The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-10-02

III IS uhy-tne uuY OF tny
lA6 n q new birth-and thou hast lived
Izlzit3lZ TO see =. o Harmachis!" he
I-u7-lfN said at length ~ give thanks.
ESS Arise. Royal Harmachis - nay,
tell me naught of that which has fall
en- thee. Arise, beloved OF the Holy
Mother. Come forth, thou who hast passed
the fire and learned what lies behind the
darkness Come forth, y newly bornn .
rose, and walking family, went with
HIM, and passing out Of the darkness OF the
Shrines, came once more into the pure light
Of the morning, filed with thought and
wonder. And then / went 10 my own
chamber and slept; nor did any dreams
come 10 trouble me. But no man, not even
my father, asked me aught Of what | saw
upon that dread night, or after what fashion
/ had communed with the Goddess
After all these things which have been
written. for a space applied myself TO the
worship OF the Mother Isis, and to the fur.
ther study OF the outward forms Of the mys.
teries whereto now hold the key. More.
over. was instructed in matters polite,
for many great men Of our following came
secretly 10 see me from all quarters OF
Egypt, and told me much OF the hatred Of
the people toward Cleopatra, the Queen, and
Of other things. At last the hour drew
nigh; IL was three months and ten days
from the night when, for awhile, l left the
flesh, and yet, living with our life, was
gathered TO the breast Of Isis, on which II
was agreed that with due and customary
formality, although In utter secrecy, |
should be called 10 the throne Of the Upper
and Lower Land. So 1t came 10 pass that,
as the solemn time drew nigh, great men Of
the party OF Egypt gathered to the number
Of thirty-seven from every nome, and each
great city Of their nome, coming together at
Abouthis. In every guise they came-some
as priests, some as pilgrims TO the Shrine,
and some as beggars. Among them was
my uncle, Scpa, who, though he clad him.
self as travelling doctor, had much ado TO
keep his loud voice from betraying him.
Indeed, myself knew him thereby, meet
ing him as walked in thought upon the
banks Of the canal, Notwithstanding that 1t
was dusk and that the great cape, which,
utter the fashion of such doctors, he had
thrown about his head, half hid his face. .
"a pest on thee |" he cried, when greeted
him by his name "Can not man cease 10
be himself even for an houri Didst thou
but know the pains that 1t has cost me 10
learn TO play this part-and now thou read
est who am even In the dark"
And then, still talking in his loud voice,
he told me how he had Travelled hither on
foot, the better 10 escape the spies who ply
TO and fro upon the river. But he said he
should return by the water, or take an
other guise; for since he had come as O
doctor he had been forced 10 play Doctors
part, knowing but little Of the arts Of med
loine; and, as he greatly feared, many
there were between On and Abouthis who
had suffered therefrom. In Ancient Egypt
an unskillful or negligent physician was LA
bic 10 very heavy penalties.-Ed. And he
laughed loudly and embraced me- forget
ting his part. For he was too whole at
heart 10 be an actor and other than him.
self, and would have entered Abouthis with
me holding my hand, had not child him for
his folly.
At length oil were gathered.
IL was night when the gates Of the Tenn
Pile were shut. None were left within them,
save only the thirty-seven, my father, the
High Priest Amenemhat; that aged Priest
who had led me 10 the Shrine OF Isis; the
old wife, Atoua, who, according 70 ancient
custom, was to prepare me for the anoint-
ing; and some FIVE othfr priests, sworn 10
secrecy by that oath Which none may break
They gathered In the second hall OF the
great Temple, but remained alone. clad In
my white robe, in the passage where are
the names OF fsix-and-sevepty ancient Kings,
yio were before ths day ef the divine tetbL
There Irested In baskncss, tin n length
my father, lfnencnhak came, bearing
lamp, and, bowling low before me, led psby