The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-15


considered the best of food. And their
skin was very valuable. From goats
milk excellent cheese was made, with
| out the mixture of any other, and the
whey was considered particularly nour-
ishing and wholesome.
CARADOC.
One Of the most illustrious characters
In British history Is Caradoc alb Bran
Fendigaid, whom the Romans called
Caractacus, by which name he is uni
versally known, and is celebrated for his
magnaminous department when car
ried a captive before the Emperor Clau-
dius in the year of Christ 50. Caradog
is ranked in the triads with Cynfelyn
| and Arthur under the appelatiOn Of the
three brave sovereigns Of Britain; also
with Caswallon and Gweirydd as the
three leaders of battles. Caractacus
having resisted the Roman legions for
nine years, his fame had reached the
great city long before he appeared
there. Being overpowered in battle by
Ostorius, his wife, daughter, and
brethren. were taken prisoners, he him
self flying to the Brigantes, but was
treacherously delivered into the hands
of theconquerersbyQ Queen Castisma nda
He was carried to Rome and led in tri-
amph through the Roman legions with
his brethren. his wife, and daughter,
whose great courage and strange attire
filled the people of Rome with admira-
tion and delight. His body was almost
naked, painted over with figures of div
ers birds and beasts. He wore chain
Of iron round his neck and another
about his middle His hair hanging in
curls down h,s hack bis wbislTers be
shoyoa h,t tho ,,nnor lin ,,hioh ,,or.oa
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III ''ie iiiuuuie anu ieacheo uo"h " h's
preast. ihIs Is the description we nave
or MIN, ana IL Is said or him that he
neither hung down his head as daunted
with fear nor asked for mercy, but with
an undaunted co,ra 90 and countenanca
capa boSora tho JmnariaI Caesar and
-, IL s.,,., -, A.. IL -
auo '"@ "s spe'" ~ 'ie e''
pe'oi oh 'Ie 'hioiie'
Great Caesar. If my moderation In
prosperity had been answerable to the
greatness of my birth and estate. or the
success of my late attempts agreeable to
the resolution of my mind, 1 might have
come to this city rather as a friend TO
have been entertained than as captive
to be gaZed upon. Neither would you have
disdained to have accepted the terms OF
peace that / should have offered, being a
man of Royal descent. and a commander
of many warlike nations; but though the
clouds have darkened my present fortunes,
yet have the heavens and Nature bestowed
that upon my birth and mind which none
can vanquish or deprive me of. / plain
ly perceive that you make other mems
mlseries the subject and matter of your
triumph, ana this my calamity, as mir
H., ao,, you nom Nh, Jn.V'pIe ,hat & yonr Hmn
sry,,isbsd With strensth of ,,an a1d no.
biliment of war. ard that il is no such
wonder / am now deprived of them all
since daily experience shows that the
events or war are uncertain, and the sue
cess ol ,he pes. roncNs are tuiueu by un-
80. ,n',,,,,,, ,ha. ~, 49, ,,,. NV.
wall enclosing our land which is so situ.
a world by itself might have been a sufi-
ti.n' e."ll'S Gnu "'l."'e W "e "s"i"'t
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ihust o,ey tileni; roi my own par'' u.,, WINE
! was apie !'toe s'"I''c' pelns uiIN III
hiS 10 SUNNI my nech M 10 serVlie yohe'
~ usichu mus n ,pe,n5 aSSa uiten'' anu
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Gu a, h,s., h.l'ii'i !oul s,yIy nor NY luI''
Wouiu nave oee,i 90 ieiil'i hapie. Vt, tune
M hd.h no" uoiIe hei moist. ~, we nave 'io'n-
ins ie.. us p". oul nNss' Mn,,n i,, II you
,dke lroin u. US our li'is'iies VIII nave aii
emu anu IL YOU si'are US we snah iNo the
ODJectS OF your cltintHty.
Caesar, admitting the courage and
resolution of so free a mind in n ca ptive