Telegram-herald., 1889-09-06


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wlth ready tal1ls Ill s.l- r.e as BE MaY
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Egvpg are weary of Iae foreign yoke tasg
hate tie memory of the ferslals. slcz 81
heart are they of osllg c4-e1 Sen or
M4cedouia a. the markets " Alexandria.
TIE whole aud u4tters and u-fmurs
beneath the yoke II tue Greez ana lie
st415W II tie Roman Have 1l. they
been oppressecy haye uot their cll-1ren
been bgtl1erec ana thelr g4-ns Urulg from
them II III the bottom-ess greeo and lust
Of the LAgl1Rf Have not the temples been
f0rsakeut By, have not tie divine snajes-
ties II the eternal gods been SCI II ne1ght
by these 0roelans bssolers who have dared
u NEEDLE with the immortal truths,
and name the NosI High oy another
name (Ser2plsl, coafouul.-g the sub
stance CT the Iuvlslolei Doth not Egypt
cry aloud for freet0mg and shall she cry N
vaini Nay. nay. FOR thou. M son, arr tie
appointed way Of cellyerance. To thee,
a. a rl.r -s
Already IS Thy name ~ -spered 10 many
sanctuary, from Abu even untO Athu. al
ready 90 priests and people swear ale
glance, even by the sacred symbols, unto
him who shall Do declared unto them
Sull, the time is not yet; thou art too green
a saplng 10 bear the weight Of such .
storm. But today vast thou tried ana
found wanting. He who would serve the
gods, O Harmachis, must put aside the fail
lngs Of the flesh Taunts must not move
him, nor any lusts OF man Thine Is high
mission, bat this must thou learn. An thou
learn In not fhnn shalt fsIl therein and
L4en, my curse be on thee and the curse
OF Egypt and the cursscf Egypts broken
g0ds For, know thou this, that even the
gods, who are immortal, may, IN the inter
woven scheme - things, lean upon the man
VINO Is their instrument, even .as q war
rior on his sword. And woe be 10 the
sword that snaps in the hour OF battle, for
il shall be thrown aside 10 rusti There
fore, make thou thy heart pure and high
and strong; for thine IS 20 common lot,
and thine no mortal need. Triumph, aud
in glory shalt thou go-ln glory here and
hereafter FAN. and woe-woe be on thee :"
BE paused and bowed his head, and then
went on:
"Of these matters shalt thou hear more
hereafter. Meanwhile thou hast much 70
learn. TO morrow wiz i give thee letters.
and thou shalt pass down the Nile. even past
white-waled Memphis 10 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 10 be. And mean while VIII Is.t 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 hither, my son; come hither and
kiss me on the brow, for thou art al my
hope, and all the hope or Egypt. Be but
true, rise to the giddy height Of thy des-
tiny, and thou shalt be glorious here and
hereafter; be false, fail, and | viii spit
upon thee, and thou shalt be accursed, and
hour when, IN tho slow fight OF time, the
evil shall once more grow to good and
( Egypt shall again be free"
drew near trembling, and kissed him on
the brow. May al these things come
( upon me, and MORE" l said, Ii fail thee,
/ o my father"
NAY" he cried, "not me; but rather
those whose win do. And now 60, my son,
and ponder in thy heart, and in thy secret
heart digest my words; and mark what
F thou shalt see, and gather up the dew Of
wisdom, and make thee ready for the battle.
/ Fear not for thyself; thou art protected
from all III. No harm may touch thee from
without; thysef alone can be thine own en-
emy. 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 10
the pylon that is at the outer gate. And
then, seeking solitude, and as 1t were. 10
draw nigh 10 Heaven, / climbed the pylon's
two hundred steps, until a length reached
the massive roof. Here | leaned my breast
against the parapet and looked forth. And
as | looked the red edge Of the fun
moon floatod up over the Arabian hills. and
her rays fell upon the rvion where | stood,
and the temple walls beyond. aud lit up the
F visages of tine carven gods Then the cold
light struck the wi1 C stretch OF wcll-tilled
/ land, now Whitening TO the harvest and as
the heavenly lamp Of Isis lthe noon 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, STAT smiled an answer back, and
now mountain and valley. river. temple,
town and pain were flooded with white
light, for Mother Isis was arisen, and
/ threw her cleaning robe acr.ss the dark
/ bosom of tAe -8rih. Beautiful % was, with
+ the beauty az perfect dream, and solemn
as the hour after death. Nightly, indeed.
the temples lowered up against Tie face Of
night Never had they seemed so grand %
me as upon that ught those ancient
shrincs, before whose eternal walls Time
himself shall wifi-r And mine t was 20
be 20 rule this moonHt land; mine 20 pre-
serve those sacred shrines and cherish the
honor q their gods. mine 70 cast out the
Ttolemy and free Egyp. tEsm tie forclga
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