The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-07-07

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from the day and night for ages. Little
Fern has now become a household
treasure. Primary Education.
The Story of Monday.
Perhaps you have guessed that Mon
day is the Moons day, because the
people long ago thought that the moon
was next to the sun in size.
In many ways they were not so wise
as the boys and girls of today, and so
had no idea that the tiny twinkling
stars were really much larger than the
moon, and only looked so small be-
cause they are millions of miles away.
So they thought that the moon
should be the next after the sun to g
honored, and named the second day
of the week for her.
Diana was the name of the goddess
of the moon. Everything about her
was more soft and gentle than about
the sun.
While her brother, Apollo, the sun
god, was driving his chariot through
the sky, she remained quietly at
home.
But when the day was done. Twi-
light opened the gates and the Moon
started on her journey.
Her chariot was not so splendid as
the suns, but it was really quite nice,
at least it would have seemed so to us.
1t was made with silver wheels, silver
axles, and the body of silver, too,
which shone as brightly as a new
spoon.
Along the seat were rows of dia.
monds and moonstones.
Diana was the goddess of boys and
girls, and always looked after them.
Slaves, too, who we're not generally
treated very kindly. were under her
care.
Still, Diana, could be very crr e! at
times, and treated very unkindly thcie
who displeasel her.
She was fond of hunting and used
to go about through the groves with
her bow and arrows.
So the G owes were sacred to her,
and many beautiful temples were built
in them where the people might go to
worship her, and pray to the image
which was set up there and called by
her name.
At place called Ephesus, there
was an especially handsome one, which
the people believed had been sent
straight from heaven. This building
was so fine that it was called one Of
the Seven Wonders of the World.
To that temple many people went.
Once it was destroyed by fire, but
as soon as they were able, it was re-
built and made more splendid than
ever.
At one of the feasts to Diana there
was among other things cake made
round to represent the moon, and
covered with lighted candles.
AS / read of this I wondered il
Diana did not have the very first
birthday cake that ever was made.
With Diana there once lived Z
mighty hunter called Orion. He used
to 60 about through the groves with
Diana, and they thought so much Of
each other that Apollo, her brother,
was afraid she might marry him.
Orion had the power to walk through
the sea.
One day Apollo saw him walking
with only his head above water.
He thought this would be good
time to get rid of him, and asked
Diana if she could shoot that black
speck on the water.
She drew her bow; the arrow struck
him, and soon the waves washed
Orion's dead body out on the sand a
her feet.
She felt SO sorry then, Tut it wal
too late to bring Orion back to life.
All she could do was to have him
placed in the sky as group of stars,
where he is to this very day or night.
/ hope if you do not know him, yor
will have some one show him to you,
for he is we'll worth seeing these win
ter evenings, with his sword, his bel
and his lions skin.
Beside him is Sirius, the dog-star
and Lefore him are flying the Plei
AIDES.
/ am sure you remember them, a
least one of them, Maia, for whom MAJ
was named, and Atlas, their father
who had all the world on his shout
ders.
Diana was kind to people in troub .
There was once shepherd oy name
Endymion, who in some way mad,
Jupiter angry. No one could ever dt
that without Icing punished, ant
Jupiter always seemed to have som'
new manner of Furnishing.
He did not cut off Endymion's head
or cast him in prison, but Just mad,
him so sleepy that he could not keel
his eyes open.
This was quite, unfortunate for
shepherd, for while he was sleeping
his sheep might all stray away and b.
lost.
This probably would have happene,
except for Diana, who was SO kind tina
she watched the sheep every day ant
not one was lost.
Since kindness does much towar,
making the world bright, think
was not much of mistake, after all
to honor Diana and name the secon,
day of the week Monday or the Moon
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