The Oregon daily journal., March 21, 1909, Page 28, Image 28

THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 21. 1903.
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IT 2-2 IS
A! Talc of the
Days ' of INJero
"W
By T, llraugeard,
t he .ceremony over. Calllelu came
ATCII and l-.y. flh".Ur the trA have you In hi. keep-
i iM.im. mg, aiyrrna, said th ohi man. -put
you look rattier cad, child; what I th
mattery .
"Katner. M have nmcthlng to aak
you. You won't scold me, will you?"
"I have never done ao yet, little
Myrrh.'
' Wall. 1 should like to know whether
Emperor Nero la aa wicked aa Tlmotny,
the prieat. eem to believe?"
. "Alas.' child. I am afraid ho U."
"Am I, thon. eoitiH-lled t hate him?"
. and hava eye and not!
Stone of fira have, fallen
, . front the ky, and It ha
rained blood on , I'oszuoll and Cuma.
The lienwna have remained aglow for
ahou night, nd 'io amokn la growing
Oil" ker over the Vhlegrean Held. He
member how the Tlher overflowed ha
nannf, now in. Tr"". "You mu not hate anybody. Myrrha;
province of -taraWnla, and the piaiuo yo mnul mv nH,a m.'r.
mat followed lal autumn, mum uw -men,- ainee me emperor waa nnm
1 i-mde lu Home. , Remembt-r the taiplne - kind to my father. I am not forbidden
a.n.1 the wrrlilo earthquake that u- to be grateful to him. am I?
course you are not. rrpiiea
birth to a monster, a.pig wim a uaw Hesitation, "would It be a tin lo try
head!" ' - ., ' ., and tu the emperor?"
And 'a the speaker. Tlmolhv, v the -fli. rulm fair of tlie old prieat be-
prlest. gesticulated and admonished, he ranie suddenly harsh and aevere. , Ho
angrily repueu:
"It would be a great lu Indeed, from
this day forth, for In the name of (lotl
. . i. . .... ... i i . '
airoyed half I'oropell, the city of luxury -f c,
aud debauch. AnJ again, very lately. Celllstus.
. r hiar how a .oinun of Huburra gave "Hut."
alternately folded and unfolded the red
mar. I to that invered M white woolen
....... Ti.a Christiana listened, gazing
ardantlr at him. or closing their eye Blld l(V t,, authority he h given me
to concentrate their attention the mole. OVar you. I forbid voii, Myrrha under-'
They were moatly eleven, small trade- B(anrt thl. once and for all to try and
moil, artisan and day laborer. i no Heo j,)m wnom y,, have mentioned."
meeting waa held In one of those hug , H,all obey you," .aid Myrrha. "But
" catacomb for i widen poor pci' you never npolce o narnhly to me.'
a email coiuriuunu 'T....V.-. ;t
thua eertired In advance a pluce of
burial. The walla of the mtnenee vault
were covered with memorial "Ub- bear,
in varloua lnarrlpllona and d;sln.
."Tma, lamba, Jlal.e. nd dorrt; Copw-r
. lmliiB. abed a a""1-!'"1" . .he veiled ,lke Aedlptfa and Antigone of old, alow
coverod head of the men and the veiled ,y WBlked away , lh rear of ,ne con.
Xornlicads of the woww. . . , , gregatlon. . ,
Tiie prioni w:ui ",. .... vUlort JU.vrrna was 18 year old. She waa
"I did not mean to hurt vou." renlled
the old man, atroklng the child' hair.
"I anoke thua because I love you."
"Then. If you really do," aafd Myrrha.
"don't be afraid and lean on me. I
am trong."
jna xne om man ana me Toting girl.
; in? pnc-ni vlHlort i.a.viTiia was i yeor old. sue waa
-l am. solng to , tc 1 you of a viH,on ih(l daU(rnter of a ;.oman of Gbu, wno
r,a ent 10 mt . V monter.' 2 -'i1 J.lvlnK ner Wh. and of a alave
inn , n.- ---"t u and - oov- """ oiyrsi, a sruuinn in me em per
The -woman. aa ln Pu"i;,,. 'Ot'i kitchen. Her ohlldhood had h.n
.red with BOW. Pn"s'd ucu'p fiUed W'e back garden of the pslaoe.
atone, .held in "er pan da c"p,1o" "pf , of the Oueaara, where the ulave lived.
""'"" Si It bad r"a me uniergn
monster was "'.'. '"!,".. . Imoefinl realdence.
hue had grown Ilka a delicate, humble
iwor at the ffranlte foot nf Mlni.n.
f,. n.lrnt Hod HI name, . , " "V"1 rro. one anenr
) ipliemf. ngalnat Joo. r. h only throiiah the conversation of
witu inr. cne ii eara inem spprk or
nie. power and talent, of the banquet
and entertainment ho gave, but never
of . hi crime for It ' would not
liave been afe to mention them; an In
discreet word on the" subject might ea
lly reach the emperor' ear.' Mvrrha
with wine of -impunty., ne ',,',',. and In the underground ouartera of the
... ........ n m' n 4 m'uriKi icu. . I .. . j.. i . . - -
the body or leoparu. ihli '
b.r anJ the jaw of a , """"t the? flow
rmmMUr poured . forth a f.r.ri fi
i.i....-kMlAa nnaitlgl tl
His laoerniu'w. I'm.
like unto t hi beast? Who dare on
poae it? And they all ,rrh'BrtthoP2
monster, with the :'pPt'"Dm0L hh"ft!
whose name were written from tho,
pinning In 'the Book of Life-.. oCTW
-SlsiiKhter or tne The lmfcained him an estranrdlnaev ifnm.
the ijorn w m . M ,..Aui ... . -:.T
,n Snerere will' be throw back Into mysterious awe Ineplring and beautiful.
TJnTttrb"rt1iurll Into the who lived, far above, a triumphant life.
ll.fnhnmuH Tdoc I whloh l burning for, almoat divine. He InHpired her with
ill Peternlt-rl P An the Iord win but d wonder and dread, and a kind of latent
all eternity! .. parth for hla -curioaity whioh she dared not satlafv.
1 HP, IN V W i wo - . .
cTtetrmV,
a child, who was seated in the 1at toj had him brought into hi presence and .
