Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18
GRANDFATHER RELATES
TALE OF TROJAN LOSS
Children Listen with Close Attention
While the Sack of Troy is
Described by the Old
Man

well, Grandfather, here we are
again." announced Jack, as the group
of boys and girls entered the library.
They all greeted their grandfather,
of whom they were particularly fond,
and then stacked their tennis rackets
and roller skates in one corner of the
room.
II like story telling better than -skat-
ing, anyhow" said little Elise, "espe-
cially when Grandpa tells the stories =
Are you going to tell us the rest
about the Wooden Horse today" asked
Tom II have been wondering how
those fellows got out of the horse IL
it was so big. Did they have ladder
inside to get down to the ground with!
why, no. my boy" said Grand
father. Have you forgotten about
Simon, the Greek boy, who had been
taken into the city by the Trojans?
HE pretended to be a traitor to his
own people and in reality he was work
ing for them all the time"
I'VE left the men and women OF
Troy holding a great feast because they
thought that the soldiers of Greece had
sailed away from their shore and given
up their war upon them. AS a matter
of fact, the Greeks had sailed only so
far as the island of Tenedos, where
they were out of sight of Troy, but
were really within close reach. AS soon
as darkness yelled the city King Aga
memnon ordered a rocket fired from his
ship, which was the signal that all
sheuld sail back from Tenedos to Troy.
"Sinon was watching for this signal
and when he saw it and knew that
aid would be at hand Immediately he
opened a secret door in the great horse,
placed ladders in position and the
Grecian chiefs came forth all in battle
array"
Now, Grandpa, If you are going to
have any fighting stories / can't stay
and hear the story, for you know that
fighting stories always make me cry"
interrupted Elise.
"Weli, my dear child" said her
grandfather 1--WE will have little
story of the battle for that is part of
history, but you must remember that
these men all lived many, many years
| ago and that they were constantly at
war If they had not been fighting the
Greeks they would have been ,at war
with some other people. People did
not love peace then as we do now.
The girls and women were taught that
| it was right for them to send their
sons and brothers out to battle.
''Women were proud of their sons
who went forth bravely to fight for
their country and would have thought
you very cowardly little girl to
dread hearing about the deeds of these
heroes of long ago."
"Oh, never mind her, Grandfather"
said Tom with impatience. II want to
| hear how the soldiers got into the city,"
"Yes--well, you see, as soon as
Epieus and his brother officers of the
Greek troops had got out from their
cavern in the body of the great horse
they went at once to the gates of the
| city and opened them, first killing the
guards and all who might sound an
| alarm.
Presently the men from the Greek
ships were landed and entered the city.
They began a night of killing and
burning which remains one of the most
horrid of historical pillages."
A questioning look on the face of
some of the listeners warned Grand
father here that they did not under
stand him and he stopped and inquired
as to their doubt.
why, it's that last word you used,"