The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-29

'4,n more grateful belnga
"hen he had finished he raised his
n'na 70 throw thundNboli which
would hre The world and utterly destroy
IT, Out Mercury held his hand
sire. would you destroy he zen tsyo.
10y so rash q deed7"
Jupiter then realized how 40 great A
,onna srhtlon might set are to the heay-
,n'y bodies and changed his plan
Mereury was dispatched to chain up
Nqu'io' The North Wind which drives
away the clouds. and to call forth
NOUS. The South Wind. who soon GOV.
sled The land with a pitchy blacknesa.
'ueh the rain descended In torrents.
'u' Jupiter SIN unsallsned. called on
hN Drolher Neptune TO let loose his wa
'r's' Then, hurting a thunderbolt. be
'eh' the world from end TO end and
mus drove up the waters from the sen
ln sqlid walls. which rose hundreds OF
Feet 10 the air and fell with resoundlng
crashes. destroying plants. cattle.
houses. people.
ANA 20 the world was destroyed. The
highest trec.tops were covered by the
surging waters no trace Of human habl-
talon could be seen. and the whole
world was a great sea. extending where
the top Of Mount Parnassus rose as a
little Island In its midst
When Jupiter saw his object accom-
pllshol De commanded Notus to retire.
ana Aquilo soon drove back the dark
Feil OF clouds. while Apollo smiled upon
ihe waste Then Neptune commanded
Triton 10 sound upon his horn. and the
waters retrcated The land. rich with
moisture, soon put forth IT, strength.
and the world soon became a garden
OF beauty again. So ont Of death Is
there a regeneration ana a new life.
Iris. the goddess Of the rainbow and
The messenger OF Juno looked down
upon the radiant garden. and saw on
the top Of parnassus two beings. who
we're all that had been saved when the
devastating waters fooded the world
neu-alion and bis wife pyrrha. both
just and faithful and good. saw the god
dcss smile. and hope filled their hears.
With new vigor they sought the tenn
pie Of the oracle. and with bowed heads
and silent prayers asked guidance how
they might repeople the world with a
race a. good and pure as their ances-
tor Promotions had done long ago
As they knclt in the temple. coyorc
us II was with slime and ooze. soft
rushing as OF distant waters sounded
upon their ears. II soon became a dis
tlnct sound. which formed Itself into
th, words.
Depart into the woods. and with
flowing hair aud unloossd garments.
east behind you the bones Of YOU
mother"
Pyrrha and ncucalion thought they
must have heard IN avcngiug spirit
speak. for hos could they be 10 wicked
a. 10 desecrato the remains Of the de-
ceased Bu, suddenly. as they wan.
dcrel dcicctedly along. bright
thought came 20 Deucallou
"Pyrrha. u ] mistake not the earth
rs our mother. the great parent Of all
The stone. are her bones let us cast
them behind us. Il can do no harm"
Pyrrha readily assentei. and they did
al tho oracle commanded
And 80 the new races rose 10 life
The stones thrown upon the ground be-
came soft and took on the shape Of rude
block forms which by ana by appeared
as living Images Tho stony part be-
came the bones. the slime and moisture
the fosh aud blood and the veins re-.
malacd veins only with different fmc.
lions Al those thrown by the WON.
aus hand became women. and those
that Dcuoallon cast behind him became
men.
Under the guidance Of Pyrrha the
women became noble and good and
worthy Of the land they Inhabited The
mcn. following peucalion. were brave
and honest. truthful ami law-ahlilag.
and 70 IN those early days was laid the
foundation Of the principles that anus,
ever DO kept flesh and vigorous that @
nation may live.
Then Jupiter looked down upon bis
npv creation and De was pleased And
The smile from his countenance caused
q glory TO descend TO the people And
they we're reused from the sluggish Ia
Dor OF mere bodily toll and felt the
spirit within them moved.
And some. rising Mp beyond their
fellows. looked upon the glory Of the
past. saw the promise that waved as a
banner OF light ior an who would attain
Il. and stroye to wing their souls to the
fountain whence light and truth come
to man.
Anl the reward was not held back.
and We to-day feel the Joy OF Il. For
that upward flight OF the spirit In those
times long dead. yet living for IA. has
given TO the world art. music, poetry.
science. And We slill look upon their
works and listen with attentive ear TO
the heavenly strains and We are lifted
up and borne IN spirit TO the very land.
to the very time when an this wonder
was upon the earth. and the wonder
Is not yet dead Il lives In the immor-
tally OF the race, and will continue 20