The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-11-21
From The Neto Yorker.
THE LOST PLEIAp.

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The singular constellation Of the Pleiades
the seven stars) is first mentioned 10 the
Book of job, chap. tx, verse Q. Tie asks !;
Vie shall contend with the Almighty,
who made Arciurus, Orion, and Pleiades,
aud sealeth up the STARS ]" This book is OF
great antiquity, lndged, Even in his day,
Pleiades had name, ADD sas remarkable
object in the heavens. It is known that,
by comparing the starry armament with
the tradition aud history of ancient times,
some stars are missing from>the heavens,
and have been So for centuries. Whether
they will ever appear again, or whether the
absentees have burnt out, expired by the lin.
i,a,ion assigned to them by their Maker, or
gone TO tighten up or adom other parts Of
the great empyrean, cannot be known
Whether or not they have travelled away
into space, aud after revolutionary iustra.
tion, will return and take their station, Is
alike unknown; or whether veil IS thrown
over their disc, By linn who "sealeth Up
the stars we know not. They are inyls
ibe to mortal eyes now. For more than
eighteen centuries, the Lost Plead has been
celebrated. New stars have often appear
ed IN the galaxy, or milky way, aud after.
wards disappeared, but there IS none, Of
all the heavenly lghls, which has attracted
SO mich euruliun as the departure Of this
ono n the SVEN stars. Ovid was born Al
years before CHRIST / his Italian poe,
speaks Of it "Qua septen-seS." Those
which we're seven are now SIX. TIE
chaHgeioss state Of society IN the East. un
III lately, would seem 10 have enabled tue
shepherds on tho plalus aud mountains Of
Judea, 10 their gtaSe nightly observations
Of the Heavens, 30 mark the hour when he
bright wardor cl her sphere. The fact
seems admitted, although the time u LIE
occurrence Is unknown
VI siod fourished IA The ago Of Homer,
90s years before Chr,sf. The writings u
JOB, liesiod. and Homer are among the
most ancient knosn 10 Ae World. Hcsiod
speaks a the Oscau,Jcs @uymphs daush
,crs Of Oeeanus, to hnm prayers we're of
tcred u pro,ec, sailors from storms aud dan.
gerous tcmpes,s These daughters we're
seven. PicioneNhas lhcir mother. There
names we're CeIcy6e, Merope, Male, Elcc
ira, Tsge,a, SiefGpo, aud Cs1eno. Alter
death they we're placed IN the heavens,
where they formed a constellation called
Plciades. Sly - these daughters Nere es
pouaed TO distinguished heroes, who we're
apoiheosizej, OF dcl6ed, as vas then CON
mon 10 such men. Nrfope married 81
phUs, son Of Eolus. mortal and although
Ne sas changed into Constellation after
and ob ,eg 1hSf MGraRs. locked ok ;. more dl
vas for that reason Nerope has at last dis
appeared She - the Lost Plead.
Ouc who writes beautiful poctr, 10 our
owa country has gwen hts version Of this
wonderful event "a Nlfate, IN the NEST
pleasing manner "a TIE following short Pc.
eucaG etio-tun, 10 uiruauce vbtoh the fore.
gong remarks were peooed. lis mytbo.
logical structure ts bi~ aNf:
THE lost PLEIND.
There were seysu .i4s-fs. and each goro
\ Haffy crown. as, band iB bond,
by le-per was. ,u.Y lea lHa Hour,
Tbs mas,Te.a oil Hta ysf,u u4uA
Ard .age aaala como q rvc ga tboy
War met, thrr g.par aymH 90 s.ag,
Aud fingered u,l d ceased. .ei3b eve
Otrp.4'et gaze. md folded wing
F9- us'er OF earth, go ar wf5 hoard
Mote tHu.hnE tones than TO tho lyro
OF hc4Fgn toned, rosa nightly from
The lips oi that young virgin ,hoir
But they wers coy, or seeming coy,
Thoss miasgrais Of tsc iwiiizh! hcur--
Mons OF the SKY, 40 cold aud Shy
As blossom Of the woodland bower.
Twas eve whom llrspr came 10 wake
HIS starry troop, but wept, for one
Tho brightes'. itir.s' of the group,
Where al were bright and lstr-was gone
They found within h1r bower the harp
To which was tanned her vespef hymu;
The stargHus OF her cofourt:
And one was with tear.dfop dim.
They told how Love had at tine gate
ofmihght fingered long before
The daylight SET but he wat gone
And she, tie lost one pcen no more.
George Hilfs p5sns