Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-11-14

was first spoken Of Part of the Acropolis is sti
standing; and he pictured it for her, as it stoo
in ancient times, its rocky crags, with its temple
and the gold and ivory statute of Athenae, with
helmet on her head, and spear in her hand
made from the brazen shields and spears taken a
Marathon. Stepping into the Parthenon, nothing
remains but broken columns, figures of headles
women, mutilated building but yet ruin o
grandeur and subEmity. He spoke Of the monu
ments of Neptune, Jupiter, Ceres, Minerva, Apol
10, Mercury and the MUSES.; the statues of Conon
Eparninondas, Demosthenes, Phillip, Alexander
Themistocles, Miltiades and Solon, and a host o
others, of which but one remains; the groves
Academies and Lyceums, where the philosopher
had labored in vain to discover by the light of ma
ture, the great realities of the future; and nov
only ruined walls, or few ancient olive trees an
to be seen. The Pynx, the place Of public deib
Grafton, with its tribunal cut from the solid rock
remains uninjured by the ravages of time. Afev
ruined pillars alone attest the ancient splendor O.
the Piraeus.
But every ruin, every fragment attests the all
pervading art and taste of this people; and theil
rich treasures still reward well-directed research
But the shore is voiceless," said he,
eth heroic lay tuneless now,
Th' heroic bosom beats no more !"
but standing on Marathon, or Thermopylae, or the
rocky brow Of 'sea-born Salamis," who would not
'fondly dream the Grecian free again.
Such memories, invested as they were with In
cident and association, possessed for jamie, thril
ling interest. She seldom spoke, for his conyer,
o,%,,o1,, 1irao&o1 RI Annie huf
she would sit on low seat near, one hand half
hid among her curs, as she eaut upon it, listening
with dreamy interest; or, reused by some histor.
ic memory, her clasped hands and eager face would
testify to her deep sympathy. Margaret, sitting
by the side of Newton, was constantly turning
from the rich, mellow, musical eloquence Of Dun
bar, to listen to the sweet, clear tones of Newton,
as he would occasionally interrupt Dunbar to in
vest the graphic picture with sacred interest.
cat midday, on the road to Damascus, great
light shines suddenly" and Saul of Tarsus lies
blind and speeches. II am Jesus whom thou
persecutest" Brief sermon, more solemn and
powerful than Peter preached to the thousands at
Pentecost. Cyprus ''the Blest," in the days of
Paul. was the scene of the conversion of one of the
few ''noble" who are called; and the Roman Coy
ernor believed and loved the Saviour.
Now the apostolic successor Of the pilgrim mis-
sionary lives in palace Of an hundred chambers,
attended by upwards of thirty priests and bishops.
1t was in Troas city in which Paul, with his
taste and scholarship, must have been interested,
that figure, like ''man of Macedonia" appear
ed to the Gentle Apostle, crying 'come over, and
help US.
1t was in the city Of Athens that Paul "stood
alone ;" an idol-crowded capitol, of which Petroni-
us says, lit is easier to find an idol god than
man." This Jew scholar, speaking their pure
Attic tongue, and quoting their poets was not on
ly an acute reasoner, but attained in his eoquence,
sublimity and beauty equal to their own Demos
themes. See the bold and fearless advocate stand
ing on Mars Hill, where Pericles had stood, and
proclaiming to them '"The unknown God" There
where the silver headed Socrates, the apostle of
natural reason, stood on the charge of introducing
strange gods; there where he was sentenced to
drink the cup of hemlock, declaring, in his lofty
faith, 'tye men Of Athens am obliged to you
and thank you; but I must obey God rather than
you," now stood, in the midst of Grecian sages,
this bold and vigorous Roman citizen, without
display, without exercising his natural gifts Of elo-
quence, of deep and profound reasoning, simply,
beautifully, and comprehensively declaring the
great truths of the Gospel. Listen to the noble
exposition: 'There was one God that He d,celt
not tn temples that the world was not only made,
but sustained by Him; that all mankind were of
one blood that they had fallen a,oay from right
eousness that God had sent HIS son, Jesus, to re-
deem them; that He had raised Him from the
dead as an earnest of future life that all men must
be Judged at the last day."
"I have seen," said Margaret, "a copy of Ra-
phael's famous cartoon, Paul preaching at Ath-
ems, and was much struck with the artists delin-
cation of it. The figures at the extreme left rep
resent fowning indignation, hardened in unbelief;
but, step by step, the features soften till they be-
gin to reason one with another, then they stand
arrested next convinced; till, finally, they stretch
the hands in believing joy
Such conversations were Of frequent occurrence; !;
and, at each visit, Dunbar seemed more interested
in the sweet and simple dignity of Annie. Once
when Annie was out, jamie met him as he entered
the door. "Sister Annie is not at home" she
said, half hesitatng as if in doubt to ask him to
enter.
''Is she not II" said he, knitting his brow; then
added, IT would like to have seen her. But may
I come in? She will be home soon, perhaps"
jamie invited him in. She was half afraid of
the stately, stern looking man. Had there been
any one else there, she would not have cared; but
to be alone was like 'bearding the lion" and she
more than half wished this Earl Douglas would
take himself of.
he sat, too, as if he expected her to entertain
him; and never did she recollect herself so barren
of ideas A few platitudes on health, with all its
vicissitudes and diseases, sporadic and epidemic,
were briefly discussed. The second phenomenon,
the weather, was gravely exhausted. There was
a dead silence "What shall [ talk aboutF'
thought jamie; "where are all the topics which
nobody cares about, and yet which every one can
insist on; where are the facts which every one
knows, yet will bear amplifcation; how is it that
tongue and brain should desert me in such an
emergencyP'
jamie was visibly embarrassed She moved
restlessly-her face flushed; she felt rather than
saw those keen eyes searching herface
Ali at once she was seized with the irresistably
comic idea of her ludicrous position. Her lips
ouiyered in restrained laughter, but she was star
tied to gravity again by hearing Dunbar say, In
sort of continued conversation way,
Eyes, half words are worse than silence; and
either is death to conversation. 1t Is hard to be
f,1fh ond fr11st 1t NOT.