. Men of old Greece, by Jennie Hall. watching cheered and clapped their hands. Then Leonidas went to Ion, ready towalk. His face was flushed from the hardwork. His eyes were dancing. When Ionsaw him, he said, smiling, Apollo of the track has breathed colorand life into you, little runner/ I can dance that dance/ Leonidas saidas they walked away. My mother taught 50 Men of Old Greece it to me when I was at home. I danced itwith my sisters. My mother said to them:We women shall never fight, but our sonswill; so let us learn the dance. Spartawants mothers who can take good care of their children;
. Men of old Greece, by Jennie Hall. watching cheered and clapped their hands. Then Leonidas went to Ion, ready towalk. His face was flushed from the hardwork. His eyes were dancing. When Ionsaw him, he said, smiling, Apollo of the track has breathed colorand life into you, little runner/ I can dance that dance/ Leonidas saidas they walked away. My mother taught 50 Men of Old Greece it to me when I was at home. I danced itwith my sisters. My mother said to them:We women shall never fight, but our sonswill; so let us learn the dance. Spartawants mothers who can take good care of their children; so let usrun and wrestle andthrow the disc and thespear, to make ourselveswell and strong. Theyused to go to a gymna-sium where there wereonly girls. Yes, answered Ion; and that is what makesour Spartan girls beau-tiful, and our Spartan mothers brave. Leonidas was eighteen years old. Hewas walking with Ion on the river bank aftermess. The dark was coming on. So to-morrow you become a man, myboy, Ion was saying; a soldier of SPARTAN GIRLS WITHCITHARA Leonidas ,51 have been friends for a long time, Leoni-das,--eleven years. I have seen yon growtall. I have seen your shoulders have seen your muscles harden. I haveseen the fire of courage lighted in your have seen your heart grow big. I am anold man. I shall not do much more workfor Sparta, but I am proud of this, my lastpiece of work, this boy that has grown upunder my hand. Has it been a hard life,Leonidas ? Yes, hard, the boy answered, but verysweet. I have been working for Sparta,and I love her. Yes, I can see love for Sparta shining inyour face every day, Ion said. ; You havenever shrunk from pain and hard have never complained. The hardesttrial of all comes to-morrow. But I believethat you will go through it well. Some willfail and will be sent away from Sparta withfingers pointed at them. But you will not 52 Men of Old Greece fail. And you will remember, too, thatSparta does it all in love
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