The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-01

Mark Antony played rather mean
trick on Augustus. The latter, nephew,
adopted son and heir of Julius Caesar.
was off on a military campaign when his
uncle was assassiuated, and Mark An
tony. when he made that famous speech
which Shakespeare reported, pretended TO
read from an alleged will I'm which the
emperor left a nice little present Of money
TO every citizen OF Rome. This made
him very popular and Of course every
body was solid for his nephew Octavus
(afterward called Augustus. but il took
nearly all the 50 000.GcJ which Julius Cae-
sar left TO go around. There was nothing
Of the kind in Caesars VIII, and whether
Mark Antony got ratified or whether he
did il on purpose 10 ruin Augustus has
never been settled.
But Augustus was not short Of money
long. He was q very prudent sort Of ~
rant and no one who saw the modest,
retiring youth who was named heir 10
the fame and power and possession az
julius Caesar would ever have predicted
the brilliant role he was 20 play and the
enormous good he was 70 accomplish.
He vas shy, and had neither wit mag
ination nor eloquence. but he had plenty
OF ambition and plain common sense. and
was determined TO be master Of the
world, which actually happened. RE did
what his great uncle could not accom-
plish. He established order in Rome and
brought about peace throughout the
world. He was never called a tyrant or
a dictator, and exercised autocratic au-
thority with such tact and gentleness
that nobody fe1S the grip OF iron under
the velvet glove.
There was a good deal OF demagogue
about Augustus. for. Notwithstanding his
enormous wealth and power. which sur
passed that ever welded by human being
before or since. he affected a "Jeffersa-
Man simplicity" refused all titles and
told the people that he wanted 10 Be
called only by his own name. Caius
Julius Ocfavius Augustus. being nothing
bat a simple. humble Roman citizen. 30
whom was confined the care Of the re-
public lie slept on q soldiers bed. wore
honespun clothing woven by -Iyia. his
Wife and stockings that were kait by
his naughty daughter Julia. who after
ward gave him 50 much trolble He
used 10 90 arosnd tcwE eiDowing the
common people snd taking OF his hat -
them as II they were kings and he
subject Watn tbs senate ga utCri bin
as father OF his country be shed tears
and told thu c0uscFipt fathers with i'm
prcrsivc pattos that he had get an that
any man could ever want Ia the way of
fonoTs
the shrewdeEt politicians that ever lived.
Ia kept the people busy having 4 good
tinc Vhile re was pulling wires sri set
ting up f1bs D. extend BIS power. He
gave then exciting games. soui thrill
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constructors. rhsnocernses. tigers and
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