Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-01-06

ing through the water like an arrow,
and in a few minutes Oscar saw tall
marble columns and great buildings
rearing up above solemn, waving cy-
press trees, and the shore all covered
with myrtle. High mountains, snow
topped, showed in the background,
and all these, too, looked like things
cut from paper. Men in white gar
ments, such as he had seen in pictures,
were roaming about beneath the trees
and reciting poems to one another,
men crowned with ivy and violets and
bearded strangely.
"Ah, dear old Hellas!" cried the
Tetrarch. al have not seen it in a
thousand years. You know this land?"
Now, if he had said, "dear old
Greece" Oscar would have recognized
it at once, but Hellas" was a new
one to him. He made no reply, and
the Tetrarch added:
"There's fine statue of Herakles,
isn't it?"
Looks like Hercules" said Oscar,
examining it. II have seen picture
like that"
"It's all the same. Herakles is
Greek"
"Everything you say is Greek to
me" sighed the boy.
"Yonder walks old Aesculapius,
and behind him strides the great Milo,
who carried an OK on his shoulders.
Fine gentleman is Milo. OF course you
are familiar with the tale?'
Oscar was getting so mad that he
was quite ready to jump overheard,
when the boats PROV touched the
shore and the Tetrarch sprsng out.
"Come," said he, "and we will soon
settle your fate"
He led Oscar toward a group Of men
under tree, and when he reached
them he said: -
"Oh, philosophers and seers OF
mighty Greece, I bring to you a
strange and wonderful being, a boy
who boasts that he knows it all and
yet has never looked into the diction-
ary."
They glared at him in silence.
"What think you, great Pericles,
and you, oh Socrates of such q won-
der?"
al do not understand you," re.
piled Socrates, while Pericles stared in
proud amazement. eff you will
kindly explain what you are talking
about / will answer you, although
have not the pleasure OF your &C.
quaintauce."
"Why, just as l cay. This boy
never saw the inside Of q dictionary"
"Well, neither have l." answered
Socrates. "What on earth is a die.
tionaryW
"Grest Eblis" exclaimed the Tet.
rarch. "I forgot. They were not in.
vented in your time. Excuse me"
He hurried away with Oscar, who was
delighted at his discontinue, and Who
had feeling of kindness for Socrates
that he would have liked to express.
Up through the cypress groves they
went until at last they came to an i'm.
mense circular depression between
the hills. Around its level bottom,
where few scragsly cedar trees we're
growing, were ranged row after row
of stone benches, and its resemblance
to circus struck Oscar instantly. It
was very old. as he saw at once, for
many ancient trees grew between the
stone seats, which were crumbled and
in many places. The Tet-
rarch stopped and said:
This is the stradium. What is A
"a circus" replied Oscar, at a
guess.
Right. and now you will see a
circus that will surprise you! In yon.
der amphitheater you will face three
from the dictionary YOU de.
spise, three noble beasts, who, if you
do not at once recognize them and
name them properly, will tear you
limb from limb"
Oscar shuddered and began to cry,
The Tetrarch added:
Il will help you out just a little bit.
l will tell you the names OF the three.
but will not reveal which is which.
That you must discover for yourself, if
you do not know them. They are the
Epyornis, the Hanuman and the
Koodoo."
He conducted the boy into tho
center OF the amphitheater and said !:
' Here I leave you to your own re-
sources. II you can't name the three
animals you are a goner, sure. Be
careful, and look sharp! Also, fare.
WE'LL"
But who are all thcse?" cried Oscar,
seeing Tor the first time that suddenly
ali the seats were filled with every
sort OF creature. Not only were all
manner of men in every sort of cos
tune sitting there, as we'll as an i'm
mense number of unknown animals,
but queer instruments, machines. ve-
hlcles, boats aud plants were there,
thousands OF them!
"These are the things in the die
'lonary that you don't know!" re-
Piled the Tetrarch, grinning malicious
y. "They are here to see you finish
Here come the awful three, and l
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