Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-08
HOW DIANA SHOT
HER LOVER ORION
Jealous Apollo Dares God
dess to Fire Arrow at Sup
posed Keg in Sea


The following story Is told by the
kansas City Star:
This, children. is the hard-luck story
of Orion, whom you can see almost
any bright night when the stars are
out. He is one of the few constella-
dions anybody recognizes on sight, and
OF course, that is som ething or a ulS-
tinction. But personally, it has always
seemed to us rather cold consolation.
There's something so impersonal about
being a constellation, a mere collec-
ton of star dust strewn through
space.
Orion was one of the Neptune boys.
but he didn't spend much time at
home, having a marked preference for
hunting or fishing as pastime. Ana
hunting facilities in the sea, you
know, are very slight. One day, wan
dering around all innocent and unsus-
picious like. he came to the island or
Chios-if you don't know where that
is you ought to be ashamed of your
eelf-and met up with young woman
named Merope, whose father was
linging on the island at that time.
He was a crafty old bird named
Oenopion, which has a rather reptilian
sound, you must admit.
When Orion mentioned the subject
of marriage, Oenopion would speak
casually of how fond he could be or
q son-in-law who would clear out the
numbers that Chios was a close sec
ond to chaos. Orion. of course, ought
to have killed the old man right away
for that pun, and if he had, the world
would have justified him. But in
stead he girded up his loins-Greek
equivalent for hitching up your belt
and went after the beasts tooth and
toenail. In a few weeks the Princess
Merope's boudoir looked like the re-
ceiving room for the Smithsonian In
sttution or the Metropolitan Museum
of Natural History, and Orion was be-
ginning to take a keen interest in the
velvet waistcoats offered by the local
haberdasher.
But right away old Oenopion began
to back water. He hemmed and
hawed and said that Merope was very
anuch of a child still, and, of course
she hadn't had chance 10 see very
many men yet. and altogether it would
he best to wait awhile. And he would
discuss with Orion the life habits Of
the wild flowers and how to tell the
house cat from the Civet cat and one
thing and another that had no bear
ing on the subject in hand.
The hunter stood this about so long,
and then he began active campaign
ing without the parental consent. And
The King, gum-shoeing up to sum-
1ner house in the garden one day,
found Merope sitting on Orion's knee
while they discussed an elopement.
That night he asked Orion to sup
per and gave him too much wine, and
when the hunter was extremely drunk,
the King called in a couple of cut
Ihroats who put out his eyes and
threw him out on the seashore. BY
and by Vulcan took pity on the blind
giant and gave him one of his men,
who guided him to the abode of the
sun. You may remember that driving
the sun was Apollos regular job. Well,
Apollo restored Orion's sight and the
hero began playing around with Diana.
Thumbs down on Kings and Kings
daughters" he said to himself. ME
for a goddess. A man ought never
marry out of his class, anyhow"
OF course, Orion and Diana found a
great deal in common. Hunting was
one of her pet pastimes, and they were
seen together a great deal, and all
the married goddessesi began to talk,
for Diana had a great reputation as a
man-hater.
You take it from me, my dear"
said Juno to Venus, this man-hating
stuff is always pose. AS soon as she
1inds a man who will look at her. your
most confirmed man-hater will toss
her cap over the windmill. They say
poor old Orion's eyesight has never re-
covered entirely"
All of which did not please Apollo
at all. He demonstrated with his sis
ter, but you know how much effect
family protests usually have. They
had just about that much. One day
the two We're walking together Apollo
and Diana, by the seashore. Orion
had gone in swimming and Apollo had
seen him. Orions head was just Wis
1ble from the shore-a black speck.
1.-TWO bits you can't hit that nail
keg," said Apollo.
You're on" cried his sister, and
fitting an arrow to her bow she plug
ged her beau through the head. This
was all for Orion. The waves rolled
his body ashore and Diana set his body
among the stars. There you may see
him still. with the Pleiades running
away from him. The Pleiades were
seven young women. daughters OF
Atlas. who had declined his attentions
in a former incarnation. 1t was GER
talnly tough pickings for Orion.