Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-10-12

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would they give up their luxurious
habits? woaid they return 10 the old
Spartan simpiicityr No. the movement
seemed 10 have come too late. Some
we're willing tosaeri6oe everything, but
others would yield nothing, and stronG
party vas formed against Agis. Atfirst
this party was put down with . high
hand. Leonidas. the leader, was driven
into exile. The daughter OF this man,
Chelonis, is one of the great characters
that emerged during these troubious
times. She had been married to Gloom
brotus, who took the side of Agis.
Chelonis was in straits what to do, but
she chose to follow the path where gen.
tlenees and tenderness were required.
She left her husband and tended her
father in distress, relieving his wants,
soothing his troubles, and supplicating
the victorious party in his behalf. At
length the wheel of fortune turned
round, Leonidas became master of the
situation.
Agis and Cleombrotus were in his
hands. Chelonis at once fed from her
father and took her place beside her
husband. In the wretched robes which
she had worn when pleading for her
father, she pleaded for her husband.
After much entreaty she prevailed, and
the life of her husband was spared. but
he was condemned to exile. Chelonis
had again to make her choice. Her
father urged her to stay with him, re
minding her of the kindness he showed
her in sparing her husband, and prom
Using every comfort. But Chelonis did
not hesitate. As Cleombrotus rose TO
60, she gave him one Of her children.
and taking the other in her arms and
kissing the altar OF the goddess, she
walked out with him to degradation
and poverty. Justly does Plutarch add
the remark that if Cleombrotus had not
been entirely corrupted by vain glory.
he would have deemed exile with such
q woman a greater blessing than any
kingdom. The fate of pure-minded
Agis was worse than that Of Cleombro
tus. No mercy was shown him. and he
was put to death by strangulation. His
mother Agesistrata waited to hear what
was to become of him. The officer.
who knew that Agis was dead delu-
sively told her that no violence would
be done him. She wished to see him
and take her old mother with her.
Permission was granted. The two
women entered the prison. The doors
were shut. The grandmother was re.
quested to go into the chamber where
Agis was. She went in and was
strangled. Then Agesistrata entered,
and saw her son lying on the ground
rad her mother hanging by a rope.
She calmly helped to take the dead
body down, and, stretching her along
side OF Agis, laid both the bodies out
and covered them; and falling upon her
son and kissing him she said, cob,
my son, it is your gentleness and good.
ness that have ruined you" "If that
Is your opinion" said the officer, "you
had better go the same way" She
bravely held out her neck, and said.
MAY this turn out for the good Of
Spartan" And thus was stamped out
the first effort for the reformation OF
Sparta. Contemporary Rerfev.
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