The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-11-19
KAMA RUPA.

1t was at the close of an interesting
discussion of Philosophical matters That
my friend made the remark:
well, | won't say there is nothing III
it, but i'll 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, ana
there never will be one so fitting as that
Of the Christ. Still, there is one thing
Theosophy teaches in which L am a frm
believer, and in that but II or 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 ana
habits similar to its own are gratltled.
Sometimes it is attracted to a 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 Indignantly strong as
to be at times visible. l had a con-
vincing experience last summer he
paused and looked at me, q SOmDer 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"
"HOf course"
"You are honest at any rate. Well,
YOU shall have the facts. | am not sure
It will not be a relief to talk about it.
Last summer |, in company with sew
eral others, took possession of an old
manor house, Economically situated on
q 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, a
real estate agent in whose hands the
property was for rent Or sale.
1.-THE party consisted OF thirteen, but
this was not noted until after u a.
rival there. There were my father ana
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 n 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 MI. Kent
had been partners in business for thirty
wears. Each knew the other to be q
MIA of the strictest integrity, and moth
ing had eyer come between them.
worshiped Hope Kent and she seemed te
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
oang 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 theil
new quarters and predicted a most en-
ioyable summer. 1t was a huge, ram
bling old house, full of crooked passages
and winding stairs, and upon u al
rival we scattered over it, each selecting
the O that took his fancy. There
were half a dozen parlors and sittin.
rooms, but the one that pleased as mos
for a general place of assembly fronte(
on the bay, as we never tired OF watch
ing the blue sparkling water. The room
was s~cantily furnished, as was the whole
!, house, in fact, but there was a charm
, about the queer, old time belongings +
which we modern men and women wer'
T peculiarly susceptible.
s'On the north of the room four Ion:
windows afforded a glorious view, Will.
: on the east the same number let in tn,
morning sunshine. On the south
Z heavily draped archway led into tn
I library, a rather gloomy apartment, bu
it soon came to be much frequented be
aus of the rows of old, old books still
upon it's shelves. Opening from thi
was a bedroom, so horribly gloomy wit
j its black furniture and trappings tina
, we involuntarily shu1dered on c~rossin;
its Threshold, and not one OF the com
q pany would consent to occupy it. Their
! seemed something eerie i'll its must.
, atmosphere, and all confessed to a feel
ing of relief when the door was close
and locked behind u.s., never to IN,
4 knowledge to be reopened during GU
day.
Il am thus particular IN describin;
this part of the house because Of wha
followed. For a time all went well
b We younger ones sailed on the bay
picnicked in the wood back of the hous
and made excursions to various p9int
y of interest. Everybody seemed IDEAL.
happy. The only jar was felt by myself
when Haydn Upton was too graciousl,
smiled upon by my divinity, or in hi
case when was in first favor, as wa
my right.
1.-The elders seemed equally happy an.
content in their quieter modes Of pass
ing away the long, drowsy summe
hours. The first sign of the presence Q
tte serpent in ON Eden was on return
= ing one day from an excursion foun
my father and Mr.. Kent engaged i
heated argument. Both men were al
cry, put on my inquiring as to the caus
seemed ashamed that anything so trivia
should have made them quarrel. Tha
same day, a little later, we were a
gathered in the east room. 1t was dusk
- but the lamps had not yet been brough
. in, and we sat about in ~restful attitude
O discussing the events Of the day.
Directly across from where wa
\ lounging at Hope kent's side, and nea
- one of the windows, sat Mr.. jackson
engaged in al animated but low tone
conversation with pretty little Mrs
Cairns. Not far away, yet out of cal
r shot, sat Mrs. jackson. l could see sh
If was watching her husband intently, an
9, the peculiar expression her face wor
instantly riveted my attention. Sue
l. denly she turned her head as if lister
ing, and as l gazed the dim outline c
a pale face seemed & itself besid
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