The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-14
ACROSS THg SANDS.

Graphic Account Of the Troubles OF tIIs
OsiTi' Forty ani Fivs-Ths Initiation
FsIIoVVrt br a BauqHrt.
Pursunn, 10 the cali issued by The
great shelly OF Osiris Temple. Ancient
ARABIC order MOBILES of the Mystic
shsinc, his faithful subjects assembled
las; MGR: at the temple. Just as the
Moon was casting It's FIRST faint Glim-
aner over the arid waste OF the desert.
md plotted across the burning sands in
the pilgrimage 20 Mecca. the forty and
five unFcgsueTdted ones, wishing 10 be
purified. clelnsed ana made whole: IN
toto. become true sons OF the desert
After the usual questions were put 70
the novlccs. concerning their likes and
dlsIikes. the sound OF the trumpe; from
the eastern niina-et OF the temple, an
nounc-I all in readiness for the jour
neg The unreCsnerates were then
blndfolded. packed In the caravan. AMI
the eunuchs having led out the Camoi
and donkey. the torturss attendant
upon the ceremonial began
TIE hot. white sand OF the desert
played havoc with the unfortunates
who begged IN vain that the journey
might be Mastered until the cooling wa
tsrs OF Fem Zen and the green oasis
would be reached the great sheiE
Ecorncd theft entreatiss and midway m
the trip he mounted on the camel, shod
with silver spikes rode four times over
their prostlntc forms. Long and terri
ole was the pilgrimage. and when final
~ the much desired Mecca horned up
ncross the plains, the suffering pilgrims
cried for j5v
Natives IN the vicinity NJ the oasis
(Arion hnlI were nwa-struck with the
sounds issuing out on the air, and sew
eral times excited groups OF citizens
discussed the ACCESSIBILITY OF summon
ing the law Of the land 70 quell :he dis
order At midnight the sounds had
ceased. and the oasis water had the ef-
feet OF rcviving the pilurIms. and lights
went out with all as true sons OF the
desert, singing In glad song.
The ceremonialg were IN charge Of the
Official dlvan Of Osiris Temple The
new mobiles are: Robert ". Francy and
Howard H. Smith. oy Toronto, Ohio:
Morgan 4. Mann, Sturgeon, Pa: A. a..
Wheat. Wheeling; f. J, Thompson.
New MArtinBTlle; James Cochran.
Nannlngton: A. NJ r. Cunningham.
Clarksburg; George 4. Dunlap, Par
Eersbur1. Charles W Swisher. Fair
mont: Charles y. Faulkner. Manning
ton: H. f. Aleiehcn. Moundsvllle: F. NJ.
N1llkeNoNs lhIhtffNuIks 81 n ~ 'll-s
Wheeling: VI. 4. Sybert Sistcrsvillc. J.
G. Johnston. 81 Na"v's; G. X. CLARK.
Marietta; W r. Davis, Davis W. Va;
F. r Hamburger DObbln, ". Va: T l..
Riddle. Shirley. W Va: T.. y. HcesCr,
Marietta: II, S. CUshwn. MartinsbUrg;
Walton Miller, Falrmont; F.nog c. Din
kle MorEhnt0wn: @. ". Fleming. Fair
mont. Joseph B0inan. Warrington: @.
y McQuaId, Warrington: w X. Hon-
man. MorGantown. Herman Senbright.
Wheeling: J, T. TRusslg. Wheeling: j.
X Hall whcelInp: l.. NJ. Gorham. Sis
tcFsvillc c. D Reppe;o, Moundsvlllci T.
@. Cochran, Centre POlrt. W. Va; e.
a. McCarroll. Alvy. W. Va: l. II. Mar
ssy. Kentnn, W Va: ]. L. Simpson.
SistcrsUlle: c. Il. McGibbon. Centre
Point: G. II GeiEer, Wheeling: W. T.,
willhide. Grafton: c. L. smith Fair
mont: ". D, Chri5ty, FRirmont; J. p.
Mccoy. Fhirmont T.. H. Dawson.
BroomHcld. W Va; J. NJ Hartley
T'airmont; ". T.. steele, Allegheny. Pa.