The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-01
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NJ :. y, ~ stand taken by Greece es
se's |" ,..,,sles. 1t is perhaps no'n-
cr' !. . back into the history ',s Of
:, - see where Greece Greece, Of ,t TO-DAY ny
s'is '',,. ~ in this boldest act o.
t''li'',,,' ',.u truly be said tha'
pS'''. ,, : bled and died in the cause
l''s.s y above the barbarous state
ain. ~ .,,steuce. IT was a rugged
81, . err. .,rurgle, and she iald down
bloody .sarpIete exhaustion; put
rrrd % 'y u other nations grappied
~ y, and raised 1t high i IN ane ar +
.spe1s n, N the years that iol,oweu an ID
hT''fn ., \" the path to brighter ana
VI 'l.i,s ~ ,eiyIlizatlon so that we vir-
u plane " II, 10 the Greek nation.
s v u \ III these grand pages oil n tsn,,
W. ,,'.retched hands Of struggling
" mI !. me Island of Crete before
ssiu lander that Grecian manhocH
1 ~ ,.on, us lethargy of more than
NV "a again give impetus 10 the
r" mil Of civilization. Let US re-
~ ~. Nj The gallant deeds OF MS an
y nl1n "a viii not woader at King
r W. .,rs his fleet to tell the Turk
4. 4 loosen hf iron clutches from
", Al an infant, and II me ART OF
~, ~. u preserved TO the Greek the
.m'ssrpment may yet be shaken to
E,aticn .uonoo ia had bere
mia Of Marathon, one OF the most
s,siories. as admitted by histor-
y, s,iped on the field OF battle, the
es Il which Is my own, but Dor
N S,,es locations and statistical
!. rm Herodotus, or, rather from
4, borrowed them from lIerodo-
:. hundred and ninety-four years be-
=, M,th Of Christ, or thereabouts,
nj cloud oyerhung the city OF
!. nj threatened the foundation OF
~ government. on the slope OF
= Il. mountains that overlook the
4 v,ra,hon, on the eastern coast of
rm assembled council of SOL
r,r,ors 10 consider whether they
q IVA hattie to an enemy that lay en-
I'm The valley below. There were
ueubes OF that council of war, and
,heIr deliberations depended. not
!, ths fate Of two strong armies, but
Az future progress of human civil
burr in the balance. They had, in-
tetc matter for anxiety, though, per-
utIe aware how momentous to man
yss The votes they were about TO
r how The generations to come would
ia interest the record of their dis
- They saw before them the in
lcfees Of a mighty empire, which
i ths last fifty years shattered and
~ nearly all the kingdoms of the
They knew that the resources OF
IN country were entrusted to their
ra They saw before them a des-
sumy, sent firth by an enraged king
sMk bis special vengeance on that
b. md another little Greek commu-
stiA had dared to aid in the de-
aas d one OF his provinces. Eretria
s,sd hands with Athens In her bold
isaInst Sardis nine years before, ana
in.rii has fallen before the mighty
I'D ths Persian army, which is march
j 10 Athens. owing 10 dlsparitv of
tn The Aihenian cause seemed to be
suly lost Following several devas-
border wars. the Greeks only had
aE, and they were now TO face n
r army 100000 strong; therefore II
vo.der that The Athenion generals
md vii the stems tbay mero tai,inn
dihsu wanted TO plunge into the hat
ytN i've others had dark forebodings
\ result Calllmachus. the eleventh
,lnn, was the war ruler ard had the
.as vote. On that vote in nil hmm
ssAir. the destiny of al the nations OF
VII depended. MIltiades was the
|SA iader Of the war parry Ws
rANAwar ruler and said: lit now
NV, NJ. ) o az ether to en-
,sxNrself an immortality OF fame
Meeosn through all ages 10 come
ntie noblest deeds OF man. for
~ the Athenlans were A peonle
Nameh danger as they are at III,
r'nsat Ii they yield to thee
w VII pass into bondage that will
manhood Of ofI all H,b "a Si IS So
NJ Ne the invaders ro,v on,r,,,oL,,,
Insn's. Fall upon them and drive
~ our soil. Brave Atheniqn. cast
we q become. a N,o..i