The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-02-07


twenty-eight years old ba -.
q %, the i political n leaders Of Athens one
hng OF Persia at this time ws ssus. the
against the city, and DemostLaaeon coming
ilvered a very patriotic Grafton sa -. &C.
hlm. The next year he beoan asalnst
livery OF that series Of orafio Ton 'lle De.
as ''the Phillippics. - s Known
what We're theyP" asked Harr
Speeches against King Pb;Is
Macedon. said grandfather. Up mp Of
themes tried to rouse up his no nsilos-
fight for their liberties, but II PoOpls 70
ians had lost much Of Their she tathcn-
independent spirit. Demoqthoniaor nler
one OF his speeches, asked If lg f.. n
When. therefore, o, nv eon !, enen'
will you exert your vigorP' and nd s 5aea'
ing OF their forefathers, he said i. s .sF
had the spirit to reject even H. iley
less they were allowed to en;a- 49, M
life with freedom King Pbii;.5 mag
to 6ribe the brave orator to ha y ;llsa
and allow his city to 90 to ruin b aneas
said OF this: As to his brides / r .as 10
ed them. And in this copa NV,
Philip, for, as the purchaser eo5 6aSreu
when man accepts his price ana M
himself, so, the man who will MI s' |,
sold' who disdains to be eorrnnta n
conquers the purchaser And be p ~.
planned of the Athenians beeapse J ,ha
no longer thought it wrong to be brib tiayy
but laughed at such actions and ra s.,Tq
pardoned them" -Sa'l'y
"Then Demosthenes was a r.o..
good man, wasn't heP'' asked Harrr Ivy
Very good for those times so,a
grandfather, ''and that is one reaso IN
why his death was so sad'' 'VH
'How did he die?" asked Harry
''Well," said grandfather .,a,to,
Alexander the Great died, his General ,J'
Antipater, who had been left in char
of Macedonia, came south into Grpacss
and the Athenians were compelled i
surrender themselves to him. Demos,
themes, as we know, had made A Greet
many speeches against the Macedonian
and so he was afraid and fled from
Athens with three friends Of b;e
Antipater sent q company of soldiers
called Exile Hunters after them. how.
ever, and Demosthenes' three friends
were taken and killed. Demosthenes
himself fled to an island called
Calaurea, and hid in a temple ~
Neptune there; but one of the Exile
Hunters searched him out and com.
manded him to 60 with him to meet
Antipater. Demosthenes said: ONLY
wait awhile till | have sent nv M
orders to my family SO he went back
to the inner part of the temple and
sat down to write. He put his pen IN
his mouth and bit it Gas he often did
before writing) and then covered his
head, which he bent down. The SOL
diers who stood by called him cow
ard, for they thought he was irving 10
put off the time of his death. But as
they were leading him out of the tenn
pie he fell by the altar and died. He
had poisoned himself from the GULL
when he appeared to be biting his
pen"
$50 he was not good man after
ALL" said Nellie with grave face.
"He showed himself very weak and
wicked at last" said grandfather. He
had much better have gone to Antipater
and let him inhict whatever punishment
he chose upon him. But | did not
mean to hold up Demosthenes' life Is a
model. | only wanted Harry to sec
how much patience and perseverance
could accomplish. Don't you think,
Harry, if sickly boy could overcome
so many difficulties, that you can learn
to recite the Wreck of the Hesperus'
well enough to please Mr.. StantonP"
Il am going to try" said Harry
Mary e. Bdnltord, in NJ Y Observer.