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Article THE PHILOSOPHER AND HIS PUPIL. ← Page 5 of 7 →
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The Philosopher And His Pupil.
With shouts of obscene laughter , tbe drunkards surrounded the object of their sport , taunting him with their jests . " Let me pass , " said Heros ; " our paths are different ; why should there be strife between us ?" " One cup—one strain , and you are free . "
" And so forfeit all I have laboured to attain—never ! You may persecute , insult , destroy me , but ne ' er again reduce me to a level with yourselves . The drunkard's vice is " " Listen to the sage , " interrupted Theon , " or rather to the hypocrite —he blasphemes the rites of Bacchus ; let him beware the god ' s
revenge . Unmoved by his patience , the drunken Crotonians danced round him in frantic revel ; striking him with their garlands , ancl even inflicting more serious injuries with their feruled staves . Tired of the exercise , they at last paused . " Wilt thou yet drink ? " exclaimed the chief of his tormentors ,
presenting a cup of wine . " One libation in honour of the insulted god , and you may depart . " Heros rejected the insidious offer . " This scorn is well , " sneered the vindictive Theon ; " since you reject the pledge of friendship , receive the effect of hate . " And falling upon him with their weapons , they left him bruised and bleeding upon
the earth . The wounds Heros received bore honourable testimony of his virtue , and Pythagoras resolved no longer to delay his initiation , but prepared to celebrate the event with becoming splendour . The report soon spread through the city , and the people prepared for the event as for a festival .
" What ! " exclaimed Theon , who , with his friends , were assembled at the house of Lais , " Heros received into the order of philosophers!— . public honours to him—the patron of debauchery—the promoter of every mischief !" "Ay , but he is changed , " replied one : "hath grown studious ; for these five years past , held himself aloof from all such vices ; contemns
them , as we well can witness . " " No matter , " said Theon , " I will not do him reverence , or give place to bim in the assembly of the citizens—never . Lais , " he continued , "he was once thy slave ; exert thy spells ; out of thy woman ' s wit invent some plan to change his purpose—to cover him with shame instead of honour ; and a hundred golden pieces shall requite the task . "
Lais accepted the glittering bait ; and it was resolved that a last attempt should be made to shake the constancy of the neophite . Lais was young , and to the voluptuous beauty of a matured person added
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The Philosopher And His Pupil.
With shouts of obscene laughter , tbe drunkards surrounded the object of their sport , taunting him with their jests . " Let me pass , " said Heros ; " our paths are different ; why should there be strife between us ?" " One cup—one strain , and you are free . "
" And so forfeit all I have laboured to attain—never ! You may persecute , insult , destroy me , but ne ' er again reduce me to a level with yourselves . The drunkard's vice is " " Listen to the sage , " interrupted Theon , " or rather to the hypocrite —he blasphemes the rites of Bacchus ; let him beware the god ' s
revenge . Unmoved by his patience , the drunken Crotonians danced round him in frantic revel ; striking him with their garlands , ancl even inflicting more serious injuries with their feruled staves . Tired of the exercise , they at last paused . " Wilt thou yet drink ? " exclaimed the chief of his tormentors ,
presenting a cup of wine . " One libation in honour of the insulted god , and you may depart . " Heros rejected the insidious offer . " This scorn is well , " sneered the vindictive Theon ; " since you reject the pledge of friendship , receive the effect of hate . " And falling upon him with their weapons , they left him bruised and bleeding upon
the earth . The wounds Heros received bore honourable testimony of his virtue , and Pythagoras resolved no longer to delay his initiation , but prepared to celebrate the event with becoming splendour . The report soon spread through the city , and the people prepared for the event as for a festival .
" What ! " exclaimed Theon , who , with his friends , were assembled at the house of Lais , " Heros received into the order of philosophers!— . public honours to him—the patron of debauchery—the promoter of every mischief !" "Ay , but he is changed , " replied one : "hath grown studious ; for these five years past , held himself aloof from all such vices ; contemns
them , as we well can witness . " " No matter , " said Theon , " I will not do him reverence , or give place to bim in the assembly of the citizens—never . Lais , " he continued , "he was once thy slave ; exert thy spells ; out of thy woman ' s wit invent some plan to change his purpose—to cover him with shame instead of honour ; and a hundred golden pieces shall requite the task . "
Lais accepted the glittering bait ; and it was resolved that a last attempt should be made to shake the constancy of the neophite . Lais was young , and to the voluptuous beauty of a matured person added