The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-07-11

-.Nt"Ni AieAauafia, and IreVes on the
hoselle. Treves, which was the con
IRE whence were governed Britain.
saul Spain, the Alpine districts, and
ahe Rhine frontier, was the residence
81 the Project OF the Rhine prov
lnces He was a very exalted per-
sonage and commanded the army
which was forever ropelling the at
temps OF me Germanic tribes to
cross the Rhine. AT Treves also was
the administration of these legions CEN
tired. There was not a month of sum-
mer or OF winter when they had not
some fighting to do, much Of which
was fierce and some desperate.
For ten years the Rhine DICTIONARIES
had won all their battles under the
same project and never had any mill
tary order Of his miscarried. In bat
tie and in SIEGE in attack and in de-
fence, the confidence of his men in
him was absolute. Yet there was not
m all the empire a more unpopular
man than his Excellency the Project
Of the Rhine Marches. He more than
counteracted the effect of his military
prestige by an unsympathetic, unin-
spring, and chilly demeanor His sue
cesses reused no enthusiasm for him
self. In camp he was a relentless
martinez Outside the army, in the
municipal administration of Treves, in
the government of the province, and
in all things small and great, through
cut even Britain and Spain, his uncon-
oiliatory manner and his stubborn for
mality won him fear and hatred.
It was a hot and dusty summer, with
bad crops. The parade ground Of
Treves was, if possible, hotter and
dustier than the country about. 1t
was a white floor of dazzling, impal
pable clay powder On one side of it
ran one rampant of the camp, over
which showed the roofs of the low,
dull-brown brick barracks. The other
three sides were lined with crazy nuts
OF shanties, dens of the camp follow
ers and houses of the suffers. About
half an hour after sunrise the two le-
gions then quartered at Treves were
under review. Roman garrison review
began at the first glow of dawn. The
inspection of the formation was over.
The Project, with his staff, was at one
end Of the ground, the Fourteenth Le-
gioE on his left, and the Thirty-third
on his right.
The quaester read out the guard as
signments, the watchword, and finally
that a centurion of the Fourteenth Le-
gion was to be deprived of his rank,
and forwarded to the capital to an
swer the charge of conspiracy He
was summoned to step out and place
himself in the hands of his guards.
The accused was by far the most pop
ufar man in the legion, and ranked
third among its sixty centurions. The
krefecl had long disliked him, and
would have preferred even more sum
mary measures.
Almost before the order had been
read the Fourteenth changed from a
Berrled machine to a seething swarm
OF human figures, weltering in the
dense envelope of dust which rose
from under them. The centurions
whom the rank and file distrusted
we're pinioned, every sword was out,
and with weapons and shields aloft
the men yelled themselves hoarse.
The Project ordered the first mani
Die of the Thirty-third to arrest the
ringleaders. The Thirty-third stood
ike images, peering as well as they
could against the sunlight in their
eyes towards the mob across the
parade-ground. The orderly did not
take the trouble to ride back to report
how the command was received.
The Project called out:
as there no man here who respects
his oath? AS we'll salute your centu-
rion Emperor!
The clamor was so loud that the
staff could hardly hear each other
The centurion who was the cause OF
the outbreak seemed to be trying TO
quiet his fellows.
The Project ragged mutely Even his
staff we're against him and longed to
see him Inundated.
When comparative silence was re-
stored. not losing an instant, he chose
Inc most dangerous AMI most promis
ing course possible. For he was reallya
great commander and bold one. He
rode three horselengths, alone, TO
wards the mutineers, and asked then
if they reblled against the Emperor
against himself, or against that par
ticular order alone.
Diverse shoutings answered. 4
young centurion, who had taken M
mart in fomenting or quieting the tn
mutt stepped out The men hel'