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and, leaving the coach a few miles from continued she, 'I have been very unwell, my native spot, took my solitary way to- and my memory begins to fail: but I will wards the glen that sheltered the dwelling call my mother, and she will recollect you of Emma. at once, for she is not one of those who

"The scene was still the same as forget their old friends.' when I last beheld it, and yet how I was struck with remorse as I gazed changed! The same, for its green hills, upon the ruin which my folly and wicked'all light and silence,' towered as hereto-ness had wrought; while the kindness fore into the sky, and over them the win- with which her unsuspecting mother reter storms of a thousand years had shed ceived and welcomed me back, was like their snows, and wreaked their fury in coals of fire heaped upon my head. vain, but changed; for where the smoke "My tale now draws towards a close. of an hundred hamlets rose curling in the A bright hectic spot began to glow upon calm, and where the milkmaid's song the cheek of Emma; and a fearful thing it was heard at morn and eve mingling with is to see that fatal sign,-that blossom t the chorus of the woods,-all was silent the grave lurking amid the smiles of hope, save the whistle of the solitary shepherd, with which consumption flatters and deor the bleating of his flock on the lonely ludes its victim. It is as if, while gazing hill. It was spring-time, moreover, when on the face of beauty, we could discover I last looked upon my native vale, and the through the bright eye and blooming flower was in bud, and the woods were cheek the ghastly frame-work which they green, which had now fallen into the 'yel- veil, and could see the naked skeleton low leaf.' grinning behind its mask, in mockery of "Upon approaching the dwelling of the fools who adore.'

Emina, I became wild with emotion, and "At length Emma died. She waned a nameless, undefined foreboding of ill,-to a shadow, and vanished like a noiseless my heart beat as if it would leap from my dream. Had she lived to recognize and breast, and by the time I reached the forgive me, it had been some consolation; house, I was almost overpowered by my but she never once had a lucid interval, feeling. The door was opened by a fe-nor even for a moment awoke to a sense male servant; put I had no power of ut-of her sorrow. I saw her laid in the terance. She desired me, however, to grave, in the churchyard, and beneath the walk into the parlour. I knocked at the blighted tree where the old woman had door, and a voice-which seemed the foretold her death on the day I first beheld faint echo of one I had heard in other her.

days-bade me come in. I entered in a "Her father and mother were inconstate of breathless agitation, and my star-solable,-regardless of his affairs, which tled gaze rested upon the faded form of were rapidly falling into confusion, and it my first love. does not seem likely that will long sur"She was seated in a window, through vive her loss; and my sis has now left which the crimson light of the evening that part of the country, which no longer sky shed a dying glow upon her pale holds any thing dear to me but the grave check, and was gazing on the setting sun of Emma. and the falling leaf, as if reading her own "I shall pay a pilgrimage to it once

doom in the book of nature.

more, and then seek such alleviation of "As soon as I regained the power of my sufferings as time and distance can utterance, I addressed her, I scarce know administer in some foreign land." how, for I was bewildered with sorrow. Such was the conclusion of Morris's But she answered me coldly and as a story. I mused upon it in silence, but stranger. I then mentioned my name, answered not, for I had no consolation to and asked her if she had forgotten me? bestow.

She raised her beautiful eyes, and-look

ing at me with a vague and abstracted) No man can possibly improve in any gaze-replied, that she thought my name company, for which he has not respect was not new to her, but the recollection enough to be under some degree of reof it was like that of a dream: Indeed,'straint,

GLYCON, THE GRECIAN.
Concluded.

Imight have been seen until nightfall in earnest conversation with his officers and toil-worn men. Then he left them, and having transacted his business at the palace, he wended his way to the home of his Livia. Twilight had departed, and the still, balmy night fast shrouded naThe morning after this eventful night, ture in its mantle. Our hero checked his the Senator Marcellus met Glycon at the steps before the palace of the senator, and bath, and drew him aside. found relief to his harassed mind in gazing

CHAPTER V.-THE BATTLE.

"Glycon, how fares thy master now-upon the walls within whose protecting the emperor of Rome!" strength was the best beloved of his soul,

"Domitian has glorious caterers to The dreadful scenes which had of late supply him with the richest delicacies driven peace from his breast vanished wherewith to feast his dainty palate," from remembrance and he was filled with answered Glycon, with ill-concealed scorn the image of her whose love was the and emotion.

