Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-23
Neptune, King OF
The Seas
Greek.

Mother. when papa came back from
South America, he told us queer
story about the sailors dressing up IN
masks. What holiday was It? What
did they do it for?"
"That mast have been, Charlie, when
the-sftp crossed the line, or the equa-
tor, as you call it in the geography
class remember his telling about
King Neptune and hts trident"
what did the. sailors do, mother q
''Why, one dressed to represent
Neptune, q famous ocean god,
They were given presents by the pas
sengers on the ship, and it was grand
holiday"
where does this ocean god live, moth
err
People used to belive that Neptune
was really king Of all the waters on
tho earth. Charlie. Doesn't that seem
strange? TIL tell you q story that I
heard about Neptune and some OF the
other rods whom the Greeks used to
worship Perhaps you will find more
stories about him sometime .
Wait minute mother. till get
ready to begin"
"Once on time. Juno, the wife OF
Jupiter, while watching from the sky.
saw some hdps. on the sea beneath
her.
After hooking closely, she found
they were the seven ships Of Aeneas.
who was trying to reach the land Of
from its. shore.
Juno for reasons Of her own, did
not want AeneaS to reach the land.
knowing something must be done IN
the shortest possible time she went to
King Aeolus and asked his help. She
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gifts IL he would only send his winds
against the ghipa Of Aeneas.
King Aeolus knew he was doing
wrong, but he would not refuse Juno.
He went to the mountain cave where
The kept the storm winds. and, taking
his heavy war spear, burst open the
massive door OF the cavern and let all
1.-THE mad crew out at once.
'SThe storm they made was terrible.
Great waves like mountains came
sweeping over the land, carrying trees
and everything away.
THE ships Of Aeneas were only
,playthings In such hurricane, and
;the winds seemed to know for what
they had been let loose.
'The great cables that fastened
heavy anchors to the ships were snap
ped like stalks of corn. The winds
roared like wild animals. The sky was
as black as night, and great water
epoutS won't wh1rling by like huge tops
set spinning by the blasts.
"One fierce wind blew against the
ship Of Aeneas and overturned It,
"a whiriwfnd caught three other
ships and tossed them lightly on the
great rocks, on the shore. Another
Whirlwind sent three more ships into
the terrible quicksands and they were
swallowed up.
"Aeneas, swimming in the water
saw around him his trusty sailors
clinging, like himself. to broken planks
and pieces Of timber. All about them
f1oated concave shields, outspread
nantes, and overturned helmets
Treasures, too. in the shape Of precious
home gifts. and robes covered with
Jewels, drifted past them.
But the only thing anyone wanted
then was life, and 1t seemed as If the
winds and waters were ready and able
to destroy every man Of them.
"Aeneas called to Neptune, king OF
the seas, and Neptune heard him and
came riding up out of the bottom OF
the ocean.
.He held his golden named horse:
firmly in check, while his voice roarec
over the waters, asking:
Z "'What Is this, you winds. that yot
dare to trouble earth and sky without
leave from me? Who let you free from
Your rock prison"
..The waves were afraid and quietet
i down. The clouds scattered Xix,
! naughty children caught In mischief
/, THE winds flew home and, hurryins
hack into their cave, blew the doc
ttRat-shut with a bang. Then every