Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-22
KAMA RUPA.


my friend made the remark;
"well. won't say there is nothing in
Il, but IN my opinion Il Is altogether too
absfruse 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 80 fitting as that
Of the Christ. Still, there Is one thing
Theosophy teaches in which am firm
believer, and In that but ono OF thou
sands. That Is tho principle OF Kama
Rupa, or the survival after death OF
the evil spirit which has animated do.
PRAYED man or woman In life.
"This spirit fingers about the scene OF
its earth life, seeking to influence others
to wickednoss. or It seeks out the lowest
haunts of vice and degradation where
evil natures gather, and tastes and
habits similar TO its own are gratiiied.
Sometimes It is attracted TO q nature
essentially wicked, but weak, and enters
IN and dwells with II. Sometimes tho
influence is only felt, and again the
demon spirit "a so Indignantly strong us
~ be at times visible. / had n con
vincing experience last summer Hc
paused and looked ut me, q sombcr light
In his fine eyes.
"Tell It," insinuatingly.
"You will not believe Il. and win dish
II up for the dolectation Of your news
paper readers"
"Of course
"You are honest at any rate. Well,
you shall have the facts. | am not sure
II will not he d relief TO talk about H.
Last summer /. in company with sew.
eral others, took possession OF mn old
manor house, romantically situated on
high point Of tho Maryland side Of
Chesapeake bay. Mono OF US had been
In that locality before, and had gone on
the Recommendation Of Roger Kent, n
real estate agent in whose hands the
property was for rent or sale.
"Tho party consisted Of thirteen, but
this was not noted until after our NJ.
rival there. There were my father aud
mother, tho kents (pere and mere),
Roger and his sister Hope. who was my
promised wife; my cousins Rose and
Haydn Upton aud two young married
touIitHs uttiiitu bbthhtu uuu NilIliN.
These with myself madc up tho party.
and you might search tho world over and
not find such another happy ono IA that
when the steamer deposited 1t ut tho
foot OF the bluff that lovely July day.
Eve all lived on tho Same street at
home, and had been friends and neigh
bors all our lives. Father and Mr.. Kent
had been partners in business for thirty
yoars. Each know tho other to be q
man Of tho strictcst integrity, and moth.
ing had over como between them.
worshiped Hope Kent and sho seemed 10
return my love. Roger was very much
In love with Cousin Rose, and her brother
was very plainly smitton with my sweet
heart. though this last gave me not onc |
pxng Of jealousy. such confidence had |
IN her. The two other couples were
models Of connubial happiness, never
quito content when out OF each others
hight.
Everybody was pleased with their
new quarters and predicted n most en-
joyable summer. II was q huge, ram
bling old house, full Of crooked passagos
and winding stairs, and upon our ar
rival we scattered over 1t, each selecting
tho room that took his fancy. There
werc half dozen parlors and sitting
rooms. but the one that pleased us most
Tor u general place Of assembly fronted
On tho bay, rs We never tired Of watch
Ing the blue sparkling water. Tho room
was scantily furnished. US was the whole
house, IN fact, but there was u charm
about the queer, old time belongings 70
which we modern men and women were
peculiarly susceptible.
"On tho north OF tho room four long
afforded glorious view, while
On tho east tho same number lot In tho
sunshine. On tho south |
heavily draped archway led into he
library, rather gloomy apartment, but |
II soon came TO be much froqucnted be- |
cause of the rows OF old, old books still |
upon its shelves. Opening from this
was a bedroom, so horribly gloomy with
Its black furniture and trappings that
we invoiuntarily shuddered GU crossing
its Threshold, and not one Of tho com
pany would consent To occupy II. There
seemed something eerio In Its musty
and all confessed To u feel.
ing OF relief when the door was closed
and locked behind us, never TO my
knowledge to DO reopened during our
day.
II am thus particular In describing
this part Of the house because OF what
followed. For tune all went well.
We younger ones sailed on the bay,
picnicked in the wood back Of tho house
and made excursions to various points
Of interest. Everybody seemed ideally
happy. The only jar was felt by myself,
when Haydn Upton was too graciously j
smiled upon by my divinity, or in his
case when was in first favor, us was
my right.
"The elders seemed equally happy and
content in their quieter modes OF pass.
ing away the long, drowsy summer
hours. The first sign OF the presence Of
the serpent In our Eden was on return.
ing one day from an excursion found
my father and Mr.. Kent engaged In
heated argument. Both men were an.
cry, but on my inquiring as TO the cause
seemed ashamed that anything so trivial
should have made them quarrel. That
same day, little later, wo were all
gathered in the east room. II was dusk.
but the lamps had not yet been brought
In. and We sat about in restful attitudes
discussing the events Of the day.
Directly across from where l was
lounging at Hope Kent's side, and near