The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-12-27

rug Vi your VOICE Is bringing uOWI
the roof"
Then stopped to pick up the faller
stone, thinking that it might show ore
and, as | did so, my hand touched
something sharp, which | lifted anC
held to the candle. 1t was the jaw
bone of man. yellow with age and de
cayed by damp. | showed it to the
senior, and, kneeling down, we eS
amined the bed of the tunnel together
and not uSclCssly, for there we found
the remainder of the skull and some
fragments of an arm-bone, but the rest
OF the skeleton lay under the great
bowlder in front of us.
He was coming out of the mine
shall rule again from sea to sea, as they
did when the heart was whole"
That is the saying, lord. We learn il
In the ritual that is called Opening o.
the Heart, do we not? and in this ritual
that half which you wear is named
Day since it can be seen, and that
half which is lest is named Night,
since, though present, it is not seen, and
it is told to us that the Day and the
Night togetherwill make one perfect
circle, whereof the center is named the
Heart of Heaven of which these
1T is so, Molas"
Good. Now listen. That which was
lost is found, the half which is named
Night has appeared in the land, for
have seen it with my eyes, and it is to
tell you of it that l have travelled
hither."
"Speak on" said
Lord, yonder in Chiapas there Is =
ruined temple, and to that temple have
come a man and woman, his daughter.
The man is old and fierce-eyed, terri
BILE man, and the girl is beautiful ex-
ceediuglV.
There in the ruins they have dwelt
these four months and more. and the
man practices the art of medicine. for
he is a great doctor, and has wrought
many cures, though he takes no money
in payment, but food only.
Now it CHANGED. lord, that my wife.
whom | married but two years ago,
was very sick, so sick that the village
doctor could do nothing for her.
Therefore the fame of the old Indian
who dwelt in the ruined temple having
reached me, determined to visit him.
He was an aged man, clad in linen
robe only very light in color, with long
white beard and hair, nose hooked
like HAWK Deak' ana nerce eyes tnat
seemed To pierce those he looked upon
and to read their most secret thoughts.
Greeting, brother he said, speak
ing our own tongue, but with strange
accent. and using many words that are
unknown to me. What brings you
here?'
Then he looked at me awhile. and
asked. slowly:
- 'S1y- brDt bsr arr, N-n,I .i,.l- al
heart
Now. lord. when heard those words
OF which Iou know tn" meaning | was
80 aStnnuded that almost fell back
ward down the ruined stair. bat rrcov-
crinT myself tried HIM WitL = N:-Cn. ant
10. he answered IL tI"n tried him
win the second ~'gn. 11d IN" third.
and the fourth. AMI s." on NJ :" the
tWciith. H3d ~ answered them all.
thor%h not always a. "" u~r them.
linen paused. and j" sad:
gu have p'S,rt the 'o'r II tn"
sanctuary; enter. brother. and draw on
to The ai.ar.
but Hh""'> my head. Tor could
not Nc%' Il" tr1rH ne with various
Signs ana etran%' ""r'tr lhat have to
90 WIN the lnm"Nt mysteries. but was
not apie 10 answer them. though at
Tunes l Sa" their DRIFT
on nave some Ilnowiedge. he
sald' YET You huf stand at the foot OF
the pyramid, whereas | watch the stars
from 'tN crest warming my hands at
the eternal hre-
None OF M order have more.
lord l answered 'NIvS the very high
est.
linen there are higher IN the land?'
ne asked. eagerly. Oat started sudden
~. and. looking round. went on without |
waiting for an answer: You are in sor-
row. child OF the heart. and have come |
from one who was sick I" the death: To
your business. and perchancc We viii !
>pcak OF these matters afterwards.
lrSf. lord. ! said. i have brought |
an Offering. AMI set down q basket ut |
his feet.
f'iIt> arc good between brethren. /
he replied: moreover. in this barren !
place rood = welcome. Come iIithcr. !
ianghtcr. and take what this stranger
brings
AZ II" spoke a lady came forward |
through the archway. dressed. like her
tathcr' IN white robe of fine fabric,
but somewhat worn. looked at her.
and IT is truth. lord. that for the second
time l went near TO falling. for so great
was the loneliness of this girl that
NY neart turned to water within me.
The lady. whose name was MAYA.
ooked at me careleSSly. and took the
basket. Follow mo hpr throuOl, Tho |