Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-05-26

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Greek soldiers, who opened the gates
of the city that night to. admit the
awaiting army, which rushed in and
completely destroyed the ancient
city with fire and sword and almost
annihilated the proud Trojan race.
Alas! why did they not heed the
warning of the priest of LAGOON, who
said, "Timeo Danavs, ct dona fer
entes"-I fear the Greek even bear
ing gifts. The wild scenes and
fierce struggles of that night are
related most vividly and dramatically
by Aeneas, giving his own part in
the conflict and his almost super
human efforts to save his beloved
city. When he at last realized that
the gods were determined upon the
destruction Of Troy, and it was use
less to resist the Fates, he en-
deavored to escape with as many of
his fellow Trojans as possible, and
carried his aged father, Anchises.
thru the raging city on his shoulders.
Creusa, his wife, became separated
from him in the struggle and was
killed. When he returned to search for
her, her spirit appeared to. him and
told him of her fate and urged him to
go back to his companions and escape
to the distant shore, where the gods
had ordained he should establish a
city and nation.
In the third book, Aeneas tells US
that he prepared fleet and set sail
for the unknown land, hunting the
site Of the promised city, and trust
ing to the oracles Of the gods and
fates for guidance. He built city
in Thrace, but was compelled by
an all-consuming pestilence to aban-
don it, and Anchises learned that he
had given wrong Interpretation to
the ancient oracles when. he advised
the establishing of a city there.
They landed at other places but
were driven from them by the foul
Harpies, or the giant cyclops, or
some other Intervention Of the gods,
until now, after six years wandering,
they had landed on Dido's shores,
driven by the winds and almos:
wrecked by the recent storm.
The fourth book relates the sad
love story Of the queen. She urged
Aeneas to stay in Carthage and share
with her her throne. He is tempted
sorely to yield to the enticing allure
ments of the charming queen, but
the shade Of his father appeared to
him and urged him to 60 to Italy
and fulfill the destiny designed for
him by the gods. Jupiter sent. Mer-
curry, the swift messenger Of the
gods, for the purpose, and he pre-
pared his fleet for departing. Dido,
his purpose, was over
whelmed with grief and had her
funeral pyre built and as Aeneas
sets sail, she mounted it, killed her.
self with the sword he had given
her, and as he looked sadly from
his ship to the receding shore, he
saw the flames of her funeral pyre,
upward.
The fleet landed in Sicily on the
of the death Of Anchises,
and the fifth book is devoted to .
description Of the game and contests
which Aeneas ordered to be celebrated
in memory Of his father. During the
the Trojan women, tired
Of wandering about, and anxious to
settle in some permanent home, upon
the suggestion Of the revenging Juno,
set fire to some of the ships, but
the flames were seen in time to pre-.
vent the loss of more than two or
three, and with the others, Aeneas
set sail again and in Q short while
they landed at Cumae, on the West
ern shore Of Italy.
In the sixth book, we were con-
Quoted with Aeneas by the priestess
of Appollo into the regions Of the
lower world. She lead him by numer-
ous monsters, horrible in form and
terrible to look upon, and countless
spirits Of the unburied dead, doomed
to wander about for an hundred years
before they could be carried across
the Stygian floods into rest. The
boatman, Charon, influenced by the
right Of the golden bough which
Aeneas carried, took him and the
Sybil across into the Kingdoms Of
Erebus. They saw ghosts Of babies
heart-broken lovers and dead war
riors. They got glance into Tar
tarus and the Sybil described the
seven punishments inflicted upon the
wicked by horrible Furies. They ii.
nally reached the peaceful homes Of
the good, and Aeneas met and talked
with the spirit of his father, who
told him more Of the great destinie'
awaiting him. Then he showed hin
the forms Of his future descendant
and foretold their great achievements
and the poet very ingeniously use,
this opportunity to praise and fiat
ter his patrons.
Then they came to two great gates
one Of polished ivory, the other o.