- THE WASPS. . 83

he might perchance not “have a~pebble to vote with
that he kept’a private beach in his own House.

‘The old gentleman’s name ‘was’ Philocleon’;! and
father’s Ways. ‘At first this son did ‘his bést ‘to per-.
suade the old man to stop-at home. Then he tried
baths and purges; they did no good. Ther he got
him to join the worshippers of Cybele? The old
man rushed into court with a timbrel in his hand,
and took his place as usual. Then he took him
across thé straits to Aigina, and madeé him sleep
‘inside the temple of fésculapius ; but ‘the very next
morning he was standing at’ the court-rail. After
that the only thing’ was to keep the old man at
home.. But he tried’ to gét out through the water-
pipes; when these were stopped up with rags, he
drove perches into the wall and hopped down them
like a jackdaw. Then his son surrounded the house

upon, having regard to the feelings of the court.. (So when Socrates
was found guilty, the prosecutor demanded the death-penalty, while
the accused, after stating that, in his own opinion, he deserved the
highest honours from the state, proposed, in deference to the judgment
of his friends, a small- money fine [£20]. This was. practically a defi-
ance to the court, and ensured the acceptance of the heavier penalty.)
After this the jurors voted-again; those who were for the severer sen-
tence drew a long line on the wax tablet, those -for the lighter a short
one. The old man described in the text always drew a line as long as
he could, and came home with his nails full of wax,

1 The two words mean, respectively, “Cléon- lover” and “Cleon-
loather.” .. -..-- _ -

2 This consisted ue wild orgies, celebrated with music ena anes
dances.

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