The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-16

MS father heaped renroaches ouraes
ara vituporation upon him. Get thee
from this land" at length cried Theeeus.
10 thine exile with ali speed. Move,
more snait thou behold Eod-bn!lt Athens
Iome not again To the furthest sbor, OF
my realm My hand has weight VII.
'''lsS l'Ae thee "a slay-but 70, and misery
an" perpe'uai exile be Thy portion unless
the gift OF Pose'don shall slav Tho. erstn
/ The Mortified youth collected bimsa,t
little and said: Father. thine anger {.
terrible But II all the hidden thinus q,
this affair were laid open to thee Won,
speech would not be SO venyeful can.
not speak before the crowd Neverth.less
si'oe this blow mas fallen upon me. !
must not he dumb swear by this sun.
li2ht and this earth that there IS mt a
mar N MI thy realm more innocent than
You all know how I have held mysef
since boyhood-how chastc IL nv lie o.
Innocence movo thee not. 40 he Il; Ru.
tell me II tina; poor woman lying was. m
Z her life, so fair to tempt me from al,
/ that I have been hefore"
SO Iiippoly;us poured out his pleading,
aud recalled the BUSINESS and the purity
Of his life; swore by all the gods his in
; nocence. and called down veneeanc. or
himself hero and hereafter II lie had eve,
I even IN thought or deed been untrue 10
+ Theseus. Again ard again the truth cams
10 his lips-and yet no would not say II.
And u he do. what witnesses had hef
Tho old nurse would hardy confess nc,
part in the matter And vino would he.
iieve his story? All he could say only
made his faiAer more determined % havs
vengeance on him. ard only made MIN
believe more firmly tho tablet taken from,
hs dead w!fe's hand. luppolytus wa.
about 70 throw everything 10 tho wind.
and tell his father the tru,t\when no re-.
nembered lis oath-that oath or secrecy
which the Why nurse had cxtorted from
him before she told him ~ the Queen.
love. r spoke he would not only break
rs oa;h, but. he knew ull well wouia
break & IN vain There was no way for
him 20 turn The scorncd Aphrod,c had
him "a n trap
lie began again to recall TO ,he King
how pure MS lie hsd beon. when Theseus
cried ou;. He coaxes nc 1!th MS sanity
ionstcl Up get thee Eonc from this land.
BECOME, GcgoueH AN" cried H.ppolytus.
whittier shall TURN ne. 5anssaed on a
charge OF tails kiud VINO Will receive such
an outcast7n "rrose answered the King.
VINO wli' Hesone 90 ,hc!r nome vie raw
!shers tIol slaves. drag this ,elon from
my presence," Tho siaves came forward
20 se.ze the Prince bat IIlppolytus turned
upoa then, SO nercely That ,hey hes.tated.
ana ne cred out; They ;oJrh me a ,heir
pcril rhine own hand MT L YOU Ike. nnd
drlYe me f,om this lam, out no slavn's
hand snail touch Hippoly;ns" II lit my
hsnd. ocEoncr' answered Thcscu.
Slowly and sadly thn young Prinoe
turned and passed out OF the palace gates
between tire statues OF Artenis and Aphro-
RE- 80, =
pnusci moment In prayer. but gsve no
need 10 tho statue OF Tho Cyprian Queen.
Then he looked oUt over ,ae FAIR land o,
gods ard heroes and made his last fare
well 10, / am driven torth. branded as
caitln." pe cried. Farewell, srea,
Athens. farewell Trozen-what riches OF
youth have not seen on our broad
pslngs! This is tho end, the last word.
tho las; took
a. he stood there many 81 his youthful
; friends and some OF ha chosen huntsrnen
who remained faithful 10 MIN in spite OF
> the great crime with which he was charged
came 10 him and declared that they be-
iieved IN his Innocence and would share his
: eXie ltlppoly.us and hts followers went
: away toward the ssashore. which lay
about three miles az
Z Not long after a messenger came run
= 'it4iE ~ ifSN' anu tSllttlpll Ip tIir pa.tiSo
1 demanding TO see the King. Just tn.
Z messenger was making Dis demand the
n gates opened and tho King came out and
! asked what his news was. Your son is
r dead" answered the messenger. How did
u he de?" coldly asked Thescus. Ills own
= Wild team OF horses destroyed him. an
d swered the man. and Il In reply to
e Thy prayer TO Poseidon which you uttered
o In he hearing or i45 all hut now In the
a palace" An" replied tho King. mot In
vail, DO 7 call Poseidon father. Well, tell
I me how Tho death occurred, tho detail ~
d 4. would know in what manner Pose
:. idon fulailed his promise
: Then the man told how the friends whc
Q remained faithful to IIippolytus had await
.e Cd him with his chario> aud his two fiery
i steeds at the seashore. The Prince thanked
Is them ana said that ne would go forth
. alone not desiring 10 drag his friends into
q ex!le Iio mounted The chariot and drove
Y away as they, III tears. stood watchinf
II him. Suddenly, as the Prince drove alona
the beach q sea monster came out of the
ID waves ana frightened the horses. In spite
ID OF the splendid strength and skill OF the
'e Prince the stecds became unmanageab!t
70 and hnally--the sea monster ever pursuins
10 and keeping the steeds In trlght-he wa
;" dashed over a cliff and killed. Bring tn
'd body here. Let me SEQ mis- face. SAFE
III the King. Some pity for mine own biooC
ID moves me-
m The King re-entered the palace and wal
S. alone in his chamber when there appeared
)" Ia him the goddess Artens. She told hin
to the whole story OF the love OF Phmdra ant
ly OF her revenge Bew!ldered and dunn
se founded. Theseus listened to the words OF
$. the goddess. md when finally ne compre
IN hended all he cried: 30 goddess, let ms
s die" just as the monarch made this crs
re there caIno III throus OF attendants sup
Is porting Hippolytus-not dead, as tho MES
@ senger had reported. but hurt unto death
n 50 father ana son. now understanding
eecn other. forsnve and blessed eacl
,, other. and the Prince died In his father:
: arms. The Goddess OF Love had taken full
c. vens eoncc FOR her neglected shrine.
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