San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-11-17

! And as when beneath the north wind
, ripple a fish leapeth on tangle coveret
beach, and then the black wave hidetl
it, so leaped up Euryalus at that blow
But great hearted Epeos took him in hi
hands and set him upright and his dea,
comrades stood around him and Dor,
him from the ring with trailing feet
splitting out clotted blood, dropping hi.
head awry, and they set him down in hi.
swOon among them and themselves went
back and fetched the two handled cup.
Euryalus was knocked out in one
round. Such description of the similar
New Orleans contest would perhaps
serve people better than the elaborate
work of art which was prepared for
them. The poet does not descend to de.
tails-he does not give information
enough. But then perhaps Homer does
not aim to give information merely. He
seeks rather to present a picture, and
the picture is there.
1t will be noticed that there were no
"clinches" in this struggle, but it is
otherwise in the next game which the
greatest of epic bards goes on to de-
scribe. Achilles offers tripod for use
before the fire as a prize for the winner
in the "grievous wrestling match" and,
speaking to the assembled Greeks,
opens the contest with these words,
Rise all who would enter this combat"
"Thereupon arose great Ajax, son of
lebanon, and Odysseus, of many wiles,
the crafty minded. And the two being
girt went into the midst of the ring and
clasped each other in their arms with
mighty hands like gable rafters of
lofty house which some famed crafts
man joineth, that he may battle the
winds force. And their backs creaked,
gripped firmly under the vigorous hands,
and sweat ran down in streams, and
many weals along their ribs and shout
ders sprang up red with blood, while
ever they strOve amain for victory, to
win the wrought tripod"
After this sort of thing had gone on
for awhile it began to irk the well
greaved Achaians'-i. e., it made the
crowd tired. To settle matters, Ajax,
by agreement, first lifts Odysseus and
tries to throw him, but he "struck deft-
ly from behind the hollow of Alas knee
and loosed his limbs and threw him
down backward, and Odysseus fell upon
his chest, and the people stared and
wondered. Then in his turn much en-
during, noble OdysSeus tried to lift. and
moved him little from the ground, but
could not lift him, so he crooked his
knee within the others, and both fell on
the ground near to each other and were
soiled with dust"
Then Achilles interferes. "Victory is
with both," he said. "Take equal prizes
and depart that other Achaians may
contend" In modern parlance, they
fought to a draw, There was no "kick-
ing" against the referees decision. The
combatants wiped the dust from them
and put their doublets on" The de-
scription is poetical-not practical. 1t
has been admired and lauded by all the
world for 5000 years or more, yet if it
was sent to the average American news
paper editor as an account of an actual
occurrence for publication in the sport
ing columns it would be rejected With
ScOrn.-New Ork w Orlu.
English Policemen.
The police regulations in England are
very different from those common in
this country. The policeman there is
not nearly so autOcratic as he is hero
and would never think of using a club
or striking man, except in self defense.
}. Gilmer Speed gives this story of their
mild sway:
Upon one occasion a man came into
my office and created a disturbance.
ordered him out. He declined to go, so
sent for policeman. A sergeant came.
| said to him:
This man does not belong here and
refuses TO leave my Office, Will you
please take him out?'
expected the sergeant to tell the man
he must go, and then if he did not move
on | expected to see the officer remove
him by force. Not at all. The sergeant
said, you had better leave here, sir, "
and his tone was as respectful and civil
as though he was asking favor.
The man manifested no intention OF
leaving, and the police officer began an
inquiry as to his reasons for wanting to
stay. This so exasperated me that put
the man out myself, greatly to the
establishment and apprehension of the
officer. ...
He explained to me that had no right
to interfere in the matter | had brought
to his attention, and that doubtless the
intruder would get out warrant against
me and have me arrested for assault
She Didn't Indulge.
They were enjoying a moonlight walk
in the park. His was nature strongly
tinged with romance. Her nature leaned
| decidedly toward the practical side of