Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-07-19
DAMON AND PYTHIAS.

Tho story of Damon and Pvthins
which forms tho snb;ec, or Tho Sollow'
ING poem. IA dopbtlsss familiar 10 ali
and can be- briefly told as follows.
Damon and pvibias wore two py,ha.
Dream nhilosonbors natives of Svra.
Gu o. on the Island ofSicilv. and lived
abo, / 400 Years beforo Christ
Py ,hias is said 10 have beon A sol.
dier' while Damon was n member Of
tho Assembly, and both were fast
friends.
Dionvsius tvranl of Svracnsc had
condemned Damon IN doath on ao
oo,n, of L;s rns;s,;n,, ~ ,s,,,,,a,;nn
of his 7reign His f;ond pythios
L.a,o.,.a - yII
with Dionvsius 10 grant him n resnite
Of s;v hon,s % 81 G,ro,rou orh;s
w;fa and chiid who l;,od o,,s;do ,ho
-. -, 80 N"'Ss ~
nlcco in tho nr;sor az Los,,,o cor L;a
f'0" 20 "Vs'"Se -
rcopos, and Damcn ,o,,,,ad on
- y"
~, a., " - ~,
~ "'s "n,y, h''o thus ehSagcu,
save liz n,ss,nr's Iiso nan So, ~ 'nei sndi w
80: - ,''''.s' So ~ D"uio", n"u''S
hooL 40 ~; s;. 80.
p"NN w "'s P'''o", s'oPs passing
a. c,.,,,.,..J -. -, - w"
S io' ""'o w" Srou. raP,u''lp ar
's Ju'' NC "'' ,ie"u ,"''e 10 Ivu
out W pe eSeouteu w MS piace' his
''y "'il'"i e'ops tne eAeou,'oh'
anu, on account OF this distinguishing
marx VI irlenusnlp, poto are saved,
while Dlonyslus impores them TO al
'oN "''" W sn"re their eirirlehushlp'
In ancient days Of Greece renowned
-"'' i''u wv An's"' 'n 'r'enusn'p o'u"d'
A statcsmau, oft within its walls,
"' 'V' '"' SENATE ''"'e'y h"''''
The other sought the cause Of Mars,
A"' iO"su' n's country glorious wars
That we'd to state, and this to field,
Nv '''P'' 'O'e 'or eaon f''ea'ed'
Thro' strange vieissituies Of life, ..
"'u 'oroign anu domestic sui'e,
Through which they with their country passed.
ihe'' love grew stronger TO the last
Their natures met with mutual glow.
As rivers join and mingling flow;
shar,n, anal, o,h.r, h,r.. .le
Their lives flowed on thro' changing years
Their home, wore mil si,ili...s hills
where lofly Rtna awes and thrills
whcrc svracn.. with ,os,v ,o,,,,.
Sits Empress Of the sea gitt powers
Where erccian armi,, leorr,a 10 far
The brave sican's warlike spear.
And,orr In a Il.
The muse shall rythias' name proloug;
The hero Of n dcca as rr.ra
As ever graeed the heroic land
Who nobIy as n ra,son ,,v.
Himself thro' love, bis friend to save,
Who on TINT fatal n,.tcorn .,oo5
As proud as ever monarch could
Beforc tbs b,,1.won .,a ,h.,,
With face anmoved, with form u1bOwed,
WAITING that word which uLo ,h. ln.u
or death, the fatal work would tell.
How swiftly bco,s ,hs hurrioa hro.,h
When treadug on the verge Of death
When all the Years of life combine
And center in one moments time,
And hurryina seconds swine, roll
10 queneh the light within the soul.
Thus rythlas stood upon the BRINK
vi 'S'e' OUT not VITA lear 10 shrink
The world dissolvinr from his sight,
''e"'u s'"Ahs 'n'0 ena'ess n'gn'i
One pang, one thought still lowering nigh,
I'M" IN Que moment ne must die'
but loi along the distant way
i"'' "'"us "'ounu hP'Poi"'
dim, n distant speek Is seen,
h"''g'ns "o" 'ne woodland green
Nearer and nearer still II moves
'n'' norsemahs iorm 7" proves
1t sweeps away the twilight shade.
u 'VN"'S W "''""'''" "'u '"'" s'Sus'
Az feet as famed Camillas fight,
'f'''' "''"s '"' '''s' VI "'s"'
And nearer as the form appears,