Telegram-herald., 1889-09-09

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forehead 4n3 W@s ge1e. frsA ~i.e-a t4s
c-s1a yQios. sweet @na 90 4ad c-e&r,
secks Is Ae4FeL-y y 2eesuLs
~Llep4r.. ys Masters leave me sr1 ~
servant s. agE / n4ye g. E-uasle1
qaen Lac 4rEsas r1sa.ls frsza : o9w t1s
tsIe-c-1 cslgi-s le@po1 trl-4 tle gro-24
49, spe1 away
20 H4r-zHckls," SAD TIE seioe, --os not
sfrsl1 Ia she wAon thou oesl kEos -
lss 81 tae Egyptians; but what e-se AZ
ssElye Aos tao1 - learn-ll Is beysnt tty
streagth pr / an a. th.ngs a. lie ls
~ sp-rlt, a. Nature ls H. r-ile4L al
tie l-1gbter q tbs cn.ld, an lhs Iaziaex
loye, "a Gae mothers A5ss, A. t-a C---1
AID Servant Cf tee Invisible th4t IS CD
Tia. = l.sN t1At = f4ts--rl1L e. If Fsc-f /
BE- u2l Os1 and Pate and Law. - hen winds
bow and oceans rear Lpen lAe face ~ Earta
taou nearest My ysice, when t4ol ga4est
"a the starry rrmz1ent tLul soest ny
couutsL1uce, wnel tAs spring blooms olt
ll flowers. that is ny smle, haralscl.is
Fer Al natures self, 2ad al ner shapes
are shapes II Ne. / breathe IL al tt-t
tre2tnes / WAY 4ld slIe ll the cl-ngef1l
moon j grow sLd gather IA The tides
Use with the SlAs. / nzsl Win the light
nlng aud taaacer ia The storms. Nothing
Is TOO great Ter the measure or ny majesty,
nothing IS 81 small that / can not md
home therein. / an iu thee aud thou art ~
ne, . HGrUgc1is; taat which D2de tnes
De b@de Ne als0 be
l bowed ay head could net speak, foI
/ was fear-smitten.
Faithfully hast thou served me, o ny
servant went On the lew, sweet voice,
greatly hast thou loHged 10 be brought
face II face wlth BE here il Amenu, and
greatly hast thou dared - accomplish that
desire Fer IL IL no small thing 10 cast on
the tabernacle Of the flesh, and, before the
appointed time, If olly FOR al hour, put on
the raiment OF the spirit. Aud greatly, q
my servant, have l, TOO, desired 10 LOOK on
thee here where / am. For the Gods love
those who love them. but with a wider and
deeper love, and under one VINO is as far
from BE as / an from thee, mortal. am
God OF Gods. Therefore have caused thee
TO be brought hitner, Harmachis; and
therefore speak 10 thee, my servant, aHd
bid thee commune with Me now face 10
face, as thou dIcst commune that night
upon the Temple towers Of Abouthis. For
was there with thee, Harmachis, as | was
in ten thousand other worlds. IL was /, o
Harmachis, who laid she lotus in thy hand,
giving thee the sign which thou didst seek.
For thou art Of the kingly blood Of those
who served Ne from age TO age And f
thou dost not fail thou shalt sit upon that
lingly throne and restore my ancient wor-
ship in its purity. and sweep my temples
from their deiilements. But il thou oost
fail, then shall Isis become but memory
in Egypt"
The voice paused, and, gathering up my
strength, ~ length / spoke aloud.
Tell me, o Holy" / said, "shall then
failr'
ASK Ne not" answered the voice, "that
which it is not lawful that should answer
thee Perchancs l can read that which
shall befall thee, perchance II doth not please
me so to read. What can il profit the Di-
vine, that hath all time wherein 10 await the
issues, to be eager 10 look upon the blossom
that is not blown, bat which, lying a seed in
the bosom Of the earth. shall bloom in its
seasoni Know, Harmachis, that l do not
shape the Future; the Future is 10 thee and
not 10 Ne, for ii IS born OF Law and Of the
rule ordained Of the Invisible. Yet art thou
free TO act therein, and thou shalt win or
thou shalt fail according 70 thy strength
and the measure of thy hearts purity
Thine be the burden, O Harmachis, as thine
in the event shall be the glory or the shame.
Little do reck of the issue, | who am but
the Minister Of what rs written. Now hear
me- Always viii be with thee. my servant
for my love once given can never be taken
away, though by sin 1t may seem lost 10
thee. Remember then this: II thou dOst
triumph, great shall be guerdon; II thou
6ost fail heavy indeed shall be thy punish
ment, both in the flesh and in the land that
thou cauest Ameuu. Yet this for thy com
fort; shame and agony shall not be eter-
nal. For, however deep the fall from
righteousness, if but repentance holds the
heart, there is a path-a stony and cruel
path-whereby the height may be climbed
again. Let il not be thy lot to follow It,
Harmachisl And now. because thou hast
loved me, my servant. and, wandering
through the maze of fable. wherein men
lose themselves upon the earth. mistaking
the substance for the spirit, and the altar
for the Cod hast yet grasped clew Of
Truth the Many y-faced-and because | love
thee and look on to the day that. perchance.
shall come when thou shalt dwell blessed
In my light and in the dong Of my holy
tasks-because Of this, / say, it sLall be
given to thee, O harmachis, to look upon
the face Of Isis-even unto the ewes of the
Messenger, and not die the death Bsh0H"'
The sweet voice ceased; the dark cloud
upon the altar changed grew white, il
shone, and seemed at length 10 take the
shrouded shape or woman. Then the golden
SNAKES crept from is heart once more. and.
like living diadem, twined Itself about the
cloudy brows.
Now suddenly the vapors burst and
melted, and with my eyes saw that Glory.
at the very thought Of which my spirit
faints Bat what I saw it is not lawful to
utter. For, though I have been hidden 20
write what I have written or this matter.
percnsnce that a record may remain, there
on have / been warncd-av. even now. after
these many years. ! saw, and what / saw
can not be imagined. fer there are Giories
and there are shapes which are bev0ua the
reach II mans Imagination. ] saw-thcu.
wi,h tie memory OF that sight stamped for
ever or my heart, my spirit failed ne, and 7
sar down before The & ory
Aud "a fell. it seemed that the great hail
burst open and cFuu bIed into fakes of fro
around ne. Iben there was sound as the
sound n worlds rushing down the catarac.s
of Ilme-sDd -ne~ 7c oorei
CTAPTER VII.
or THr b-AEIH9 OF HARNtcrrs. or -ur
CraEWoNT cF HIs GROWING ss pr.psr-F
OF 4HE rPrEa AND 1HE runra rs~n. .vo
cT1HE oFFERINGs 1ADE I'd THE PHARAoH.
'Y0~O~~2aaA AGAIN woke. %
i "a a E1 = end myself stretched