Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-12-19

ysseus in which he urges to con-
tinue the war agrceably to the
omens sent by Zeus:
Thus spoke the crowd and Odys-
seus the sacker of cities, stood up
holding the sceptre. And the
bright eyed Athena by his side re-
sembling herald kept urigng the
people to be silent, in order that
both the nearest and most remote
Of the sons of the Achaeans might
at the one ard the same time hear
his speech and ponder over his
counsel. He being well disposed
towards them addressed them and
said:
20 son of Aureus the Achacans
desire to make thee, King the
most contemplate man among all
mortals who employ articuiate
speech, since they do not perform
the promise, the same promise
which they promised-lit. stood
under-as they were still on their
way hither-i. c. to Troy-from
the horse-fecding Argos that thou
after sacking the wcll-walled Troy
shouldst return home. For indeed
like tender children and women be-
reft-of their pusbands-do they
mournfully long the one to the other
to return homeward. Truly too, it
is grief to return home tired out
with an Improbable war; For
anyone remaining away even one
month from his wife is sad near
his strong ship-anyone whom
the wintry storms and the sea
when excited keep back; but for
us remaining here the ninth year
is rolling round-.i. c. we are here
nearly nine years. For Achacans
are sad near the curved ships. But
even in spite of all that it is, as
sure you, disgraccful both to re-
main-so- long and to return
home empty handed. Cheer up,
O friends and remain while long
er in order that we may know
whether Kalchas prophesies truly or
not. For this we know we'll in
our minds, as all yc, whom the
fates of death did not carry away,
are witnesses; but yesterday or
day before yesterday. e. lately
when the ships of the Achaeans
were mustered in Aulis-a Boeo-
tian hsrbor on the Uriups-to car
ry ca1amitics to Priam and to the
Trojans; and we round about a
fountain were offering among the
sacred altars-Note: The Greeks
had no temple here. The woods
were at this time, as in the earl
lest times of their religion, their
I temples-to the immortals I'M
blemished hecatombs, under beau
tiful piane-tree, whence followed
clear water, then appeared won
derful poi tent-a snake on the
back all blood red, terrible, which,
mark you, the Olympian himself
sent forth to the light, gliding
from beneath an altar darted direct
1y to the plane tree and here were
brood, on the topmost branch,
crouched under the leaves-cIght,
and the mother, which Matched
them, was the ninth. See Gen
Al chap. He now devoured them
twittering piteously. And-as-
the mother was flying round about,
lainenting for her dear brood, he,
by the wing when she was shrek
ing about And when he had de-
voured the brood of the sparrow and
herself, god, the very god who
caused him to appear, Emade this
portent very clear. For the songof
crafty Kronos changed him-the
snske-into stone; and we who
stood by wondered what had hap
pened.
Thus then dire portents occurred
at the time of the sacrifices in
honor of the gods, and Kalchas then
Immediately said prophsying
Wherefore have ye become silent
with amazement, o long haired
Achaeans? To us indeed the all
wise Zeus has shown this great
wonder, late in its fulfilment, the
glory of which shall never fade
away. AS that-snake devoured
the brood of the sparrow and the
sparrow -herself-eight and the
mother, which Matched the brood,
was the ninth, SO shall we wage
war there so many years. but on
the tenth we will capture the wide
waved city, Thus he-Kalachas
spoke. Just now all these
things are on the point of fulfill
ment. But ceme, remain all of ye,
well greaved Achaeans, here, on