The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-03-28


then, my curse be on thee and tho curse
of Egypt, and the curse Of Egypt's broken
gCdsl For, know thou this, that even tho
gods, who are immortal, may, IN the inter-
woven scheme Of things, lean upon the man |
who is their instrument, even as ware
rior on his sword. And woe be to the
sword that snaps in the hour Of battle, for
1t shall be thrown aside to rusti There
fore, make thou thy heart pure and high
and strong; for thine is no common lot,
and thine no mortal need. Triumph, and
in glory shalt thou go-in glory here and
hereafter! Fail, and woe-woe be on thecw
He paused and bowed his head, and then
went on:
''Of these matters shalt thou hear more
hereafter. Meanwhile thou hast much to
learn. Tomorrow will give thee letters.
and thou shalt pass down the Nile, even past
white-walled Memphis to On (Heliopolis), and
there shalt thou sojourn certain years and
learn more Of our ancient wisdom beneath
the shadow OF that sacred pyramid Of which
thou, too, art the Hereditary High Priest
that is to be. And meanwhile will | sit here
and watch, for my hour is not yet, and, by
the help Of the gods, spin tho web wherein
thou shalt hold the wasp of Macedonia
"Come hither, my son; come hither and
kiss me on the brow, for thou art all my
hope, and all the hope Of Egypt. Be but
true, rise to the giddy height of thy des-
tiny, and thou shalt be glorious here and
hereafter; be false, fail, and will spit
upon thee, and thou shalt be accursed, and
thy soul shall remain in bondage till that
hour when, in the slow fight Of time, the
evil shall once more grow to good and
Egypt shall again be free"
/ drew near tremblin G, and kissed him on
the brow. MAY all these things come
upon me, and MORE" said, "if fail thee,
o my father"
"Nay," he cried, mot me; but rather
and ponder in thy heart, and in thy secret
heart digest my words; and mark what
thou shalt see, and gather up the dew of
wisdom, and make thee ready for the battle.
Fear not for thyself; thou art protected
from all i'll. No harm may touch thee from
without; thyself alone can be thine own en-
envy. have said"
Then went forth with full heart The
night was very still, and there was none
/ stirring in the temple courts. hurried
| through them, and reached the entrance to
the pylon that is at the outer gate. And
then, seeking solitude, and as 1t were, to
draw nigh to Heaven, / climbed the pylon's
two hundred steps, until at lengthI reached
the massive roof. Here leaned my breast
against the parapet and looked forth. And
as / looked the red edge of the full
moon floated up over the Arabian hills, and
her rays fell upon the pylon where l stood,
and the temple walls beyond, and lit up the
visages of the carven gods. Then the cold
light struck the wide stretch OF well-tilled
land, now whitening to the harvest, and as
the heavenly lamp of Isis (the noon passed
up the sky, slowly did her rays creep down
the valley, where Sihor, father Of the land
Of Khem, rolls on toward the sea-
And now the bright beams kissed the
water, that smiled an answer back, and
now mountain and valley, river, temple
town and plain were flooded with white
light, for Mother Isis was arisen, and
threw her cleaning robe across the dark
bosom Of the earth. Beautiful it was, with
the beauty of a perfect dream, and solemn
as the hour after death. Nightly, indeed
the temples lowered up against the face Of
night Never had they seemed so grand tt
me as upon that night, those ancient
shrines, before whose eternal walls Time
himself shall withor. And mine it was II
be TO rule this moonlit land; mine to pre-
serve those sacred shrines and cherish the
honor Of their gods; mine to cast out the
II Ptolemy and free Egypt from the foreign
yokel In my veins ran the blood Of thos'
great Kings who, sleeping in the tombs O
the valley Of Tapi CThebcs), await the da.
Of resurrection My spirit swelled within
me as dreamed upon this glorious destiny
closed my hands, and there, upon thu
pylon, prayed as had never prayed be
fore to the Godhead, who is called by man.
names and in many forms made manifest
40 Amen" prayed, ''God of gods, VIII,
hast been from the beginning; Lord o
Truth, who art, and OF whom all are, VIII,
, givcst cut thy Godhead and gatherest it VI
again, in the circle of whom the divine one
move ard are, who was from all time tn
Self-begoi, and who shalt be till all time
hearkcn unto me.
: 80 Amen-Osiris, the sacrifice by whom
we arc justified Lord OF the Region Of tn
Winds, the Ruler of the Ages, the Dwelle
in the West, the Supreme in Amenti
hearken unto me-
10 Isis, Great Mother Goddess, Mother o
tho Horun-mysterious Mother, Sister
: Spouse, hearken unto me. Ifindeed b
the chosen Of gods to carry out the purpos
' Of the gods, let sign be given unto me