Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1914-01-19
THE STORY OF FABIA
A Roman Citizen

Editor Evouing Herald.
Dear Sir. in this day of modern
tcudtu,iea when old standards are
being swept away and the sublime
types are fast disappearing, 50 seems
To me that wc need to encourage tho
kind Of woman Ire Fabln, whom /
read about recently in story based
ON authentic Latin translation and
au extract OF which ] um enclosing Go
you. Win Kind rcgarda
Sincerely YOURS.
PAUL ELY McCHEsNEY. N. ID.
Alhuuuerdue. y. NJ. Jan 10.
Fahia was thc wife 81 ovid, ono
OF the great Roman poets. When "a
y0unf girl she had married 4, l,pman
sChlicr, WIN, had been. sent tcNay to
tne war and hid bceh KILLED, 1cuviug
her with little daughter. Later IN
lie ovid had met and fallen in love
with her and she had become his
wife, loving and caring FOR him with
all her being, and with the devotion
of nor muturod mind and soul They
lived many happy years together in
his beautiful home ut Rome. After
beinE the popular poet snd favored
friend ht court. ovid iu his late ycnrB
was hauiEhed Go "a Tar distant colony
OF Rome. and ordered 90 go there
alone. SO h. was forced Co leave
Fabiu and their two daughters (uvid
| also had q daughter by his first wifcl
who had since married and gone
Iawny go their husbands homes.
So Fabn was lcn alone iu the
beautiful homo at Rome. She had
lalway4 been content 10 ho Ovid's wife
1 A.. Il NF
movement for she emancipation OF
her sex. present in Rome az that time.
/ just as IL is with us today She had
been called old fashioned, and now
while ovid had been gone for two
years she had suffered and learned n
lot. Her reason told her that apprc-
| citation of beauty In Mature and Art
| grace ana clcranco in mtCners, in
| tellecuml freedom and a cost FOR In
| al, idual development we're essential
factors in the progress Of civilization.
| OVid's citizenship had satisfied her
But always within tho barriers of her
| own Individuality that faith which Is
deeper warmer, more mastery than
reason had kept her the rcyorcnt low
er of duty. the passionate guardian
| of character for whose sake she
would dcny not only ease ana joy but
| even o. the dire need came, beauty
| itself
! SHE had neither arms nor COUNSEL
90 give Co her country She could not
even give SONS born of her body
taught ~ her spirit She WIS g. wo'
man. alone. sho was growing old, sh'
wus uugfted She would hc nothinl
but "a private in the ranks an OBJ
scure workman among master build
ers But she could uncr her victory
over herself and ask her country "a
take back and use character howr
aud shaped in accordance with it'
traditions Her husbands citizenship
mad become 20 legal fable. She would
take it aud mold it with her own. ane
content never 20 know the outcome
las them both upon the altar oI
Romc's immortal spirit,
| What did her country need, save
in wonderful forms, which oblitcrat'
ud hc barriers Of sex. the sacrifice
uf SELF the performance ct duty. the
choice of courage 20 ln the mornini
her uncle. who had been away for ,
few weeks came to see her ~
looked koonly Into hor eyes an sh'
hnHtoned across he wide room q
greet him Then his own oyei
flashed and with sudden glad move
mont he bent and kissed her hands
| Heart of ms heart be said, ia
an eNile'H house ! salute "a H0mRn '-
| Extract from "Roads from Rome