. Men of old Greece, by Jennie Hall. d bread saved from their break-fast. It is joy to go hungry and give toAchilles, one said. Another brought a hunting will like the smell of blood onthis, he said. 30 Men of Old Greece One boy brought a wolfs head. Ah! cried the Iren; there is a giftthat will please Achilles. One was carrying a piece of iron as big ashis hand. I suppose Achilles does not care formoney, said he; but this has a good nameon it—Lacedsemon. The Iren led a lamb. They started across the country. Theboy who had the piece of money told a story. ll saw an Athenian in th
. Men of old Greece, by Jennie Hall. d bread saved from their break-fast. It is joy to go hungry and give toAchilles, one said. Another brought a hunting will like the smell of blood onthis, he said. 30 Men of Old Greece One boy brought a wolfs head. Ah! cried the Iren; there is a giftthat will please Achilles. One was carrying a piece of iron as big ashis hand. I suppose Achilles does not care formoney, said he; but this has a good nameon it—Lacedsemon. The Iren led a lamb. They started across the country. Theboy who had the piece of money told a story. ll saw an Athenian in the market-placeyesterday. He was as gay as a hair wa,s oiled and perfumed. He had agold grasshopper pinned in it. His hima-tion had a gold border. He had sandals onhis feet. As though they were too good totouch the ground! Bah! He carried a littleleather bag in his hand. I saw our good Ionlooking at him and curling his lip. At lasthe said: Athenian, what is that you carrywith so tender a hand? My money-bag, Leon idas 31. AN ATHENIAN COIN answered the stranger. He opened it andtook out a little piece of gold and held it it not beautiful?1 he said. There isnothing in all Sparta that shines like would buy thiswhole poorcity. Ionlooked at the mansfoolish clothes, andsmiled. No, hesaid; its owner would never spend it for anything so wellworth having. Then he turned and walkedaway. I went with him. Do you see, Ilip-pia-s, he said to me, why we do not havegold money in Sparta? Can you imagine amans carrying our iron money about andpetting it ? Surely our Lycurgus was saved us from being fools. There was only one Lycurgus, said theIren; that is why there is only one Sparta/Soon the boys came to the temple ofAchilles. A jar of salt water stood at the Men of Old Greece door. As the boys passed it, they dippedtheir hands into it. We must go into the houses of gods andheroes with clean hands, men said in thosedays. Inside the door stood the priest in lon
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