Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-07

by beautifully carved statues OF women.
while other porticocs were supported
BY iiuted Ionic columns. There ~ still
enough left To give one an idea OF what
u once Was. We may think We know
something about buildings In the Nine
teenth century. but we have nothing
that could touch hundreds Of these old
ancient towns. II really surprises one
to hnd the remains OF such beautiful
rich buildings. ana think they were
scini-barbafic people who built them.
Everywhere you turn In the Acropolis
YOU hive to walk around or over huge
blocks Of marble In the shape " col
umns and building blocks. one can
dream for days In the Acropolis pie
turing ancient scenes. thinking Demos
themes. Pcricira. Socrates. Aristotle.
Homer. Themistocies. Epamlnondas,
phidias. Hcrodotos. Thucydidea.
Pythngorar and dozens Of others. have
taught the people and performed before
these broken walls Imagine Demos
themes raising the people In rebellion
against Philip Of Macc1on and AleNnn-
der with his powerful talents. Homer
rccitlng his pieces tn an unapprcclntivc
audience. Ernmiuondna returning from
various victories GAINED through his
genius. Socrates. Aristotle. Pythagoraa
and others, equally ns great. teaching
the people their various philosophlc
Views pertaining t. the Deity aud the
future state 81 man.
| wanted To- meet Diorcnes. who lived
IN tub. bemuaning tho condition NJ
the world. continually looking FOR one
honest man with his princciy ways.
who must continually have passed
down through the main avenue with "a
proud and naughty step. Alexander
mndc his offerings TO the goddess. SO
many great men have lived ana roamed
about these very same old buildings
that one feels like worshlplng the stones
Tor tho sake ~ what they could tell ua
n they could only speak.
I stood looking nt the face Of a statue
lying on the ground with It's cold luol,
staring me Ia the face. I could not help
but think whit history those bcnutl-
fully carved LIPS could repeat " they
could only move. What "a host Of great
men the cold eyes must have gnzod ON
In the centuries ~ watching. II Jaw
the rise ana fall OF Rome. The diHcoy-
cry ~ America. The destruction ~
Athens. The coming Of Christ. The
shake of the earth by earthquakes at
IliH death, " saw the preaching ~
Paul on the ArcopoguH and the rise ana
fail OF many nations Events Hood
ones memory until mind races over
centuries carrying with him important
events, great transactions. inventions.
until the relic that has stood during
these ares becomes more than a mere
piece ~ marble.
After wandering around the Acropoll,
MI day. I spent the next taking In the
rightA ! have a young frrnchmnn
travelling with me. lie IL very fond
~ the ladies'. I am afraid he viii mis-
take one uf these ballet dancers nr
one Of the men Tor lady Aud viii
get o head put on him for hi. palms.
I have been strolllnE about the hills
today. First ! visited the hill whore
Paul preached to tho wise mon ~ that
day. II II called the ArcopaFuH ana
was once the spot whore the supreme
court sat. Here the philosophers and
nrguarn used 60 meet. Socrates was
condemned Ia the homiock from here
There IL nothing on the hill at present
Right below lies the old market whcr.
Paul disputed daily with the Athcn-
cans. tActs i5-iG to the vndl on tho
hillside " the old licma just opposite
the Acfopoiia whore the people wero
called together To- listen TO the orntinnH
or various orators. pcmoSthcnca made
his maiden speech from here. which was
~ poor that he retired amid the jc-rr
~ the audience. He registered an oath
10 make thum respect him the next
time he secluded himself In cave
there studying the works of Sophoclcf
and Eunpidcs. His pcrHevrronc. was
crowned with success. and he who on
the frHt attempt had descended from
the hcnn amid the ridiculc Of thu
| crowd, became at last the most perfect