The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-31

Calypso in her wonderful cave or grot-
| to.
Ulysses had been for several years
living with Calypso in great ease and
splendour, but was rather lonesome,
! having no company but her and her
birds. She sang divinely, but her birds
did not sing. At last he grew tired of
that life and wanted to 60 home: but
Calypso did rrt want him to go and
would not let him, IS she would be all
alone by herself, with no company but
her birds, if he were gone. But he
grew more and more anxious every
| day, as he had heard some rumors
from home about the conduct of his
wife's suitors wasting his goods and
drinking all his good wines, selling his
best beeves and using all the money
for their own purposes. After awhile
he asked Jupiter to help him out of
his trouble. Jupiter was willing, as
he thought he had been there idling
away and wasting his time long
enough. So he sent Hermes. other
wise named Mercury, down to Calypso
with positive orders that she should
give Ulysses boat, with some provis-
ions-a side Of bacon, some ham sand
wiches, keg of wine or beer, two or
three bottles of water-and send him
off. Mercury went on his mission
/ we'll pleased, as be was always glad to
do anything that would cause mis-
chief, or give other people trouble.
A description of his entrance into
the cave of Calypso, and what he saw
there, as told by the blind old Greek
bard, Homer, is one of the loveliest
pieces of word-painting 1 have ever
read. I hope when you read Homer
that you will agree with me. 1t is
found in the fifth book of the Odessys
and is thus rendered into English
verse by one Of the old English poets
not Pope:
This took; he stopped Pieria, and
Gid through the air, and Neptune's
confluence
Kissed as he flew, and checked the
waves as light
AS any sea-wren in her fishing flight
Her thick wings sousing in the savoury
seas.
Like her he passed a world of wilder
ness;
But when the far-off isle be touched,
he went
Up from the blue sea to the continent,
And reached the ample cavern of the
Queen,
Whom he within found; without sci.
dom seen.-...s.zs ..-. ...--
A sun-like fire upon the hearth did
The matter precious, and divine the
frame;
Of cedar cleft and incense was the pile,
That breathed an odor round about
the isle.
Herself was seated in an inner room,
Whom sWeetly sing he heard, and at
her loom,
About curious web, whose yarn she
threw
In with a golden shuttle. A grove
In endless spring about her cavern
round,
With odorous cypress, pines and pop
lar crowned.
Where hawks, sea-owls, and long
biltones bred,
And other birds their shady pinions
spread;
All fowls maritinial; none roasted
there,
But those whose labours in the waters
were.
A vine did all the hollow cave en-
brace,
Still green, yet still ripe punches gave
Four fountains, one against another.
poured
Their silver streams; and meadows all
enfowered
With sweet Dalm-gentle, aud blue vio-
lets hid,
udt Oecheu IQS SOU breasts OF eaCQ
fragrant mead.
Should any one, though he immortal
were, ...
Arrive and see the sacred objects there,
He would admire them, and be over
joyed;
And 80 stood Hermes' ravished powers
employed.
But having all admired, he entered on
The ample cave.''-
After this Ulysses went home, found
his wife's suitors having a high old
time, killed the most of them and re-
covered possession of his property, and
lived few years in great content with
his wife, Penelope, who seems to have
been a model woman.
After awhile he grew tired of living
such a humdrum farmers life; turned
over all his property to his son Tele-
machus and set on a voyage of dis
covery.
The last heard of him he had just
landed on one of the cannibal islands
in the Pacific Ocean, and it is probable
that they ate him and all his crew.
GRANDPA.