The quick perception of the senator easily detected his troubled feelings.

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Glycon!" said he, "thou art sneering at thy master."

"Master!" ejaculated Glycon, in a whisper.

charm of his existence. He remained not long without, but with eager impatience mounted the marble steps to enter. Ere he gave signal of his wish to be admitted, low whispers reached his ear from beneath the walls of the garden. He listened to the continued conversation, and suspicious of evil, with ready presence of mind concealed himself behind an outer pillar, where the shadows gathered thick"Glycon, thou lovest him not!" est and afforded ample concealment, There was no answer-and after scan-Soon two individuals stole softly up the ning his features with intense interest, steps, and after carefully reconnoitering Marcellus saidthus addressed each other:

The senator grew bolder; he feared not to be betrayed by the betrothed of his daughter.

"A spirit so noble as thine cannot love him-cannot be the friend to his dark depravity. Rome rebels against it. "Methinks Rome suffers it calmly, noble Marcellus."

The face of the seuator expressed the bitterness of his soul.

"Nay, there is some of the Roman spirit left; I will trust thee. Look thou with a shudder or the day after the morrow, when the sun shall be high in heaven. and hearken for the cry."

Glycon paused a moment, as if the tale were not ungrateful to him-then he suddenly broke away.

"Is all secure, good Matho ?" "Yes, and I will give the signal." "Art sure the senator is from Romeand will the slaves be true to us?"

"Fear not. Domitian's gold has made them ours. So, for the signal."

A low rap sounded at the door, which slowly opened, and the attendant slave spoke.

"Is all right? Who art thou?" "Matho. All is ready. The soldiers wait beneath the garden walls."

Glycon longed to rush forth and slay the base pander while he stood near him, as the whole of the foul plot broke upon "Farewell!-I must not listen to trea- him. This, this alone was wanting to son against my master." turn his heart to gall. His sister had fal

"Hold" exclaimed Marcellus, with a len into the power of the monster, and he look of bitter disappointment-"if this had bitterly wept over her shame; and subject suits not thee, I will discourse now the net was spread for another prey with thee on another. I go to day from that prey the object of his devotion! Rome to my villa and return not until the The memory of past kindness from the morrow. Watch thou over Livia mean- mighty murderer of his peace fast fled while. Farewell." away-chased from his swelling thoughts Glycon grasped his hand, bade him by the dark catalogue of present insult. adieu, and hastened to his troop-and he Domitian! thy guilt had now lost to thee

a heart that would have poured out its life-blood to save one drop of thine!

"Fear not, my Livia," said he, "thy Glycon will protect thee."-and gently assisting her up the steps, they disappeared within the palace.

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Glycon restrained himself to watch the farther denouement of the affair. The slave withdrew, and for a time the two ministers of guilt were left together before The morning referred to by the Senathe door; then the slave again appeared, tor Marcellus, dawned upon Rome. The putting his finger on his mouth. A mo-day previous had passed away without ment after, the lady Livia crossed the any occurrence to betray that a stern rethreshold, and shrinking back exclain-solve would soon break forth in destroyeding fury, and now the storm, unchecked, "Titus--no-he is not here." was ready to burst. The sky was cloudAs she spoke, the two parasites grasp-less, and the sun shone out upon the mised her arms and drew her violently for-erable city, its burning ray tempered by a ward down the steps, while the slave mild breeze from the snowy Appenines. As wound his fingers in her hair, and strove noon approached, the streets distant from to cover her mouth that he might stifle the capitol became gradually desertedher shrieks. With one step Glycon was and when the hour had arrived for the beside the group, and seizing the slave by work to begin, the oppressed inhabitants the throat, with a single stroke of his of fallen Rome, old and young armed sword, wielded by his powerful arm, he with whatever weapon they could com. clove him from the shoulder to the heart mand, poured through the arched entranand laid him dead upon the ground. It ces into the Forum Magnum-the place was through fear of Glycon that Matho where had been promulgated the laws of had summoned the soldiers, and now he the republic-whose every spot was conbeckoned for them to approach. Glycon secrated by some glorious memorial. The ere they came up, threw off the grasp of senators were there-armed-for they the two from his Livia, and standing be-had excited this uprising against opprestween her and her captors, while she sion and were determined to save themclung to his supporting arm, he placed selves and the people, or lay their gory himself in an attitude of bold defiance, forms an offering in the streets of Rome. ready to dare the contest with one or all. But not all were assembled, either of Matho and his vile associate cowed by senators or people, for the gold of an emthe baseness of their purpose, and awed peror and licentious indulgence had by the majesty of indignant resolve, drew bought the virtue of thousands-but there back from before him, pausing until the were enough, if the deed were done in soldiers should begin the assault. They unity, to free the eternal city. ad vanced from hiding place and levelled. The sea of heads swayed to and fro, their spears for the attack, while Matho and the clamor rose of a thousand tonencouraged them from behind. As they gues, until the venerable Marcellus halted to reconnoitre their brave foe, Gly-mounted the rostrum to speak to the peocon knocked up the spears, of the fore-ple. When his gray head appeared most with his sword, exclaiming- above the mass, a deathlike silence reign

