Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-05

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IT daybreak March morning the Christ 92 Out
long Semta Alta already thronged with people,
buyers sellers callers and stroerfor the Romans
early rising people that many paan preferred to see his clients
the morning Such the good republican tradition still
upheld by but with modern habits of
luxury night of and banqueting thing
Thus one who old might
overlap without much petene sleep
straight from his night debauch his day of business
with heavy wits and aching head that round formal duties
which consumed life of a Roman gentleman
Emus Flaccus that March morning. He and his
fellow Senator Caus Balbus had passed the night in one of those
gloomy drinking which Domitan summoned his
chosen friends at his high palace the Paatne Now having
reached the portals the house of they stood together under
nged porco which onted the persy and
confident each others tried discretion made the freedom of
their criticism for the long self suppression of that melancholy feast
I would but feed his guess' said Babus little red faced
choec nobeman with yeow-shot angry @Wha had we?
Upon life have orgotten Flowers of fish,
bird or other, and then his eternal apples!'
@Of which, said Flaccus @he only the apples Do him the
justice confess that he takes less than he At least
they him. of eus that his teeth beggared the
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wine of his could be had for few the amphora 1t the
every country
roads onged for glass of rich Faleian the mellow
Coan that bottled in the Titus took Jerusalem Is it
too Later Could we not wash this raspng stuff from
palaes?"
~Nay bitter draft you
60 upon your way My Greek physician Sephano has
scption for morning headache What your clients await your
Well will later the Senate house. Here eb you black
Ganymede, my draft!'
THE patan had entered his bright with flowers and
melodos with strange singing birds At the jaws the hail.
true his morning duties stood Lebs the little Nbian slave with
white tunc and tuban saver of glasses while
the other he held flask of thin lemon tinted liquid The
the house filled bitter aromatic bumper and about drink
it off when his hand arrested by sudden perception
thing much a in his household 1t be
the frightened eyes of the black agated
the keeper the au the gloom silence the of
0rdnari the majoroo their head
bed their master Stephanos the Cos the Alex
andian reader Promus the steward each turned his
avoid his masters questioning gaze
what in the Pluto
amazed Senator whose night of had
for patience Wy do stand there? Sephanos Vacc
us, anything amiss? Here Pomus of nv
householdwhat it, hen Why do you your eyes away
from me?"
The buy steward whose face haggard notified with
anxiety laid his hand the sleeve the
@Sergius responsible for the atrium Lord 1t
you the terrible thing that has befalen your
ANay, Daus who did it. Bring him in explain
himself, said Sergius in sully voice.
The patience of the Patrican instant
you dragged to the egast, where your
Speak, say, and without deay!"
the stammered "the Greek Venus of Pax
atrlum where little shrine, cuaned off by ken drapey
precious statue the greatest of his collection
world He the angngs aside and stood speeches. anger
outraged goddess The red permd lamp which burned
had been spilled and boen her altar had quenced
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