The Irish standard., 1895-08-10

I1nated by the action OF lhe dlnerenL Hullus
and. the possession Of certain spiri Its.
These wires passed through the part
/ ton wall into another and larger room,
/ In sWh ich were three round tables and
/ largerssquar one, raised some three feet
tabove the other and arranged asan altar
| Upon this altar stood a cross without 9
Christ, the statute of a nude goddess. IN
front az the cross lay the bread for the
celebration 81 the mysterious, q cup con-
4 tanning some ,coagulated blood and hiss
ling serpent inciosed in a bottle The
only light was that given out by two
wicks splllttering in two vases filled with
human fat. VI 5s I
Fourteen persons were in the larger
room seated around the small tables. AT
! the invocation of one who seemed to- be
| the master, the tables began to turn slow
| lysat first, but in few minutes In mad
vertigo. 5sts
A letter from Vintras came into the
! room, lowering in the air, carried by in
visible hands. At its appearance the mas
ter, taking one of the wires in his hand,
! dipped it into poisonous oil, SAYING:
"Omnipotent Intelligence, Master Of
these fluids, reveal thyself." The spirit
appeared, floating in the beWitched atmos-
phere, a misty form wrapped In grave
clothes.
|. what wouldst thou Of me? I am Am
mond-Ra, the Pilot Of the Boat Of $Death!''
He then told them that in order to OBJ
tain his assistance they must burn their
accursed baptismal names and deliver the
body of the virgin in the adjoining room
over to him. a9sESs
All present inscribed their names on
papyrus and threw them into a burning
brazier. After some lamentations the
young girl, still asleep, came into the
room and mounted the table.
Then the Master dipped another wire
into the poisonous oil and commanded
the priest to come forth. He obeyed, but
on his forehead, invisible to the spec
tators, was a small jet Of fame. He
and motioniess, while the young girl S
body twisted and contorted like white
snake.
The Master asked: "What ails thee,
coward?" An icy sweat rolled off the
priests face as he replied in a strained
voice:
There is stranger among you, who
Is invisible. I am bound by his will!'
"Consecrate myself! Copsecrate!'
The scene was indescribable. The tables
turned madly. The young girl was 'dy-
ing. the priest trampled the unholy cross
and statue under his bare feet, the serpent
Kissed, the men present were paralyzed
with fear, some falling to the ground,
others bruised by the unseen hands,
which were pounding on the walls all
around them.
Suddenly everything was quiet. Dip
ping the third wire into the poisonous
oil the Master babe the young man come
forth. Vintras's letter touched the con-
Quoting wire, circle of human blood
was traced on the altar, inside OF which
the sleeping man stood.
The tables recommended their> mad
turning, the blows redoubled their loud
ness, the men assembled became like
cataleptics in the now suffocating atmos-
phere. The young man stood rigid.
"Batt1e!' cried the Master
The man began to struggle, his contor-
tions were so terrible, his efforts so great,
that blood came from his eyes, mouth
ard ears, and a bloody sweat believed
his forehead. s~st
The priest fell unconscious, the man
dropped exhausted, the spectators were as
dead, the Master stood alone, Vintras's
letter foated in the air, the tables con-
tinued their mad turning, the deafening
blows increased their clamor, the candle
fed by it's human fat spluttered and went
out, the young girl whom AmmondRa
had possessed was dead!N