Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-07-19


Acropolis, while below and around its
eet cleaned the unwonted lights OF
.Athens, seen fitfully between the gusts
rain. The long, low plain between
+thens and Pir@us looked dark and
loomy, and altogether the scene was
ismal and forbidding.
At least it seemed so to the little
oys who clasped q lamppOst on the
hole at Pir9us to keep from being
Town down by the fierce gusts of
Fol, who took life easily, after the
tanner of most orientals. Snugly hid
en behind a doorway, he was shelter
from the fury of the gale.
These boys hung to the lamppost
18th all their strength and strained
eir eyes out toward the open sea be-
veen the lighthouses. At their feet
God a basket of shells such as are
lst up along the shore.
The elder boy was about 10 years old
nd the younger s. Their sturdy,
fonzed legs were bare. and no hats
|vered their shining black curls.
"Truly, Demetrius, the sea is angry
day. 1t was like that when papa
ent away, when he never came back"
id the elder boy.
Eyes, and mamma is afraid today"
pswered the smaller one in shrill
mes, which were clear and distinct in
lite of the storm, land the captain of
e Heracles came and asked papa to
with him and said the fishing would
good, but mamma told him to stay
home, for the sea monsters who eat
sailors were hungry today"
My mother said the same, but l am
and go to school, and know there
no sea monsters and that it is the
md that makes the waves, and the
nd is just air in motion. All those
prizes are just old fables. don't be-
We them. Let US leave here and
NIB over the point where we can see
boats, and perhaps we can find
me more shells there. When | grow
eyer, l am going to sea on long voy-
es."
$50 am l." answered little Demetri-
81 want to be an admiral. | don't
mt to die in my bed. on planks, as
grandfather said. The captain of
Heracles let's me go on board some
hes, and once | climbed the mast.
e captain said I'd be a sailor some
y. Did you ever go on boat and
NIB the mast, Mlltiades? Did your
Xoc xuhnn fnthnr yua o1ipn
boat, and now sometimes the cap
MS let me go out fishing with them,
en- it is fine. I've never been out in
storm. You know l have to gather
Flls for my mother to polish and
="
Yes, l know, and I'll always help
till grow big"
By this time the ascent of the hill,
ich was really a promontory, began
grow difficult, and the boys found
ter use for their breath than words,
they struggled along; but, sturdy
lngsters as they were, they sur
united it and descended on the other
e enough TO be somewhat sheltered
m the wind. The rain had ceased to
/ their bare heads. There they rest.
awhile, when Miltiades said:
Demetrius, you stay here. | will go
yn along the beach. The tide is out,
the wind blows offshore, so that |
y find some pretty Shells"
III go, too" said the little one.
No, you stay here and watch for the
racles. l won't be long. The tide
turn soon now"
aging that Miltiades seized the bas.
and emptied all the shells it con,
ped out on the wet grass and, laugh
said as he started away:
Now you will have to stay there TIL
bme. Take good care of my shells
iltiades bounded down the steep hill
II he came to the rocky shore which
dered the narrow sandy beach. Lit