El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-29
Condensed NOUel Series One 4 Day
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Condensation by Professor william Fenwick Harris.

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l seats upon the Seaean Gate looked
down upon the hosts Of Greeks and
Trojans marshalled in the plain. For
nine long years the armies had con-
tended. Why had Agamemnon brought
the men Of many cities TO fight around
the walls Of Priam's Troy? What
was it all about?
Homer sings Of the wrath Of
Achilles. but the beginning Of all the
trouble goes far back Of that to the
tale OF a princely shepherd on a night
surprised as he watched his flocks
upon Mount Ida The goddesses Hera.
Athene, the -Aphrodite make him
choose one Of the world-old wishes;
the judgment of Paris is for a lair
face and love To fulfin her promise
Aphrodite leads him to king Meme
laus' court in Sparta Back 10 Troy
Paris brings queen Helen and great
treasure. A hue and cry follow
throughout Greece. Menelaus calls TO
his help the great overload, MS
brother Agamemnon, Achilles the
sacker OF cities. willy OdysSeus, ven
cradle and genial Nestor. and all the
chivalry OF the land with men and
ships to make war on Troy
Others must pay for the wrong
doing OF Paris-old king Priam OF
Hecuba, Hector and his noble wife
AndrOmache, his little son AstyanaX,
Cassandra- and all the rest whom the
toll OF war involves Other stories OF
the tale Of warning years up 70 the
tenth, where the Had begins Hector
is the leader OF the Trojans; Achilles
has been the great fighting force OF
the Greeks. though now ne has with
drawn in anger 10 MS tent because
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king Agamemnon-
The hostile hosts are advancing TO
the battle- a dramatic moment brings
denelaus and Paris in sight Of one
another. The wrath OF Hector blazes
out against Paris for all the evil and
shame his theft Of woman and wealth
have brought The gay and debonair
Paris however, can show splendid
moments Hector. thy taunt is just,
But throw not At me the lovely gifts
Of golden Aphrodite- The glorious
gifts that the GODS give are not to
be flung away no man could take
them by mere Willingness But II
thou oOest wish me TO battle and
fight, make all the rest OF the Trojans
and Achaians sit down, and put me
in the midst with Warlike Menelaus
TO fight for Helen and 81 her goods,
to see which shall conquer and prove
the better man; let the rest conclude
q friendship Of trusty oaths, may We
dwell in fertile Troyiand. and the
others 80 back TO Argos, nurse Of
steeds, and Achaia Of fair women"
So it was that the hosts sat in high
expectation in the plain, and Priam
and the Trojan elders were gathered I
on the Scaean gate And Priam. who |
bore no grudge against Helen for all [
the misery her fair face had brought /
TO him and Tr0y-fOr he saw the /
hands Of the gods in il all-called her
10 his side to tel him Of the chiefs
mong whom she had once lived. 1
Then those elders. who had long since ]
seen their fighting days. paid the I
finest compliment a Woman's beauty /
has ever received-hcW many thou 1
sand years agoE-as they saw Helen I
advancing NO cause for anger that I
Trojans and well greaved Achaians I
surfer sorrOW- Not another word! D
But those old men upon the wall 1
have drawn for you and me a picture
Of the worlds desire put even so"
they continued, let her go home upon
ships and stay not as a source Of
sorrow TO US and TO our children
after US"
The high hopes raised OF settling
sl the troubles by the duel Of the
hampions were IN vain The con-
test was inconclusive and the truce
was broken
The scene changes to Troy itself
In an interval Of the battle great
Hector Of the Glancing Helm had
said farewell to Audromache, his
wife, and TO his little boy. a picture
hat has never been surpassed for
rue derness-although II was so
many hundred years ago. He smiled
ana looked upon the little boy in
iilence. "Ah, Hector" she said. stay
lere upon the Walli Thou art to II
ather and mother and brother, too,
IS well IS lord The foe viii attack
hee alonei" 7 know the dav shall
los shall perish, and Priam and the
ok Of Priam Of the good1y Ashen
spear But thought Of him. OF my
mother, Of my brothers. does not trou-
lie me so much as that some warrior
= the Achaians shall -ob thee Of
he day OF freedom" he stretched
lut his hand to the little boy, who
.hrunk back TO his nurses breast in
ear OF the bronze and the horse hair {
rest that nodded dreadfully from the
OF Of the helm StraiEhtway hector
COX off the helm and placed il on
he ground And when he had kissed
lis son and tossed him in his arms.
le spoke in prayer 10 Zeus and the !
nat this son OF mine prove foremost
moug the Iroians, good and /
mighty king. And as he comes back
rom battle may many a man say Of :
i'm, a far better man than his
ather.' and may his mother rejoice
n heart. And then he handed him
.ack to his mother. who received him
Milling through her tears. and so de-
'arted to the battle with words Of
.igh cheer {
There follow many scenes Of varied ,
ction-the Iliad IS one OF the great /
objections OF short stories in the )
'orld's literature-in which Is given 1
perfect picture Of the life Of. that !
ordly society OF so long ago. The :
lain people play little part, although :
heir champion Thersites is the first Z
Democrat mentioned in literature 5
lEhty deeds Of derring do. high ad- c
enture. love Of lords and ladies', the {
ranks Of merry children-are all I
reserved as II were in amber. and
he sentiment for the most part is n
o modern that II Is almost fmpossi- n
le 70 believe that We are reading Of | l