The Osceola times., 1876-02-12

and then, turning a momentary glance
toward the trembling 10, asked, with
perfect composure, "And who is the
young person ~
"Oh great admirer of YOU, my love
upon my word she is. Goes TO temple
regularly. She was just saying how she
should ike TO become pricstcSi weren't
you, miss % What could poor 10 do but
family nod She couldn't say yes, and
she dared not tell the truth. Jupiter by
his counsel surely intended to save her,
thought she.
80 you wish TO become my priestess,
do you" asked Juno. Once more the
pale, dark-eyed girl nodded for Jupiter
had slipped little behind his wife and
was nodding approval and winking assur-
ance.
"Well," said Juno, slowly, you're
nice young party for pricstcss, must
say. But allow me TO remark, that al
though you appear to know quite As
much as is good for young women OF
your age, you have yet to learn a good
deal that will be beneficial to you. Come
with me and Juno gave side glance
at her husband, and spoke through her
pearly teeth-"I will give you such a
lesson rs you will not forget iu a hurry,
Jupiter, my dear, have left Mars and
his little sister playing in the nursery.
Give Hebe her bottle at seven, and see
that Mars don't play with fire and burn
his fingers"
Did Jupiter cast thunderbolts around,
and louder than their roars say as he
snatchcd his wife's revenyciui fingers
FUN the tender wrist of the wronged 10,
"None but Jupiter shall suffer for .Jupi.
teri am master of the universe this is
my fiat 10, be free" No. Glad enough
| of an excuse to get out of that terrible
wiie's way, he sneaked home, slapped
Mars, and pinched Hebe when the I'M
offending infant cried for sustenance.
TO such depth of mcanness sinks he
who married. hirts-a brute
10 was lost TO Inachus, and now, in
deed, the poor cid king knew misery.
There were no bright sunny spaces to
break the dull monotony of weary life.
10 was gone. the oraclos could not tell
him whittier. When he was alone he
wept not for himself, but for her whose
fate might be worse than his. He grew
rapidly old, shrunken, weak, and sighed
for forgetiulness of the happy time by
gone. Death, like wanton unveiled
death, not grim and rcpulsivc, but lovely
and scductive-tempted him with out
spread arms to sink in bliss to Oblivion !;
and when she had fired him with hope and
desire, slipped away and left him to de
spair. Year after yoar dragged slowly
on. To him the seasons brought no hap
piness; spring had no budding hope for
him; summer no CLEAN of brightness for
him; autumn no fruits for him winter
brought none to cheer his solitary hearth
side. Sleep, dreamlcss and long, was
his Zone comfort; then he could not
think of the chceeful voice, the sweet
heart, and loving eyes of his lost
daughter.
lie woke ono morning, and it was as il
he had felt moist lips upon his check.
lie looked around; nothing came within
his vision. He put his thin hand to his
cheek; upon it was n drop of moisture.
Had he been weeping III his sleep?
His board was spread for the lonely
meal, and he walked To his chair and sank
into it with sigh. Another day." he
moaned
The handmade who came to wait on
him was thin, pale. her face disiigured by
time and sorrow.
"Why do they send old women to wait
on meY" said Inachus, pccvishly. 81
want young, pretty creatures, to make
me forget what am" The woman put
down his cup and bowed low as she re-
tired. He called after her. "Stay, stay;
/ \ l,.t IL a. IA
serve me perhaps better than another" ."
She returned, and spoke TO him cheer
fully and kindly. When he answered, it
was but eyes" or "no," Presently he
rose from the table, and with a heavy
sigh, walked from the room. Then the
plain little woman sank ON her knees by
his empty chair, and laid her head upon
her arms and sobbcd. For She was 10.
and even her father knew her not. MANY
years of imprisonment had she suffered
under the vigilant watch of Argus. Shut
from light life, sound, from everything
which keeps us young and fresh, she had
pincd, and lost all that once distinguished
her. Jupiter, seeing her in this condi-
ton, was moved to pity, and implored
his revcngeiul spouse 10 restore the poor
soul to her former condition, most sell
EMMY yowing never TO speak TO or even
TO look at her again. lie did not want
to- He knew several ladies prettier than
10 and was only too glad of pretext for
avoiding one he had injured. Gods of
that day were very much like men of the
present. Juno saw that 10 was no longer
pretty, and, giving her husband credit
for meaning what he said, she released
the unhappy woman.
And now 10 served her father rs his
handmade, and a change came upon them
both. Inachus became happier in the
presence of his unknown daughter. He
spoke to her of his loss and questioned
her concerning her history. She told
him Of her misfortunes, but concealed
from him her identity. For one day he
had said, Poor woman, you, too, have
suffered misery. Perhaps you once were
young and fair-who knows but as sweet
as my lost 10! Had she lived she might
have been like you. II would break my
heart to find her changed DO you know,
! think she is dead, else would have come
TO me-" Daily he grew more peaceful
and content as this idea of los death
grew stronger in his mind And death,
no longer wooed, drew near to him. But
with happiness came strength and vigor
10 10, and smiles mingled with her tears.
Her eyes grew bright, and her cheek full
once more; her goodness was the theme
of men and women. King Tclegonus
heard of her sweetness, and, coming to do
her homage, found her woman to love
as well as to reverence, and he made her