The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-09-12

ties Of the eternal gods been sst q naught
by these Grccians babblcrs who have dared
to NEEDLE with the immortal trutbs.
and name the Most High by another
name (SerapisD, c0nfounding the sub
stance of the Invisible. Doth not Egypt
cry aloud for freedom! and shall she cry IL
vain! Nay, nay, for thou, my son, art the
appointed way of deliverance. To thee,
being sunk in ED. have dccreed my rights
Already is thy name whispered in many .
sanctuary, from Abu even unto Athu: o..
ready do priests and people swear ALE
glance, even by the sacred symbols, unto
him who shall be declared unto them.
Still. the time is not yet: thou art too green
= sapling to bear the weight Of such q
storm. But to-day vast thou tried and
found wanting. He who would serve the
gods, q Harmachis, must put aside the fail
ings Of the flesh. Taunts must not move
him. nor any lnsts Of man. Thine is high
mission, but this must thou learn. An thou
learn il not. thou shalt fail therein; and
then, my curse be on thee and tho curse
Of Egypt, and the curse Of Egypt's broken
gods. For, know thou this. that even the
gods, who are immortal, may. III tho inter
woven scheme Of things, lean upon the man
VINO is their instrument, even a. . war
rior on his sword. And woe be TO the
sword that snaps in the hour Of battle, for
it shall be thrown aside to rust! There
fore, make thou thy heart pure and high
and strong; for thine is no common lot,
and thine no mortal need Triumph, and
in glory shalt thou go-in glory here and
hereafter! Fail. and woe-woe be on thee ~
He paused axd bowed his head, and then
went on:
.Of these n. alters shalt thou hear more
hereafter. Meanwhile thou hast much TO
learn. Tomorrow will give thee letters.
and thou shalt pass down the Nile. even past
white-walled Memphis to On (Heliopolis), and
there shalt thou sojourn certain years and
learn more of our ancient wisdom beneath
the shadow OF that sacred pyramid Of which
thou, too, art the Hereditary High Priest
that IS to be. And meanwhile will sit here
and watch, for my hour is not yet, and, by
the help of the gods, spin the web wherein
thou shalt hold the wasp Of Macedonia
"Come hithcr, my son; come hither and
kiss me on the brow, for thou art all my
hope, and all the hone of Egypt Be but
true. rise to the gddy height OF thy des-
tiny, and thou shalt be glorious here and
hereafter; be false, fail, and / will spit
upon thee, and thou shalt be accursed, and
thy soul shall remain in bondage till that
hour when, in the slow flight of time, the
evil shall once more grow to good and
Egypt shall again be Free
Idrew near, trembling and kissed him on
the brow. May all these things como
upon me, and more," said, .'if fail thee,
O my fatherw
Nay" he cried, mot me; but rather
those whose will do. And now go, my son,
and ponder in thy heart, and in thy secret
heart digest my words; and mark what
thou shalt see. and gather up the dew OF
wisdom. and make thee ready for the battle.
Fear not for myself; thou art protected
from all Ill. No harm may touch thee from
thyself alone can be thine own en-
envy. have said.'
Then went forth with full heart. The
night was very still, and there was none
stirring in the temple courts. hurried
through them, and reached the entrance to
the pvlon that is at the outer gate. And
then, seeking solitude, and. as it were, to
draw nigh TO Heaven. climbed the pylpn's
two hundred steps, until al length reached
the massive roof. Hero leaned my breast
against the parapet and looked forth. And
as ! looked the red edge Of the full
moon fioated up over oArabian hills, and
her rays fell upon the pylon where stood,
and the temple walls beyond, and lit up the
= SAG - ~ lHS S0i NUH kouS. 1uCH iIc GOlu
light struck the wide stretch of well-tilled
land. now whitening TO the harvest. and as
the heavenly lamp Of Isis lthc moon, passed
up the sky. slowly did her rays creep down
the valley. where Sihor. father Of the land
Of Khem, rolls on toward the sea.
And now the bright beams kissed the
water, that smiled an answer back, and
now mountain and valley. river, temple.
town and plain were flooded with white
light. for Mother Isis was arisen, and
threw her cleaning robe across the dark
bosom Of the earth. Beautiful 1t was, with