"Away with you, ye dogs!—and ed. He began. He told them of Rome's know me for Glycon!-away! or I'll better days-of her present degradation. have you flayed alive for your temerity, He told them of Rome's ancient patriots ye fools of a fox-hearted villain!" -of Rome's degenerate sons- He told

The sound of his voice operated like a them how those patriots served the usurpmagic spell. The soldiers turned and ing tyrant-he exhorted them to imitate walked rapidly away without reply, dread- their glorious example. A shout of aping the vengeance of the mighty captain plause and fierce determination rent the of the body-guard, though they were act-air: and as the fathers one after the other ing for the emperor himself. Matho said a few words to cheer them on, the frustrated in his project, quickly followed fire of resolve burned more vividly. The them with his companion, and Glycon plans had been well arranged, and when was soon left alone with his mistress. Jall was ready, the soldiers who were atVOL. III-14-3

tached to liberty marched first along the few in number, made an onset upon them street-after them, the young and hardy and the battle raged fearfully in front. men-then the senators, and in the rear A deafening tumult filled the air. As the crowd, shouting "Liberty !"-"Ven- the files of the trained forces became brogeance!"-"Freedom again to Rome!" ken, senators and citizens mingled in the Domitian was feasting at a banquet confused affray.

with his flatterers and parasites, when a There was no retreat for the foremost soldier announced that the people had ris- of the liberal party. The dense crowd en; and soon their echoing shout that pressed on, and as citizen after citizen fell filled all Rome, rung through the hall of before the practised cohorts of the empe the palace. The revellers started and ror, their places were filled by fresh op stood aghast. Domitian, pale as the face ponents, forced on by those behind. At of the dead, in his trembling fear, could this crisis a furious tramping was heard scarcely give his orders for resistance; --and a cry of horror arose from the but at last he spoke. centre of the patriots, as they descried a Rhetius-Rhetius! Go thou against band of horsemen galloping through a them quickly. Let thy brave cohorts cross street upon them. Despair made surround them and resist them well; if them brave. The horses sprung amid they get victory over the vile rabble, they the close-wedged mass, striking with their shall be loaded with spoils. Go!-let hoofs and trampling many to the earth, some one bid the Pretorians guard the while their powerful riders dealt deadly outer gates of the palace-and ho! sum-blows with the sword. But the multitude mon Glycon hither." rushed upon them and impeding their He was quickly obeyed. Rhetius de- movements by their thronging numbers, parted, and Glycon, in full armour came they scattered destruction in return. In into the presence of the emperor. the mean time the battle ceased not in

"Ha! my Glycon-welcome! Never front; and now the soldiers of Rhetius wacould I welcome thee in a better hour. vered; the horsemen were discomfited, I depend all upon thee and thy brave and the cry of "Rome and victory!" band. Lie thou in reserve-and if the rent the air. Rhetius rallied his retreatsoldiers of Rhetius waver, put in the ing troops at some distance from their foe, strong arm of succor-or if they conquer, and while they paused to breathe ere help thou to pile the streets with the car- they began a second attack, the exulting casses of these rebels. Away my Gly-patriots, pealing forth their battle word, moved onward to secure their advantage

con!"

ter.

