, 1869-11-07
THE FABLES OF HISTORY.

The Explo>ton OF Some Old Errors.
Dr.. Octave Delep!erre, she learned Sec.rsary or
LeSauon to the king OF the kelx3sns. nas put,
!,sned !. noqs entitled 4 utatoncA Dltaco.t:cs aud
1,lE colossra or RHODES,
The nrf. s!elus:on 70 watch he addresses himself
works IN use IN The English ana -Auet,caa scso.as
the Colossus ut Rhodes u Represented a d ,tasuc
with gigantic unts, each 1er resting or the eoor-
=. RI Of the lsl.nl Ut Rht~r= ard ships "a mn -
ras: Ell easily, II Is sa:,a, between his IeaA TVS
j. me usNs..ys .! iae historian Rolio, or
soGe encyclopedias The real trath
ssont Ine cul.s sas, ascoei!ox n Dr. De.epiesTe-
!. % maj ason. The ysat n bg.ore Christ rae Rao-
Against seash siege, cumsnanne,l Ghares % erect
e n:ostal statue ~ thr honor Of thets deny, ahI
rrsr the great bz1buE, where Ia fragments wefe
ssen and admired BY travellers Tor maa5 fesx1
alter its destruction. TosArd the end ct Inc SO
otn century after Christ the Colossus was ryxxa,,
strucsed under the Emperor Fespss.au, aud Wa
Of smaller dimens.ons. The fable Of the ancienf
sf,!qs eetwssn 1s1s sssan;:c ln .htps u su
rsensly 1t the ane Of the itusades, Theo tho ID
naeiiants Of Rnodes amused themselves by Tesa-
rtes Of their past g1anceuf.
B1Il3AK1Cs-
~ TIE @ sosaa3ie tae ot belis.11us. ,se coaqaeroe
Pefor lusttnssr, and compelled to beg hta hsra1
IN The STREETS Of conslan,troplr, was nert,ano.i
~ ~ 1GtS If Q3a hen n,
peatea age after agu, acd Xarua1ieis noyet
pFopoRaied ths 1ctlon In every HnQuaxa ~
Eusoie. Tae frs1l faes, ~ rrpsded b. 1tb5on. n y
slas ke:I.as1us VAS Euar,led fo1 ysa. a. ! nits-
oner In bis own paiaee. HI, ipuncencs ~ H..
1teason Of watch he had been suspecsed hersMs
tnsn 9sk. letss. ani hs freedom and Orders
Tear Of bis Hh1fs,IosL He was never hlln.i cor :
tr9GsE. .>~ .
7HK AL4xASpRlAx tlss4nr.
Whether the Altxanlnan Lafaf1 e,nnt.,n.a
COZ volumes OF +s>uf. It Is tcierahlJ cEt7siS
tnat tni* immense collection made bY INC PtuluseE
WIS not, - IS commonly supposed, Destroyed uv
The Asahs IN thc irvrnth reutuly. but bess1me Z
prey to the flames when Julius Cnsar, Who nm
b<tleRed IN THAI part Of Alexandra where ~
ore story haa II that the touks Hcrc oSderea ID -
distributed u v6rlous baths At A1e1xnds11 u ~
hn,1f @ IN ne ne stoves. and iney Assel 1t1 monsns;
ta'hs Nilh rArchn4eEt. Another netion wss tnsr
A. re ta1.ns q Ianylan sne hoots ws1e tarnwp
great they fotmtd h1ldes 1sef Nhtn foot nns.e,,
| Kvfs aid aoEsrinen wen. scsoA
turK JOAN.
I. Il truc that NQuap 3ucceejed In daretv,o.
her csHenrotaFe5 to the extent Of eteyattog hes
relt TO the routineat throne! According e the
aMe15sPssaa M @ ssssIoaI sIs ienaie Pope disguised
1tc nat,e Of John VIII, and suEssque1tty diei h.
giving e!rth 70 es!;d- This Ia CLEARLY legend.
The mort rfnhahe explanation Of which ii thsss
Pope john XII, amnuE man. conrubnr. ~ ~ .ns nss
nsnea Joan, Who exefc.sel sach an empirr nyrs
him tnat fus tuus time might b. eald It waa sht
nn fhEesHrt- Ills lurG Iot he1 went ~ far th.f
hs xav. her eLttrc c:teA nd despo!.el he Cnnrrn
II - Peter OF erussss and xu.den chaIiess. In az
.:ss = y! shs@ q her feet. and 10 asc told tal
AAzt4RD AND uorA.
1ne h'stniy ot me two lovers, Abelari aud Elot
"a, ~. ne!spSne tASes 10 k tue a. a whole, bu,
IT, soute uas toAk re!-hratei letters imputed u
@ "ste L. written by her 1t all, aud that rht
,. III "a Ff- IL Chase. at paEs, 4 altogether q
sA'''s1' construction;
iAe taH' or William Tell u pronounced to os
E'th;nR uore nor lesa shan Northern sara thsi
Iaa bern asnrstI aud repyaied frunl arnsraaos ss
~ Etrtrai:Cn The Revolution v h,ch loot place
10 srrzersnd In 13e. gave 1i.a TO the lrvend b
sue EVILS Esto, And from that time ~ tho prese0s
3te's .'aT" e''n,tnualy eudeavore.l 10 expose ita
clous, base insisted On ns uu,h- Tho story W.,
not kLowu uItA two centuries aflef tae
ssEn;Stet ; event, aud the chronicles of 1ae
facts and Interesting news arc enttrcly t1
uGTant OF *. Telts time Tree, n the cenIr1 Of liz
ArteIA q Zl1lcA, are lot more Wild proofs thai
the pieces Of the true cro4a Whlrh ute exabtte,
Il = thoAAnd places
FETHAKCu And LAURA.
! let1fch wAa great POET 4 oI xreat poyt,r.sr =
a1 os. ne VA Iot slEssaer III tie Pstoatc lover som,
.1ste :rtt ot her was 10 tanf, even r. tsr rrntn,.
u h!el ehe lived, that doubts arr eu.rr:srnr, Z
sT on Ps,s,h pA9sas T. yes, pss.
rcc! 10 ty 60 Heans fai htli 10 H. ,iiyip,t1- ~,
| tntt another, whom hr Iored ntler 8 less iiaea
iaaatcn, rtrleniel HIN tIth daughter. Wnt
a!tG~a9's t*cane the c6nsolat On OF hs old n1e
| iaaFs ua4 to14tr E3fe nolea IN tnt world duIins
r.. fast four CT tse centuries than she ever Ia
| III AsF Own timr, ~N NNs
.-.... JOAN CT Arc
Il We nfr roF asked 70 believe inst Joan n, A.,
Was noE burt I'd Il ftoueo. ~ Is conmonIY . a.s
iut E!ai s"'ur other nk1o*n creature WIN sscrs
Ictu u hef sttai. lhid Y the weaSest Of MI d
| ItstpielEcs rxlitGnA He takes al his prtnr.os
authority s''u:t rruFes.ed discoveries ~ r.
| xtsutr, acI01riD0 TO which the co1t.act OF maj
fssGe between one u berr des Arrnntsrs, chevn,tcr
~na the Mid. u urI.xn, has been tl,sroyrrstI
| Nfrn the v;ttain EaA ittl 10 the stake a lsrv,
lLi'1c was Placed uu ber hesd, with cooeeated tn
| win Insulting rhFuyes vas carried hcfnrr m
] cnnPletely covered her pxFsuu.