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makes; Castor and Pollux, mortal and
immortal friendship, twin brothers of
time and eternity; Ksculapius, son of
divine Apollo, whose serpent staff
drives disease affrighted, Peleus. j ason,
Laertes; all the best blood Of Greece,
and who afterwards served under
Jason in the Argo. After acting Is a
preceptor to Jason, and instructing
him in the potent arts, Chiron, when
grown to manhood's age urged him to
demand his fathers kingdom Of Thes'
sally from Pelias, his uncle, to whom
it had been given in trust. but who
usurped the throne and held it as his
own until after Jason's voyage in the
Argo to Colchis.
TabIeau No. 4-JasOn and Pelias.
Seated upon his thro1e, his two
daughters near his feet, and surround
ed by members Of his court, King Pei
las listens to the demand of his
nephew, Jason, to be restored to his
fathers kingdom. Consulting the
oracle of T~rophonius, Pelias learns
that fraud, his constant companion,
will aid him in keeping his place as
king. He relates to Jason how
Ketes, king of distant Colchis, has
basely murdered their common rela-
lation Phryxus, and after sending
him to Pluto's realms, had stolen the
Golden Fleece. Promising every assist
ance, and holding out the induce
ment of great glory likely to attend
the success of the enterprise, he fred
his ambition to conquer so noble a
prize, he replied to his persuasive
eloquence: "To Colchis-I go, dear
uncle, this shield and these arrows
shall the plentitude of usage feel; with
me shall 60 the best blood Of Greece,
and though the Golden Fleece were
guarded by a hundred bulls, and all
the harpies Of the inferno, we will
take it." Preparations were at once
set on foot for the voyage; tbs Cen
taur Chiron superintendent the build
ing of the ship, and provided a calen-
dar to assist the voyage. Argos was
the builder and for him the craft was
called Argo.
TabIeau No. 5-The ArgOnauts.
With all the young princes Of
Greece, ifty-four in number and in
the vigor of their joyous and ambi-
tious youth, Jason set sail in the
Argo for COlchis. Favorable gales
blew for them all the time as Jason de-
scended from Holus, god of the winds,
In addition to those mentioned under
Chiron's tutorship the oars were
manned by Theseus, Butes, Hylas,
Tiphys, a pilot of great skill, and
many others. The PROV of the vessel
was cut from an enchanted stick out
of the Dodona forest, and it was
gifted with powers Of speech.
1t gave due warning when in danger
GUS waters. Near the Cynanean
rocks a pigeon was sent out, and pass
ing through in safety, only losing a
few tail feathers, the Argo sailed
on and arrived in safety on the shores
of Celchis. The commander, Jason,
will be seen in the bow of the heauti-
ful vessel. and near him stand the
heroes who aided him in navigating
the dangerous waters.
TabIeau No. 6-HercuIes, the Su-
Preme.
The most celebrated of ancient
heroes, the most valiant and accom-
plished Of Chiron's pupils was the i'm
mortal god Hercules, victori in a thou
sand contests, while guarding the
crew of the Argo when resting for the
night on the shores Of Asia, where
they stopped for supplies, was sud
denly beset by barbarians, whose only
companions beyond their tribe, were
the wild beasts of the forest. As the
fierce savages advanced to the attack
of the slumbering crew Hercules is
seen slaughtering them unaided and
alone.
TabIeau No, z.---HyIaS,
A charming forest and beneath its
shady bower a vernal carpet of surpass-
ing loneliness was seen during the
voyage of the Argo as she sailed
the Mysian shores. An incident o!
the voyage was the stoppage made
here to get water, and Hylas, a son of
the King of Diocles, who had been
stolen by Hercules to make the voy
age, wandered away into the forest to
a iOhntain where, stopping to fill his
pitcher, was met by the water nymphs,
Amphitrite and Thctis. The exquis-
ite beauty of Hylas, his golden curls,
graceful figure and charming manners
enamored the nymphs, and they either
carried him off or drowned the lad.
AT all events he was never seen any
more, and the disconsolate Hercules,
who was out on a hunting expedition,
filed the woods and the mountains
with lamentations in his efforts to find
out his fate.
TableaH No. S.---COIchis.
In the harbor Of Ka, the capital Of.
OOlCnlh. Ou6 AieO az lCu8Ju duCuVItu.
King Ketes met the company, with
Glaucus, LAGOON, Chalchiope and
Medea. He drove a hard bargain
with Jason and his crew. Jason was
required TO tame two fierce bulls with
brdzen feet and horns, though they
were constantly vomiting clouds of.
FIRE and smoke, and these were to be
yoked to a pillow made Of aAamant
stone; then two acres Of ground never
before cultivated must be upturned;
then the plain must be sown with the
teeth Of the sleepless dragon, the en-
tire job to be completed in ono day,
after which the Goldeg Fleece could
be taken down, Several Efforts were
made to accomplish this.
Among other combats Hercules
had pitted himself against a body Of
warrior barbarians, drove them back
upon the brazen bulls, and the foul
smelling doors they emitted were too