The Red Cloud chief., 1890-06-13

~ and gathered round
sNJAy6>~ 'pcad aud ! were alone
"T,Nv-\ In the black silence
49,! -a\ Oh, how fall the misery
'sE \ ofthat hour, -imag,na-
IN ton can not dream t.
CIk.,I nor words pant II forth Oncc
80 more In my wrc,chcdncss I be-
tho isht M Of death. A knife
was NJ my girdle. whecwi,a ! might cut
tho thread Of sorrow and set my ~pirit free.
Trcel nh. free 10 Nv TO face tho last ven.
gcancc OF the holy Gods, Alas and alas I
did no, dare % die. Better the earth with
Ill lie wors than the quick approach 81
those u~nlmAgined tcrrors that, lowering Ia
dim Amen,i. wait the advent ~ tho fallen.
lgrovclcd on tho ground and wept tears
Of agony for tho lost, uncbAnging past
wept I'LL ! could weep no more but from tho
silence came no answer. no answer but tho
echoes Of my grief. Not u raw OF hope Nv
acul wandered In \ darkness moro utter
han that which was about mc-lw ns FOR.
aakrn OF the COILS and cast out 81 men. Ter
ror took hold upon me-. crourhipg In that
lonely place hard by the majesty Of the aw.
ful dead. rose 10 ~, How could ! ny In
this glcomi-how find my path down the
v1oSOkEss Gnu 0ubu INV sptNUuUb' Huu
whcrc should I ny, who had 70 place Of
rcfugci Once more I crouchcd down. and
the great fear grew on ms TIL the cold swca,
ran from my brow and my sonl was fain,
within me, Then, In my last despair, ]
prayed aloud to Isis. 20 whom I had no,
dared 10 pray for many days.
80 lists Holy Mother!' ! cried, put away
Thy wrath. and Of Trims INFINITE patty, q
Thou al p.tlful, hcarkcn "a the voice OF the
anguish OF him who WAS Thy sou and
servant, but who by sin hath fallen from
tho vision u Thy love. - ihronrd GLORY,
who, being In all things, hast of all things
understanding and Of I'll grl,fs knowlcdvr.
cast the weight Of Thy mercy against the
Acalc Of my evil dong, and mn Sc the balance
equal. Look down upon ~ woe. and meas.
ure u: count up the sum Of my Repentance.
I nd take Thou neie OF the flood ~ sorrow
sTxecps Us soui' s~ay. % Thou Holy.
whom II was given 10 me "a look upon fAcc
20 face. by that dread hour OF commune !
summon Thee; ! summon Thee by tho mys
tic word. Come, then. In mercy to save me
or, In fury. To make MI end Of that which
ran M more he borne"
And. rlsing from my knccs, ! stretched
cut my arms aud dared TO cry aloud tho
Word Of Fear. the which 70 uss uuworthily
10 death.
swiftly the answer came. For Ia the
silsace I heard the sound Of the shaken
s.sirs hcrxld,ng the coming Of the Glory.
Then NJ thu far cnd Of tho chamber errw
thc s~mblaucc OF the horned moon, glcan
Ing family in the darkness, and 'twixt The
golden horns rested the ANAL dark cloud.
In and out whereof the nery scrprnt
climbed.
And ny knecs waved loose In the pscs.
ence Of tho Glory. Esd ! ssnk down bcforp
T.
Then spake tho small. swest votcs within
ehs cloud:
"Harmachis, who wss ny ssrvaut and my
eoa. hive beard ny prayers and the
sumnous that Shou hast dascd to utter.
which on tbs lips Of oss With whom ] have
communed, hath power % draw me from
the Ctteruost. No moss, Harmschls. may
We - one In the bond sf love divine, fes
ne hast thou put away d shtss sct
Therefore. after this long stlsecs ! coGs,
Aarmschis, clothed In scrruss, end psr.
chance, rsdy for vengeance; foe sos lightly
lsts b drawn from the halls Of her
Divinity"
''snits, Goadessr r. I answered. "Smitr.
and give me over To those who wresk Thy
~nseance foe no longer ran ! bear the
burden Of my VICE."
''And II thou canst not bear thy burden
here. upon his earth. came toe soft reply,
chow then ahAl' thou hesr the 3 rcstcr bu rdcn
that shall bs laid upon thee there. coming
dcnied And yrt Snparned into my din
realm Of death. that 10 Lite and Change un.
ending, Nay, hsrmsrhis. ] smlie not, for
not AL am I wro;h that thou hast dared 90
utter tho awful word which calls me down 81
thee. HcArken. HsrmSrais, praise not. ]
vcproarh not, Ger I am tho Minister 81 re.
ward and punishment and tue Executor OF
Decress; end II ! give, give In s,leecs
any II I emise, In silcnc. d. I sni,e. There
fore, nsashe will aid tn thy borien by the
weight q knavy words, though through thee
u hAs euUss 70 pass that s"nn shsii LEA sss
Myssery, be oGt . menory In Egypt Thou
hsas sisssA. esd heavy shsll bc thy punish
msst - ] ~ warn the. both 10 the n~sh
ssA In ~ kiaedso Of Am~utL Bot ! Told
sthes ia thsss = . ruad of rsyrn,sncs,
.sad ssssly ~ 49, y. srs ,her-.o. and
theseta must tAso walk With . humble
sush time - ny dno0 - measured
sHaose I, thsa. "a hsps. q Ho,yr
sTAAa Whtco 10 tssa. HArmschis. 10 tcue.
- ~ hso0 ~ slier~d. Ehem shAii
no meso - 0tus sGi oil ~ t~oplss ere - The
I<v<fN
TO sse, bold her hostA6e sad In bonds. ssu
vel,ssuss shail arse md Whh~, vitkss ths
.hstovs Of hes pgrsnhs, for - ever
world. r0s and - The cOsssssssces OF
the Gods are chAnes1 nss'S ves that
shal. sp~tne frva Thy SOD Of sss, Hasns-
rhta. sad from the ain Of three vito teGvted
thee
.Alss, en- uneoaer' ! cred
YEA thou ART unaons; ssd yss sAAli SAAs
be r,cu 20 ,h~-' ny DESTROYER sss!s 'soa
5essruy, fcs o.. IN toe Vsrys.sos ~ ,.s,ss.
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