The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-09
The Ruins Of Carthage.

l
ing example (1f the departed glor.
of Nations ambition. The grant
and magnificent Carthage, onc'
stood where to-day stands Tunis
on the southe IN shores of the Med
iterranean sch. The exiled anc
bsnished Que On Dido passing thai
way remarked the beautiful loca.
ton, and resolved to found a city
that should awaken the jealousy Of
her lost empire, and rival in power
splendor and n agnifcencs the Sew
en- Killed city. She secured the
lands by strategy, founded, plan
ned and built {, city that astonish-
ed even herself, and sent thrill
of fear over the most protent
crown-heads of the then world.
Rome and Cart hage We'd with each
other, eacn striving Tor the crown
of the world, each jealous of the
other, and each fearing. Rome,
the accustomed ruler, Carthage, in
vincible, proud. and ambitions.
The challenge was sent, the swords
in bloody combat crossed. The
three fierce, cruel, and relentless
Punic wars followed. The two
leaders of the world confronted
each other. Smaller nations stood
agasp, while the destiny Of the
world was desr ending upon the
dreadful encoult. The destruc-
ton of one or the other of these
proud cities YVES inevitable. If
Rome fell European greatness
and grandure ceased, if Carthage
fell African progress was checked
and that proud city ruined. Years
of carnage were spent in dreadful
and bloody contests, each battle
field marked with thousands of
lifeless bodies, while the morn
ing's christal deVs in the sunlight
sparkling red with the tint of
human blood, ano for what? to sat-
isfy the greed, and the jealousies
of two cities, too great for one
world to contain, hence one must
perish. Thus these wars contin-
ued until the fierce, daring warrior
Hannibal, the greatest general
Africa has ever produced. gained
control of the Carthagenian forces.
He determined TINT the end must
come. He collected all his armies
and started for Rome. He landed
on European soil, but the great
Alps lay between him and Rome,
and ''just beyond the Alps lies
Italy" How typical of mans
life, the full reai1 ization of his
cherished hopes lies always Gust
beyond" Hannibal, with the
grandest army Africa ever sent to
the battle field seal led the mighty |
Alps. Lead on by that daring i'm
pulse which knows no barriers, up
the high mountain s they slowly
made their way / lntil from the
snow covered sunni its they could
ook down on their enemy, Rome.
Slowly they descended, and slowly
he great Alps shut out from
hem Afric's sunny cline. Slow
y they went down the ruggy
sleeps, and slowly the ruin of Car
hage came on. Rdme's choicest
lrmy, was sent aga INST him, but
Hannibal was again victorious, and
he doom of Rome sc emed to hover
FER the city. At the moment of
'ictory Hannibal paused, and de-
aged his triumphal march. And
Rome ayailing herself of the pres
mt opportunity sent an army
.gainst Carthage. Hannibal has
end back to the defense of his
'ity but to no avail. He was de-
Gated and his army iouted. Sci
10 had conquered Hannibal" In
he course of half a century the
var was renewed, more fierce, more
'ruel, more determined than ever
before. Carthage was captured,
nd this was the end Of that city.
Rome determined that her enemy
hould perish, had the city reduced
o ashes. For seventeen days the
destructive flames tagged until
here was not yestaee left, while
he smoke ascending in graceful
seemed to reach the face of
ieayen as if to light the way for
he angels to look down upon the
obstruction of that cnce mighty
ity. Rome again stood the impe-
ial mistress of the world. But
ime has worked it chtnges. Car
hage has been swept from the !
ace of the earth, and great Rome !
5 but an humble city. ,
MY MUSINGS.
The above sketch while histor-
cal is illustrative of life. Had
Tome been satisfied with her pos !
ession, kept down her envies !,
nd jealousness, devoted her
nergies towards her own immedi- |
ta interasts and had baan oo,to,+ I