. The Burton Holmes lectures;. IN HONUR OK JllITKR PLIVIIS 7^ THE OLYMPIAN GAMES poned because, the games in his honor being ended, JupiterOlympus suddenly abdicated, and the reign of Jupiter Pluviusbegan. Yet in spite of the accession of this unpopular mon-arch, forty thousand people assembled in the , of Marathon fame, arrives, dressed in the nationalcostume. He carries one of the forty thousand umbrellasdisplayed about the course, and a bouquet presented byadmiring feminine spectators. Like a true hero, he is appar-ently unaffected by his victory, yet enough has already beendon
. The Burton Holmes lectures;. IN HONUR OK JllITKR PLIVIIS 7^ THE OLYMPIAN GAMES poned because, the games in his honor being ended, JupiterOlympus suddenly abdicated, and the reign of Jupiter Pluviusbegan. Yet in spite of the accession of this unpopular mon-arch, forty thousand people assembled in the , of Marathon fame, arrives, dressed in the nationalcostume. He carries one of the forty thousand umbrellasdisplayed about the course, and a bouquet presented byadmiring feminine spectators. Like a true hero, he is appar-ently unaffected by his victory, yet enough has already beendone to spoil him. Immediately after the race he was over-whelmed with favors. A lady detached her watch and gave itto him ; a pretty girl placed a be-ribboned dove in his hands ;a barber enthusiastically declared that Loues s chin shouldenjoy a daily scrape at his establishment as long as Loues. TWENTY THOUSAND UMBRELLAS THE OLYMPIAN GAMES 77 lived and did not grow a beard ; a hatter vowed to hat him ; ashoemaker swore to shoe him all his days ; a haberdashertook his oath that he should never lack for underwear andhosiery ; free meals for life, free drinks, free theater-tickets,were assured him until his dying day. A rich man gave himland in his native village, and a wealthy lady offered him thechoice of a large sum of money or a kiss. And Loues, with
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