San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-29


ssIt Is many years since we met, so per-
chance you may have forgotten me,
still. You will remember my name; l am
Molas your foster brother"
ssyVhat brings you here, Molas?"
nslxed: s'when last heard of you, you
4 were dwelling far away in Chiapas."
"a strange matter, business of the
heart. o lord of the heart, which l
Adeemed so pressing that / have jour
kNeved over land and sea to find you.
Nave you place where I can speak
III you alone?"
Follow me-" said, wondering, and
lea him to my own chamber, where l
rave him food and drink, for he was
weary with travel.
snow set out your business" said.
.First show me the token, lord. /
desire to see jxonce more for purpose
b otmy own.
window, then / barred my breast,
revealing the ancient symbol. For
awhile he gazed upon it, then said: ut
Is enough. Tell me, lord, what is the
saving that has descended with this
trinlset.
.The saying is, Molas, that when this
half that I wear is reunited with the
half that is wanting. then the Indians
shall rule again from sea to sea, as they
did when the heart was whole"
~'That Is the saying, lord. We learn it
In the ritual that is called Opening of
the Heart, do we not? and in this ritual
that half which you wear is named
Day since 1t can be seen, and that
half which is lost is named Night,
since, though present, it is not seen, and
Il is told to US that the Day and the
Might together will make one perfect
circle, whereof the center is named the
Heart of Heaven of which these
things are the symbol. Is it not SOP"
cit 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 1t with my eyes, and it is to
tell you of it that / have travelled
hither."
Speak on" said.
''Lord, yonder in Chiapas there is a
ruined temple, and to that temple have
come man and a woman, his daughter.
The man is old and ferce-eyed, a terri
bic man, and the girl is beautiful ex-
ceedingly.
There in the ruins they have dwelt
these four months and more, and the
man practices the art of medicine, for
ne is great doctor, and has wrought
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.
Tharefcre the fame pf-the old Indian
WHO q feftm ny rrSned 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 hawks beax, and fierce eyes that
seerIed to pierce those he looked upon
and to read their most secret thoughts. "
"'Greeting, brother he said, speak
ing our own tongue, but with a strange
accent, and using many words that are
unknown to me. What brings you
hereY
"Then be looked at me awhile, and
asked, slowly:
"'Say, brother, are you sick at
heart?
snow, lord, when heard those words
Of which you know the meaning was
so astounded that almost fell back
ward down the ruined stair, but recov-
ering myself tried him with a sign, and
lol he answered it. ThenI tried him
with the second sign, and the third,
and the fourth. and SO on up to the
twelfth, and he answered them all,
though not always as we use them.
Then paused. and he said:
You have passed the door of the
sanctuary; enter, brother, and draw on
TO the altar.
''But / shook my head, for could
not Next he tried me with various
signs and strange words that have to
do with the inmost mysteries, but was
not able to answer them, though at
times / saw their drift.
-" You have some knowledge he
said, zytttyou fbut stand at the foot OF
the pyramid, whereas / watch the stars
from its crest, warming my hands al
the eternal fire.
'''None of my order have more
tord,' l answered, save the very high
est
Then there are higher in the land?
he asked, eagerly, but started sudden
ly, and looking round, went on without
waiting for an answer: You are in SCR.
row, child of the heart, and have come
from one who was sick to the death; to
your business, and perchance we will
speak of these matters afterwards
lhSb. lOId, 6dAtts nav DAONS -
an offering, and set down a basket al
his feet.
Gifts are good between brethren,
/ he replied; moreover, in this barren
place food is welcome. Come hither
daughter, and take what this stranger
brings
AS he spoke a lady came forward
through the archway, dressed, like heI
father, 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
my heart turned to water within me.
j THE lady, whose name was Maya,
looked at me carelessly, and took the
basket. Follow ing her through the
archway tothe terrace beyond, Iset out
the matter of my wife's illness to the
doctor-or rather to him who passes as
doctor, and who is named Zibalbay,
or Watcher-praying that he would
come to the village and minister to
her.
1T would be of little use, brother,
he said, sadly, seeing that your wife is