The Lamar register., 1895-07-20

clouds that had Qose1fro k N4a sac
vessels sailed quietly into port
The people received she strtngers
with generous hospitality, snd the
Queen sent 4 messenger % the reader
- the expedition selGe stlng klm 70
appear before her in the palace Con-
dueted by the messenger the leader SCI
forth al once 20 obey the royal COM
mAnd.
..welcoue ncAle stranger sat3 Dido,
as the leader came into her prssence,
II know not whence you came. hui u
is enough that you and your people
have been stoFrn-driven: All Carthage
Is subject to your sili until such time
as you shall have repaired the Injury
you have sustaiEed- /. myself am not
unacqualnied with s1rrow. and have
learned % suecor the uufortunata Wei
come. therefore. 70 this good dty Of
Carthage. OF vhich am queen
Most noble queen. said the stranE-
er, a man of heroic form and bearlng.
u thank you for your hospitahls greet
ing; may tbs gods forever bless you
and your generous people
know. Queen Dido, that I am
Aeneas. one II the chieftains % Troy.
That fair city after ten years % b~r1ie
struggle against the vaiar and strategy
OF the besieElrg Greeks. has fallen and
its good peopla-all except those that
came here with me IN my shlps-hANs
suffered death by spear and sword at
the hands OF our victorious enemy
Yes. queen Troy Is re more: tts
palaces and its temples are In ashes,
and It's people arr dad We are the
only survivors of the dire calamity. and
we seek spot wherc. snaer the sood-
VIII and protection q the roas we may
rehAhIlitats ourselves and mayhap
found a new city and a new race.
Noble AeneAs said DIDO. 1T rrseves
me to hear that Tros IL no more. BuE
right ~orfhiIy lad her gallant sons bear
themselves IA her defense As lnnE a.
the world endures shall their praises -
sung and their names be houqrca-
You say that you and your
followers ars seekinT . new home
gallant men within her walls
Herr there shall b no distiac-
tion between csrthsEinian aad Trojan.
Your people shall b. my peapls- and
my people shan b yours Atiae VI
CarthaEe and Hnd here The faihitmeat
Of your amhltinns
And then tffs queen ordered a great
feast prepared in honor % he- guests;
but before the feast shers were Rthjeti-
games. such as the people % that axe
iudulsed IN. at which The men q Garth
=
tended on equal terms The whole city
gave Itself up 70 festfvfty. Ana the
storm-tr-aten Troyans were led 70 Tor
get their distress
In the evening the feast was spreRt
IN the great bali % the palace. and
Queen Dido made Aeneas ST beside hes
en- her throne Then while TIE feEtivi-
lies went on around theri. she bade hIrn
tell her the story q his escape FROM
Troy and his adventures before the
storm drove him 10 CarthaEe
This most noble queen. sale
Aeneas- IL hoS Il happened For ten
years had the Greeks. led by Agnuns-n-
non. Meuelauz Achilles and the rest.
sought in vain 70 capture Troy Many
great and glorious struggle had TAX
en- plaea upor TIE plains before the city.
sud many n brilliant deed af arms had
been done by Warrs0rs on both sides
But strategy accomplished what
vaior hsd failed 70 Do. and when our
people h2uI@t wtthfn the gates a great
wooden horse that the Greeks had sefJ
upon the piaiu our dsnET vas scaled
That wooden hnFze was fiIIet With some
OF the braves = our enemies. and al
night traitor opened It's side and
turned the warriors loose uPoa our Un-
suspecting peoi,le
-StraiEhtway these warriors opened
the city gates - their soldiers and Troy
was taken Then followed al the hor-
rors Of rre, pil.aEs and massacre. In
the midst q which managed to nna
my way ont ~ the CITY bearing my
father, Anchises upon my shoulders. 3
and leading my HitIr son By the haaa
Close after me fo!i1wed my wife. but