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10 release its captive from the snares of love.
But Lysistrates forgot his duties as a citizen
ms duties as an Athenian. He forgot his
fathers tomb, where the sacrifices 70 tbs
names OF the dead were still unpaid Myrrha,
ms young pale, patient bride, he forgot with
'he rest; and only the deep blue eyes of his
beloved mistress mirrored his remembrance
or answered his desires. This was now the
third day that Pythionica had held him thus
enslaved, all Athens wondering where was
Aysistrates, that neither at the gymnasium,
nor at the agora, the Pnyx, nor the temples,
mad he been seen within the memory of man.
And some talked of going to the magistrates
ana demanding search for him others to
'he Scythian bowman, toxoti, or city police
TO look through their tents, lest by chance
young Lysistrates were hidden there, But
nor Magistrate nor bowman knew the hiding
place OF the Athenian and only some of the
younger men, laughing loudly, spoke myste-
riously of the Athenian Medeia, the enchan-
tress of men.
The day advanced and the Anthesphoria
began. Even in the dark world of shadows
fersephone. perceived the odor of the fresh
blossoms, reminding her Of the day when she
gathered them so unexpectingly in the sici-
ian fields, before the dread god had time to
love her. Yes, to the very dead is the mem
ory OF love blessing; and the sweet cares
oil affection can console the mute spirit in its
tomb! Let no death be the severance of love:
shown in other ways but felt in all intensity
be ye sure that even in Hades itself is this the
god oflife
Again the Egyptian mingled with the
crowd no, not so much mingled, as followed
it apart, its judge and overlooker. Still
maintaining his stately bearing, he viewed all
that passed with scorn 80 visible that an
Athenian, who unperceved had been walking
by his side for some time, laid his hand on
the massive shoulder, saying
6 Is so much contempt in a foreign land
good, 0 stranger9 Do eagles quit their rocks
to scoif at the fertile plains Do gods look
down from Olympus only to oontemn the
world belowf Ifnot these, nor should an
alien and a.stranger in the favored land OF
Athens, the world-renowned museum OF
Greece.'
The Egyptian turned haughtily with a
hasty gesture repelling the hand laid so
familiarly on him; turning to answer harsh
ly, annoyed that anyeshould dare to thus ad-
dress him; but something in the Athenians
face seemed to change his determination
There was so much manliness, so much life,
and energy, and thought which had humanity
as its object, and affection, that he paused as
if reading some pleasant poem, watching
those changing features.
"Thy censure is just, Athenian, '-he said
gravely, though not with the same pride hi
had hitherto shown. "It is not right that
the eagle should scoff at the smalhbirds play
ing in the sunlight, when voluntarily he has
descended from heaven to mingle in theiI
sports. If have borne myself too haughtily
since first visited Greece, it is because Ihave
felt myself amongchiIdren, not men infants
and not equals to us, the sons of Kheri."
"And yet our country has produced child
rem who may well stand beside thy men,
answered the Greek good humoredly.-
"Their names will live as long as nature o.
art endures. What further immortality OF
earth can ye possess ?'
"These giant-children y"
fSolon, Thales Pythagoras--"
"Hold, Greek argue for thyself, not me
I know but little of thy country's biography
yet it seems to me that have heard thes,
names as belonging to disciples of old Nile.--
Not to themselves, nor their gods, nor theii
fathers, did they owe their wisdom. Wha
little they possessed come through chink il
the Egyptian adytum.''
The Athenian's brow grew shade morl
red put he laughed the low, sweet, Ioni'
laugh, saying
"our country is more youthful than thine
and therefore it but just that ye should teacl
us. When we gave our gods their mundan,
life, men peopled the valley of the Nile
when Triptolemus sowed the first corn from
the car of Demeter, art and science were il
their zenith with We. These things the Hall
carnassian teaches us and he saw what HI
related"
|
record of the beginning which each natiol
| assumes to itself, lies world of order Ma.
it not be that life brought forth her myriads
and CITIES elder than the city of Hundret
Gates received their inhabitants, while ye
: Greece were slumbering voids Can we-trac
the first wakening of the infant -day-god, o
mark the moment when the child become I
man? Nor the commencement Greek, no
the transition We may be children to TIL
graybeards of an elder world, as ye are in
fants before u.s.
The Athenian wondered to see mis- compan
ions face become So beautiful In its grav,
solemnity, while thoughts, far deeper than
5 had utterance, passed through his mind.-
There was something mysterious in this in
e fluence to the light-hearted Greek; and h
looked into the dark face upturned to tn
heavens, with feeling Of awe he neithe
) wished nor attempted to sudue.
"Under fear of the gods," he then said
> breaking the silence which had become pain
full to him, "might there not have been coe
4 walls, though unequal ~
G "What, in Greece and Egypt No friend
as little as between the gods and mem ant
they were not coeval, though unequa
: enough The life of the Hellenes, when con
. trasted with that of the Egyptians, by itsel
would show where seniority as well as mas
q tarahin existed The love of oands an