Wichita daily eagle., 1885-06-10
AN INITIATION.
STARTLING INCIDENT A COLLEGE
SECRET SOCIETY.
>tnr. 81 H..'ier ia EcSaIil-SI rIr'"n.
>ui &" a., Fat at the Sidci,
Imported frnni Europe'-
~. l,niiz-

This ,uuSt "a imitation ceremony
IA. uvlr ,aW Ia a &. llo,s secret eonicty
va one that oas I,aiular at an Ohio school
u,'Ii ACCIDENT harp ned Thea part Of II
Wa, Irurpci ihat part was -knieton"
The speaker ,.ns ,, dealer IN society re-s
iia. IL, cuuIindci
We were initiating - 'uri;- Spgn5 f,i-
low wno :lII Er didn't ieli.vo In s;ir.ts pr
anything .siernatural AMI th,; Is how W
did it. lie was striped to ih. waist. ons
foot was bare. ami no was carefully bin l.
folded When we led him into the dark
ened lodgc-roun, where two guards grnSpel
his arms firmly. Is they led him slowly
arouni the room me of them said, IN "a mel
ancholy voice: Ny fricnd-for I can not
Yet call you hroth,T-the Journey OF life i,
before yriL Consider it, Life l. what
make a. uut tri1l must come. aud sorrow
ami distress. Look well - yuur pathway.
"Iiat :nIT4CtIon was rather agSravatIng
{. a man who was blinifol tel aui lei iy
two strong companions who were guiding
him to a short. smooth plank at an anglo u
forty-five degrees Man rises suddenly IN
life, said tie guide a the victim stumbled
Up the plank, ami quickly drops into a pit
fall AMI Is lost and h, victim dropf ed
from the plaul, To hassock placed on edge.
which roll away ant l,t him It i wn on
he nsar
"l!e va, picked up and led on as tLr guide
said. TIE Path may is >mooti for "a time.
but obsiru tion- are sure to lie across it,
an then the victim stumbled lengthwise
over a ladder supportei three inches above
the carpet. while hi> clnluc,ors nluanei in
unison Even when in trouble himself be
may tc called upon to holp brother. and
his he should do 90 the utmost, sail tn
guide, who helpel himself to the victims
packetbaok. Last of all comes Death. lie
is terrifying ut best, but should it he your
fate t. meet Kim alone show yourself man.
for crown awaits YOU beyond
The victim had been lei through double
doors INTO tie clO-et The twIne that held
the Eooiwink over his eyes was lposenef.
The doors closed naiseleSsly. and the guide
and other officers of the lodge placed their
eyes at the peeI-hoie>. For a moment the
victim stood mationless: then the hoodwink
dropped Of II, rubbed his eyes with his
hand, AMI then h:s jaw dropped. \ blue
light famed IN the skull Of the skeleton be-
fore him, and poured ont uf tie eyes and
through tie peculiarly marked teeth, that
were opened hall AN inch. The air Of tue
blue-lined closet seemed 10 wave and dance
a, the right arm oi the skeleton was slowly
rai-ed until the ti,>h.eSs hand rested on the
young mans shoulder Then the HIe!anchul
voice said: 1 am thy fate
The victim drew his hand slowly acres
hi, forehead. and then over his eyes and
io1kel again at tie skeleton more closely.
Then he SAID: At !astr and tainted
~AS SAID part uf our ceremony hal - lie
dropped The victim was no: frightened; be
hai rcco-aiz,i his fathers skeleton.
~llu l,-..'ar Ia -iuoSS secret >ocietie' u>a
sLc'e' 81. n -he.r cer=gn 'aie.t'
Ger. liz Tacre are several orders that
use t-Ca'. We keep them in stock CON
stan;,y n,y are packed in half-leuSth
cas-, ,. p %. p.ac ~ walnut AMI are
ship. expires, ali over tie country"
- Ia ss..rt Il. are plain with steel ar
ticul.ti a-. others have silver plated arricu-
lation aa wbere there :, likely 20 lie no
strain o.. as. may +. made 81 silver
Some q a3ch-rric Il skeletons are care.
fully pol--si ani -l.>ten in the light OF the
loiSo-r.ou. FIne cases 80 with hisE-pricei
gociS
Ii ~ SGD -rr.cei.
y iue exon. elegantly II united. Will
cost rs mlc - So oae equally strong
and ale in sian the racket II the goats at
tack> ;nay bc bad f.r 81
~MakCS business for the reSarrectionistsf"
N, IL docs not Tae>e skeletons are all
imVorte.. and are taken from the catacombs
OF tn, cd c. uutry There i no tariff to
protect home industry in skeletons. and we
can iGPor; them cheaper than We could dig
them here. TIE demand Is very irregular.
according IS aa order l. spreading or not.
They ara shipped = ali parts ot the country
impartial. EE ara very effective in awinc
a fresh can i..a,s for light and Instruction.