The first woman crea.etl, according
to heathen Creek mythology, was Pau
dora. She was madi ol clay by Vul
can, at tbe request of Jupiter, wb
wished to punish the Impiety of Pro
metbeus by giving him a wife. Whet
this woman of clay bad receiver
all tho gods vied making her presents.
Venus gave her beauty, the Graces
gavs her the power of capt ?
Apollo taught Uer music, Mercury lu
structcd Lor In clo |Ucnce p.:.d M
gave her the most sp melita
From these presents received from the
pods tbe woman was call il Pandora,
which Intimates tbat elie had received
every necessary -
Prometheus-wai too artful to marry
this woman aud could uot be capti?
vated by ber channa but his brother,
Eplmetheua who was nu; so prudent,
married her Instead, and upon opening
a box which she presented to bim there
issued from it a multitude of evils,
which dispersed themselves over the
world and still continue to afflict the
human race. Hope only remained at
the bottom to assuage the troubles and
Borrows of life.
A "lean lnalnuiittnit.
The comm< ucement exercises of the
high school had passed oft" with entire
success, and at the request of tbe prin?
cipal the diplomas had been delivered
by Colonel Wye. president of thesehool
board, a worthy but somewhat pom?
pous citizen, to whom nothing had ever
happened to -lake his high opinion of
himself.