The captain bowed, and left his mas- At this moment, the lances of the body guard gleamed in the distance. The wearied cohorts of Domitian hailed them

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The citizens of Rore the more inflam- with a loud cry of joy. Fast they ap ed by the contagion of sympathy, and proached-the majestic Glycon at their gathering courage as they went on, rush-head-and the Romans hushed ther shout ed along one of the broadest streets of and stopped in fear. Steadily and in the city, onward to the palace of the em- close columns the reserve marched on, peror. Their numbers inspired them and the soldiers of Rhetius opened for with hopes of success--and the tardy ap- them to pass through to the front. Here pearance of any foe filled many with the in the midst for a moment they halted; thought that fear had already mastered and the paralyzed Romans, chilled by the them. They shouted the louder as this sight, began to waver. Then Glycon gave them renewed confidence-but their gave a sudden command, and quick as cry was broken in the midst as they saw thought the columns turned and rushed, the Captain Rhetius with his cohorts en- fresh, brave, determined full upon the coter the street before them, and prepare horts of the emperor. Astonished, the lat for an attack. The multitude halted. ter offered feeble resistance-and again, When the enemy advanced the soldiers louder and more joyously than before. of the people, brave, but comparatively; caled the cry of "Rome and victory!"

as the citizens followed the unexpected after the other their several tales of vasuccor. Angels from heaven could not ried misfortune. Thys came one, two have more revived the spirits of the pa- and three, and departed; and at length triots. But upon Rome had been written a fourth was ushered into the presence by the Almighty the record of decay-of the emperor. Glycon had but a short of death-and what mortal power should time before marched with the brave restay the fulfilment of the awful fiat! Ano- serve. ther cohort swept down the street, and

"Ha!" exclaimed Domitian, "what the notes of gladness were once more hast thou to say of Glycon?-he is sucstilled. Glycon and his troop fought cessful-he drives them back--he conwith the cool resolution and unwavering quers ?"

"Ha! what hast thou to say? Quick

"Rhetius is slain by Glycon."

The emperor sunk paralyzed into the arms of the attendants.

Yet another kneeled down before his master.

"Victory! victory! most noble master. The enemy are flying. The senators are

firmness of war-trained men; and the My lord, no sooner had he reached Grecian made broad the space around the ground than he joined the enemy." him, save that it was heaped with the Villain!" shrieked the agonized embodies of the foe. He fought, covered peror, while the sweat stood on his brow, with blood, hewing out a gory course to-"thou liest! slay him where he stands," waid the hated Rhetius, who, on his part The carcass of the messenger was busy with carnage, was making the borne away. Breathless, with haste, a Heart of many a Roman matron to wail fifth entered. In desolation. Nearer to each other came The two-and when Rhetius perceived out with thy story." The brother of Hyala sweeping away resistance and panting for revenge, for the first time his arm trembled and his sword shook in his unsteady grasp. But there was no retreat. Prostrate fell a foeman before the sword of Glycon. Two alone remained to stay him in his wrath; and these, with coward fear, shrunk from be-prisoners." fore the mighty conqueror, and left him, face to face, with the destroyer of his sister. He glared on him an eye of scorn and hate. Rage choked the fierce word that he would have uttered, and with a 66 tiger spring he darted upon him. The peror. fire flew from their clashing swords- A loud exulting shout broke from the now they rose to full height-now crouch-tyrant's lips" Good-good! Now-now ed in wary cunning. At one moment for vengeance. Let the heads of the Glycon retreated-the next and his oppo- chief senators be chopped from their renent was driven from his vantage. The bel carcasses, and throw them for a desperate conflict was soon over. Gly- warning into the Tiber. But Glyconcon threw himself with his gathered the traitor! preserve him-preserve him strength upon his foc, and bearing him that my brain may invent some exquisite down to the earth, with a laugh of tri- torment. Yes, yes-he shall to the lions umph. he drove his weapon through the and tigers, mad with hunger, in the arescales of his armor, to his heart, and wav-na. Ha! he shall be torn piecemeal, and ing it above him in the air, rushed on to so shall die. Keep Glycon for the arefinish his work.

Domitian sprung forward with every mingled passion in his features.

"And where-where is Glycon? shouted he throwing his arms aloft.

na."

They drag him before thee great em

Ere night shaded the miserable city, Domitian stood in an agony of terror, the heads of fifty of her proudest senators surrounded by crowds of sycophants, were mingling their blood with the turbid awaiting the news of the battle. Mes- waters-but Marcellus had escaped. senger after messenger bore tidings of the continued defeat of his troops, and he gasped for breath as they related one |

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