The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-05-10
GEsEALoGY OF THE TRUMPs.
Tho 1ruaps of Ancient Greece.
BY 4 MEMBER OF TIE FAMILY
Sr)lBER <.

A. N. S572, A war between The two
principal States Of Greece la,urs'ly drew
ai the minor Stutcs into the conflict, The
i majority however, declared in lsvor OF
the I.aced;cmcni7ns, who were considered
the dcliverers of Greece, who being thus
strengthened, took the field with 10000
men, The .A,henians could not muster
near SO large force, their whole army
consisting Of $4,000 heavy troops, -
600 inhabitants, l2,U00 slaves and "a ,0oo
arcbers, and consea ucntly, they shut then:-T
selves up in their city, leaving the country
70 be ravagedby their enemies. They had.
however, the advantage Of the allies in
the superiority of their fleet, which con-
sisted Of more than 300 vessels, and
with this immcnse armament they con.in-
unlly infested their enemy's coast aud
raised contributions sufficient to dsfray
the expenses of the war. The S partans
having retired, the Atheuians invaded
their country wit their Whole force, and
reduced the city Of Nilan, a strong sea
port. They we're much ela'cd with their
viciory, and it was on this occasion that
Pericles delivered his second immortal
funeral Grafton.
Tue mex, year the Athenisns were
again compelled to shut themselves up in
! their city. and still more dreadful calauii-
ty than TINT Of war fell upon them. Tie
mort terrible Plague ihai is poiiced in
history, broke ont among them. II is
said to have FIRST mad. its appearance in
Ethiopia, from whence it ealeoded into
Egypt. from thence into Libya and Per.
.ia, aud at las. broke like food upon
Athens. This pcs,ilcncs bafled the
utmost akill Of art. The most robust
constitutions were unable to Withstand it,
attacks, no skill could obviate nor no
remedy dispclI the infection. The instant
a person was seized, he was struck with
despair. The humanity Of friends was as
fatal to ,l,c.nsclvc, Is it was useless to the
unhappy sufferers The prodigious guam
,i.y Of provisions &C., which had been
removed to Tie city, increased the ca!alni-
ty. Most Of the inhabitants. for want
iof better lodgings, lived in little cottages
in which they could scarcely breathe.
while the burning heat Of the Summers
sun infamcd the malignity Of the dis
temper. The people were seen confu'edly
huadlcd together, the dead as we'll as the
Livingstone crawling through the streets,
others lying near the fountains whittier
they had crawlcl to qucnch tho raging
thirst which consumed them. The very
Temples were filled with dead, and ever
par. Of the city exhibited dreadful
scene disease and death. II seized the
unfortunate people with such violence thl'
they fell, one upon another, us they
passed along. II was, also, attended
With such pes,ilential vapors. that even
. the beasts aud birds Of prey, though
pcri,hiug will, hunger outside the walls
Of the city, would not touch the bodies of
those who had died Of the distemper.
. Those few who recovered, received such
violent shock to their system, as not
only to affect their physical system,
but their minds were. in u measure.
and the faculty Of memory forever de.
stroycd. The terrible effects Of this
disease are described by Thucydidcs, who
had a slight attack Of it.
The cause Of this pasilence MAS gen.
orally imputed to Periclss, who, by
drawing such numbers into the city, WAS
thought to have corrupted the air.
Yet, notwithstanding that this terrible
; infection was raging within the city, and
the enemy devastating the country with
nut, he still continued obstinate, until
the Lacedrlnsnians having laid waste the
whole country, aud herpcd every imagi.
nable Insult upon tile Athcnians returned
home. Pericics,. as Tie rcpnted author
Of all these calamities now begun to reap
his reward, and became hated rs he was
once loved The command Of the army
! taken from him and he was publicly dis
graccd. After time. however, they re.
pented of their injustice, and reinstated
him with mere than lis former honor,,
hut his star had set lie was attacked
F.. by the Plague. and in little time, the
scholar. the statesman. the orator, the
/, soldier. Tcriclcs, whose ambition was
3 only eq',allcd BY hi. ability, his learning
by his cloquonce, had fallen a victim to
that loa,hsone disease.
q AN OCCASIONAL TRUMP.
THE vEnMONT VICTIMS