The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-18

a ~ worthless ire
snfsnt terrible struck hts iyrs % violently
thar be startied the god Seeing fha effect
OF his musical wrath. Mercury continued
80 express himself in that fashion until re-
drove Apollo almost wild ever socn tn
speakahis s0un1s. ard tss elder god begged
ths instrument. saying the funef1i lzr
might keep the cattle IN erchaDge- This
opened ths way Cor friendly oysrtures on
both sides. and Mercury told Apollo ne
could invent ar entirely Different instr1-
n7enf. which he fhsregpon did, proceeding
TO rsvIsh TIE other gods ears with Ss4soet
strains from . syrlnI. or faSS IiD@s-
..Mythorrzphe~s never agreed upon ths
parentags az Cupid. bat Il there bs any
thing in the a1zge. Like father. IKE son.
or that like begefs Ike We shall Dc
forcsz 10 the conclusion that Mercury was
his father. With Mercury ths end jusiines
the means. with the son, everything - fair
n love as e j. Ia war. Sfili we may wei
ADMIT ar unknown parenfsgs. o. origin. %
the wanton scepeRracs OF ten thousand
tricks, artfsces and cruel sporf. from
whose attacks neither gods ror nsen are
faf@ lie not only s-naShes the thunder
l,oif. OF JUPITER but he breaks that yencr-
able god himself al up: cisaTus and dis
ahles bogh Mars and Hercules. and makes
eport Of everybody TIE wiser the victim
TIE greater tins fool when Cupid lays hold
OF him. As We thus End love taking pos
session Of the hearts Of men II = manner
beyond all understanding. What h more
natural than that the god should Be re-
earse6 as Of unknown origing The other
gods artists and poets sometimes b4tnofold
him oy tying a bendage over hiz eyes. IS
they do with Justice. but Il would be more
20 the purpose II they would ulanaeie bin.
AS time wears or he grows more and more
ike Mercury Formerly Re tipped his ar
az ~ -
and feathered IL with ringlets fatFer than
those Of the Queen OF Beauty herself.
while the barD flashed with the light OF
sparkling eyes. bat Bow-weiI. this Is what
has taken place:
MAD Cupid went storming to Vulcan one
day.
''Tis useless. he cried. YOU must mend II,
.TSs not NJ to LEI fly a, sparrow.
There's something that's wrong IN the
For r. fsagtsrs cutie false TO my aim:
.rls an age since i, fairly went home to
And I'd the Wv World really jes,s at my name
.'Fres,ing Cupid wen, on with his harrow
ing tale,
TIN Vulcan the weapon restored.
There. take Il. yosng imp try u no~-n
I shall ask neither fee nor reward
The urchin shot out and rare havoc ne
The wounded and dead were untold;
pat no wonder the ELF had such slaughter
Ing trade
For his arrows were laden with gold.
Like Mercury. he should now be repre-
zented with purse. or bag OF gold. hang
Ing from his CULVER. Cnpldity applies with
equal force to those under the influence OF
either"
The remainder OF the lecture was de-
voted 10 a portrayal OF the character. at
tributes and d0sngs OF Mercury, his elo-
aiienco, diplomacy, cunning, fraud. per-
Jury and theft. IN all OF which he acquitted
himself with skin. dexteriiy and even
eracefulnesz traits common as they were
admired among the Greeks He IL credited
with the Invention OF the alphabet, num-
bers. astronomy. music. ighting. gymnas-
ties weights measures. cultivation or the
olive. and scores OF other things. As the
messenger Of the gods and having mucn
travelling to DO, he was always interesfei
I'm good roads. OF which he was the god.
and the guardian OF those using them. pun
ishing those VINO refused 10 assist NaN-
elers.
Mrs. J. @. Hogan will deliver the lecture
on Tuesday evening next. Ruskin being
her subject Artists and others interested
are always welcome
Good work was done at the outing yes
terday afternoon. the average being Tar
ahead of the first outing last year. the
well and the log cabin at the corner OF
Lake View and Baxter streets proving
Interesting subjects easily handled. The
party included Miss A. A. Clarke, Miss l.,
Davis Miss Sadie Kellogg, Miss Ada For
say, Mrs. @. kellogg. Mr.. Wal smith and
Mr., Leland Armstrong Several arrived
at the studio after the sketching party
had gone. and being unable 20 find the
rendezvous were deprived OF the pleasure
OF participating. rromptness must be in
sisted UPON because when the party
leaves the studio az $50 o'clock II takes
over half an hour 10 reach its destination.
by that time II is past o'clock and but
little time IL available before Il usually
grows too cool 70 work. Teachers I'm the
public schools wishing 10 take advantage
OF the opportunities presented by these
outings should call at the studio In the
Iiinckley building some afternoon this
week between and O'Clock. when they
Will be Informed Of the special arrange
ments made In their interests.
The Wednesday Afternoon Club held one
of its most profitable and enjoyable ses-
sions last Wednesday afternoon at the
residence Of Mrs. Jacob FuSen, IN Edge
water II was literature day and the
authors discussed were Dante and MIL
ton The FIRST number OF the programme
was n lecture on the life ~ Dante. deliv-
cred by Mrs Paul Land IN an easy con-
versational style. showing that the speak
er had thoroughly familarized herself
with the subject. The first nine cantos Of
nantc's inferno" with a rccitai OF what
caused Dante 20 write the Divine Come
~ " was the subj o. ~ a psprr ny Mrs NJ
Densmore. The remainder OF the session
was taken up with the life OF the poet
Milton, paper ON the subject being given
BY Mrs. =. T. Tooth Discussion follow
-. There will be no meeting OF the club
this week on account ~ the Froebci re-
eeptioa. which takes place Wednesday
The Aletheuonean Literary Society met
Friday evening IN society rooms at the
university and the following excellent
programme was presented. Plane solo
Mr. ". peusmorc; reading Alvs Davies.
piano solo. Miss cruell; vocal duo Misses
karrs paper. Mr. William Karshner.
piano solo. Miss Kincaid. ORIGINAL n5era
Mr. r 9 n kiuraia. debate Resolved
That a preparatory department he esfah-
lished In the University - Was hfnrtef, 90
Affirmative. Thomas Anderson Martin
Hafrals. negative Marion Edwards
Harry = Gucs. decision .R favor OF the
Affirmative.
Easter Parties.
The music committee ~ fha r4~s,