The Osceola times., 1876-02-12
10 INACHUS.
Her Unfortunate Filtration with the
IIcathen God Jupiter.

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sixteen, graceful as the budding larch;
sparkling, lively, bright and fresh as the
spring, Mischievous WA, sho, butvTual'y
conciliatory. She would teaze her father
and all about her until they frowned,
and kiss them until they smiled again.
when lnachus slept after dinner, 10 C, cpt
behind the royal chair, and, taking long
hair from her head, slowly wound it
round the old gcntlemans nose. He
reused himself 10 curse the flies, and dis
covered the real culprit; but before he
could scold her, she had her arm under
his neck, and was nestled beside him, and
there she lay, quiet and still as brood
ing bird, with widc-opcned eyes fixed
lovingly upon her fathers face, until his
sicsta was ended 10 exercised perfect
freedom. She went whittier she chose,
and did what pleased her and no more.
The kings advisers, prompted by their
wives, represented to lnachus the advis;i.
bility of putting 10 under some kind of
restraint; but the king shook his head,
and thought, with fearful iorcboding, of
the possibility of hearing los Joyous
laughter no more. "May her mirth live
after me, rather than | should live longer
than her mirth !" he SAID.
10 was not wise, but she was extremely
pretty. She was partial to admiration,
as, indeed, are those who profess wisdom
without claiming TO he pretty. She was
admired by all men; women compli-
mented her by jealousy. lnachus had
erected a temple to Juno not far from his
palace, and thithcr 10 went with com
mendablc regularity, dressed in spotless
white. White was becoming to her, for
she had long chestnut hair which, braided
fell TO her waist. Her offerings were
largc-eyed fawns or fragrant flowers, and
she walked slowly and with downcast
eyes. Hereye-lashes were long and curlcd.
And yet, for all this innocence and sim
plicity, when she raised her eyes to the
priests at the alter they SO roguishly
twinkled that the holy men and the
youths who had come to the temple with
the most devout intentions, were per-
verted to profound forgetfulncss of any
thing more divine than los beauty.
All, from what trifling causes do the
greatest calamitcs arise! 10 never knew
guilty Thought, and her Irritation with
Jupiter was of the most childlike and in
nocent kind. He alone was guilty. He
saw her at the temple, and followed her
home; pausing to look in store windows,
and passing her several times, as was the
absurd custom three thousand seven hun
dred and thirty.onc years ago. He said
nothing; for the city was populous, and
at that time he was rather afraid of his
wife. 10 could not help noticing him,
for he was decidedly handsome, with n
magnificent beard, and two ringlets on
his forehead, crisp from the tongs. He
carried pet eagle on his forchnger, and
in the other hand choice and elegant
assortment of thunderbolts. Altogether
he was rather conspicuous. The next
time Ia returned from the temple she did
so by the short way over the fields, and
there il was Jupiter introduced himself.
He began by remarking upon the weather,
the attendance at the temple, and the
singing, and went on to make fun of the
priests, which shocked 10, though she
could not help smiling at the funny
things this good-looking gentlemen said.
But when he proceeded to ridicule Juno
herself, calling her nice old dear-which
was very old Joke even in those days
and speaking of her otherwise irrever-
emily, 10 thought il best to change the
subject.
"What a dear eagle that isl Does he
peck"
Juno" said Jupiter, and laughed.
How wicked you are DO you think
he would come on my hand ~
:" lie would never come back to me-
Do you like thunder %
" Not at ALL"
" ! have few bolts here if you would
like to throw one"
"Oh, dear, no ~ said 10, shrieking with
fear, and looking with terror ON the ap-
paratus. They won't 90 off, will they !"
Jupiter threw one on a stone like a
cracker there followed brilliant flash
and fearful report. 10 screamed.
" You don'tl like fireworks said Jupi-
ter, inqniringly,
" Not those with bang in en-"
"Oh, ] know the sort you like. You
should come with me and see brother
Pluto; he's the fellow iorpyrotechnics."
Where does he live %
Jupiter hesitated. "We never men,
ton his place of residence" he said
"but it's down there, underneath the pri-
mary formation He's mad about fire,
Pluto is 1t must cost him fortune for
colored lights, and how ever he manages
10 consume his own smoke is puzzle.
Will you 60 with me one evening to
Whatsitsname? Iodeclined; and as they
were in sight of home they parted.
When husbands, for no stated reason,
90 to bed in curl-papers, and take little
strolls," in which they are with regular
ity detained by series of remarkable adj
ventures, their wives will become sus-
picious. Juno suspected. For, though
Jupiter accounted for his repeated alb
sence at the tea-table in a manner highly
creditable to his ingenuity, he was too
agrceably amiable to appear quite natu-
raj. One day Juno followed her spouse.
Jupiter was seated beside 10 in the agree
able shadow of birch tree. The little
maiden was plating his bard into
queue, and listening TO whispered compli-
ments.
There, it's done" said 10, holding
the plated beard before Jupiier's eyes.
He put his lips forward to kiss the pretty
fingers, but she as quickly Withdrew her
hand, apd with it gave him smart
smack upon the face. laughing loud.
"Ahem y said Juno. Jupiter's eagle,
who had been slumbering on one leg for
he lsst half hour, awoke and shrieked.
il that You, my lover" cried Jupi-