The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-06

porflcial. The author has her" ATTEMPTED to
Ali tho gar. and, although In tho prosecu-
ton OF his purpose he is sometimes led into
discussion too technical to interest tho gen.
sral reader. his conclusions are ultimately
summed up in lucid and effective way Is
pecially is this tho caso in n chapter which
bears tho caption OF Tho Man and Soldier"
and which contains the gist of the whole vol
ums The portrait of Caesar has often been
drawn. hut Col Dodge has reproduced 1t in
slngulary lte!ike lines and colors. and he has
added some touches which direct attention to
his subjects military career.
For Roman. CTsar was tall and OF slight
but well-knit frame Constant exercise and eN-
posture had made him hardy. and his constitu-
tionai and nervous strength could not be over,
taxed. Except that Mt timcs he had attacks Of
che falling sickness" no illness. save auartan
Ague. is recorded OF him during a life of inces
SAINT toll. He was skil!ul ms u fencer. and In
many OF his battles dem on strated his ability
to WELD arms, coupled with a personal gal
lantry and magnetic power rarely exhibited
BY any General. To his boldness in swim.
ming he owed his life in Egypt. He was flne
horseman. and as Alexander had his Buce
phalus. so CTsar owned and rode In the Gallo
war n much priced horse of his own rearing.
VINO aIlOWcl no bllihT lilUu " mOuut MIN, uuu
whose divided hoof. which is said to have
resemblcd human foot. caused him
to be regarded as an extraordinary
animal. That Cnsar had great physical
endurance was shown by tho exceptional
speed OF his journeying. He often travelled
day and night. and worked on tho road as Il he
had quietly sat in his tent. 1t Is pointed out
by Col. Dodge that refinement and strength.
rather than beauty OF feature. characterized
Cnsar's face. His portrait busts show strong
intellectual development with an abundance
of will power. and in some OF them there is n
sineulnrly sweet expression OF tho outh. but
this detracts not from its force In the last
few years Of his life he showed in the deep-cut
lines Of his face the severe strain to which he
had been so long subjected. and his carriage
was not so erect nor his gait so elastic as that
OF many men OF his age. In middle life. much
to his regret. his hair grew thin. and as he
never quito lost the instincts OF the dandy. he
combod his locks forward with noticeable
care. and to conceal his badness was glad to
wear upon his head tho wreath OF laurel voted
him by the Senate. His eyes are variously
spoken OF as dark gray. or black and
piercing. but It is we'll known that gray
eyes. owing to the expansion Of the
pupils. look dark at night His face was pale
when not bronzed by exposure: his dress had
a touch OF elegance all through life. He was
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As for his relations to women. with which he
has often been reproached, Col. Dodge re-
minds US that Cesar's habits were those OF the
day. Ho lived in place and time when what
wo call morality was not considered a virtue,
and whom to be continent or scrupulous was
to be out of fashion. 1t is no doubt true that
CRsar's haisons were very numerous. He is
charged with intriguing with the wives OF
many OF his friends: but. whatever the truth
may be. 1t is certain that his friends and he