The world: historical and actual . claimed, amyth, but it none theless fairly representsthe Swiss struggle for DO liberty. Again, GeorgeWashingtons little hatchet never cut down aparental cherry-tree, but the story none the lessfairly illustrates the truthfulness of the father ofhis country. With this much prefatory to ournarrative, we proceed. iEneas, having finally reached Latium (Italy)notwithstanding the buffetings of Juno, had thegood fortune and consideration to marry a royalmaiden, and so became a ruler in a small way. Hisson, Ascanius, or lulus, founded Alba Longa, and adynasty which h
The world: historical and actual . claimed, amyth, but it none theless fairly representsthe Swiss struggle for DO liberty. Again, GeorgeWashingtons little hatchet never cut down aparental cherry-tree, but the story none the lessfairly illustrates the truthfulness of the father ofhis country. With this much prefatory to ournarrative, we proceed. iEneas, having finally reached Latium (Italy)notwithstanding the buffetings of Juno, had thegood fortune and consideration to marry a royalmaiden, and so became a ruler in a small way. Hisson, Ascanius, or lulus, founded Alba Longa, and adynasty which held sway for three hundred years,without traditions, till two brothers of the royalhousehold, Numitor and Amulius, quarreled. Thesuccessful brother thought to perpetuate his familytitle by committing the only child of his brother,Rhea Silva, to a nunnery. She took the veil, as wewould call it in our day, as a vestal virgin, by whichvow she bound herself to perpetual virginity. Butin those far-away days, fate was not balked by any. The Wolf-6uckled Twins. little thing like that. The god of war, Mars, visitedher by night, and the result of that divine favor wasthe ever-famous Romulus and Remus. Of coursethe royal uncle was horrified, and had no idea of ac-cepting the theory of the immaculate conception. Hecaused the twins to be exposed, and, as he supposed,cut short in their career at once. But the friendlyTiber bore them to the foot of the Palatine in safety,and a she-wolf nourished them. With the blood ofMars and the milk of a wolf coursing through theirveins, they were in a fair way to become goodfighters, as, indeed, befitted the founders of amighty empire. The kings shepherd, all unconscious of the ori-gin of the foundlings,took them home andreared them as hisown. In due timethey became leadersof petty clans amongtheir fellows, and theirprowess came to theknowledge of their de-throned mystery of theirparentage was alsoascertained. Then theyoung men ralliedthe
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