n their power, for his immediate return; gold, in the
meanwhile, falling at least ten per cent. Apollonius reappeared in the
twinkling of an eye, suddenly, in the very midst of the wailing crowd,
on the market place. Pointing to a beggar, he directed the people to
stone that particular unfortunate, and they obeyed so effectually, that
the hapless creature was in a few moments completely buried under a huge
heap of brickbats. The next morning, the philosopher commanded the
throng to remove the pile of stones, and as they did so, a dog was
discovered instead of the beggar. The dog sprang up, wagged his tail,
and made away at "two-forty" and with him the pestilence departed. For
this feat, the Ephesians called Apollonius a god, and reared a statue to
his honor. The appellation of divinity he willingly accepted, declaring
that it was only justice to good men. In these degenerate days, we have
accorded the term to only one person, "the divine Fanny Ellsler!" That,
too, was a tribute to superior understanding!

Our hero next visited Pergamus, the site of ancient Troy, where he shut
himself up all night in the tomb of Achilles; and having raised the
great departed, held conversation with him on a variety of military
topics. Among other things, Achilles told him that the theory of his
having been killed by a wound in the heel was all nonsense, as he had
really died from being bitten by a puppy, in the back. If the reader
does not believe me, let him consult the original MS. of Damis. The
same accident has disabled several great generals in modern times.

Apollonius next made a tour through Greece, visiting Athens, Sparta,
Olympia, and other cities, and exhorting the dissolute Greeks to mend
their evil courses. The Spartans, particularly, came in for a severe
lecture on the advantages of soap and water; and, it is said, that the
first clean face ever seen in that republic was the result of the great
Tyanean's teachings. At Athens, he cured a man possessed of a demon; the
latter bouncing out of his victim, at length, with such fury and
velocity as to dash down a neighboring marble statue.

The Isle of Crete was the next point on the journey, and an earthquake
occurring at the time, Apollonius suddenly exclaimed in the streets:

"The earth is bringing forth land."

Folks looked as he pointed toward the sea, and there beheld a new island
in the direction of Therae.

He arrived at Rome, whither his fame had preceded him, just a