?m"nir the-ongrcantlon. and rt bn gave him freedom on the Spot, but on
"iMening . with thl"Mht! KVI?dUio,l thmt he wouI remain' In
isked her neigrborV an o'd. '""?""' M service. .
whose wiiened feture thro UI, 'Myrrha could carcely believe that the
WWr s totem"1, o8f,0ktJdrr
'-east ,1 Nerorv f. w .TU" , . - "1. His memory inceaaanUy con-
these thlngatoo lou he r eye- Jured up the extraordinary scene ho
Myrrha "Td'an expression witnessed: Nero, half 'naked, and
brow knit together, ana an p ,ookIn Jfkft mdman . ly ing on a
JnTimothyff-h the CPnter of an !nim, " hall
. 1 Vlhli ThM. the atone altar on wtucn -i-uueni wiin a tnonsand light
Rrc!Jhl ad and wine, recited Ihe on, the floor strewn with roses, met
nen .'u. wrrr mwpin
rtake thes, orgle. He dreaded,
cup- newly acquired freedom,
nd a tinder the influence of
f wi" r , hftlr. .turn wnn he a-ave It to him
w "LS, m ths Wtiirgv. Then and women were aleeplng, overcome bv
I? "y;rr,Mh,f forward to oartake, thes, orgle. He dreaded ' tlVeref ore. his.
Timnihv sent. away "two- WWi' i;X..-.r'i,iv.ti
' r-m ; : a a. v. i ..i rq ifeUA a i!').:iti.ira;!n?iHiliH??inttlitillilWj !l i;i!II;tfll iliill'l
llPllililWRss1 ;
auau- 01 tnat tieacripiion,' replied tne-man. v
- , A great Joy lit up the young girl
but transparent fi-ntureai the dark, ar
hi'lu 'dent eye. -with . their purple ahudowa,
r J . . . . . . I . I J J . . I
the Emperor Nero, and do penance for went pit to tell that Nero killed Ma
hla ulna?'' ' : first wife for her and had ttnuilo her a
. . ' . .. f,i-a,titt ,tf UdOH miih MNaeH fni her mlllr
1 nat in no ln. eltner, but n would tilth . .
be t.. no purpose, I f,r." - V '.And thiouah the Influence .f Pen.
"And If Bomcone wore to offer up p,,B would lessen the crime iif Nero,
hi life to Clod for the ul vat Ion of yet Myrrha suffered . even mora that
tln ' emperor, would that be wrongr - Sny. v
' mtnlHh . all thuae thoughts . from "Oh, ' that , horrible , Jewrfc:" alie
your 111I111I, child. I Implore you. He murmured. ' '
cart ful for 1 fear there In a greut ileal The prisoner were taken before a
of pride tind vnln curlONltv ititcrmlng- phi uoiihuI, who almply akej jlu-m if
Jed. lio content to leiiiiiln a moili Ht they .' weru t'lirlKtliiiid, then - orderJ
child idoualy fulfilling tlu duties of them to bu thrown to the lion in the
your- stalion lu life as you httve doiut areiiu.
Iilthcrlo, And promise mo nrweln, and' 'Will the emperor be there?" Myrrha.
more seriously than before, never mom afckrd ono of the jailer,
tu si-clt the vinneror Nero. , Only un- , "The emneror never in Uses ' a ail a h t
iter thin condlltoa vun 1 give you abwo- of that description,'.' replied the num. .
lutton.
"I will do a yoii bid.' father;
hIii.-., I Iimv. i.en lilm. I . ealinot
' thiiiking of him." - , .-' ' aremed too largo for the jal' diuphan-
l)m ilny . Myrrha. .went 10 iiik ome " inra.wuia m iism prmui hi nan.
emtiroidi-rv to a lady-whose houae wa uttered urayt-r. Her Idea now ei -in
the outsklrt of Rome.' ' ' ; mnfUMixf. . The thought that . she W.i
On her return In the evening she going to die for such a (jrlmlnal and
saw a rel light In the sky, and as sho thus fulfill her vow, was sweet to. her. -luur.-t
tlm cltv.thc red patch grew but the Muowledgo thut It waa he who
l.nri., Hiinn llm'vhnla nkv anmuird sent her to her denth waa hard - to
iibliiBi' Tito tree that lined her way bear.- .Hut she thought, "Does not this
wrre full of light, and her shadow fell add to my Bufferings - and make mv
tui thoi pathway n distinct and cloar fiacrlflce all the - more acceptable to
.-cut un 111 urouit sunsiune. l uruins ()t uyui ,
..corner,- she mw Rome in flame. i ' J'hcn there weremotnent when .the
, The flro had sturted In that part of poor child trembled, when she-reulUed .
the- grand arena adjacent to . Mount that In spite of all she could not hate
1'iilJ tnu and Mount Coellurt, devkstat- the emperou. Bhe went about n If In a
Iny the whole quarter wlUi- it muse drenm, ttbltvinu to nil around her.
of str'-cts. It house o closely Joined' - The veierble Calllstu watched litr
that they resembled one long; pipe anxiously, for (liough she had not '
through which the flame rej fierce again spoken of Nero to him, yet he
as la a Cyvlopacan forgo. They now well knew .she had no other thought,
snrrowuled Mount , Palatine, , which Ho asked hlmaelf If, thl abstraction
, stood, like an Island In a sea of fire;wa not after all but the outcome of
then darting away, they attacked sue- a sublime charity. He refrained how- .
cesHlvely the Valabrlum, the Carinae.'-ever, from questioning her, fearing to "
At laet they reached th hill on which disturb the tranquillity of a soul ao sen
Blood the - Imperial palace, ' and then altlve. . . - -leaping
forth in mightv fury seemed On the eve of the lat dny, after the
to strike the tar. River of . fire evening prayer, which the condemned
flowed down the Tilll to Suburra, and recited aloud together, Myrrha ald:
Itoma.wf m glgantlo-furnace la 'Lt ua jiow pray for theKmperor
uhlnh tli 'riulll mil rind cr took . tho Nerol" .. .
lirt. of fuoade,of porticoes. --and. The - Christ litn - hesitated Va -moment -
wnns pierceuvwitn noie. - ana xne veierawe Calllstu thought
As Myrrha passed the wall-of a high within himself: , , ."
lermco from which rose, a ; otiar "I wn wrong.' Jetyrrha Vis trior s.'
tower, sho heard -the voice of a wsger saintly than u nil.r
accompanying himself oil a JiariK ,, . And ho recited aloud th prayer for
JX WHS. H SlOW,. fSUO Vbinill ....'
gunge which nne 014 not;
aIpd v tt' filmnnlfta .on the
Troy. The ' harmonious voice, though standing near the door a' young; Gaul,
Riitxiued, rose and ipiimb riirous ui'. very .tall and very fair wept, and
Myrrha paused to listen.- But she soon -begged Myrrha to unfold to him the
perceived that this sorrow waa feigned, religion of Christ.
and that the singer was lost In admtra- The next day the prisoner were ' led
tlon at the beauty of his own voice. pri80n Jyng iow ml,,r tie nmphl-
And the ong pained her. X , theatre of th arena.. Through tne" Iron
When ho reached -h Cap'tla gate ,mr(I Myrrha, .. caught a glimpse of tli,.
