Telegram-herald., 1889-09-09

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SAW TIE WORLD AS IT HAD BEES BEFORE
MAX WAS
brain. The terror passed; an unfathom-
able weight OF sleep pressed me down. j
was dying, / was dying, and then was
dead-nothingEessl
A change-life cane back 10 me. but be-
tween the new life and the LIE that had
been was gulf and difference Once more
l stood in the darkness OF the shrine. but II
blinded me no more. IL was clear as the
light Of day, although it was stil black /
stood and yet il was not l who stood, but
rather my spiritual part, for al my feet lay
my dead self There il lay, rigid and still,
stamp OF awful calm sealed upon its face
while gazed on it.
And as gazed, filed with wonder, was
caught up on the Wings OF Flame and
whirlrd away away faster than the light
ming flash Down l fell, through depths OF
empty space. set here and there with gilt
tering crowns OF stars. Down for ten
million miles and ten times ten million, till
at length | lowered over place OF soft, un-
changing light, wherein were Temples, Pal
aces anS AbOdes, such as no man ever saw
in the widest visions of his sleep. They
were built of Flame and they were built OF
Elackness. Their spires pierced up and up;
their great courts stretched around. Even
as | lowered they changed continually 10
the eye; what was fame became blackness,
what was blackness became fame. Here
was the fash of crystal, and there the
blaze OF gems shone even through the glory
that rolls around the city which is in the
Place Of Death. There were trees, and
their voice as they rustlcd was the voice Of
music; there was air, and as it blew its
breath was the sobbing notes OF song.
Shapes, changing, mysterious, wonderful,
rushed up 10 meet me and bore me down
till seemed 10 stand upon another earth.
"Who comesf' cried great voice.
"Harmachis," >" answered the Shapes that
changed continually. "Harmachis, who
hath been summoned from the earth to
look upon the face OF Her, that Was, and
Is, and Shall Be. Hsrmachis, Child Of
Earth,n
Throw back the Gates and open wide the
Doors :" pealed the awful voice. Throw
back the Gates and open wide the Doors
Seal up MS lips in silence, lest his voice jar
upon the harnonies of heaven; take away
his sight. lest he see that which may not be
seen, and let HSrmachis, who hath been
20 the place Of the Exchanging. Pass on,
Child of Earth; but. before thou goest, look
up that thou maycst learn how far thou art
removed from earth"
l looked up. Beyond the glory that
shOne about the city was black night, and
high on its bosom twinked one tiny star.
Behold the world that thou hast left
said tho voice. behold and tremble."
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sealed with silence aud with darkness, so
that was dumb aud blind Aud the gates
rolled back, the doors swung wide, and
was swept into tho city that is in the place
Of Death Swiftly was swept / know not
WHITTIER til at length l stood upon my feet
Again the same voice peaied
Draw the vail Of blackuess from his
ewes, uuseal the silence on his lips, that
Harnachis, Child OF Earth. may see, hear
and understand. and make alteration az the
shrine OF Her, that ~ as, and L, and Shall
Be"
And ny lips and eyes were touched once
more. 50 that ny sight aud speech came
back
Behold, stood within hall a blackest
marble 50 lofty that scarce even in the rosy
light could ny vision reach the great
groins o. the roof Music walled about its
spaces. and al sdown its length stood
winged spirits fashioned in living fame, and
such was - brightness Of their forms that
7 could not look thereon. IN - center was
al altar. small and square, and l stood be-
fore the empty altar. Then again the voice
CRED:
30 Thou that hast been. Art and shat be.
Thou who, having many names, ar yet
without a name, Noaslrer of Tine. Guar
dan q t5c Words, snd the Races that
dwell thereon. Us.Tersal Mother bern of
Noflin Eness. Crea'r.x unrreated. LIVING
Splendor Without form. Living Form with
ont Substance, Servant of the Invisible.
Ch..d o. Law. 10 der q the S-a'es and
Sword - Fa,e. Vessel Of Life. from whom
al Life Is, - whom it again il gathered.
Recorder - Things Done. Ereeator -
DEGREES hes-i Haruacnis. the Egyptian.
who nv Ia7 vii hath been summoned
f--n err earth. waite before Thine Altar.
wh ears unstoppei. wth eyes 1nses'ei.
aud VITA - c-ea heart. Hear and "a
seen5i Descend. . Many shsps5i De-
s-eui ID f.a.1s Descend N s-tf De
scenl - Sp.r.ti Hesr ard Descend
TIE v-.cs ceased s1i thers vas enos
Fr7sertI ~. uoved fhe-et0 ~ znw rct
WHAT. rassi m- e-es f---- between nv
hands ~1s-svith 1 tsd covered fhs-- ara
I ss~ ta1E-E 7vsr she atsr a srs csrk
cloud. IN sad oat e which = ferv serpent
C rhe1
iaen 2 the SPIRITS clad Fl ss1e fs apon
tse marble Seer. s1a WA = lca1 v0s
grand fessnrs ~ y -5's Ssrssns-
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