Show what a little ant did 1 the ne most splendid reminiscence of ruin in athens Is in the sixteenth col of df the old temple of jupiter the together in one group and three by themselves one of which lies prostrate on the ground for forty years it has lain on the earth unbroken except in the separation of its component pieces and as its fellows ou outline giue themselves still strong and areat against the sky they seem seea not only memorials of the grun grandeur deur of which abich they made a part and speaking witnesses of the past glory of a put past religion but faithful guardian giardiana gu ardiana anew and watchers na chers over their fallen companion the column was ly kown down in 1852 in a great storm sto hut but the reason why it fen fell and an d tbt thadest jest still stand was found t to q b he q that an ante ant of fiebing tn in them the bam cement emi between a pid the baze base bad worked ditc itc ati y of its nest had gradually ua lat corridors broken away the in mortar held L ld tt it that it was waa weak weakened ened at the e fa founds so BO uon and aad unable tt to resist the violence ce of the storm what agee had bad failed to I 1 do what the enormous power of a furious I 1 element could hot accomplish alone alon was wrought to its bitter end by the least of all powers in the world the harrowing burrowing and building 04 of a little ant |