The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-11-08

Nevertheless. o. atail bo donc' But not
at the cost yon mention Not no much
as one day rhril be token from your
life but Aoson shall liyo"
She ccuaci. and ns be- thanked her all
the nro OF her being seemed 20 vanish
She was as sweet and gentle as the sum
mer wind 10 look at hor mo- one would
have believed her capable Of an evil
thought. much lcm Of deed Of horror.
Then she went from bis apartment
When the most fuil moon occurred.
70 midnipht. when all were wrapt In
elumber. Modea stepped forth from the
palace. She was attirod On black. and
che sirodc swiftly an che came to Tho
center or % forest Great rocks cast
deep shadows. and the trees rimtled end
their murmurlngl we're rovcrberatsd
from the cavcrus. Passing qulckly from
this dense foliage. she came 10 clear
Ing. circular In shape. on which the
moon and stars shone with wonderful
olearncsa.
For moment the onchantrCss stood
with face upturncd and arms raised,
silent, and not sound Of living or
moving creatures could be heard. Then
she addressed her inclntatlons 10 the
moon and the stars. 10 Hocate. the god
doas OF tho underworld: to Tollua. the
goddess OF the earth, By whose power
herbs full OF charm and potent for en-
chaniment grow. She called upon tho
gods Of land and sea; she Invoked the
power Of river. stream. lake. wood and
cavern. she called upon the mountains
and the valleys. upon the mighty Winds
and upon the yapors
Then she implorcd Pluto and Prosper.
Pine 10 spare the life that she wished
10 prolong. and ns she spoke the starH
shonc brighter. the winds began to sigh
and moan. the leaves OF the trees 10
rustic. And suddenly from on high a
chariot Of gold ana precious gems de-
sccndcd 10 her. borne b. winged SER
penis. Modea entered her car, and In
moment more was out Of sight a.
Thenanly.
Tho chariot bore hor 10 distant lands.
whero man had mover put bis foot.
where nature had unhoundcd away.
There she gathered herbs. such aa she
knew how TO use. and for nine days
she was no occupied. During this time
she entered no dwelling and spoke to
no mortal being. Then she returned to
Thc1saly. 10 the clearing In tho woods.
There she erected two affairs. one to
ilccatc. the Other to Hobc. tho goddess
Of youth
a black sheep was then sacrificed,
ana ll5atlons OF milk and vino were
poured upon Il. Acson was then led
forth, anu having thrown him into a
deep sleep By charm. Molea laid him
upon a bed OF herbs.
With flowing hair she moved three
tlmcn around the altarn. calling upon
the gods Of tho underworld. and dip
ping burning wlgs into the blood on
tho altpra and leaving them there to
burn. The oaldron with iia magic con-
tonta WA then prepared. She put In Il
the magic herbs that she had gathered,
accda and flowers. ntono from the far
East nnd sand from tho shore OF Ocean
Then she added honr.irost, gathered by
moonlight; the head and wings OF o
scrccch owl; the ontralls OF a wolf.
Fragments Of shells Of tortoines; the
liver Of stays ana the head and boak OF
q crow.
an these things. from animals ton
acioua Of life and thlnfn that never die,
and many mere dark. secret ooncoo.
tons were Int lnto the caldron. tlli NJ
last. the conicnta boiling over. the grass
around took on the vivid green Of early
spring. ana the dry ollvc-twlg with
which the mixture was stirred began TO
grow green. and TO shoot forth leaves.
and suddenly was heavy with ripe
oliyos
Then. when Medea saw that an was
ready she approached King Acson.
Taking her knife, tho aame that had
alaln her brother. she cut the throat o.
the nEtd king. and when the blood had
run out she poured into the wound the
contents from tho caldron. Quickly the
wound healed, leaving no traces behind.
In few moments the white hair grew
dark, the blood surged TO the ehoola.
the omaolatrd looks disappeared and
Aeson rose n young man.
This Is one OF the good deeds that
Medea performed, but sho soon eoun.
torbalanced It with evil. and dlsap-
pearcd forever from Thosaaly.
It happened In this way. when the
daughters Of Peliaa. the uaurper OF ia
sons throne. saw Aeson restored to
youth. they begged Medea to DO tho
same for their father. She consented,
and they were oyerioyed to obey her
instructions.
One night. while Pellas slept. they
entered his room atealthlly, and when
Mcdca commanded them 10 strike him,
they hesitated. INT when el'o told
thcm the promised reward u youth.
they were dazzled, and turning away
their faces struck Pellas. with random
strokes. The father awoko and cried
out. and the daughters would have de-
Sisted. but Modea sprung FORWARD and
dealt him a mortal wound
Then she prepared caldron. but put
Ia u only water and few simple herbs
Placing the body OF Pellas In the boil.
Ing connection. she clapped her hands
and In moment her winged dragons
bearing her chariot swooped down
from the sby. startling the people
Before they were aware OF her troach.
cry. Modea had mounted her car, and
tho last they ever saw OF her was her
beautiful but wicked face leaning oyol
the aide aud laughing In mockcry,