Khe found a crowd of dP"P,.r',1-Pno; clrou. biasing with light, anil the .n-
encamped among the remnant or tne phltheatrc. " where senator, nights, sol-
liosfcOBsion thcy had succeeded in aiers. plebeians, vettals and courtesans
saying from the fire. e were seated arrayed in woolen hood,
. Many wept for the loss of fl""1.0' fawn colored tunics or silk manlpull.
child who had been devouied by the gho saw. the purple shadow cast bv
names. . . tne vast awning .overhead glint and jt
Que man (fe d: . . . .. shimmer on the garments and face of
1 am sure titer are 300 at least left ,th0 e,. novA BBhe Sllw.jiwt 'front I
beh nd in the Ksoulllne ouarter alone. n h.,. . w I
"But." sa d another. ,.m"8t, drapery that hung from the Imperial
and rtingulli the tlamej, 1. at 1 enst hox ,, , so behnd n
pull 3own the houses that are left ana th ,JoniJ wpre paG(n t Bnd r0 ft
The other prisoner wlre scattered in
n In ft Inn- tho Kmpert r Nero which - the other
know an christian reiyated after him; '.' -.
burning of , nd one of the Jullors, who ' wm
ovf tne rest or me wwn. e The Other orinontr wfcre scattPi
RntriA rn Answered! ihha . . j . .
t "Wo havo tried, but . ther ar men other8 tnkinir Afffrtnn. Iphvi. Xr J,a
. .. nnnnA rrrr rnnpr nc . . - . . " . -
who prevent anyone rJK"b'" S other, while some, overcome by the ap-
nssistance. Tkey say they are obeying proBCh of aRtlu inolIgh still unshaken,
orders. h.,.i th. words Sobbed and moaned aloud.
Then Myrrha m.enbere.l the J Timothy and Calllstua exhorted and
Tf NMri'-nd s,mv hJ thouehi this comforted7 them. Timothy said to them:
BhL "Ttlhl r?-.t.;ot JM -beyond compare . to
"PUSHED HER INTO THE JAWS OF TI ! K LION."
The old woman, Mammaea. tc&ik 'care
near the ho y tawe. J-he reJl. of Myrrha. ami aava her a hnm tn th.
ping of taking he work to a customer, He did
she would mix with the crowd and gii'c hud
I l.lcn va nniruraaHim thilt WHS HOllan '
peopio Kiio "i. nov?i
not notice how the young
uudden'ly turned .fcale, and
I
trims - aurpasaea an - rue "''" seal our faith with our blood bv bravlnz
aVa th nkiriff thus, the, impotent anger of. the impious one?
Our broiners iam. fms,er l,t . ther.i, small room ahe occupied In the Subtfrra going on; when Hhe met
'.I.0 sal(1'i0, SJUXlv and .therefore, quarter. Bhe taught her to , embroider knew nhe would also quei
have "" ,,vVib', finance. Cor-vlrvssea for the Roman ladles. They concerning the emperor.
"Father, I have mimed deeply." ' '
"Thut I cannot believe, my child."
"Alas, it. is only too true! I have
rrlmo the enormity of which she her- th;
self had witnessed. Ana tmnsinK vhm Our b ood
iw-r hcrt swelled with compassion for V"'i "V
th.'viotlm. sml uh,v nrsved: t Rri'-f0"
iola,- th barticr; hud . a gln
Sind readiljta,tlsfied her cur
ia shop waa in tne corner or
wM-.RWiWMtit-"; Palestine, as ftoll collector the street and formed par or tt,e
.t cnH Aerta nua " m iukc on me joraan. 11 was mer- imiiuiim 111 wmc-n,.x y , . . v-w.
"tiXZZzZrSsar "c'aaw Jeeus-on everat-orcatttm wlth trutie-
. ' . Vn iiue, for a mm diacipiee-.
stlon them ale In peace.'1
neok a word, for I wish to broken the promisa I gave you; I have of
,seen Nero.
' Then he changer! the subject.
round here. This is the end of the
garden, the fartherest from the pnlace,
and the emneror never cornea here-;-at
:jlflljiliia. ,vu. ...... 4vv i ... ,i.
A they were Door and learning tne latest news,
will rise up against, hliu.
say to ye tho time Is at hand.
ffering com.
? Coward and
And Calllstu', gentle voice waa
- 1 -my
brethren. Ood have ve la
keeping! What, after all. Is It
. J, .Jt Wfm .. G rt( II .. 1 1 V r" . XUI " r . - " v t 1 TZ lrt 1 CXIltA ' . . . . Mun.,lnhnd mant mil T i t n ICXf a nil - n Ft i t ,.. . 1 k 1 .
