Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-11-01

element. A murmer oil admiration
ran through Olympus. II say, Pluto
said Menus, jogging him and wnkins
his eye-"eh. l say-eh?" Pluty nod
dod approvingly. "Isn't she sweetly
pretty?" asked Ceres. "Oh, yes"-
answered Hebe.
Having approached to the throne o
: Jupiter, the lovely stranger assumed
:: that elegant attitude which Phidias o.
> Praxiteles, whoever it was who made
:. her Medicean effigy, has rendered 81
: deservedly celebrated.
.,'he monarch gazed upon the beau
,;f,l h.;,, with Il mixture OF astonlsh
ment and dens ht' "And where IN o.
asked, "young lady, did you drol
from?' ooa :,
"Nowhere, sir," she ans ~
o,n,.'e voice. lin.
w. q, ts," cried Jupiter. appee ''
~ w. "what music! Come
TO 'h ,;, tu'p p,..,, he continued, eleva-
Ting Ue her chin, .:look Up. say, master raster
Neptune, what have yon Say "0
this damsel"
"ExpIain, Neptune, EXPLAIN"
sounded on all hands.
"Mayhap," said Neptune, turning
his quid, "his majesty there knows as
much abont the matter as | do. But
that's neither here nor there. All l
have to say is this: we were cruising
off Cyprus, when we ran alongside OF
sheet of foam, for all the world like
that kickshaw before Mars there. l
couldn't make out what the deuce it
was; but while ] was looking at it, 10
and behold ye! up comes a mist out OF
it as high as the main-top; and out she
steps of that, and walks on deck
There, my yarn is spun. Heoe, old
girl. hand US a jorum of nectar, will
your" So saying, he sat down.
All this while Jupiter was Teasing
his eyes on the charms of the lovely
wonder, mot exactly to the satisfaction
of Juno, who was beginning to look
little uncomfortable, which his Majesty
observing, discontinued his gaze. Then
turning to the Queen, he proposed to
her to adopt the fair Venus for daugh-
ter, and to get her, if possible, comior-
tably married. The latter part oil Inc
proposal allayed Juno's suspicious; she
had not the slightest objection to it, she
said. and would behave TO her as fshe
were. her own child. She beckoned her
to approach, and kissed her, and called
her dear, and told her that for the fu-
ture in addressing her, Juno. she was to
say, mama. And then Jupiter inform
ed her that she was to consider herself
thcncefo.th as the Goddess of Beauty.
Hereupon, Venus, amid much ap-
plause, took her seat among the other
deities. She was placed next TO Mars,
who, it was observed, was whispering
and talking to her great deal all the
evening. 1t was likewise noticed thai
Vulcan kept looking at her very hard
though. whenever their eyes met, she
turned up her nose at him.
The new goddess was voted grea
acquisition; and, for little while, heI
addition to the Olympic circle was pro
ductive Of unmingled delight to al
parties. But this state Of things was
not to last. One morning. to the as
constituent fevery body, Venus came
down to breakfast followed by little
winged boy. Glow now, Venus!'-
, cried Jupiter, "what, have you started
| tigeri" ooh, no, papa; this is my
little boy" she replied. ''Your little
q boy" exclaimed all in amazement.-
/ "My little boy" she answered, yer,
cody; and when pressed with furthe
, questions, only laughed. The conclu
; sion Of every body was. that she ha'
< been secretly married, and Jupiter, de
. termined to get at the truth, demanded
in turn Of each of the gods, whethe
he was the sly dog of husband. Vul
e can manfully came forward, and de
clared he was; adding, "Don't yo'
Y think the boy my very picture'" Nov
2 Vulcan was as swarthy as a Moor
I hump backed, bandy-legged, and lame
=. in consequence Of misfortune which
: he had in his infancy. The god:
!. therefore, grinned, and said, very :"
Jupiter, notwithstanding Vulcan
o avowaI, determined that the marriag
; between bis son and Venus should b
: solemnized again and in public. Thu
VEINS became Mrs. Vulcan, bot ever.
; body still called her Venus.
q Nov-would YOU believe it, tn