The Sierra citizen., 1860-02-18

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DowNIEvILLE, sATURDAE,1 1FER. ls, 1850.
THr Musxs-we ase ssied xhy Tsrpsichore, who pre-
sides over The most frivolous of hnm6n ausemeats-
dancing should have % high parentage ascribed to
her Joye. who ruled the whole heavens, and Mne-
uosyne the goddess Of memory! In the poetical sys-
tenn OF mythology wrought ont ofhe beautiful harmony
and mutualiy Of dependence. each upon the whole, of
all Nature animate and inanimate, by the highly imag
native and speculative minds OF the early Greeks to
things having natural connection with each other
through some common principle, ascribed common
origin. et'4 ~ ses salA&1sE9 2 3 ~ ss1@
The mythic fables in the higher view which properly
attaches to them, purely aegorical by regarding
them in this, the light in which they originally in
tended to be seen the pure Of mind the bright Of mag
inacn, and the lofty Of conception may alone derive
pleasurabe emotions from their perusa and the grosser
senses must look to some other Of enjoyment
Saturn represented Time, and devoured his proge
ny: Time ever has, and will devour every thing
perishabe. Jove, however, who 10 also called Jupiter
and Zeus. Saturn SON. together with Juno, Ceres Pluto
Neptune, and Vesta were, unknown to him, preserved
and conspiring, seized their parent, and bound him
wtha woolen cord which is never to be loosed while
Jove holds the reigns of government: whence commen
the beautiful poetical and eventful story of the
heather gods-the adherence of the fanatic the vu
gar and the gnorant- delight of the poet and the
scholar.
The nine Muses. the daughters of Jove and Mne-
moyne and it will be perceived to the peculiar voca
tonsassgne to each of them memory was Indispensable
hence their parentage Caliope was the Muse OF elo
quence and heroic poetry Clio Of history; Erato, Of
amorous poetry; Euterpe, of music Melpomene, Of
tragedy; Polhymnia of eloquence and imitation Terp
Thol;c "a 1ceo
and Urania of astronomy, and they lived on mount
Olympus But perhaps it is out of place in newspaper
article to extend subject which may not fairly be said
Ito have any bounds, and will conclude with the
praises Of the niue sisters which ancient bard thus
.pours forth in song They pour the lips Of men,
whom they favor the dew of soft persuasion they be-
stow on him wisdom, that he may be Judge and
pre among his people, and give him renown among
tions the poet who wanders the mountain tops
and the lowy daes is inspired by them with divine
strains, which dspe and grief from heart Of
every mortal.n esA s.
The CARSON MISEs.-A gentleman in Downieville re-
,ceived letter yesterday from friend at the dig
gings, Virginia City, which says eve are burrowed
up in here the weather is intensely cold that
the snow has scarcely melted from the roofs Of the
houses the times very hard, but little money to be
had and provisions very high; paid forty dollars
for eur bags Of -four. and it is worth s23 per 100
lbs bacon 40 per lb beans rs cts rce 33a cts
syrup, 81 per gallon sugar and coffee cannot be had at
n.y price beef 30 cts. pork, 40 cts; 6rewood sic
per load of three quarters of cord and everything
else in proportion But have sold two interests for
SIS per foot and have refused $50 foot for claim
OF 4Sa feet which, considering it worth much more,
shall hold on to-" efft ltst'
The KILLED AND WouNDED-The list of killed and
wounded by the Lawrence calamity is summed up thus
1Nc~l -s.x.sec o1 >1a Po1Iu
wounded, lO9 slightly wounded 1879. Total killed and
sounded, 5l4 f-r