and eat all the mutton!" From that time, Tom concluded that the devil must be in the dog or the painter, and that he had no chance for successful lying.
THE TEMPLE OF DIANA AT EPHESUS.
This famous temple, according to Vitruvius, was
designed and commenced by Ctesiphon, a Cretan
architect of great eminence. It was two hundred
years in building, and was accounted one of the
seven wonders of the world. The gods having designated
the spot, according to tradition, every nation
of Asia Minor contributed to its completion,
with the most fervent zeal. It was ornamented
with one hundred and twenty-seven columns of Parian
marble, of the Ionic order, sixty feet high,
thirty-seven of which were the gifts of as many
kings, and were exquisitely wrought. This great
temple was finished by Demetrius and Paonius of
Ephesus. It was afterwards burned by Erostratus,
in order to immortalize his name. It was subsequently
rebuilt, but was finally destroyed totally by
the barbarians, in the third or fourth century.
THE DYING GLADIATOR.
The most famous work of Ctesilas was the Dying
Gladiator, which has received the highest commendations
from both ancient and modern writers. It
was long preserved at Rome, in the Chigi palace,
but was taken to Paris with the Laocoön and other
