Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-10-25


 The picture passed and another rose up in
 It's place. Once again saw the banks of Sihor, and on them crowded wild-fa faced creatures, partaking of the nature of the ape moro than of the nature of mankind. They fought and slew each other. The wild bird sprang up in alright as the fire leapt from reed huts given by foemen's hands to flame and pillage. They stole and rent and | murdered, dashing out the brains of chil- dren with axes of stone. And, though no voice told me, knew that saw man as he | was tens of thousands of years ago when first he marched across the earth. Yet another picture. Once again saw the banks of Sihor; but on them fair cities bloomed like flowers. In and out their gates went men and women, and laden asses passing to and fro from wide, we'll titled lands. But saw no guards or armies, and no weapons of war. All was wisdom prosperity and peace. And, while won | dered, 8 glorious figure, clad in raiment that shone as flame, came from the gates of shrine, and the sound of music went be- fore and followed after him. He mounted an ivory throne which was set Tn a market place facing the water, and as the sun set called all the multitudes to prayer. With ono voice they prayed, bending in adora- tlon. And l understood that herein was | shown the reign of the Gods on earth, which was long before the days of Menes. A change came over the dream. Stil, the same fair city, but other men men with greed and evil on their faces-who hated the bonds Of righteous doing, and set their hearts on sin The evening came; the glorious figure mounted the throne and called to prayer, but none bowed themselves in adoration. "We are aweary of theer' they cried. Make Evil Kingl Slay him! slay him II and loose the bonds of Evill Make Evil Kingl'
 Nightly yprose the glorious shape, gag ing with mild eyes upon those wicked ones. ''Ye know not what ye asz,' he cried :; 'but as ye will, so be it! For if dle, by me shall ye once again, after much travail, find path to the Kingdom of Goodp' Even as he spoke a form, foul and hideous to behold, leapt upon him, cursing, slew him, tore him limb from limb, and amidst the clamor of the people sat himself upon the throne and ruled. But a shape whose face was vailed passed down from Heaven on shadowy wings, and with lamentations gathered up the rent fragments of the Be. ing. A moment she bent herself upon them, then lifted up her hands and wept. And as she wept, behold! from her sides there sprang a warrior armed and with g face like the face of Ra (the sun) at noon. With shout he, the Avenger, hurled h.m- self upon the monster who had usurped the throne, and they closed in battle, and strug- gling ever in a straight embrace, passed up ward to the skies,
 Then came picture after picture. Isaw powers and peoples clad in various robes and speaking many tongues. I saw them pass and pass and pass in millions-loving, hating, struggling, dying Some few were happy and some had woe stamped upon hllf o% o1 happiness nor of woe, but rather of pa tience. And ever as they passed from age to age, high above in the heavens the Avenger fought on with the Evil Thing, while the scale of victory swung now here, now there; but neither conquered nor was it given to me to know how the battle ended.
 And understood that what had beheld was the holy vision of the struggle between the Good and the Evil powers. saw that man was created vile, but those who are above took pity on him. and came down to him to make him good and happy, for the two things are ono thing. But man re- turned again to his wicked way, and then did the bright spirit of Good, who is of us called Osiris, but who hath many names, offer himself up for the evil doing of the race that had dethroned him. And from him and the Divine Mothe r, of whom all natur @ is opA aug hAOCuCE SplIlG WHO IS Lue IrOCcCCOr of us on earth, as Osiris is our justifisr in Amenti.
 For this is the mystery of the Osiris,
 Of sudden, as l saw the visions, these things became clear to me. Tho mummy cloths of symbol and of ceremony that wrap Crisis round fell from him, and I uu- derstood the secret of religion.
 The picture passed, and once again the Priest, my guide, spoke to me.
 "Hast thou understood, Rarmachis, those things which it hath been granted thee to see2n
 'I have," said. "Are the rites endedw
 'Nay, they are but begun. That which follows must thou endure alonei Behold, leave thee, to return at the morning light. Once more I warn thee that which thou shalt see few may look upon and 1.-Two, In all my days have known but three who dared to face this dread hour, and of those three at dawn but one was found alive. My sell, have not trod this path. It is too high fer me-"
 "Depart," I said; ''my soul IS athirst for knowledge. will dare it."
 He laid his hand upon my head and blessed me. He went. l heard the door shut to behind him, the echoes of his foot stepA slowly died away. Then felt that l was alone, alone in the Holy place with things which are not of the earth. Silence fell-silence deep and black as the darkness which was around me. The silence fell; it gathered as the cloud gathered on the face of the moon that night when, g lad, prayed upon the pylon towers 1t gathered denser and yetmore dense till it seemed to creep into nay heart and call aloud therein; for utter silence has a voice that is more terri. ble than the voice of any cry, Ispoke; the echoes of my words came hack upon me from the walls and seemed to beat me down. Ehe stillpess was lighter to endure than an echo such aa this. What was I about to aee3 Should die, even now, in the fullness of my youth and strength2 Terrible were the warnings that had been given to me. 1 was fear stricken, and bethought me that l would fly. Fly!Efy whither? The temple door was barred;I could not AY,, | was alone with the Godheaa, alone with the power that had invoked, Nay, my heart was nNra-my heart was purei would face the terror that was to come, even though died.
 ''lsis. holy Mother," prayed, s.Isis, Spouse of Heaven, come unto me, be with me now. faint be with me now.n