Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-20

even in Egypt the destruction Of the
mnnn race by comet was an old ira
ditiOn in the very earliest ages of Egyp-
tiun history.
Phnetou's conhagratiou, as described
in Greek literature, is read IN every
written language, and as evidence m
support of the accounts given In Job and
Genesis | quote from Ovid's account Of
phaetons conhugratiOn written 2SlO
years ago, and 10 which the Egyptian
priest referred in the quotation given
above.
Phoebus is the sun. his chariot the
comet and phAeton. who drove the char
lot, is represented Us the son oil fhneuus
pbapton demanded Of his father that he
be permitted TO drive the chariot aud
the sun-god reluctantly consented. aud
tue reins are handed him after advising
him not to drive too high or he would
set ON fire the consultations of the heay-
ems. nor too low or he would destroy the
earth.
nm inexperienced driver, the horses RIM
away leaving the usual path, ana he
earth thereby was set ON hre. Inc
course OF the chariot. or comet, IS mn
utely described. showing thht u came
from the north aud passed the constella-
tions of stars comet Woulu neVVVsslti,i
IN appear to pass IN coming to the earth
orbit. and making II quite probable that
~, ybo', co ",,, strncE the earth on what IS
now IFS northern hemisphere. When the
chnriot. or comet reached the ehrih
Ovid thus describes the result rn.
"rhe scoIehed clouds send ior.u
smoke As each region Is most clevn-
led il is caught by the flames and cleft
il makes vast chasms, It's moisture be-
ing cnrried away. The grass grows pale;
the trees with their foliage are burned
mn and The dry standing corn affords inel
for its own destruction. Great cihts per
ish, together with their torllhcatuhs' dnu
the flames turn whole nations ihto IN ~
es. Woods and mountains are on nro,
Ida. once famed for its springs Is no"
"Phaeton beholds the world set on hre
on All sidos and he cannot endure neat
SO great. and he inhales win ms mouth
| the scorching air ms though rom nneep
| furnace and perceives ms own c iI e
| to be or FIRE, and neither Y he uu,e 70
| henr tho ashes and the emitted enibers;
| IN every side he IL involved in q heated
smoke, Covered with a pitchy darkness
| no knows not whittier he IS going nor
" hero he Is. md he is hurried away at
the pleasure Of the winged sleeds'
| at h belle, ed that then the nations
| cf Ethiopians contracted their oieeS hue'
the blood being attracts lh.o wy ~, A..
| face Of their bodies. Then was Lazy
| 1nrobaflv the I.ihyan desert OF hnhhtal
made DIV by the heat, The moisture be,
ing carried of. then wiz ~, aishe even :.
and me lakes Then the Euphrates wa,
o. FIRE, the Or. ntes was y na ,!R 9 Fsl
the Gauges bciled- The gold whi,h, a.
gus carried with lis water melted III
the flames" a.. WI. nav.
a,,,,t,- so,,en channels without nny
strsams Tie same fate dried up th'
I Rhine. ths Pc and Titer 81,
rhe ocean. too; was dried up A as ' by
49, s,,rfaca Of parched sand. Tbs
mountains, which the deep sea "a had a,6 SSs
cred, start up and increase tn Tb nu ssbe'
sin,' " tha b5ttorn aud the crooked dol
phins DO not raise 70 the suris s,s as f ass
Iifeiees an thcir backs on top OF IN
water" ~, anna, fr,na,
MANY of the wonderful pAssAfes y
Paradise Lost and from tue slui'
source, the destruction Of ths hllilA'