The Red Cloud chief., 1895-07-19

ties that make q sovereign detested
and non that make him loved.
He had a sister, the Princess Dido
who was married to a man OF immense
wealth. a worthy nobleman Of Tyre
named Sichaeus. You might think tina,
a king would be glad to have the
friendship and support OF a man OF
that kind. especially in that far-away
time, when thrones rested, at best. upon
somewhat shaky foundations. but Pyg.
malion was so pulled up with Is own
Importance and 80 confident Of his pow.
er, that he sometimes lost his head
He had M passion that s~ubordinated
everything else in his nature-the love
Of gold. and ne was in the habit OF
overriding anything that might stand
In the way Of acquiring Il.
In spite. therefore. Of his close rela-
tionship to %Sichaeus. Of the love that
he should have felt. but did not. for his
beautiful sister. the Princess Dido. he
determined to become possessed Of the
wealth OF S%ichaeus. and to that end he
had him put to death.
But the widowed Dido managed to
outwit the avaricious king. her brother,
and, knowing quite well that she would
follow her husband to the land of
shades X she did not put herself be-
yond the kings reach, she secretly or
ganized q band Of followers. men and
women. and fed from Tyre. taking with
her the riches that Siohaeus had left.
She and her followers sailed away In
ships.
Dido had all the spirit and ambition
of a royal race. and her purpose was TO
found q city In some new country where
h might reign as became the daughter
OF Belus. Committing herself and her
companions. therefore. to the care and
protection Of the gods. she had her
ships polluted toward the distant coast
Of Africa. and after a prosperous voy-
age landed at q point opposite to Sicily.
The natives received her with many
Manifestations Of friendship. and when
she asked them for only so much ground
al might be inclosed with a bulls hide.
they readily gave their consent.
Their amusement. however. turned
10 dismay. and then to downright ad-
IMITATION, when they saw how the
shrewd princess had interpreted her
own proposition.
/ don't know who suggested the idea
to Dido; perhaps she evolved II out Of
her own head: but when the natives
had consented to her request for as
much ground as might be inclosed with
. bulls hide. she had the hide cut into
very fine strips. and then tied together
into q very long string. With this string
she and her followers managed to In
close q pretty sood-sised piece Of
ground. upon which they at once built
. citadel ~ the nucleus OF q town.
And hat IL how the sreat and pow
erful city Of Carthage was founded. a
city that sfterward produced Hamilcar
and Hannibal. two OF the greatest SOL
diers and ch%ieftains Of those times: .
city that rvaled Rome itself In great
ness and power.
One day q great storm swept over
the sea of Carthage. and in the midst
Of II the people could see several ves-
sells struggling with wind and wave.
They were some distance from shore.
but their tempest-driven course showed
that they must soon be wrecked upon
the rocks that lay just outside the har-
Dor.
Word Of their condition was brought
to Queen Dido In her palace. and she
immediate orders that her people
should do what they could to aid the
II they should be wrecked.
But suddenly. as II by SOM super
natural power. the winds subsidized. the
waves laid their foaming crests down
upon the surface Of the sea-. the face Of
was swept clear OF the dark
that had obscured 1t. and the
vessels sailed quietly into port.
The people received the strangers
with generous hospitality. and the
queen sent a messenger to the leader
Of the expedition. requesting him to
appear before her In the palace. Con-