Ail iout. -.i., nnlv looked k nd and simnle: he naed tn lf versation was aenerally but the. ecno. 1 . a vJ r w, iv. ::."- ' "i? VI 1 " "l 'r5'".-
i.n . mnntii nn.nrcBa.miu. . . . ...... - - - r- . . .: -
J"""Z V,m "tha communion" ,"ent, pes - w-ttnout payment.
and his con-, vi'CTL p 'Lift? uiv'WU25
leftt her,- for- -he:-h-;-wm yorte w- "AVhon"T'oir.enT"'toraic.hW:c'ot'
.'""v? r--mmiininn iinr-.oas -wttnout rwvment.-,, H -Tia.T or norurar onmuin. ?
and be exciuuea ir "-i 'V- hesitated however In helhVvine- Tn ih "Yes that's true. Manv things are unian.- - , v'. i ; , ' ., tage. uia you tniruc jou wouia ee tne
J tCTutt dePlo .. XrXWl 'Tlhtalr l did. but I hoped I should
fauhful tobe. and sin, mmn th... ap,nd hJlMto to't whT lgener. aiy wll on th?bj2?t avenue was a olwular take jjlth ;'i can not say." ; ,
is almost unpardonable. Things caj-nai ' , u tr. MH: .!, hl Bui what 1 know full well is, that fountns ornamented with mythological : "AncJ when you wnt for a walk In the
are .nominal to Vnr' .h'Tel n tG5?"pS ef nd hVteft' l?AU. wheneVe" two T princes 'quarrel about ,1" bivonae. Marble otues)of garW did you knUW that you would
-EHtne are th. works ,f Jhe eMl,. pn vliit VhAhiivM, hi. i.kH.tlf., minretne nower nothine good can re- gods and goddesses, satyrs. and n.vmplm, see him? ,
5,1? Jh Christian who E"",- greVallv. nereed amcng tSl. M suFl As tterataiuf wf?tl Secure, were placed,, regular Intervals on -Mowcould I know?"
aeain the sla. Judas.; l0?. '."SS' bwauw W w wrv holw bm ind at least, for the present. People speak each lde of the walk.- "At any rate, you were hoping you
who have received aha 'i "S affl L was now tlUMv Sne also of' hi mother s death; welC on ,-Mymili inodJsUy. .towered her eyes woubjr-v - -
lchaved like Gentile'. 1 The ,- left-' amonr those who had erA?t that point I know still less. ' before the henthen dietics hose beau- v j don't know."
doomed: let there be nothing in co slightest doubt, tv she hay dreaded to admire. And "Why. then do you think you have
mon. between u nd.Jth wotM and let j somewhat lmrahl ove? their fold bowever. that he was wlrked and did aluiough sjie was all alone she could tinned deepfey?7
tia await. In fear arid trembling, tlu ' fwmlng the dSS' "t scruple to serve her husband, Km- not help feeling timid and -somewhat v.Becau8e I liave lost 'my peace of
coming of the Judge . t. ' the new religion; o i to ilve inoj Ppror Claudius, with a dish of mush- out of place amid such majesty , aud mind, and I feel as if I had done ome-
.forvlnun. Vulteiu and Mriw ft" t thahureit. Cllltua vaaeTr rooms which were well, not quite splendor. thing very wrong."
t h. heads. Accia but at into tears, t " V""' )" W",?'T" r.h vv. m.it- not fni.t -otther. that A sound of voices suddenly broke UP- ...ri. iw..i, ,- it i.
. vn -. r- - r . r t.ui. iiM ann "i iu nil un b. umviuttii 1 1 1 1 v miiuwpii ' . n --i - - -
0V1?. TnoulUn the gate Wh- Is a-,n?tant of au,
l-0..?iIJ!?e "?,Var.V Ulm8a who' SateT
1(1 lilt II flUltCl It-ti.i V " ' 1)1(1
The old Vrest trembled with surprise nightmare. ut h! O Lord! ir tnere h (,
id dreiid '. is yet time, I will, offer thee my lire, oh
"Did hesee yon. too'?" If only thou.lll take pity on. Mm M
KT t' i.. i,ui ,io" unit send htm a rav Of light:' Ml .,.
r w - vu'9 -J,..w..r Mm. m awuiia you put tne aeatn" or a
Justus looked reassured at this. raceu uin. ! 'f--"';"'"i.v:""i hunter overtaken In h ait w .
in anxtoua suspense over tn. ,? forth tii tV. ; .r7L,,,J"
'"safe and sound but thet"
hlln bSrned ? tT the ground, ne ther the clnw nor the teeth of tlw
as cdnsoUng the little grOul old beast-. And t.l. mr brethren; wit),
nl ZndnPVmccSf w ' ' "rat5,ot'i. h great things!
. in the strict- lour death will be the foundation of
11,.. i,' .i.i-the peace and haoniness of the future.
en Tmm us our few woVldly K-n"ations of mankind!", .
o,mwMcli,aLs! weWattac?; J1'?. . f
h imnnrtntire Our mutual dis- ,tfl lr0n bars. "eedleSS Of all
CuliistuB lonkeil reassured at this.
"Let ti. thank God,'" he exclaimed. He
e-the-ytwm-rtrl:-how-nd w hen-she
saw xmoi-o. sne tuen gave mm tne par-
house had
CaTItstfls' was
of Christ a
(ilsrnnsolAte in the street
"Let. us praise Godl" - he said,
lias tax
too much importance. Our mutual dis
tress g:'tves us the chance of comfort
her.
stood near
around
. Aii u s mn 1 :iniini.up.
ws sented under the altar, rose, thouf 't
his brow was deeply riuktod and h 1
beard as White as snow. , blf 1 h ue ee
were oft and clear a a-child.,
. die 'said-, to: Timothy. .
"let nve speaK to mem.
And turning to Corvinus:
neither malice nor cruelty; he preached "be wished to govern conjointly with
onlv the love of Ood. and men. And her son, and mix into business which
whenever he.had to decide on aome dell- did not concern her. Well, how could
cate nnnst Inn ho vnnM rani. . "Voo that have Dleased htim? Let lis be fair!
that is what he would have, done, and As regards what happened to his first cluster of trees.
how. he. would ha' snoken T know tt. wire. Empress Octavla. that was very i'iieyoon
for i have seen him." The flrt time ha unfortunate for her but people Kmperor N
on her ear, and . almost at t ne same that we all carry In our hearts thoughts
time she saw a group of people, mag- and feelings tif which we. are not even
nifk-ently attired, coming toward her. conscious! The purest seul mav be
sne qiucKiy niu nerseu- ueniiiu ;. wrapped In darktiesa! Let us pray to
,
Ing ami aiding our brethren and show- ."fj ftiani - now sfmultaneOuHly
lng how mucl" we love one another." j "J , , he cage of the iion and the
The emperor orfleren tne temples ann r ,:,,r ":, "
narkets still standing to be thrown A.J i"8" " the assembly,
pen to the homeloss multituae. H !,y " h.a S tere? the arena first.
oam ncro in me imperial oox ana
slowly and steadily she walked to
wards him. She murmured witbln her
self: . ,
"He must see me. I must die near him.
