The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-07
In Art and Literary Circles.

Cupid and Psyche" the browning gem
81 NEUROLOGICAL lore OF ancient Greece.
was the story told the Seattle Art League
and School OF Design on Tuesday evening
last Unfortunate almost % fatality was
the beauty OF Psyche which drew all men
to her and away from Venus. the goodies.
OF beauty. thus aroussng the jealousy and
wrath OF that divinity. who enlisted the
service Of Cupid 10 redress her wrongs.
Dutifui son that ne sometimes is. and
rnschievou. enough for two. he departed
with alacrity 20 fulfil the mission. Psyche
slept while ele annointed her lips with the
drops which rhenceforth emhttered her
life on earth. A shaft OF pity touched
his own heart as he thought OF her future
and gazed upon her exquisite beauty. In
nocence and hesp,essness. and pity il said
10 De akin 20 love She opened her eyes
when he touched her side with the point
OF an arrow So bewiiderei was he on
behoIding those bright windows OF the
soul that instead OF replacing the arrow
In his culver. he stuck II in himself This
painful dose Of his own medicine he heed
81 not but diligently sought 70 repair the
mischief he had done his fair young VIC
tim: alas tn vaini Psyche was escorted
20 tire summit OF lofty mountain, where
her PARENTS ard friends left her 10 her
fate the Pythian orRcle having decrsed
that she should there wed a frightful
monster 4 brief period Of delightful en-
chautmen. ended with discomfort and
homesfckness. and she begged her husband
that she might see her sisters. who. on
their arrival, were filed with envy al be-
holding her golden palace and splenssor %
environment, exceeding their own as
heaven does the earth.
They soon discovered BY searching In
qulry that Psyche rad never seen her hus-
.snd his visits always being IN the night.
so they advised her - provide herself
with a lamp and 4 sharp knife some night
ana when re was asleep - take a look a.
him and cut OF hts head when size Jaw tns
tiresul creature that he y as ard thus So
cure her liberty This advice and her own
curiosity proved stronger than her love
BY TIE aH % t-e lamp sae discovered. no,
q hid@cuS monster but the most beautiful
% al the gods. with golden hair and
downy wings. IN Teasing her eyes upon
hls heavenly beauty she neglected the
lamp and drop OF burning OIL fen upon
RS neck awakening him. In lnate 80
constituent and pain hs spread hts wings
and few away Psyche felt from the win
dow IN attempting 10 follow A. she
grsrea about d3strzcted,y IN the darkness
and the dust Re looked hack az her saying:
'-0h Psyche Is * thus you repay nv
iove9 7 6lsobsved NY mother. made ron
ny sife. and now you think ne 4 monster
and would cut OF my head CO TO your
sisters. whose advice you think better
than mine leave you forever Love
cannot dSei with suspicion" FarnfSssza
foot~0rs and weary. Psyche wandered
. tAenrsscrth DAY ard Might in search % her
husband descending even % ha4eS IN TIA
hope q meeting him
Miss Marie Martin vi deliver sAs So
ture on Tuesday evening next, her subject
being An American Paiute~. J J Saau-
nor. "a tae Court - s. Jams Artists
an1 Others interested ara cordially srvstei
20 attend