The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-11-12
KAMA RUPA.


it, but in my opinion it is altogether too
abstruse and complicated for universal
comprehension and adoption. A re-
/ ligion to obtain among the masses must
be simple and easily understood, and
there never will be one so fitting as that
of the Christ STILL there is one thing
Theosophy teaches in which am firm
believer, and in that but one of thou
sands. That is the principle of Kama
Rupa, or the survival after death of
the evil spirit which has animated a de-
PRAYED man or woman in life
"This spirit fingers about the scene Of
its earth life, seeking to influence others
to wickedness, or it seeks out the lowest
haunts of vice and degradation where
evil natures gather, and tastes and
habits similar to its own are gratifed.
Sometimes it is attracted to anature
essentially wicked, but weak, and enters
in and dwells with it. Sometimes the
influence is only felt, and again the
demon spirit is so Indignantly strong as
to be at times visible. l had a con-
vincing experience last sumner lie
paused and looked at me, a somber light
in his fine eyes.
"Tell it, insinuatingly
"You will not believe it, and will dish
it up for the delcctation of your news
paper readers.
"Of course"
"You are honest at any rate. Well,
you shall have the facts am not sure
it will not be n relief to talk about it.
Last summer /, in company with sew
eral others, took possession of an old
manor house, romantically situated on
a high point Of the Maryland side Of
Chesapeake bay. None of us had been
in that locality before, and had gone on
the recommendation Of Roger Kent, =
real estate agent in whose hands the
property was for rent or sale,
"The party consisted Of thirteen, but
this was not noted until after our az.
rival there There were my father and
mother, the Kents pere and mere)
Roger and his sister Hope, who was my
promised wife, my cousins Rose and
Haydn Upton and two young married
couples, named jackson and Cairns
These with myself made up the party
and you might search the world over and
not find such another happy one as that
| when the steamer deposited it at the
/ foot Of the bluff that lovely July day.
e "We all lived on the same street al
| home, and had been friends and neigh
bors all our lives. Father and Mr.. KEN
had been partners in business for thirty
years. Each knew the other to be ;
man of the strictest integrity, and moth
ing had ever come between them.
worshiped Hope Kent and she seemed Il
return my love. Roger was very mucl
in love with Cousin Rose, and her brothe
was very plainly smitten with my sweet
heart, though this last gave me not on
pang of jealousy, such confidence had
in her. The two other couples wer
. models of connubial happiness, neve
/. quite content when ont of each other
= sight,
Everybody was pleased with thei
new quarters and predicted a most Ell
.ioyable summer. 1t was a huge, ran
bling old house, full of crooked passage
and winding stairs, and upon our al
rival we scattered over it, each selectin
81 the room that took his fancy. Ther
were half dozen parlors and sittin
rooms, but the one that pleased us mo-
for a general place of assembly fronte
on the bay, as we never tired Of watcl
ing the blue sparkling water, The rool
sc was scantily furnished, as was the who
house, in fact, but there was a char
about the queer, old time belongings
which we modern men and women wei
peculiarly susceptible.
"On the north of the room four loI
We windows afforded a glorious view, whi
ON the east the same number let in Il
IT. morning sunshine. On the south
heavily draped archway led into Il
fy library, a rather gloomy apartment, b
it soon came to be much frequented b
cause of the rows of old old books st
upon its shelves. Opening from I'll
, was bedroom, so horribly gloomy wi
ny its black furniture and trappings tn
we involuntarily shuddered on crossii
Its Threshold, and not one of the col
pany would consent to occupy it. The
seemed something eerie in its mus
atmosphere, and all confessed to a fe
ing Of relief when the door was clos
and locked behind us, never to !
n knowledge to be reopened during o
- day.
Il am thus particular in describi
this part Of the house because of wi
8 followed. For a time all went We
Y We younger ones sailed ON the bi
H n picnicked in the wood back of the hoI
and made excursions to various poll
Of interest. Everybody seemed idea
happy, The only jar was felt by mysC
when Haydn Upton was too graciou
smiled upon by my divinity, or in
~ case when l was in first favor, as y
y my right.
~ "The elders seemed equally happy d
content in their quieter modes Of pa
ing away the long, drowsy sunni
hours. The first sign Of the presence
the serpent in our Eden was on retu
uip ing one day from an excursion foJ
ulo, my father and Mr.. Kent engaged
heated argument. Both men We're
y, cry, but ON my inquiring as to the ca
seemed ashamed that anything so tri'
.tpn. should have made them quarrel. i
'luO same day, little later, we were
nm gathered in the east room. 1t was dJ
Gln bat the lamps had not yet been brou
IT, in, and we sat about in restful attiu
N lIh discussing the events Of the day.
Directly across from where /
lounging at Hope Kent's side, and l
one Of the windows, sat Mr.. Jack
engaged in an animated but low ia
ent, conversation with pretty little
Cairns Not far away, yet out Of
shot, sat Mrs jackson. l could see
was watching her husband intently,
the peculiar expression her face v
instantly riyeted my attention.
denly she turned her head as if lis
u ing, and as ! gazed the dim outlin
- a pale face seemed to shape itself be
hers-a mans face. with demoni
. glittering eyes With an amaZet
elamation / started up and cross'
her side, but there was no one the
course, and returned tony place I
my betrothed feeling decidedly sill
Everybody had glanced up a
hasty movement, but made no
ment, so / subsided into my chat
swering Hopes remarks az random
r= feeling most dreadiully puzzled.
/ glanced again at Mrs. Jackson
- was looking out of the window "
ID az pale, sad face. Good heavens9 th
/, 'can that woman be jealous Of
oTs., noble husband of hersT Then / sea
the room for Cairns, and was hol
to find the same dreadful look {
face. Aud-was / mad, or did
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