The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-10-07

troubles BY the duel q the cham
picns were In ysln- The contest was
inconciusiye and the truce was brok-
en-
The scene changes 10 Troy itself
In an Interval OF the battle great Hec-
tor Of the CHANGING Helm had gone TO
the citadel And there he said fare
well to Andromache. his wife, and to
his little boy. a picture that has never
been surpassed for true tenderness
although II was so many hundred
years ago. He smiled and looked upon
the little boy In silence. -Ah. Hector"
she cried. stay here upon the WALL
Thou art to me father and mother
and brother. too. as well as lord The
foe will attack thee aloner ~ know
the day shall come" he answered,
when holy nios shall perish, and
Priam and the folk Of Priam Of the
goodly Ashen Spear. But thought Of
him, Of my mother. of my brothers,
does not trouble me so much as thar
some warrior of the Achaians shall
rob thee Of the day Of freedom" He
stretched out his hand to the little
hoy. who shrupk back to his nurses
breast In fear Of the bronze and the
horse-hair crest that nodded dread
fully from the top Of the helm.
Straightway Hector took OF the helm
and placed 1t on the ground. And
when he had kissed his son and tossed
him in his arms. he spoke In prayer
to Zeus and the rest of the gods !:
Grant, ye gods, that this son Of mine
prove foremost among the Trojans, a
good and mighty king. And as he
comes back from battle may many a
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 action-the Iliad Is one of the
great collections Of short stories in
the worlds literature, in which IL
given a 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.
allure. Mighty deeds Of derring-do
high adventure, love Of lords and la
dies, the FRANKS Of merry children
all are preserved, as it were, in amber
and the sentiment for the most part
is so modern that 1t is almost impossi
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. 1t is Greek tale-yet Hector
prince and leader Of the foe, is thu
hero Of the story. OF course he is no
quite so strong. not quite so great {
fighter as Achilles, the Greek cham
pion, and all know that In the enc
Achilles will win. The great scenes
are worked up to with consummate ar
tistry. Achilles Is still sulking in hi
tent; Hector is pressing the Greek
hard; Patroclus, Achilles deares
friend, begs his chief to let him dol
his lords armor and save his people
he has his way and Hector Stays him
Achilles anger blazes forth in all II
passion. What now a petty slight
The great scene Of the battle betwee
the two inspires the poet to all hi
noblest power They fight; Achille
pursues Hector thrice around tn
walls Of Troy; Zeus weighs in golde
scales the fates Of the two; Hector
, doomed to die; inexorable destin
may not be stayed. Achilles slay
Hector, and every heart but that Q
, the victor is wrung with the pity Of
, all. And in the end, even Achilles
, heart is moved. For old King P-iaI
, can neither sleep nor eat while hi
; sons body lies dead in the camp {
, the foe. Against the will Of all this
{ was dearest to him he gathered grea
store Of ransom and made his way b
Z night under the kindly guidance Of Ii
? gods to Achilles tent and sought II
the body of his dear son. It is seer
VI iOFc uAu pity, Va SAiSohS GA
J greatness Of heart that all the veal
: since then have never seen surpasse'
5 BE not angry with me, Patroclus
1 prayed Achilles, IF thou shalt lear
, in Hades' house that have give
r back noble Hector to his dear father
1 And Patroclus, one may be sur
!. shared the pity Of all brave men ar
3 all true women ever since.
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