for I have offered mv life tn sv hta
set nret to tne town, ana even mat ne . v. .. ...
had been heard sinfflng whilst contem- ,V Ji -" '"''owed the young girl at
plating the conflagration from the top Quickly as hla tottering limb allowed,
of a tower. ...A1J ho lnn now left their cage and
vn
open
nlso opened a part of his gardens to
them. He had wooden barrack con
structed to shelter them and food dis
tributed. f Cut this did not prevent the people
from saying that It waa Nero who had
irees. ; . Y , od that he may" grant us the grace to . R.Vr to ho who
n wally., past.. First, of all know ourselves and to cast away any- 7er "le renWed tr?ln
era leaning on the shoulder thinff ,!Ug tnat might displease him! rTlvt,TmTtr lt'hPhl
MIW.!"CJ$l$.S?X Bt n,. what did you feel when you Jf'.ld' T,e"sea
brethren, what have you to ay .. struck with her beauty and Innocence, news of her death passed almost un. then, a few steps
rorvlnuij a w w"'- He spoke to her and had no need to noticed
"You. who have given s
to .ouf met his little neighbor. Myrrha, on the hardly knew her; she was never proud of a handsome, olive skinned youth But tf,n me. what did you fee
5 stair of the house in Suburra, .he" waa ftnd never appeared In pubUc. So. the with loe-blaek 'eyes and scarlet lips. 8aw the arch-enemy of God?"
to ay . struck- with her heantv nA tAniu.n news of her death passed almost un. then, a few steps behind, followed his - ,..
I dare not confess It, father!
n-powerriUjieK. repiu-u Rut there P long, the soul of Myrrha waa conce
I have sinned, t confess. wo v. . f.hi.t il m Th. ni.i for 1
, are nays when the sky ij man and the young girl understood and without
T"e the fall of ??.ffn otner r lt! were pur and '
iy xuipuv --- cnaniaoie. 1
Ani it was Myrrha who, every week,
. 1 .t,.rt . aiiH In finite of R1Y
in- iTucii".i, --- ' , An-i it was Mvrrna wno. 1
fvlf. am carried away by tne living iiu ftccompanIlHl Calllstu to the
pleasure 01 cue iio. -"-"- the faithful ahd took him back
lyrrha were
.,-... ) 1 t , 1 Biieui n 1 .-, f . ....... 1 .. 0 . . . I... w..n 1... n i u.'i n i n 1 1 m
;-v.... !!. r .!-'! j.n,; . ih.i. at rirai nazziea oy nis oeauty ana me
jolitics. The state cannot exist irait languid and graceful. .. ''c""J'tf.;2r.e?S: 152. ?S 5Ssi" i2
an emneror. Thev sav he has Mi-rrha saw onlv Nero. She - recog- "V ' ""'
nany people, but these ' were ed him from his effigy on the coin- 'J" ". H
. . . 1 ...... j . . . 1 !.... . 1 . , - . 1 t .. r i 1 unvvci. 11141 lit- wun iiuiv KUlllv ul
ami ueionauu iu iiic tti miyi rac:y, bkb anil aoove an 111 111? t.pit.-emi,ii
wealthy
that very class that deny us everything, his features and hi regal air.
the pleasure or tne i"n. f -""" the faithful and took
passing by looked at me and I 'owed , c 1Ub r
i,er almost orUn that . I one day along the
enni nil i mr rrm nnuiiT pa .
- - - .f - -. i. .. . . r. . iii j m, commute
: . " at !..,(. r-t Ha has onaoto u K.. a short arn Mnini. IP'1 YVTy miSeraDIC,
re walking law for the reduction of lawyer's fees. The heavy dary brows over shadowed "It 1 only Just that he should feel
"I thought when saw nlm but no,
1 flare not ten you. :
eye which were o
vu ai !5 He wished also, to reDeal Indirect taxar the deen. et ereen eve
. 1 . . . . . . - ' ... ' . . ...... I,.,, t ,b.n.ta ril.l.ir.l II I , . 1 tlt . w ..... I . I , T.. .1r..uma
Mini, 1 . u ,-. -- , . . . , wiin lam scone ana unea wiin wnitn l -j ... . - ... - - - . . . . ... . . . . ...... .... . . . n , . . nnu ...mb . ... ..........
sin. Then I spoke to this woman of Ithe ;. torabt that win? i - hew nd there he strike at the nobility, and . thus , jaw was massive, the chin, projected.
as I spoke, he gradually loosened her trea and oleander. It waa evening for u to 1iav. a you see," . It was a face at once bestial and god-
arm from round tny neck and finallir tme and in front of them the city I owe my freedom to him." Myrrha like. .
begced me to tau nw, " ' with Its domes, arche and monuments rmlla "ol nH,P e maue my The gold emoroiaerv snimmerea ms
These rumors took Myrrha's thought "i""1?" , w,,ln , e ngnt stood still or
back to rlie singer she had heard on her f1"uJed aimlessly with long silent strides.
so accused the "'m turnea eartnwards:
no- .an tn .la. M.Vrrha DlirSlieH flBr WltV her
harl s.l fire Ia fixed On NftTO. The PmnPm, '.UlV.ruir..,
Rome, would he so jealously succor with-one J hi companions, felt the ar
the victims?" And she did not perceive d?nt gaze and turned towards her. He
I was how weak was the argument. tnought the young girl come to beg: for
The Christians, not wlsning to seeK '"t B smuea cruelly,
shelter in the temples of the false gods "he had now reached the foot of
or the barracks effected by impious the dlas and still and speechless with.-
anrts, took reruge in the catacombs. . " "r fiaaped tiand. he
Mvrrna and Mammae rbntlnued to Continued to contcmDlate the nniwinr
the crimes and impurities they Bay he emfirolder for the Roman ladies, which Her hair, unbound, fell down hep hnrlr
committed. But I also." realized that he enabled them to live and even to help an'i rent In her tunic exposed the dell-
thelr brethren. . - caie contour or her shoulder.
And In spite of their great distress, T"e emperor bent forward and a Quick
many of the Christian, rejoiced at the rla"e ,ePt nto the dull eyes of the
destruction of the unclean city. 5 J beast. He rose and beckoning
The aullen exaltation of Timothy, the to the chiefcpf the bestarli gave the sign
priest, was apparent in his discourse 01 Pardon. '
10 hla flock. - ..n 01 the Hons catching slaht" of
The hand that set fire to the city." yrrna, crept stealthily towards her.
