Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-05-15
BY INGOMAR.
SECOND NIGHT.


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BY INGOMAR.
| SECOND NIGHT.
Again I wander in dead of night; again
seek Fays and Elfins bright; though
when last did quit their fame, I vowed I'd
meier return again. The Elves then treated
me quite rough, and so left them ina huff; ;
but soul that's thirsting for ''more light"
forgets the troubles of one night; and so
once more I do invade the Mystic Fane,-a
higher grade-"Most Excellent"-I fain
would learn, so through the air take e. turn,
and then descending to the ground I am by
Elves most firmly bound with "cable'-tow"
wound "six times" round, and then in this
peculiar fix rm led to door and give knocks
''six," when door swings ope, but with great
care and Master Elf says-Who comes
there? A worthy "brother" reply, as to
the Elf I now draw nigh I've ''entered," ,"
"passed," been sraised," "advanced"-
in his eyes I firmly glanced live been
''inducted" to the ''chair," and though then
treated rather queer, I still do crave-l crave
"more light" and seek your fame in dead of
night. Is it of your e-will-accord-
seek "Most Excellent" Elfn's word? Says
don't attempt for to deceive me,-We none
receive against their will, although "impos-
tiers" we do kill ; of your free will dost make
request? and then with "key-stone" to my
breast, as to the Elf I now draw near, I
whisper gently in his ear word whose i'm
port we'll he knows, and then wide ope the
door he throws; and thus his greeting cold
and stony, smiles to my "Giblem" or
"Raboni," "Most Excellent" I am now
made, and Elves who did me first evade
now gather round,-I feel the tips Of fingers
pressed in 'grip of grips" The "copse-
stone" now they celebrate, and though the
'gainst "course Of sun" whilst joyous Elves
an anthem sung; and crowning work they
did adorn by singing song-"All hail to
| mOrn."
A ''Tabernacle' now see, and pass the
door with "Rabon'i :" but through it's halls
as do march I pass beneath living arch, !"
and wonder much why arch so loW-WhOse
recess dark no light doth show-should by
the Elves be reared for me, but that, they
say, is their mystery: and faith find it so
indeed, for from its roughness now bleed.
Pm kicked and cqffed while fast I'm bound,
and then knocked sprawling on the ground !!
@ tim'rous Youth, 1 pray beware; be not
entrapped into their snare; for those same
Elves will laugh and smile as to their fame
they you beguile; but once you pass within
its gates, like ghostly Gnomes or cruel Fates
they'll torture you, and laugh with glee at
groanings of your misery. They'll lead you
round, and round, and round, meath "living
arch" they will you pound until you're sore
and sick with fright before they lead you to
the ''light": you'll think, indeed, you are
that fills Erebus dark and dread, as round,
and round in dark you're led; your soul
will blanch with very fear, yet torturing
Elf will say with leer-O trusting Youth,
pray do not fear, for oft that dreary road he's
tread, and trusting soul as often led from out
the darkness into light but as you creep
along in fright that everlasting "living arch"
will from the bravest take the starch: it
seems one long perpetual tomb enshrouded
in the deepest gloom! Meanwhile I'm to
an "altar" led and take an obligation dread.
swear to keep and defend with word, and
tongue, and strong right hand, the secrets
faithful heart" and to defend "brother's"
cause land this is made a special clause),-
cause defend with all my might, no matter
whether wrong or right, and wish my
"skull" from head smote off if e'er 1 should
divulge or scoff; my "brain" to be "eXposed
to SUM- when at 'high twelve"- -
if should e'er traitor" be to Elfn's sa-
cred mystery.
Once more the "Chapter" round I go, and
now my eyes behold the glow of Burning
Bush," on "Horeb's mount" and while my
trials I recount I hear a voice call-"Moses
Moses !" and flaming bush it now discloses
flood of light in harmony with awful
"Voice" from "Deity." And Moses an
swers-Here am I: the "Voice" then says
O draw not nigh, but put thy shoes from off
| thy feet, for to "Adonai" it seems meet to
sanctify the spot Of ground whereon thou
standest-'tis holy ground. l am the God
of Abraham, who on this Mount did offer
RAM in sacrifice and praise to me, and from
his sins 1 set him free; of Isaac, and of
Jacob, too, and now I'd be God to you: so
kneel thee down and hide thy face, "three
times" again thy steps 'retrace" be not
chasten with a rod: remember "Zedekiah's"
reign, how him I smote with sword and
| flame, and Walls of wrath poured upon the
wicked people who did wrong; how them
sent to "Babylon," and servants" there
Of them [ made, and "seventy years"
| they "captive" stayed But while the
"Voice" did thus discourse "shock Of bat
ties" felt in force, and rumbling sound of
| cannon ball doth now my trembling heart
appal, and clash of swords doth tell that
strife and fierce contention is now rife. A
din l hear the wall and groanings sad which
tell of death, but as in dark Pm cropping
yet / tremble as each shock feel of mighty
hosts, who now doth reel and sWoon from
loss of BLOOD yet now their standards
planted on the brow of rampant high, and
bugle's call doth sound the onset-the gates
| now fall, and fair "Jerusalem's" wet with
blood which flows now like mighty flood
it's streets along. While tumult reigns I'm
"captive" bound by soldiers fierce, who
swear my heart with sword they'll pierce if
opposition l do make, or from my eyes the
"hood-wink" take; but soon Pm "rescued"
by the Fays, who bring me forth with loud
hurrahs; they tell me that Pm now quite
thinking that my path will be lit with light
from mystery, / say wish for to proceed
and temple build, as twas agreed a second
temple built should be for use of Elves and
Mystery. II am that l am" says guiding
Fay, as onward now he led the way; but
10, as onward now march butt my head
'gainst "living ARCH" Stoop low, 0 Youth,
he says to me humble, if you'd exalted be:
good and wise have travelled this road, al
though it's rugged and bestrewed with many
pitfalls dark and dread as caverns where re-
pose the dead. This road leads out from
Babylon; twill lead you to Jerusalem, where
''signet" of "Zeorubbabel" Companion Elf
will always tell; but 1 would that sgnet
tongue can't tell the woes and tortures that
befell, or that my pathway now beset, as
thump, and bump, and worry and fret, as
over the dismal s'Rugged Road' slowly
drag myself along, and "living arch" seems
ten miles long. 0 curious YOUTH beware,
say, and meier be led by Elf or Fay along
this 'rugged road" to stray; for if you do