
goblet or mellow VINE IN lLe Coi'it'-lIII "a q
friend the pleasure Cloyed alter several repe-
titiors and he soon found II necessary u drInK
two Cr three such Coh.etS OF stud Deter "lhs' II
g,r5e-' ID, r..fain the same amount OF enjoyment.
Tiat frs II was pleasant to WINE away an houF
ur two in converse with Il ir.end 'hs PIE sure
soon wo1, off, and n order 10 spehu lhaI time
win IN pgua! degree OF satisfaction II soon be-
cam ueedluI TO substitute i,inale ior a MAZE
md. ard later on even lIlS la "a 'l ~ SiIt
aud sonnet h ug else "as req iIFtA. IA S'Hle 'IiS
nav arrangement likewise proved failure; the
same friends, even tH,E ,h they teSGme iemaie
.ripuIs becomes t.rc-Jtle IN me emo anu nave
"a Ice changed. AID so with slI has pastmeS
and amusemeu,s: in order to make ihsm ylela
the same amount Of pleasure II peca!ue heCts-
sarv to increase and Intensity lheUl, 70 MAKE
rra.t,r demands on the cooperation of Others
and lor people who do not happen 10 pc ruIeFs
there was aud is but one way oil haEIng o'ler
rcou'e comply with ones wishes-EaMciy, ny
means of money. l. was SO with julius. lie
gave himself up 20 the pleasures Of the BODY
and, not being ruler. could not command
ofIIer, TO he sl -ervput 10 his desires, so that
topuruhaFe their c. operation ana increase MS
pleasures he needed money.
Now julius father was rich man, and as S-e
loved and was proud o5 his only son he opened
wide his purse 10 crafty his every whIm, STINT
ing him in nothing. julius Hle therefore was
OF rich young men all the wor!j Overcome OF
idIenos, luxury and immoral amusements
which have always been and will ever remain
the same: wine, gambling AM HEht' Vehal
But his pleasures continued to absorb ever
increasing sums o! money, ard ms sources OF
income frequently ran dry. One day he asked
his father for larger sum than usual. HIS
father granite his request but reprimended him
for his prodl-.iily- ne Aht" IN ms ueaII ll1I
he was guilty and the repioaches wei mtT-
tied: hut he could not bear to admit his guilt,
and so he lost his temper and was lnsolent to
his father, is usually the wav with persons
who know themselves to be in fault, but are I'M
willing TO coui, IS it. lie received the sum he
sad ioT and speedily squandeFed IL. what
rade of his picked a quarrel with
some man and killed him. The city
perfect. informed Of what had taken place, had
Julius taken into custody. but his father after
considerable rxcrtIous succeeded in obtaining
his 1arduu During all this time the demands
ON julius purse, in consequences OF the troubles
iuto which his pleasures landed HIM, became
greater and more frequent. He borrowed q
iarr. sum OF comrade promising soon 10 re-
fuul It, Moreover his mistress selected this
time of all others to demand more presents; she
Ia taken fancy to necklace OF pearls, and
he could see that if he did not humor her caprice
in the matter she would shake him on ana give
him a successor IN the person OF wea thy man
who had made repeated efforts 10 supplant
julius In his straits julius went 20 ms mother,
told her that come what would he must have the
money. and that If she could not raise the sum
needed he would put an end to his existence:
The circumstances that he had drltted into
this embarrassing situation, he ascribed wholly
10 his father: to himself he took no share of the
blame. MY father he argued, first ac-
2 Customed me to lite OF luxury. and now he
turns round and grudges me the funds necessary
TO ma intain Il. If, IN the beginning, he mad
given me, without any reproaches, the sums he
rave Inter on, / should have been able to ar
rang u.v life very comfortably, steering clear
OF lIaHggunICsity an4 want. Rut as ne always
insisted N dealing ont his money in mites,
never possessed enough Tor my needs ana had
10 have dealings with Insurers who suck me as 4
spider sucks 4 fly; and now that | lack the
whcrewitha 10 keep up the Kind OF HE to which
/ am aCcustomel and which alone beseems
young men OF my station am ashamed TO meet
my friends and companions, and my iather OBJ
silnatclv refuses to put himself in my position
and realize my diihcu.teS He loTgets that he,
too, was once young. Why, It Is actually he
whom I have to blame for everything am now
enduring; and If he does not give me the sum
have asked for will kill myself. That's just
the long ana the short OF 1t
His mother, who had always spoiled her son,
straightGay went to her husband. He sent for
his son and bitterly reproached both him and
his mother. julius made lnsoleut replies HIS
father struck hin. He seized his father by the
hand. His father shouted for the slaves and
ordered them TO bind his son and lock him up.
In ftep oil ~ 4a OIL 1z InlI ms ~ur nHn
father and his life. HIS own or his fathers
death suggested itself to his mind the only !
issue out OF his present desperate condition.
julius mother suffered infinitely more than |
her son. She did not pause to inquire who was !
really to blame in all thls. She was possessed !
by one sole sentlme ut-CUmVa, sion for him her !
unhappy child. She again sought out her hus- /
band aud imploreG b i'm to forgive the boy. In |
stead Of listening to what she had to urge, he |
rcvIled and accused her Of having demora lized |
her sOn. She hurled back the reprOaChes, anu /
the scene ended by her husband beating her. |
undaunted by what had come OF her intercession |
with her husband, she yielded again TO her ma |
tcynll instinct which prompted her to hurry off |
10 her son and beg him to ask his fathers for |
EIyeness In return for this sacrifice on his |
part, she promised to supply him with the sum |
OF money he required unknown 10 his father. |
lie assented and she then went TO her husband |
and implored him TO forgive his son. At first /
he loaded mother and son with reproaches, but |
al la. he agreed to pardon his son on one con-
ditlou-ihat he would abandon forever his disco
lutte life and marry the daughter of a certain
wealthy merchant, whose consent he undertook |
to obtain
'He will receive money from me as well as a
dowry from his BRIDE he added, land then |
let him begin TO lead new. regular life. ii he |
promise to do my will in this matter | forgive |
him. Al present l will give him nothing. and |
on his first offense l will hand him over TO the |
city authorities
Julius accepted the terms proposed by his !
father and set at liberty. He promised to /
marry as directed and to live a reformed life, |
but he had not the slightest intention of doing !
ether His life at home had become hell to |
him His father never spoke to him and was |
Terpetually upbraiding his mother on his &C
count. His mother was continual 2 in tears.
The day following his release his mother sent |
for him and secretly handed MIN over the prom
scd Jewels, which she had distracted from her
husband. Here they are, she said, take |
them awsy and sell them, but not heEe, in some
other city, and do with the proceeds what you
say is necessary. / think can answer for their |
disappearance remaining undiscovered for some |
days at least. But if it should leak out will |
pu, the blame one Of the slaves.
julius heart was greatly troubled by these |
words of his mother He WAS borrifed at what |
she had done for him, and without taking or |
touching the precious stones, he left the house. |
Why and whittier was he going? He knew not. He |
went on and on beyond the city boundaries teel- |
ing he absolute necessity OF being alone aud Of !
mtditating upon all that had happened TO him |
and what still awaited him. Leaving the |
city behind him. he entered 4 shady grove |
sacred to the Goddess Diana. Making for |
solitary spot there, he gave himself up TO medl-
tatiOn. His first impulse was to pray TO the |
goddess and ask Der for help. Bat he no longer |
believed in the gods OF the empire and knew |
succor from that quarter an imposslblllty. !
But if they could mot comfort and assist him, |