"Nay. apeak frankly' child.'
"Well. I fancy it must be that he
meetings. , . . .i,.j u wa silhouetted against the violet skv.
- "What nave you 10 ) . They walked toward the city bearing In
old man thether taner j .-T,-their humble -hearU Ithe new thought
Vulteius. a middle aged man., lmp. whlch Waa ,bout to conquer thl mis
and kind looking, replied. . tre-s of the world.
"Sly brotber-ln-law. who .1 an ldola- Myrrha wa In a melancholy mood.
tor, wanim n' m Alter a wnue ne said
father a free jtion'.'
"You see! You see!" replied the bar- .nit toea as he moved. The ereat rubles
her. "Beside, we never had so many of ' his necklace gleamed on hi breast
creetlv amonf the folds of his white emperor and considers the whole
. . ,. . . . ..... ..1.1 ...... ,, . . . 1. ... . 1 .. . . 1 . . 1 1
nui iv. uiicniu iuui. ne wuuiq CIIVU ire
no worse, In committing these crimes,
committed so manv crimes because he is he exclaimed, "may be abominable, but , Then old Calllstua. who saw and -un
li. was tne instrument or ine win or uio emperor gesture seized
we
ctiluplu for the recovery or his wife. ..what has Emperor Nerd done that la' ielivS.' ,of Youth?-. Ml won the race
Jfe entreated tne to accompany him to - i.w. uU.. ,.c . . Thl waa prearranged, jstlll,
ihe temple, and I did so, not oaring t mHs ,,, d,ed ifyn-hg, ar, such tnRt. cannot be too gratenii to mm.
. . . v. bnftw. I w m a Phrlstilii t ... 1 , . . . ..'... . , . . I)ld vnu- rpa him'
and also through the ; rear of beingcon- you Your magtn8tlon could not even
sidered an unkind relative. Yet I firm- conr.pVe them."
IV believe Aectiiapiu iq oe u-hhii. x "StlllT'
"I shall pass over the manner In
which he enjoy hlmelf and the public
profanation to whioh he submits hi
fete, and o beautifuH- too! - He evcn:.iiit drons of blood and fire, and the -'ban other nien who are lee guilty
condescends to- take an active part : In fleshy white hand that restecton the--"it that be-so,. Myrrha, and had you
lately, drive a chariot himself at the
flrul h nr hotinlrt th mnst .nnlpnt Af iayrrnn in. Ill S I n r-m m n . .i.w -li
the temples of the false god have J1' might pushed her Into the Jawa o
hi..n awant trnm t lis for. rtf lh .,lh the lion. V i - .r , "
been swept from the face of the earth, the lion.
Burned to ashes i the temple of the
moon ouiit ov Ki.rvitia -i-uniiia! Kuimeri
snouiaer or me inti'iv uarn suniirn ueen uwn an empress, you wouia- nave- tt,a 1 1 k.. i -
child, sparkled and flashed nt every been the most wicked of Women." l".V,?.tm,.'; I. 2" ;'bsr i h,n
step, so charged was It with brilliants , . "Oh, father, how can you ay sor' - ft "i,J,nr 'IrJt.,! hV iL.Vit n..
and Driceless items. . V - "Ah. you see you will not admit that!" iieriLS.ta'0.roct'd Roniulu Burned
Myrrha. Ignorant child (hough she "But the em par or ha not heard the Z3lac v'.rr'Vu plms.r"1
was. felt that this man was far removed alad tldina-s. Perc-hanrj, h wonhl listen me temple- or Vesta! Thl more than
must av however, mai in. paneni
was cured' few day after the sacrifice
had been offered." . -
"And-Ten. Mertena, confes your sin.
Mertena. a woman still in her prime,
Did yotr; see him
A 1 see you no. .. . frem her, not only by his world I v con- If they were, made known to him.
; "Really! What is he like?" dition he the master of the world and you not think o?" -
"Oh. very handsome! 1 don t say le so. poor, o obscure but above all "No, Myrrha. I do not. He ha pu
Di.-i ito tn diuk-iui, Dv tne mvsienes or nis inina. - ana
but- one tannot help being Impressed she. was struck with the great sadness
tiy his presence. Whatever people, (he mighty ruler. She was overcome
l.Hv- 11. 1. ..,i.ru4 . i,h k.i...nnr aa.v. 1 tninK ne is mane irom sttiir t. Htrnnce feel nars.
impure, he would like the-whole world different - from, 11. In one word, ho Tremblingly, from her humble,' sphere.
At the Mourners' Bench.
' From the New York Times.
Mrs. 8. of New Orleans ha for many
year been faithfully . served by two
air nd buxom, with bright eyes wh o to be so. HI greatest pleaaure I to does Just whaf please Mm. and thoee pitied him; but it eeemed to her
Sold of a happy disposition and helled soij-cverything he can. 1 cannot v who" find, fault with lilm Well, they- ,at to -reach him her pity must trav
Jier present sorrowful attitude, replied; tnore to you. Rome ha been trans- bad better go and say so elsewhere rse the Infinity of ppace. As he passed
Husband, wnom l nve not yei sue- formed bv him into r-1 funis, a. tavern.
r-eeded in converting, begged me to ac- a ,,la0e of 111 fame." i
company to the circus. I refused at ijut.- replied Myrrha. "if the em
first, but he grew angr and I had tn ptror indulge in uch wickednes. I
do hi bidding, through cowardice, and Jt not because he ran do anything he
for Uie sake vf poace, and I must eon- jike. and truth cannot therefore be
fs through curiosity, for It wa an- rrvealed to him? Who know? He
nnunced that the emperor hlmseir would may be as bad a you say without be
drfve a six borseicharlot that very day. mgr absolutely wicked and cruel."
Thse words ciauaed Myrrha to raise He whose onlv thought consist In
her 'heal. Bhe hoped Calliatua would Mtlsfying hi body la always wicked,
at-k lei4na to give a description of Tour sweetness. Myrrha, come from
Nero, and' of. what she felt on seeing your Innocence. But In addition to
him. But the old man turned to Acci his other ins, Nero poisoned hi broth-
ana inquired:,. . er ana causes tn detfe or bla wife.
I don't mean that
than in my shop.
for you. M.vrrha.
