La Junta tribune., 1917-06-07
STORY OF JUNE
BY M.rx.re. P. Boyle

all the year There are two or thyee
reasons given explaining how June
got its name. The Saxons used to
call 1t the earlier mild month
Some OF the Romans say that II
was named for Juno. She was the
wife of Jupiter and the queen Of the
gods She was very beautiful. She
really must have looked gorgeous to
common people. For her maid. Iris,
who stood beside her.. had a dress
made OF a piece OF the rainbow. She
always wore this dress. and you can
fancy that 1t was very pretty.
Sometimes they used to 60 out
riding. and then. instead of order
ing her horses and carriage. Juno
would order her chariot and pea
cocks. For they always rode in
chariot as bright and shining a.
thuss you have seen at the circus.
And they always had peacocks to
draw them instead OF horses.
when Juno was married to Ju-
piter all the other gods and goddess
es were at the wedding and brought
them beautiful presents.
You would have thought that
Juno might have been very happy.
And so she would II she had been
a little better. But she used to get
very angry and Jealous and never
liked for Jupiter TO speak to any
one else: Sometimes he would get
cross at her too. And one day she
vexed him so that he hung her up In
the air with golden chains.
Even this did not cure her.
though. Once she missed Jupiter
and went TO look for him. He WAS
talking to lovely goddess. He heard
Juno coming and knew she would
scold. so he turned the goddess into
white heifer.
Juno thought II beautiful and
wanted Jupiter to give II her. Then
Juno was very cross. She thought
10 had not always been a heifer.
so she made up her mind to watch
and find out She told Argus to
watch her.
But you know the trouble with
the very best OF watchmen is that
they sometimes fall asleep. So she
gave Argus hundred eyes, in order
that he might always have at least
one eye open no matter how sleepy
he might be.
10 didn't very much like being a
COW instead OF goddess But she
could never tell any OF her friends
who she was, because she had no
voice, one day when her father was
patting and admiring her she wrote
her name in the sand with her hoof
Then he knew that the beautiful
heifer was his own daughter.
They tried very hard to get some
one 10 kin Argus. But no one was
able TO get him asleep with all his
eyes. He would close two and take
a nap with them. and by the time
they we're awake he could take a
turn with two more.
'Afier while. Mercury. Maia'
wonderful son. came with his wand
and began to tell Argus a story. II
was very long, and Argus listened.
one eye after another went tight
shut until the whole hundred We're
fast asleep Then Mercury hurried
to cut off his head.
"of course Juno was very sorry,
but she took the eyes and put them
in the tail OF the peacock. where they
are to this day. Even then Juno did
not leave poor 10 alone. but sent a
Fly to torment her 20 that she had
TO 20 from place TO place to get rid
of IL.
AT last Jupiter asked Juno TO
stop. She said she would II Jupiter
would be good and not talk TO 10
any more. OF course he promised
10 must have been very happy when
her hoofs began to turn into hands
and feet. The coarse hair dropped
away too. leaving her pretty white
skin. and soon she was her old self
10 once more.
Another maiden who made Juno
angry was Callisto.
SO she changed her into n bear.
She put heavy BLACK fur on her,
made her walk on her hands and
feet and gave her deep growi In.
stead OF her own voice
But Callisto did not feel at all
like bear and she used to be very
unhappy because she had to live In
the forest. One day she saw young
man coming toward her. She knew
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