The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-10-14
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KAMA RUPA.

comprehension and adoption. A re
hglon to obtain among the masses mus
be simple and easily understood, ant
there never will be one so fitting as tha
of the Christ, Still, there is one thins
Theosophy teaches in which am firm
believer, and in that but one of thou
sands. That is the principle of Kamt
Rupa, or tho Survival after death OF
the evil Spirit which has animated de
praved man or woman in life.
This spirit fingers about the scene Of
Its earth life, seeking to Influence other,
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 gratified
Sometimes it is attracted to nature
essentially wicked, but weak, and enters
in and dwells with it. Sometimes the
influence is only felt, and again the
demon spirit is so maligna atty strong as
to be at times visible | had a con.
vincing experience last summer He
paused and looked at me, somber light
in his fine eyes.
"Tell it," insinuatingly.
"You will not believe it, and will dish
it up for the delectation 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 relief to talk about i
Last summer |, in company with sew.
eral others, took possession of an old
manor house, romantically situated on
high point Of the Maryland side o.
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.
"We all lived on the 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
years. Each knew the other to be a
man of the strictest integrity, and moth.
ing had ever come between them. II
worshiped Hope Kent and she seemed to
return my love. Roger was very much
in love with Cousin Rose, and her brother
was very plainly smitten with my sweet.
heart, though this last gave me not one
pang of Jealousy, such confidence had |
in her. The two other couples were
models of connubial happiness, never
quite content when out of each others |
sight.
Everybody was pleased with their
new quarters and predicted most en-
joyable summer. 1t was huge, ram
bling old house, full of crooked passages
and winding stairs, and upon our ar
rival we scattered over it, each selecting
the room that took his fancy There
were half dozen parlors and sitting
rooms, but the one that pleased us most
for a general place of assembly fronted
on the bay, as we never tired of watch
ing the blue sparkling water. The room
was scantily furnished, as was the whole
house, in fact, but there was charm
about the queer, old time belongings to
which we modern men and women were
peculiarly susceptible.
"On the north of the room four long
windows afforded glorious view, while
on the east the same number let in the
sunshine. On the south a
heavily draped archway led into the
library, a rather gloomy apartment, but
it soon came to be much frequented be-
cause of the rows Of old, old books still
upon its shelves. Opening from this
was bedroom, SO horribly gloomy with
It's black furniture and trappings that
We involuntarily shuddered on crossing
It's Threshold, and not one of the com
oany would consent to occupy it. There
seemed something eerie in its musty
and all confessed to feel
ng of relief when the door was closed |
md locked behind us, never to nv
knowledge to be reopened during our
lay.
Il am thus particular in describing
his part of the house because of what ,
ollowed. For time all went we'll
We younger ones sailed on the bay,
'icnicked in the wood back of the house
nd made excursions to various points |
f interest. Everybody seemed ideally i
appy. The only jar was felt by myself, a
vhen Haydn Upton was too graciously {
miled upon by my divinity, or in his j,
ase when was in first favor, as was
ny right.
''The elders seemed equally happy and
ontent in their quieter modes of pass
lg away the long, drowsy summer
ours. The first sign of the presence of
ne serpent in our Eden was on return
1g one day from an excursion found .
~ father and Mr.. Kent engaged in s.
eated argument. Both men were an I
ry, but on my inquiring as to the cause a
eened ashamed that anything so trivial .
Mould have made them quarrel That Il
lme day, little later, we were all h
in the east room. 1t was dusk, !,
ut the lamps had not yet been brought :,
/, and we sat about in restful attitudes !
locussing the events of the day.
Directly across from where l was a.
'unging at Hope Kent's side, and near W
ne of the windows, sat Mr.. jackson.
lgaged in an animated but low toned
with pretty little Mrs.
Arms. Not far away, yet out of ear
lot, sat Mrs. Jackson. could see she
as watching her husband intently, and
le peculiar expression her face wore =
stantly riveted my attention. Sud-
anly she turned her head as if listen
g, and as l gazed the dim outline Of
pale face seemed to shape itself beside