.Myrrha grew more and more anx
lou., She entertained no doubt as re-,
garda the truth of what Callistus had
told her. and moreover, which had
been confirmed. In manv respects, by
her conversation with the barber.
the bushes that concealed her Nero
suoke. He snoke a if to himself, with
out turning to his companion. Thi 1 he wanted to reduce the taxes.
what Mvrrha heard: "I am weary. My "Out of vanity and desire for the
power Is too .limited .I. Bm--Mtlat.ed plause of the multitude In the-clre
with the pleasures 1 can- enjoy. ani
those I dream of t cannot realize I.
v.ii T ' 1 am rii-h or 1 la n - Dir. -nnrlnt
When she tried to conjure up a real- klnas of Persia, but whatever! may do llv."
istic vision of Iseroa crime she shlv- i cannot nold In my hands all the tfeas- Myrrha wa lost In thought for a ma
rred with horror and felt a great pity ure of the world. I reach, sometime, menl. Hhe remembered Nero" words:
for hi victim. But at the m time by jlnt of artifice, the upremest degree "I shall burn Home." but he did not tell
she wa glad to learn that Nero waa of v.olnptuousness, but ther ame stand- Callistus. and .continued a if follow
not hated by the people. nrd of pleasure cannot be maintained inar the thread of her thoughts:
The fact or ner inougnt conatantiy tor nv lenrth of time. I have walked "f se-he la the greatest of criminal
the only one, perhaps, whose damnation
V
vm anything proves that we have reached VZZ ?, women who. although bound bv -k
the end of the world. For It 1 written IT, I of .Common devotion to thelf A I
, , that the world shall he destroyed by "iltr,' .If. ?tei trh . othr e" 9 I
t so fl m - . .1 , ,,, , dlallv. so that the kitrhnn 1 ,k. - r I
r,".? th,. begmnlng-the T dawn of i M. 11 "'f0"1.""1?."- atUer . , I
a 1 hone "df ood'a trace" "Brother." replied CiTdistusT "yott are thrA a.- , " Hht In
Yethe on fiilna that would Perhaps right but wherefore rejoice ilt.ArV'VnlJ!l'etmgl,i,,,'w"
in ne sain on tiling jnai wouia ovM. , misfortune - that falls mnr "twey te first to occupy the mour
5fdV noPt benveJ Tnjdo"" n 3 tne por nd Lmble, wm VSfi nndcle11f,,,t?h"Ut "H'V
"AtoslrthHd. hewould ta.AJrrttt:. soldier led bv " ' Snlngo? l?Zt
l"?.5nvL. ... . - L J . bled Christiana. : - f-l"a, the maid of all work on the other
. cut iney Hy tie utiles cne noor anu . ... nana, nan i vivi hMn u n
w .i ., k nr-A . .i,- nano. naa always oee
;.. ar r 1 you order or the em- heathen wrrinv t ,
peror!" -aid the centurion. MriT. .11 ioi?-
" "What" aniiKi c'otiiutna r Martna and declaring
V".'. "r.". Vmut"-. .. . ! could Induce her to
HJ9 P m' X10?.'" have burned' Rome'."
without taxin the tirov-lnca more heav- A.nd Pointing to Timothy:
: . . - i in not iha
unreaenerate
religion. Jeering at
no power on earth
whn, . . "V. " "I litem, a cnurcn.
wno Great, therefore, wa Mr. S.' surprise
on th occasion of the last revival to
lo hot the word. f thi. .i " w " "t Martha
prove If' wnn waa aiicnoing tn meeting.
Myrrha had thought that, Nero la.t yong church ?"c,ala!d-"aren t
rHme could not Aurp Itself, but now y "xtm " annwewd irfartha .,.Tlel
he Had aggravated It by another that n"werd Martha aullenly. y-
W".VJ? -ater.. - . -tUM dat 'LIm. eh. roe. now -
i ntrrmni ne murmured with re- "n., t jr, ,., .
need ardor:
you f
lacertaiii. If he is. a you say Irrevocably . r.?r.I1'm- "."' salvation. O, Lord. , -Nof ma'am. tmv aln'L"
and remorselessly wicked, is it not heart er inee not only my life, but I All Martha petitup indignation etn-
s iici 1 1 ijnq .new . - ... . ' , . f1"" 11 pnasixeo tne answer,
why did he place lo Inflict on me ' ' "Cause. Ml. Marr. da t
. The aoldier then ieed the Chris- goes ter .pile me. So oc
"Thi. Myrrha- I a great mvaterr. nana and threw them Into the subter
d sent him here, ao doubt, to try the rani-ait dungeon of Mamertinl.
to go
'Lisa, aha le.
pile me. Jio sooner I ret ud
tn de oio'Aer.' bench dan 'Liza.
And eh f oiler me and et down elost be-
"And you. my daughter, how coulJ kind and virtuou princess He kille.1 reverting to the emperor created in many men. but I cannot deotroy all my
vou 77 - Hi tutor. Hurrhua and retire a, both ner a wisn, aimvst m rntiBg. o see pnemle. for I do not Know .tiiem iu i
Accia. tall and lithe. w ttll ween- of wbom were very rent mm. JauL him, were it but only once. Any idea am the greatest of wnt but I am
l.t with- her face burled In hr hand, th. armatl. thoit.ht hirM of Air Of br-ekinr her premise to taJllsllia nhll.Ml tn rhiinn tnv l-nnll with t rvnrlln. tn think of?
Her aob shook th. long fold of her and had many m talk with him; he wa far from her mind, however; -she Tr,9 to count and measure syllable, he would be so wicked
veil and he murmurec: hoped to Inspire him, one day. with the nan reeoivea not go oai or ner way j am the most harmonious of him on earth Y"
"I love him." . true faith. Nero baa killed many other to ee mm, anu was. arier an. scarcely slnrera. but in order to conserve my
.CallUta meditated for a whin-- A v pwpie through Jealousy, cupidity, or eonclua of her own eurlsity a feel- lovely vole. 1 am- obliged to abstain Cod
- ,c r luur oi"src.. uiii-iui mi ii-t tiatrti or virtue
t rni. fitLrJ with bttlm-a for Timr rtwn mother
i-wmardii-e and your Idle curiosity; and unsuccessful In dot
inirt. Corvtnu and Accta. lor your by a centurion.
lirr'irltvT' ' moet infamou anion
1 he fotir lpril .sweeted. and nt and en'awiro'r.. bu
thi-tr h.ts, but Act-t choked by h-r vrwl murderer- and exeutioner that race. In a cottage hidden among tres, hew petty tbta xarden i: I wu)i4 have -iwtli(nt. -id- would, in that riw, cwntenance of the roipmr roae Pu: I tell you. 'taint Tiglnn 'Liza got,
imac nr,jwjiii. linturUir oit livW. Imt' what -1 the matter, which eonld tw entered -lrhout going vast aardns full nf formate, rivers, be like a scourg. Jike trimiest r fre her mind itwrt beautlfni than Ml Mary, hit a debiltry." - .
