The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-14
The Adventures
OF
HERCULES
ADVENTURE NO. 9.
Bringing ccrberus From Had.,


curry and Minerva He obtalned
permission from Pluto TO carr
Cerberu5 to the upper air. proyIS |,
ed he could do II without The use of
weapons; and in spite OF the mon.
ster's struggling he seized him
held him fast and carried him 10
| Ijurystheus, and afterward brought
him back again When he wan
I'm IIades he obtained the liberty AZ
Theseus, his admiter ana imitator
who had been detained a prisoner
| there for an unsuccessful attempt
to carry off Proserplne-
| Hercules. In a 1T OF anger, kill
ed his friend Tphitus and was con.
demned for the offehse to become
| the slave OF Queen Omphale for
three years. While In this serv.
] ice the hero's nature seemed
| changed He lived effemlnateIy. |
wearing at times the dress OF a
woman, and spinning wool with |
the hand-maidens OF Omphale, |
while the queen wore bile lions
skin. When this service was end
ed he married Dejanira and lived
| In peace with her for three years.
| On one occasion. as be was travel
ing with his wife. they came to
| river, across which the Centaur
| Nessus carried travellers for stat
ed fee. Hercules himself forded
the river, but gave Dejanira to
Nessus TO be carried across Mes
sus attempted TO run away with
her, but Hercules heard her cries
and shot an arrow into the heart
Of Nessus. The dying Centaur told.
Dejanira to take a portion Of hi
blood and keep II, as II might be
used as a charm To preserve the
love of her husband
DejanIra did SO, and before long
fancled she had occasion 10 use
It Hercules, In one OF his con.
quests, had taken prisoner a fair
maiden, named Iole, Of whom he
seemed more fond than DeJanlra
approved When Hercules was
about to offer sacrifices to the gods
la honor OF his victory, he sent to
his wife for white robe to use on
the occasion. DeJanira, thinking
X a good opportunity 10 try her
loye-spell, stepped the garment In
the blood of Nessus. We arc to
suppose that she took care to wash
out all traces OF it, hut the magic
power remained. and as soon as
the garment became warm on the
body of Hercules the poison pene.
trated INTO all his limbs and caus-
ed blm the most intense agony. In
his frenzy he seized Bichas, wa
brought him the fatal robe, and
hurled him into the sea H.
wrenched OFF the garment, but &
stuck to his flesh and with II b.
tore way whole pieces of his body.
In this state he embarked on bOarl
a ship and was conveyed home. D.
janira. on seeing what she hed
unwittingly done, hung hrfs
Hercules prepared TO die. ascend d
Mount Oeta, where he built a 10
neral pile of trees. gave his bow
and arrows to Philoctetes. aud lai
himself down on the pile, his hea
resting on his club. and his Hon
skin spread over him. With
countenance as serene as II he
were taking his place at q fes'sl
board he commanded Phllocte.e
to apply the torch. The llam
spread apace and soon invcsleI
the whole mass.
Milton thus alludes TO tho freng
Of Hercules
"As whea Alcides, from Oechal
crowned
With conquest. felt the envenom
robe, and tore,
Through pain. up by the roo
Thessalion pines
/ And LIchas from the top OF Oet7
| threw
Into the Eubolc Sea"
The gods themselves fe't tror
led at seeing the champion Of {
earth so brought 10 his end. b
| Jupiter with cheerful counteD9n
thus addressed them. II am plsa
cd to see your concern, my prince
and am gratided TO perceive tha
am the ruler Of loyal peopl
and that my son enjoys your fay r
For although your interest In him
arises from his noble deeds, vt
Is not the less gratifying to mo
But now I say 20 thee. Fear not
He who conquered all else IS MT
! TO be conquered by those flames
which YOU see blazing on Mount
| Oeta. Only his mothers share in
him can perish; what he derive
from me is immortal. shalt taE
him. dead to earth, 10 the heaye0
ly shores, and I require of You al
70 receive him kindly. II any Of
YOU feel grieved at his attaininC
this honor, yet no one can den
| that he has deserved it. TIE
gods all gave their assent; Ju0o
only heard the closing words W tn
some displealure that she should
be so particularly pointed at, ye'
not enough TO make her regret tn
determination of her husband. So
when the flames had consumed the
mothers share OF Hercules, the
diyiner part, instead Of being in
jured thereby. seemed to start
forth with new ylgOr. to assume |
q more lofty port and a more aW-
iul dignity. Jupiter enveloped him
in cloud. and took him up In
four-horse chariot TO dwell among |
the stars. AS he took his place In
heaven, Atlas felt the added
weight. Juno. now reoonciled 10
him. gave him her daughter Heoe
in marriage.
This concludes the nine adyen-
lures OF Hercules. The boy OF
girl who presents to our Shoe Store
these nine storys Will be awarded
the prize of one pair of Hercules
solid leather school shoes, Sew
eral boys and girls have been 10
the store and wanted TO lnow II ~
would hn alrAnht II they HOMIQ |