The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-02-17
10 INACHUs.
Her Unfortunate Filtration with the
Heather God Jupiter.

Heathen God Jupiter.
10 was the daughter of Inachus. King
OF Argos. She was lithesome girl Of
sixteen, graceful as the budding Iareb
sparkling, lively, bright and fresh as the
spring. Mlschievous wasshc, but eauaIIy
conciliatOry. She would teaze her father
and all about her until thew frowned
and kiss them until they Smiled again,
WheE lnachus slept after dinner. To crept
behind the royal chair, and, takinp a LONG
hair from her head, slowly wound Il
round the old gentleman's nose. He
reused himself to 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 a brood
ing bird, with wide-opened ewes fwed
lovingly upon her fathers face, until his
SlCStd was ended. 10 exercised perfect
freedom. She event whittier she chose.
and did what pleased her and no more.
The kings advisers, prompted by their
wives, represented to Inachus the advisa-
bility Of putting 10 under some kind of
restraint; but the king shook his head.
and thought, with fearful foreboding, of
the possibility of hearing los ioVoIs
laughter no more. May her IDirtb live
after me, rather than / should live longer
IMAM hef mlTth p, ne said.
10 was pot wise, but she was extremely
pretty. She was partial to admiration,
as, indeed, are those who profess wisdom
without claiming to be pretty. She was
admired by all men; women -compIi
mented her by jealousy. Inachus had
erected a temple TO Juno not far from his
palace, and thither 10 went with com
mendable 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
large-eycd tawns or fragrant flowers. and
she walked slowly and with d0wncast
eyes. Her eye-lashes were long and curled
And yet, for all this innocence and sim
plicity, when she raised her ewes to the
priests at the alter they so roruishIv
twinkled that the holy men and the
youths who had come to the temple with
the most dcvout intentions, were per
Nerted To profound forgetfulness of any
thing more divine tlIm los beauty.
All, from what trihing causes do the
greatest calamities arise Ioneyer knew
guilty thought, and her Irritation with
Jupiter was of the most chiIdlike 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
dre2 and thirty one 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
magnificent beard, and two ringlets on
his forehead, crisp from the tongs. He
carried a pet eagle on his forehnger, and
IN the other hand a choice and elegant
assortment of thunderbolts. Altogether
he was rather conspicuous. The next
time 10 returned from the temple she did
so by the short way over the fields, and
there 1T was Jupiter introduced himself.
lie 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 a nice old dear-whicb
was a very old Joke even in those DAYS
and speaking of her otherwise irrever-
entity, 10 thought 1T best to change the
subject.
"What a.dear eagle that is Does he
peck ?'
Juno, said Jupiter, and laughed.
How wicked YOU are Do you think
he would come on my hand |'
He would never come back TO me-
Do YOU like thunder ?'
" Not at all"
have few bolts here if you would
Ike TO throw one.
ooh, dear, no !" said 10, shrieking with
fear and looking with terror on the APP
paratus. They won't so OF, will they p
Jupiter threw one on stone like n
cracker; there followed a brilliant flash
nd ftrl 10
" You don't like fireworks? ?" said Jupi-
ter, inquiringly.
Not those with a bang in EN-"
Oh, ] know the sort you like You
should come with me and see brother
Pluto; he's the fellow Gorpyrotechnics."
" Where does he live p
Jupiter hesitated 1--WE never mem
ton his place of residence" he said;
"but it's down there, underneath the pri-
mary formation. He's mad about fire,
Pluto is Ii must cost him fortune for
colored lights, and how ever he manages
to consume his own smoke is puzzle.
VIII you go with me one evening to
Whatsitsname? ?" IodeClined; and rs they
were in sight of home they parted.
When husbands for no stated reason,
go 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 Mt the tca-tablc in a manner highly
creditable to his ingenuity, he was too
agreeably amiable to appear quite natu-
raj One dav Juno followed her spouse.
,Jupitcr was seated besidelO in the agree
able shadow of birch tree The little
maiden was plating his beard into a
queue, and listening to whispered compli-
ments
"There, it's DONE" said 10, holding
the plated beard before Jupiter's eyes.
He nut his lips forward to kiss the pretty
fingers but-she as quickly withdrew her
hand, and with it gave him a smart
smack upon the face, laughing loud.
Ahemw said Juno. Jupiter's eagle,
who had been slHmbering ON one leg for
the lsst half hour, awokesnd shriekcd.
"Is that you, my love p cried Jupi-
ter tottering 10 his legs, and smiling like
an imbecile. Juno looked at him in
calm superiority until he ceased TO smile,
and then, turning a momentary glance
toward the trembling 10, asked, with
perfect cOmposurey "And who Is the
young person -
On a great admirer of you, my love
upon my word she is. Goes to temple
regularly. She was just saying how she
should like TO become a priestess -Weren't
YOU. miss 20 What could poor 10 do but
iaintly 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,