The Story, of Horatitcs Codes.--On the appearance of the enemy the country people fled into the City as best they could. The weak places in the defences were occupied by military Dolts: elsewhere the walls and the Tiber were deemed sufficient prosection.The enemy would have forced their way over the Sublician bridge had it not，been for one man, :HCoratius Cocles. The good fortune of Rome provided him as her bulwark on, that memorable day...V -1歹e} happene户to. be on guard atw协e bridge winen De saw Me J aniculum taken by a sudden assault and the enemy rushing down from it to the river, whilst his own men, a panic-struck mob, were deserting their posts and throwing away their arms. He reproached them one after another for their cowardice, tried to stop them, appealed to them in heaven's name to s Jnd, declared that it was in vain for them to seek safety in fi.i ght whilst leaving the bridge open behind them, there would very soon be more of the enemy on the Palatine and the Capitol than there were on the Janiculum. So he shouted to them to break down the bridge by sword or fire. or by what-- J产斌 ever means they could, he would meet the enemies' attack: as one man could keep them at bay. He_ advanced to the.. o丈teDaQge.2气mongst texugitives, whose backs alone visible to the enemy, he was conspicuous as he fronted armed for fight at close quarters. The enemy were astounded at his preternatural courage. Two men were kept妙"a sense。‘ shame from deserting him-6p. Lartius and T. Herminius--bath of them men of high birth and renowned courage. With them he sustained the first tempestuous shock and wild confused onset, for a brief interval. Then, whilst only a small portion of the bridge remained and those who were cutting it down called uuon them to retire. he insisted upon these, too, retreating. 人JJ‘ Looking round with eyes dark with menace upon the Etruscan chiefs, he challenged them to single combat. and reproached 、‘口r人 them. all with being the slaves of tvrant kings、and whilst un- 侧.、.I r mindful of their own liberty coming to attack. that of others. For some time they hesitated。each lookinz round upon the r r V人 others to begin. At length shame roused them to action, and raising a shout they hurled their javelins froze all sides on their solitarv foe. He caught them on his outstretched shield, and with unshaken resolution kept his place on the bridge with firmly planted foot. 'Whey were just attempting to dislodge hira by a charge when the crash of the broken bridge and the shout which the Romans raised at seeing the work completed stayed the attack by fillinz them with sudden panic. Then Cocles said. ’一l zperlnus, nosy tatner, 1 pray tree to receive into my propitious stream these arms and this thy warrior." So,」fully armed, he leaped into the Tiber, and though many missiles fell over him he swam across in safety to 'his friends :an act of daring more famous than credible with posterity. The State showed its Gratitude for such couraze;his statue was set the Comitium. and as much land given. to him as he could the plough round in one day. Besides this public honour, the J几尹 citizens individually showed their feeling; for, in spite of thegreat scarcity, each, in proportion to his means, sacrificed whathe could from his own store as a gift to Cocles.