The native American., 1838-04-07
THE YELLED IMAGE.

4 IHE YELLED IMAGE.
10 Sais once a youthful wanderer came, by
'hirst ior knowledge brought to learn the secret
wisdom OF the Egyptian priests. Though quick
no passed through many high degrees with ready
spirit curiosity still doubtless, urged him on the
impatient asprant.
w nat have !, If have not all!' he cried is
there here more and less! Is thy truth like the
senses pleasure, then? sum, of which we
may a more or less possess yet always can pos
sess! Is it not whole--one-and indiyisble,
Lose but note from an harmony; bot one color
from the bow; what we have left is worthless
wanting the beauteOus whole to color and to
sound!
And once discoursing thus, they chanced 10 be
within lonely temple-when, 10! the youth be.
held before him an image, veiled, of giant size.
He turns in wonder to the Heirophant,
What is this concealed beneath the veil =
The TRUTH replied the sage.
Ha!-after truth alone have stfiveh ever;
and is it Tips, indeed, so long from me withheldl'
The Deity must that resolve returned the
|priest-for thus she speaks: This thing no
mortal thing shall raise, till 1t myself remove.'
Whose with unhalowed and guilty hand shall
touch the holy, the inhibited, he, saith the god
dess, he -<@--'
WHAT'S proceed'
t- X "t
Strange oracle! And hast thou never raised
the veil?'
IL Nay, indeed; nor even The temptation
felt!'
Ifthis thin veil alone debar me from the truth
And law!' interrupts the sage. sThe slight
|gauze, my son, is weightier far than thou suppo-
|sestit. Light to thy hand but to thy conscience
an enormous load!'
~ , !.
To his home the youth, full ofdeepest thoughts,
retired. The fiery lust Of knowledge robbed him
of his sleep-and on his couch fevered, he tossed.
At midnight he rushed forth. UnconsciousIy.
his timorous steps conduct him to the temple. He
scales the easy walls. One bold leap brings him
within their sacred circle. He is alone, and
around him horrid, lifeless stiffness, broken only
by the hollow echo of his football upon the secret
vaults; while from the open eup0la the moon cast
her pale silver light; and fearfully like 70 pre-.
sent deity, through the gloomy arch the veed
image shone! He approaches with uncertsiE
steps: He reaches forth his sacrilegious hand to
touch the holy vision, and shock, as Of fire and
ice, ran shivering through his frame, and an MP
seen arm repels hem! Unhappy youth! Within
his inmost soul, whispers kindly voice
sWouldst thou then dare to tempt the all-holy
one! By the mouth of the oracle tits said, NO
mortal thing this veil shall raise, till it myself re-
novel
But the same mouth hath said, whose the
veil shall raise, shall see the truth! Be what
there may behind, will see it, with loud voice
| he cried
SEE IT. yelled back in scorn the echo.
He spoke, and raised the veil.
! What saw he?' thou demandest. / know nots
Senseless and pale the priests found him the
morrow, outstreehed before the feet Of Isis's sta
tue! What he saw or heard, his tongue hath
never told! Cheer from his life had fed forever,
and melancholy bore him to early grave.
Wo to him!'-such was his warning word to
each importunate question. ITO to linn that
conecth at the truth through guilt Truth
acM gladden. him no more foreverr--N. Fork
Mirror.