Inv lunary nxmoiT, wered . only Myrrh? On what ar yoa meditat- through the Imperial gardens. Myrrha. mountains, and lakes, nhtrt all the an crihtiuak. It cannot he that to ever and he hoped he would be - n m
fir the nthf-. t '"L took with her a clay doll. dred a a noblest and most lorely itcia of try th. endurance of hi .ervant Clod Called to hi presence to be interro- Iarr" . Rmo - -
I enjoin y.u, inen. TaTiniw- for -a: Tt- -tarrw wlo-epew tye. --of the petrlc-Un lady, mm a present for the erth would be rund all the more should crdemn the unhappy instrw- gated. . - - "" " ,',
h!e w -.k.'' fMiiiiit Caliisttis. vounr tirl wmM to hf mint t wm rud -daughter- tf - tl 14 man, bu t., t,ntiFpl for-etng nrttftetal tt wn-aiu-a of 1iia ill to etrnsl frture." Often In the prison. Timothy, t . m r he Kansa City Star.
-t.t. fwrti riw-twillf d, and. l-urtilif-- nlmpe whkh le ..a Iryinr she bad come In tmth t. speak about em of the ell powerful will of one Callistus Wa o urpTl-d - tlutt Jig frt"l. In th Interval, of praver. aoured "Fuvr Moon. te. Florerw-e Polle-
.t t.wk for -xrrr errrtufity te elpi t. coejure up, and vet wa frightened Nero. mn - could not answer. Torth tttrrent nf lmprii'iMH a re tnat blecnrre.rd-t at ('prlnf da le.
i. k ed the ir.. C la peace to b-boid .he munnured In a low Hi waa aot lor.g. therefore. In re- He had now fahi-d the terrace tsn- "However." eontintvi Myrrha. "I Ni-ro. who be titvt aliudd to t.thc-r-. wr,,",l, w "ndrtnd ' that Mis.
ii '. n mote" ti'-e: , Utng t Mmaii hu what Clislu had . iW the rarhle nortif o. and lesrdnc cuer do not cj'iit. ntvW stand tu-s thine. wis-tha aa the 'Beest," or thw'Men- Icy Fihini'. aew 1-i.n I drum-
i rm it nkUig to tsim-lf- - th'nk ter Tin man mere to b told her. .r.l inquired: the balustrade hr rotmplatd the Yt. tlv rt r men and wonwn whe t-r." And th'ih li Int. l imihy rnt r. . He may I.e. fcnt by H the ear-
1 "t H ti'-w he would ha-e mtf4 fh.3 fmperor Nro -Is' It r? ton ought I know, foj ff hou biw rnf s:r-t-h-d far and love him. He gave my father hi fre- was right, yet Mvrrha wirffinred crueily. mark, ba took like a p.k-r' lo g;lver
-vn. 1 nw it. iit ii.t-r wrm Mtrrna n-i until tnea an a l- Too nare -teT a f n time aria must vine st hi ree H I . t her . were lost I. cl.m m r. ii. is hrnidweic tn-V him n ot th. r.rl"fira tutrntM
.
, n wnita to nv. n i tt-rmt u-ni uir--imui.t in nrr - irom wm and ciennve myw;ir ot mv- virtue i ni aervani. i anow notntng r? i t. "s"" j"y v in. intmm sine me. ana D-ro l has a chanst ter
drbmnil. and hin. mind.. Therefor, in rninx one morn- faw.pll rilh Alt this is sl.snrH anil mnr." that she wa Imcrisoned by Ner. alt 'lla-lon 'Lias aha taina tr .ir.i.a.
ng. he had her killad ing to "ee her father', old friend, annoylnr. I am very mlsersbbs. . "But.- murmured the girl under her "rir"-,.or. " waa th firt tlm. that around and shout "riory halleluiah. V
11. 1 not only th Menalchaa, on. or .jxero gardener. -I would Insult the god If to. god treath. blf fearful of the auiarlty of n" wit or in. mignty UfMr bad . mn ,he out I1 her fist and bit m.t " V
Kaon g all rnmadlan aba bad no thought of doing wrong, existed. To he the rres tet of men. and her thought. 1t may be that Nam haa ?rri. Influence on her humble dee- -bim' In de Jaw. and ahe out wld her v
t h. I alo th. iMt He lived at the cnrnr of a Inr.g ter- bv nnla that! H.iw tnonolnruina no until and whtn Ke die. he will mn tiny. -': The melancholy. ret - awfuL fnntae and kick, tna 'rant' tn aa .1....
WKMit aan 1
U CalMti- w rV!rg th In cannpeeloTia
lif. iiavina for only have heard the alave f th. ralac-e ihr htixon.
Id Calllstu. and Mam- talk" . - "How ntv this town l!
-..i,' t tf-anry. V'r ft !t t m. So bad Mtnerie a voi.tl Manl'tla tartad and took Myrrha
mp f -a t' re l) bar bart spanking In the a'raat with th ti'irh- la th. c-thar end of tb rem. He
1 I -r"" n " I1"" tea. t-ay Kora tir ln ahefkeapar. V. how- oik4 csrafolly arntind him nd than
1 f-f ! m r 4 io trminre. ma, tear, tihaa he at out tUtiar hopa ahtfpered in fctr ear; .
' ' ' V' - ' - i
rla'asad. than dld. "f wtil bur. If"
The net oar Myrrha nrht I'sllla-ttta-
buraMe room, arid kneeling dean
ai3; . -- '
W-If. Ha
thr v. irry tiarar.
believe that all man, wiitaver thatr the Franras iv,pra. who. batin em- Tla.arlia In Oartnanf .how that a
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