Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-09-17

had a daughter named Eurybias oeauti-
full in form and face, gentle In nature,
and skilled in all the accomplishments
known to young ladies at that time.
Very naturally she and Kisthenes De-
came acquainted, and as she was Just as
high as his heart and seemed TO think
very much OF him, and as he thought
equally as much Of her, he hoped some
time to have focks OF his own
and little cottage for her TO
live in with him. Sometimes Euryola
in her rambles over the mountain
slopes, would meet Kisthenes-oY
chance Of course-with his flock. On
such occasions they would talk together
with such pleasure that the sun would
sink behind them and stretch out
Pelion's shadow TO the Egean before
thew knew that it was time to lead the
sheep home. At other times EHryoia,
filed with maidenly shyness, would
lolter lust out OF sight among the rocks
or in the groves near where her lover
pastured his focks, and listen to the
melodies that fioated dreamily from his
pipe.
And he, knowing in some mysterious
way that she was near, would pour
farth such dulcet strains that even the
sheep would raise their heads to listen.
But Kisthenes at length persuaded
Eurybia to be less coy and to come out
on the mountain every day. They soon
became 80 we'll acquainted and address
ed each other so often that they really
hadn't time TO pronounce their long
names, so Eurybia came TO call Kls-
themes merely Kiss, and Kisthenes call
ed Eury0la merely Rib. This latter fact
is of peculiar significance; for though
Kisthenes and Eurybia, young heathens
that they were, had never heard that
Eve, their first mother, was made from
rib OF Adam, their first father, yet he
-Kisthenes, not Adam--called his sweet
heart by the name Of the very thing OF
which the first Of her sex was made.
Let this carry what proof il may. One
day, in wandering over old Pelion with
in sound Of her lovers mellow pipe, Eu-
rybia found very beautiful little stone
in the edge Of mountain stream.
She sat down on rock to examine It,.
1t was scarcely as large as pea and
had very ragged edges. As she
turned it round and round in the sun
light she was surprised and delighted TO
see it flash every color she knew. The
rainbow, the Rainbow" she exclaimed,
and was about TO carry it to KiSthenes
when she heard clatter OF hoofs and a
snort behind her. Turning she saw be-
ing whom all her life she had prayed
the gods she might meyer meet. 1t was
the great god Pan. There he stood,
horus, coarse, hairy face, goat legs and
all. Eurybia had often heard the sound
OF his Syrinx In the distant woods, but
thought the notes discordant, enamOred
as she was by the music OF her lovers
pipe, snd now she tremcled as she
iook1r at the terrible creature before
her
"Give me the stone," said Pan, hold
ing out his hand.
But" faltered the quaking Eurybia,
Il want it for Kisthenes
bah! Who's Kisthenes? 1 want ii
for one of my wood nymphs," said the
god, advancing with menacing step ;
but before he could reach the girl she
was running screaming up the noun
tain.
She heard the clatter OF the gods
cloven hoofs behind her, heard his
hoarse, angry believing, and was so
terrified that only the thought that
Kisthenes would be her protector pre-
vented her from fainting on the SPOT.
In less than minute she rushed into
her lovers arms. Her sudden coming,
followed by the terrible roaring god,
set the sheep flying, and Kisthenes,
brave as be was, trembled like the
Youngest lamb in his flock.
Nevertheless he addressed the god in
humble language, beseeching him TO go
away, and promising that on the next
sacrificial day he should receive dou-
bic Offering. Granting and mutteriDg
60 himself, Pan ciattered away over the
mountain, for be always granted the
fervent prayer of honest shepherds.
''Now, Rib, tell me what all this is
about" said KistheneS, and Eury0ia
told him the simple tale of her meeting
with Pan.
"But." said he, when she had finish
ed, 'where is the stone thou vast going
TO bring to me? BY Jupiter, fear that
in thy fright thou hast thrown it
away"
Kisthenes, however, was mistaken,
for Eurybia had put the jewel in her
mouth, and she now thrust it out be-
tween her lips where it glStened and
flashed every color OF the sunlight.
Take it," she whispered.
Now Kisthenes had both his arms
around Eurybia, and both Eurybia's
arms were held close to her side by the
strong embrace OF Kisthenes, so how
could either have hand TO remove the
stone from the maiden's lips?
Kistbeues solved the problem. Only
genius could have conceived the idea
that came into his head at that mo
ment. Ii occurred 10 him to take the
stone from Eurybia's lips with bis own.
Bending over, his face came near
hers. Nearer and nearer until their lips
touched, and then-well, Kisthenes for
got all about the stone, for such series
OF thrills and tremors scampered and
scurrled over his frame that he not
only forgot the stone, but the sheep,
! the pipe, the mountain, the sea, the
sky. the earth, everything in fact but
the bliss OF that Que moment. And
Eurybia. She had forgotten the stone,
the sheep, the pipe, the mountain, the
sea. the sky, the earth, even Pan him
/ self in the bliss Of that one moment.
And not that one moment alone was
this new ecstasy enjoyed, for in fulfill
ment of Kisthenes' desire aud the ten
der yearning in Eurybia's limpid eyes,
again and again their lips met in bliss
| full OSCILLATION.
1t was something new. Never before
had anything like this been discovered
by mortal man. Kisthenes and Fury
bia. feeling themselves the originators
of the delight, and thinking on that ac-