The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-24
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MONTANA CORRESPONDENT OF the San Fran
CISCO Bulletin records an adv enture he had
with bear. He was returni ng to his cabin
after an excursion in the m ountains, and
heard strange sort OF rumbling from the
inside as he approached. eve had left the
door open, but concluded to cautiously peer in
at the window to see what was going on inside.
In the dusk we discovered a mass OF blackness
moving around in the cabin. At once we knew
monster bear was there. The Winchester
lay inside near the window. By breaking
In the pane we could reach It. For a moment
only we hesitated and soon the gun was ready
tracted the attention of his bearship and he
whlrled about face. We fired again and again.
The monster beast rolled upon the floor upset
the table, spilled the ink, scattered papers and
created general whirl around We lighted q
lamp and found basket of eggs and a side of
bacon had furnished bruin with an evening
meal"
THREE things" said old Nathaniel Ward of
Ipswich, my heart hath naturally detested' "
One of these, continued the sturdy old Massa.
chusetts Puritan, was 'the standing of the
Apocrypha in the Bible" and the Puritaps, as
is well known, excluded it from their Bibles.
The American Bible Society seldom prints an
edition containing the Apocrypha, so that we
are compelled, usually, to buy an English edi-
ton If we would read the Wisdom of Solo
mon" or the books of Maccabees. But one
would suppose that an English clergyman, such
as Rev. A. j. W. Morrison. who translated
Goethe's Letters From Switzerland and Italy"
would have read the ii. Maccabees, in King
James version, and would recognize the sacri-
legfous Heliodorus wherever he met him. Yet
when Goethe speaks of frescoes by Luca Gior-
dano at Naples, representing the paralysing Of
Heliodorus, Mr.. Morrison gravely adds In q
note, This was the bishop of Trcca, in Thes-
his bishopric for writing a novel " or words to
that effect. Raphael, as well as Luoa Giordano
and other artists, painted this conversion of
Heliotorus, and there is a sketch of 1t by ALI
N ha xyflan ~ ulraRR
the Cheney brothers. The tale Is told In II.
Maccabees ill.,, $40. When Reliodorus the
treasurer of Seleucus, king of Syria. entered
the temple at Jerusalem to carry away its
treasure. there appeared q horse with a ter
riole rider upon him, and adorned with very
1atr covering, and he ran f1ercely and smote at
Hehodorus with bis fore feet, and 1t seemed
that he that sat upon the horse had complete
harness of gold. Moreover, Two other young
men appeared before him, notable in strength,
excellent In beauty and comedy In apparel,
who stood by him on either side. and scourged
MIN continually, and gave him many sore
stripes Heliodorus fell suddenly to the ground
and was compassed with great darkness" He
recovered at the intercession OF the high priest,
Onlas, when the same young men, In the same
clothing. appeared and stood beside Helidorus,
saying The Lord hath granted thee life; and
seeing that thou hast been soourged from
nsayep, declare unto all men the mighty power
words they appeared no more. The
and made no more attempts to plunder thu
sanctuary But his conversion was not very
permanent, for he afterward murderei his
master Seleucus, and tried 10 make himself
king. about IT'S B. c. We shall see what Renau
makes of this legend when he gets to the time
of the Maccabees ,JoSephus takes no notice of
1t. The Bishop Heltodorus lived about 500 years
later and was good man as well as a good
Greek novelist. Had he lived in our day, he
would have excelled Charles Reede Raphael
also painted one of tae scenes in the 'Ethiopics"
OF this bishop, that where the hero and heroine
meeting for the first time at religious rite, fall
assisted BY bv Nahum erT F,. of q"a
The priest began to make the offering while
Theagenes took the torch from the hands Of
Chariclea. AS soon as these two beheld each
other their souls. as II acquainted at first sight
pressed to meet their equals in worth and
beauty. AT first they remained amazed and
without motion; at length, though slowly,
Charlclea gave and received the torch; so fixing
calling to remembrance where they had met
before Then they smiled. but so stealingly as
1t could hardly be perceived but little In their
eyes; but, as if ashamed, they hid away the
motions of JOY with bushes, and again. when
ahectlon had engaged their hearts they grew
pale" This is fine picture, and as modern as
It Is ancient. Something in this recalls the
beautiful verses Of Emerson:
o. fair and stately maid whose eyes
Were kindled in the upper skies
At the same torch that lighted mine;
For so | must interpret still
Thy sweet dominion DER my will,
sympathy divine.
All let me blameless gaze upon
Features that seem at heart my own,
Nor fear those watchful sentinels,
Who charm the more their glance forbids,
Chaste- glowing, underneath their lids,
With fire that draws while it repels.
THE motions of the soul are favorite themes
for the poet. Drydens friend, Anne Killigrew,
said OF Mrs. Oatharine Phillips who was called
the matchless Orinda":
Orinda, Albion's and her sex's grace
Owed not her glory to a beauteous face;
1t was her radiant soul that showed within,
Which struck a lustre through her outward skin
That did her lips and cheeks with roses dye,
Advanced her hight and sparkled in her eye.
Orinda herself wrote some times better than
this, as when she translated st. Amant's
French lode to Solitude" or in original verse
SAID
Then welcome, dearest solitude,
My great felicity;
Though some are pleased to call thee rude,
Thou art not so. but we.
Opinion is the rate of things;
From hence our peace doth 1ow;
have better fate than kings,
Because l think 1t SO.