, 1873-03-30

their place Can science, pcering into all
things, ever find the secrets OF nature
After all its explorations, the final element OF
life, the motive and inspiring element, tha! ~
tho eHsence Of all tho organism it uses, ana "ltn
out which all Is mere material, mere 1ancnluois
fees utterly beyond it's reach, nnd leaves II at
last with only dust in it's hands. .,oes a not Tue
little child tint makes plnymates OF the MOWERS,
and the brooks, and the sands una goa .!e1e
better than any OF un? The subtle disin11y nloes
anywhere, enticcs cyerywhcre-ls Just OUT OF
reach everywhere. We catch Gimpses, OF it,
breathe its odor, hear it's dim voice, SEQ the last
uttor OF its robe, pursue it endlcssly, anu never
can seize it. The poot is poet because no loves
this spirit in nature, and comes nearer II ont he
back laden at last with q eccret lie cannot quite
tell, and shapes us q myth to express it as well
as he may"
But surely" answered, E,a.rv 1--WE sea shoala 4soe
distinguish between mere poetry asa SO 1ono
rs We admit tho unreality Of merely fan
ciful creations and explanations OF facts'
wo may bo pleased with them but let US not DO
miRled by thom into bollef OF their sclentlhc
truth
sAh, tits the old story! Tho little child has
bit OF wood, which, to her in tho free play OF her
imagination, is person with good and bad quail
tiles. who acts we'll or i'll, whom ahe loves o. de-
spisos. She whipsit ehe carctses it; she ecolds
it; she sends it to school or to bed; she for
more real perhaps. than to the nurse who stands
boBide her and laughs at her, and says How
silly! Como away,-it ID only stick: Mhlch
is right? The Greeks were the child, ana you
are the nurse; What is truth, which Is Always
truth Of any k1nd? Who knows, HISTORY? Two
persons standing together sec the same occur
rence,-is it tue Same to both: tar from H.
The literal friend is amazed to hear what the lnl-
aginatiye friend Eaw. Yet both may be right in
tGeir report only ono saw what the other had no
senses to perceive. We only see and feel &C.
cording to our naturcs. What We are nodities
what We see. Out Of the camomio flower tho
physician makes q decocticn, and the poet
cred facts, unless tho imagination interpret
them. I cannot but smile at WIN: is called his
tory: and OF all hietory, that Of our own Koman
world seems the strangest, because porhapH,
know it best"
sAh! /" I broke in, show one wishes you had
written US familiar memoirs Of your time, and
given US some Intimate insight into your life,
your thoughts, your daily doings. No have SO
to grore about IN tho dark for any knowledge OF
YOU And then, in tue history OF art, what dread
ful blanks I do not feel assured, except from
t your sMeditatlone,' as wo call them, and your
| letters, that We really know anything accurately
about you. About the laundering Legion, for
| instance-vhat is tho truth
| ease will which fable is made, md how aim
| plo fact may be tortured into al untrCth merely
| to suit purpose. When was on my campaign
against the Quali, in the year Ia, the incident
| been cold and late, a:A suddenly tho heats of
| summer overlook us in tho cuc1nys country.
After long aud difficult march on very hot
day, suddenly came upon the enemy, VINO,
| descending from tho mountains, attacked us.
o7ercome with fatigue, il the plains The bat
| tie went against us for somo time, for my army
suffered so from thirst, nnd heat, and exhanation
that they were unable to repel the attack: and
were forced hack. While they were IN full re-
treat and confusion, suddenly tho sky became
cloudcd over, aad d dEcnchins shower poured
upon u.s. My men, who wero dying Of thirst,
stopped fighting, took OF their helmets .,
aud reversed their, shieldn to catch Tue
the enemy removed their assault with
double fury. All seemed lost, when suddenly,
AZ sometimes occurs among the mountains,
thunder and vivid flashes OF lightning; the rain
changed into hail, which was blown aud driven
with such fury into the faccs OF the enemy, that
| thcy we're confounded aud confused, aid began
the storm only in their backs refreshed b. tho
rain they had drunken from their shiclds and hcl-
| metz. and cooled by their bath. now eaow at
tackled, and pouring upon their foo With fury cut
them to pieces. Among my soldiers at tins t;1no
was All old legion, organized in the time OF Au-
custus, named tho Fulniuata from tho fast that
| tiley bore on their shields a thunderbo!1, and
! upon ths simple story, repeated BY u;*ny early
writer's in the Christian Church. tina: tA;s legiua
was composed Of Christians only, that
the storm was miraculous intcrpre.a-
ton of their God il: answer to their
prayer and that they then received tho na1ro of
] Ful1n;nata in comsac,norat;cn Of this 1nir:ci3.
This ib tho simple truth Of tho case. NJ :ncn
sud that Jupiter rluvius came to their aid, aud
thcv sacrificed to him in gratitude and OH the
column afterwards dedicated to inc i'll com!!,cn-
oration Of my services by the Senate, ycu will
SEQ tile sculpturcd figure Of Jupiter Pluv'us,
rt~I Fta1} fh0
streaming to refresh my eo!dieTs, while his
thunaerbolss are flashing against tho barba-
| rians."
As he spoke these words flns Of lightning,
go intense Us to blind the lamps, cleaned through
the room, followed b; startling peal Of thunder,
| which seemed to shake not only the house buf
He smiled and said, sWc should havo said in
older time thai Jupiter affirmed the truth OF my
statement: but you are above such puerilitien, I
suppose: Il, o,,,a NH .ov i rms H;rn from
Jupi!cr. The thunder was t13 left, md that
was considered by you good omeE, WAS 1t not !
IL. coli genitor de pare serena
Intonuit 1spyutn."
"This thunder on tho left Was considered q
pood omen But yyhnt was it you said after you
asked the question? You seemed to be making
a quotation in strange tongue,-at least
| tongue mover heard -
! leANSNlNs
ought to say-or perhaps Marc"
Z All! Latin vas it, he he said; ~ ~ beg you, u,
pardon. ] thought it might have been charm !,
.:An difficult to understand as the Eleusnian
mysteries" said. And, By the Way, what
wero tho Elcusininn mysteries: :" !.
:sThey were mysteries! can merely say tc
ron that they concealed under formal rites the
worship of the spirit Of nature, ag aymbolizod i in
their unrest and hidden meaning, they represent
cd The Transformation, publication, and resnrrec-
ton Of humanity in new form and in another
eTiatencc, But a1n not at liberty to say more
thnn this. The outward rites wcro for the mul:
the inner nas meaning Tds for the psrsa hgsi and
~ oyn1ain them to you, think you would moi
tako 80 low view Of cur religious philosophy as
to have What you hssr and reae
With its lustrations and fasting, and cakes o1
sesame @ and honey, and processions-.as symbol
cal in its way your mass aud baptism, and hay
hhD,f !" he continued g to revert to the ques