The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-09-26

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the Good and the Evil powers. saw tina
man was created vile, but those who arr
above took pity on him and came down Il
him TO make him good and happy. for the
two things are one thing. But man re
turned again to his wicked way, and ther
did the bright spirit of Good. who is of u.
called Osiris, but who hath many names
offer himself up for the evil doing Of til.
race that had dethroned him. And from hin
| and the Divine Mothc r,of whom all natur c j.
sprang another spirit who is the Protector
| Of us on earth, as Osiris is our iustifier II
| Amcnti.
| For this is the mystery of the Osiris.
4 OF sudden, as l saw the visions, these
| things became clear to me. The mummy
cloths Of symbol and Of ceremony tina
wrap Crisis round fell from him, and l un
derstOod the secret of religion.
The picture passed, and once again thu
Priest, my guide, spoke TO me.
"Hast thou understood. Harmachs. thos.
I things which it hath been granted thee tt
I sce.n
| II have" said ..Are the rites ndedr
NAY, they are but begun. That which
| follows must thou endure alone! Behold
l leave thee, to return at the morning
| light. Once more / warn thee that which
| thou shalt see few may look upon and live
| In all my days have known but three wht
dared to face this dread hour, and Of those
three at dawn but one was found alive. My
| self, have not trod this path. 1t is too higi
| for me-"
Depart said: ..my soul is athirst fol
knowledge will dare it.
He laid his hand upon my head ani
blessed me. He went. l heard the door
| shut to behind him, the echoes of his foot
| steps slowly died away. Then felt that
was alone. alone in the Holy place witt
| things which are not Of the earth. Silcnc,
| fell-silcnce deep and black as the darkness:
which was around me- The silence fell; i,
| gathered Us the cloud gathered on the face
| Of the moon that night when, a lad, prayed
| upon the pylon towers. It gathered densel
and yet more dense till it seemed to Greer
into my heart and call aloud therein; fol-
| utter silence has q voice that is more terri
BILE than the voice Of any CRY. spoke; tho
echoes OF my words came back upon mt
from the walls and seemed to beat me down
| The stiffness was lighter to endure than ar
echo such as this. What was / about Il
| see! Should die, even now, in the fullness
| OF my youth and strength! Terrible were
| the warnings that had been given to me.
would fly. Fly.-fy whittier? The temple
door was barred; could not fly. wa.
alone with the Godhead, alone with the
| was pure-my heart was pure! l woulG
face the terror that was to come, ever
though died.
Isis, holy Mother ! prayed, Isis
Spouse Of Heaven, come unto me, be with
| me now. / faint be with me now"
And then knew that things were not al
| things had been. The air around me began
to stir. it rus;led as the wings of eagles, j,
took life. Bright eyes gazed upon me-
strange Whispers shook my soul. Upon
the darkness were bars of light. They
changed and interchanged, they moved te
! and fro and wove mystic symbols which
could not read. Swifter and swiftcr few
that shuttle of the light: the symbols
grouped, gathered. faded, gathered We,
again. faster and still n.,re fast, till my
eyes could no more count them. Now
was afioat upon sea of glory; it surged
| and rolled, as tho ocean rolls: it tossed me
high, it brought me low. Glory was piled
on glory, splondor heaped on splendor'
head, and rode above il all.
Soon the lights began to pale in the roll
ing sea Of air. Great shadows shot across
| 1t, lines of darkness pierced it and rushed
| together on its breast. till at length only
was shape of flame set like q star on the
bosom Of Unreasonable night. Bursts OF
| awful music gathered from far away. Niles
and miles away heard them, thrilling
family through the gloom. On they came,
nearer and more hear, louder and more
loud, till they swept past above, below,
| around me, swept on rushing pinions, terri
flying and enchanting me. They floated by,
ever growing fainter, till they died in space
Then others came, and no two were akin.
| Some ratified as ten thousand sistra shaken
| all to tune. Some rang from the brazen
threats of unnumpercd ciarions. Some
pealed with loud, sweet chant of voices
that were more than human: and some
rolled along in the slow thunder of a million
drums. They passed: theirnotes were lost
in dying echoes; and the awful silence once
more pressed in upon me and overcame me.
The strength within me began to fill.
felt my life ebbing at its springs. Death
drew near to me, and his shape was 81
lence. He entered at my heart, entered
with sense OF numbing cold; but my
brain was still alive. could yet think.
knew that was drawing near the confines
Of the dead. Nay. was dying fast, and oh,
the horror OF it! stroye to pray and could
not: there was no more time for prayer.
One struggle and the stiffness crept into my