The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-07
THE STORY OF 10.

One day shepherd wandered through
the forest till he came to "a stream that
cut off his footsteps from farther travel.
The trees were in full leaf, and the
banks of the stream were soft with fresh.
green grass, on which the sun shone
with warmth and brilliancy so great
that flowers had sprung up, decking the
green with many colored patterns.
So inviting did tho spot appear that
after glance around the shepherd threw
himself down, and leaning against a
tree he began softly to sing sweet
melody.
He was not an ordinary looking man.
More indeed was he like a god than a
mortal His massive head was heavy
with thick, lionlike locks. which over
hung a broad, wonderful brow. His eyes
were bright and piercing, bat OF no dis
tinctive color, and his form and stature
were glorious to look upon, for he had
the strength Of a Hercules combined
with the beauty of an Apollo.
And indeed he was not mortal, for it
was the great Jupiter himself, who had
disguised himself as a simple shepherd,
| and who now lay beside the water
| While he sang suddenly a slight COM
motion Of the waters was visible. Bub-
BILE after bubble rose, till fountain
| seemed springing from the middle of the
stream. And while Jupiter looked the
water took on a human form, and fair
maiden stepped lightly to the shore and
| saluted the monarch of heaven and
| earth.
It was the nymph To, daughter Of the
river god Inachus. She was very beatti-
full, and her garments of woven sea
weeds. dashed with spray and inter-
twiued with colored shells. shone and
glistened us the sunlight played over
them. Her long hair fell about her like
q golden shower, and she was so very
lovely to look upon that it is no wonder
Jupiter was pleased.
Now, it happened that while Jupiter
was sitting on the bank of the stream
that day Juno, his queen, was looking
down upon the earth from Olympus, and
seeing him there she made up her mind
to JOIN him. They did not get along
with each other very well, and Juno
was in constant fear that she might lose
her power and her place be filled by an
other queen.
So she mounted her chariot, drawn
by eight brilliant peacocks, and was
soon beside her lord. To her surprise she
saw standing near him a beautiful heif-
err, to which he spoke gentle words
now and then. Suspecting some mis-
! chief, she asked Jupiter to what herd
the heifer belonged, and he answered
that it belonged to no herd, but was a
fresh creation from the earth.
"Then give it to me" said Juno.
/. Jupiter would have refused, but he
, did not care to provoke the queens an
ger by denying so simple request, and
he give her the beifer.
Now, this heifer was 10, Jupiter hav'
ing turned her into that form as he saw
Juno approach, hoping thus to quiet the
fears that his queen was subject to. II
this he did not altogether succeed, fol
Juno at once placed tho heifer under The
care Of Argus, tho watchful shepherd
: who had q hundred eyes and who nevel
slept with more than two Of them at ;
time.
: Argus was not unkind, but he wa
very strict and severe. He allowed thu
] heifer freedom in the daytime, but a
| night be tied a cord around her delicat
throat and fastened her to tree.
So the time went on. Inachus sough
; his daughter far and near, and 10 Otter
E wandered down to the stream when sh
saw her sisters at play. She let then
caress her, and they made a collar o
shells for her. One day her father offere'
. her handful of soft green grass, AM
4 she licked the outstretched hand. Il
d vain she tried to tell him who she was
q Her only cry was n loud below, whic
!. frightened even herself.
0 Suddenly she thought of how sh
s might make herself known, and wit
q her hoof she wrote her name in th
u sand. Then the sisters gathered aroun
o her and went, and her father caresse
!, her and bemoaned her sad fate.
y But the watchful Argus saw all thi
70 and quickly came and drove the heife
back TO its flock, where he kept eve
stricter watch over it than before.
After long time Jupiter bethougf
10 himself Of the fate of 10, and findin
~ how she suffered he dispatched Mercur
r TO put an end 10 Argus and to so set
s free. For he could not restore her TO he
ID own form without the consent of Juno
u Mercury, that bright messenger of II
a. gods, whose duty it seemed ever to be
g relieve the distressed and help the tror
Q bled, put ON his winged sandals and h
cap, and taking his pipes, ON which l
!. played sweet music, be descended
|. earth, ready to perform tho task assign
r ed him.
- When he reached the place where a
. gus generally drove the herds TO drinl
d no put by his sandals aud his cap, al
: keeping only his staff and his pipes
: appeared like a shepherd driving h
- flocks. Then, when he saw Argus a
" proach, he began to pay upon the pipe
d Argus heard the sweet, strange mus
and was charmed, and seating himsC