Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-10-08

TINE elders Of the Trojans from
their seats upon the Scaear
gate looked down upon the
hosts Of Greeks ana Trojans mar
shaled in the plain. For nine long
years the armies had contended. Why
had Agamemnon brought the men OF
many cities 10 fight around the walls
Of Priam's Troy? What was II all
about?
Homer sings Of the wrath of
Achilles, but the beginning of all the
trouble goes back Of that. to the tale
OF princely shepherd on a night sur
prised as he watched his locks upon
Mount Ida. The goddesses Hera.
Athene and Aphrodite make him
choose one Of the world-old wishes
the judgment of Paris is for a fair
face and love. To fulfil her promise
Aphrodite leads him to King Meme
lauS' court in Sparta. Back to Troy
Paris brings Queen Helen and great
treasure. A hue and cry follow
throughout Greece; Menelaus calls to
his help the great overload. his broth
or Agamemnon. Achilles the sacker of
cities. WHY Odysseus, venerable and
genial Nestor, aud all the chivaIry 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 the
Ashen Spear, his venerable queen,
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 many Greek epics, now lost bring
The tale Of warning years up to the
tenth, where the HAD begins. Hector
Is the leader of the Troians: Achilles
has been the great fighting force of
the Greeks, though now he has with
drawn in anger to his tent because Of
slight put upon his honor by King
A gamemnon.
The hostile forces are advancing to
tire battle: a dramatic moment brings
Menelaus and Paris in sight Of one an
other The wrath Of Hector blazes
ont against Paris for al the evil and
shame his theft Of women and wealth
have brought. The gay and debonair
Paris, however. can show splendid
moments. Hector thy taunt is just.
But throw not al 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 IL thou doest
wish me 10 battle aud fight, make all
the rest Of the T'roians and Achaians
sit down. and put me in the midst with
warlike Menelaus to fight for Helen
and all her goods, to see who shall
couQuer and prove the better man
let the rest conclude a friendship Of
trustv oaths; may ye dwell in fertile
Troyland, and the others 20 back 70
Argos. nurse Of stee1s, and Achaia OF
fair women"
So Is was that the hosts sat in high
expectation In the plain and Priain
and the Trojan elders We're gathered
In the Scaean gate, And Priam. who
bore no #grudEe against Helen fer ali
the misery NPE Aa+E AdtE h-aaA DtH4e-AA+
to him and Trey-for he saw the
hands Of the gods in it all-called her
70 his size to tell him Of the chiefs
among whom she had once lived. Then
those elders, who had long since seen
their fighting days paid the finest
compliment a womsn's beauty has
ever rcceiyed-how many thousand
years ago3-as they saw Helen adj
vancin-. NO cause for anger that
rroians end waiI-grcaved Achaians
for such q woman long time should
suffer sorrow Not another word F.
But those Old men up0n the wall nave
drawn far vou and me a picture %
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they continued. "let her So home upoa
the shlps and stay mes As 2 source II
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The high hopes Of settllns all the