Rabbi Akiva 2
Rabbi Akiva
The Rabbis tell us that once the Roman Government made a decree forbidding Israel to study the law. Thereupon Pappus, son of Yehudah,...
Horatius at the Bridge 2
Horatius at the Bridge
By this time the Tarquins had fled to Lars Porsena, king of Clu- sium. There, with advice and entreaties, they besought...
The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse 1
Jesop (6th Century, B.C.?)
Jesop was “not a poet,” says Gilbert Murray, “but the legendary author of a particular type of story.” This type is...
King Rhampsinitus and the Thief 1
Herodotus (484—424 B.C.)
Herodotus, the Father of History, is celebrated as a teller of tales. These he introduced into his History partly for purposes of...
King Solomon of Kentucky part 17
“Gentlemen,” the sheriff was saying, “it was on this very spot the day befoah the cholera broke out that I sole `im as a...
King Solomon of Kentucky part 16
Famine lurked in the wake of the pestilence. Markets were closed. A few shops were kept open to furnish necessary supplies. Now and then...
King Solomon of Kentucky part 15
No head was lifted or eye turned to notice the vagrant seated on the sidewalk. But when the train had passed he rose, laid...
King Solomon of Kentucky part 14
Before him along the street passed the flying people men on horse back with their wives behind and children in front, families in carts...
King Solomon of Kentucky part 13
He brushed his hand quickly across his eyes as she knelt before him now, clasping his feet to her bosom. From coaxing him as...
King Solomon of Kentucky part 12
He said this very quietly, and sat up on the edge of the bed, his feet hanging down, and his hand stretched out towards...
