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"Fearest thou rot 10 disclaim, Bastum,
knowing the penalty of so doing to be
forfeiture of thy lifc?"
"Fearest l, Acheum, when the perpet-
dat,on Of my native land is at stake ?
Nay, Acheum, what thinkest thou is the
loss of my life to the loss of Athenz?"
"But, Dastum, remember thy ideas are
false"
"Speakest not thou so, Acheum l fear
King Philip has got the upper hand of
thee. Dost thou not have my word upon
the tribune, and see'st thou not the i'm
pending danger? Go thy way, and re
fleet upon the glorious past and the
gloomy future.
The hypothesis of Bastum was too
uue, for already had King Philip in
duced his friend 10 traduce his native
land.
The nominal friends separated, Das-
J 4ilI4 ~ lCiul IL DOliC-- ClEuIu 10 GNGQIoH
him, and produce his death warrant.
1t was midnight. Darkness and quiet
reigned throughout Athens, that city o.
erudiIion and lore. Bastum had ir9, ,ure.s
rhe blessings Of TIE gus upon himself
and his own dear Athens. and was now
sleeping soundly, when several officers
entered his bed-chanber.
I'VE have been sent to demand thy
body, Ba>tum.'
"By whom. Avon?'
by Eubulu<," answered the oficer.
'And dost thou, who Last erer been a
patriot, dare execute the orders of that
infamous man?7
Yes; and we must, or endanger our
selves to Ganishment."
/ "Ah! Avon, I so; but remember,
when this glorious land is dismemhered,
when the tyrant's tread has smolLered
The voice of freedom, thou hast aided 1
traitor TO bring Us into bondage."
Tears fen from the eyes Of the Athe
E oian, he halted; but the mandate must
be oteyed, and our hero wa borne IL
prison 10 await :, trial.
On lie following day the orators were
/ thrown into a state of CONSERVATION, oc
b: casioned by the absence of Bastum. Eu
: bulus, by whose orders he had been Sc
! crety imprisoned, wou!d rot develop III,
. fact. and had warned Acheum, the :,
called friend, TO keep it secret. De
mosthenes, who was particular frient
, of the accused, was quite elamorous as +,
his disappearance; but his efforts to as
certain the cause were vain.
The absence of Dastum was not Ion
10 be kept in suspense the arrest preye
50 much upon the mind OF Avon that L
=, involuntarily informed Demosthenes {
the fact.
why was he taken at midnight
asked the orator.
ITO screen it from the people, replie
:. the officer.
Faithful and patriotic thou art" sal
the orator.
Demo<thenes went TO Eubulus and d
=. manded the cause of the imprisonment
his friend.
= because" replied Eubulus, 'the M
has proclaimed against my decree, il
!, peachcd my character, and deserve
y, death, which will be the case
"Thinkest thou, EubuIuS, that Bastu
will meet his death for what lie has l
tered, thou has greatly erred; his eau
" shall aid him to defend with my 0,
'' tongue. All! weak man, that II.
" >hould>t sell thy freedom, thy land, Il
{" sacrifice the life Of noble son for Pl
:, ip's god. And, mark thy treachery-l
meath tie presence OF wishing TO prot'
= the pleasure seekers Of our city. VII
thou hast seen the last rays of the setti
sun Of liberty, think OF this; when II
hast seen Athens ietiered TO the Ma
7ht donian chains, tl:uk Of thy conduct
Cp- demand a hasty trial Of thy criminal
ler- The trial came On; and notwiths: al
TO ing the Overwhelming eloqurnce of
var no<ihenes, Bastum was sentenced to
us Notwithstanding this SENTENCE,
mostheneS, WHO held enormous sway o
'ar- the minds Of the people, went prira'
re- TO prison and demandedlhe release oi
ow- young man. The orator was well aw
With that, 10 procure the freedom oi Bast
ION and suffer lin 10 remain in the G
We would eEdanger the lives Of them b. 81
and The city Of Oiyntbus being, IL
try. time, vigorously besieged by Phiip,
eng quired reiniorcerneni-not iDercer
lvo- troops, but OF the true Aihenians-
S to Basium was seut TO aid In its def
ipon The enirealies Of the orator proved {
as successful; and Basium set out, will
all detection, upon the expedition Of o