The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-10-06

troubles by the duel Of ibe cho,
pions were In vain. The contest r,a.
inconclusive and the truce was hrol
en-. was orOk'
Inc scene changes TO Troy ,tso,,
In an interval Of the battle great Hoo
Tor OF the CHANGING Helm had gone 90
the citadel And there he Maid Foro,
Wen to Andromache, his wife. and 20
MS little boy, a picture that has nevor
oeeh surpassed for true tenderness
although II was so many bundroa
years ago. He smiled and looked rnon
the little boy In silence. "Ah. Hector "
she cried, "stoy here upon the wall,
Thou art to me father and mother
and brother, too, as well ms lord Tho
roe Will attack thee alonei" 81 know
the day shall come" he answered
when holy Ilios shall perish, and
Priam and the folk Of Priam Of tho
goodly Ashen Spear. But thought of
MN, OF my mother, Of my BROTHERS.
does not trouble me so much nc thot
some warrior Of the AchaIans shall
rob thee Of the day Of freedom" lie
stretched out his hand 10 the little
hoy, who shrupk back 10 his nurse's
breast In fear of the bronze and Tho
horse-hair crest that nodded broad.
fully from the top OF the holm
Stralghtway Hector took of the helm
and placed 1t on the ground. And
when he had kissed his son ana tossed
him In his arms, he spoke in PRAYER
to Zeus and the rest OF the gods.
Grant, We gods, that this son of mine
prove foremost among the Trojans. a
good and mighty king. And ms he
comes back from battle may many n
man say Of him, A far better man
than his father and may his mother
rejoice in heart" And then he hand
ed him back to his mother, who re.
ceived him smiling through her tears
and so departed to the battle with
words Of high cheer.
There follow many scenes OF va.
ried actlon-the Had Is one OF the
great collections OF short stories in
the worlds literature, in which is
given perfect picture OF the life OF
that lordly society Of so long ago.
The plain people play little part, al
though their champion, Thersites, is
the first democrat mentioned in liter
ature. Mighty deeds Of derrlng-do,
high adventure, love Of lords and la
dies, the FRANKS of merry children
all are preserved, as 1t were, in amber,
and the sentiment for the most part
is so modern that II is almost impossl-
BILE to believe that we are reading of
people who lived many hundreds Of
years before Christ was born.
But over all impends one dreadful
fate. II is n Greek tale-yet Hector,
prince and leader Of the foe, Is the
hero Of the story. OF course he is not
quite so strong, not quite so great a
fighter as Achilles, the Greek cham.
pion. and all know that In the end
Achilles will win. The great scenes
are worked up to with consummate ar
tistry. Achilles is still sulking In his
tent: Hector is pressing the Greeks
hard; Patroclus, Achilles dearest
friend, begs his chief to let him don
HIS lords armor and save his people;
he has his way and Hector Stays him.
Achilles anger blazes forth In all It's
passion. What now a petty sllghti
The great scene of the battle between
the two inspires the poet to all his
noblest power. They fight; Achilles
pursues Hector thrice around the
walls OF Troy; Zeus weighs in golden
scales the fates of the two Hector Is
doomed to die; memorable destiny
may not be stayed. Achilles Stays
Hector. and every heart but that of
the victor is wrung with the pity Of 1t
all. And in the end, even Achilles
heart is moved. For old King P-iam
can neither sleep nor eat while his
sons body lies dead in the camp OF
the foe. Against the will OF all that
was dearest to him he gathered great
store of ransom and made his way by
night under the kindly guidance Of the
gods to Achilles tent and sought for
the body of his dear son. II is scene
of love and pity, Of chlvalry and
greatness Of heart that all the years
since then have never seen surpassed.
"Be not angry with me, Patroclus,"
prayed Achilles, "if thou shalt learn
in Hades' house that have given
back noble Hector to his dear father"
And Patroclus, one may be sure,
shared the pity Of all brave men and
all true women over since.
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