The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-02-17

pale, dark-eyed girl nodded for jupiter
had shpPed little behind his wife and
was nodding approval and winking assur-
:" Well, " said Juno, slowly. /" YOU'RE a
nice young party for a priestess, [ must
say. But allow me to remark. that al
though your appear to know quite as
much as Is good for young women of
your age, you have yet to learn 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 fsSFill give you such A
lesson as You win not forget IN q hurry.
Jupiter, my dear, I have left Mars and
ms little sister playing in the nursery.
owe i1ebe her bottle at seven, and see
mat Mars don't play with fire and burn
his fingers"
INA Jupiter OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES around.
and louder than. their roars say as he
snatched his wife's revengefuI fingers
from the tender wrist Of the wronced 10.
None but Jupiter shall suffer for Jupi-
ter-I am master Of the universe; this is
my nat: 10, be free P' No. Glad enough
Oh an excuse to. get out of that terrible
Wlie way, lie sneaked home, slapped
Mars, and pinched Hebe when the IN
oHendlng infant cried for sustenance.
To such a depth of meanness 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 oracles 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 fOrgetfulncss of the happy time by
4 gone. Death, like a wantOn unveiled
death, not grim and repulsive, but lovely
and eductive-temptedr 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-
SPAR. Year after yOar dragged slowly
ON. To him the seasons brought no hap
i 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, dreamless and long, was
his one comfort; then he could not
think Of the cheeeful voice, the sweet
heart, and loving eyes of his lost
daughter
He woke one morning, and twas as il
he had felt moist lips upon his check.
He looked around; nothing came within
his vision. He put his thin hand to his
cheek; upon it was a 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 1t with a sigh. another dav," Inc
moaned.
1 The handmade who came to wait OF
him was thin, pale, her face disfgured by
time and sorrow.
Why do they send old women to wait
on me?" said Inachus, peevishly. 81
want young, pretty creatures, to make
me forget what | am" The woman put
down his cup and bowed low as she re-
tired. lie called after. her: "Stay, stay:
| am but foolish old man, and YOU will
serve me perhaps better than another
! She returned, and spoke to him cheer
fully and kindly. When he answered, il
was but eyes" or ono" 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 sobbed. For she was 10,
i and even her father knew her not. MANY
years of imprisonment had she suffered
under the vigilant watch of Argus. Shut
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 reyengetul spouse to restore the poor
soul to her former condition, most sol
emily vOwing never to speak to or even
to look ut her again lie did not want
to. He knew several ladies prettier than
10 and was only too glad of a 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 as 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 misiOrtunes, 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. 1t would break my
heart to find her changed. Do you know,
l 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
to 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 Telegonus
heard of her sweetness, and, coming to do
her homage, found her a woman to love
as well as to reverence, and he made her
his wife, and took her to Egypt, where
she bare him children, and was awife and
a queen for future generations to wor-
! ship under the name of Isis.