THE 

 PONTIC AZALEA. 



NE of tlie many strikinj^' 

 incidents uE the retreat of 

 the ten thousand, as told 

 Ijy XeUdjilion in liis "Ana- 

 basis/' is that of the 

 poisoning of many of tl)e 

 soldiers who liad eaten of 

 honey in the neiyhlxiur- 

 hood of Treliizonde. The 

 event (;)ccnrred soon after that 

 wondrous cry, " Thalatta ! 

 Thalatta ! " which arose from 

 the weary hiist at the first sight of 

 the Euxine under the guidance 

 of the servant of the Governor 

 of Gymnias, and it heightens the dramatic effect of the 

 situatiun. The Colchiaus had refused them permission to 

 2)ass through their country, and Xenophon liad said, "These 

 alone stand between us and oui- native land ; let us eat 

 them alive." Then the Colchiaus learned somewhat of 

 the Greek manner of fighting, and they fled iu dismay, 

 leaving the soldiers masters of theii- deserted villages. 

 Then occurred the last of their adventures, which is thus 



