The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-06-02


school had been followed by . down.
pour Of rain that left NO hope Of after.
noon play out of doors, no siding on
the new tricycle. and call at Qrandms's
coming home, "It was too bad.". she
said, and echoed the words, thinking
of her disappointment. But In q mo.
ment I haste,ied TO explain. and assure
the little one that we were poor Judges
Of what was best in the matter Of
weather, and tha. the ..too bsd' for us
was the yery best for nature and some
other people who wanted rain. And
then this story came to mind, which
was we'll received by nv little friend,
and tells its own lesson of content-
ment with things as thew are. and trust
in a higher power. s.
MANY thousand wears aro the people
of Greece believed In a god whom they
called Jove. They fancied that he lived
in q mountain called Olympus, and
from this place ruled the world; that
he made the clouds. and bade them 90
forth to water the earth; that he made
the thunder and lightning, and COM
manded them to display his power;
that he made the sun to rise upon the
world, giving light and heat. At the
foot of Mount olympus there was q
little village where the people were al
WAYS grumbling at the weather. They
thought 1t too wet or too dry, too hot
or too cold. Even If the weather was
right for the season Of the year some Of
the people were sure to find fault with
it. II Jove sent rain, there were sure
to be people who wanted to take q
journey, or to work in the fields, or
make holiday ont of doors, and they
were disappointed and cross. Jove
heard of their discomfort and deter
mined to show them their folly; SO he
sent to the village a messenger called
Mercury, lively little fellow, with
wings at his shoulders and heels, with
which he flew swiftly on the errands of
his master. .
Mercury told the people that Jove
had concluded to resign his govern
ment of the weather and give 1t up to
them, and that he had commanded the
clouds and rain,. the thunder and light
ming, the sun and wind, the heat and
cold to obey the inhabitants Of the viii
lage. This announcement delighted
the villagers, and they assembled in the
market-place with shouts of Joy, tell
ing Mercury to return with their thanks
to Jove, which he promised to do. But,
said he, remember that by Jove's de-
cree 1t is necessary for you to be united
in what you do. The sun will not rise
while any one opposes it, neither will
it rain till every one is ready; in fact,
the business Of making the weather
must stop until all are agreed about it.
1t was evening when Mercury went
away, and the next morning most of
the people rose, but the sun did not
And what confusion was everywhere
the farmers wished to work in the
fields, the maids to milk the COWS, the
fishermen to 90 to their nets, but it was
dark. There were some lazy people in
the village, however, for whom the sun
had always risen too early, and they
could not get these people out of bed
and agree to have the sun rise until
about twelve o'clock, SO half the day
was lost. But this was only the
beginning of trouble, for when
the sun was up they took hours to
agree as to when it should set. 1t was
so with every thing else. Months
passed before they could all agree to