The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-06-23

which inculcates that the good
and virtuous shall dwell with
thee in the bright palaces OF
the glowing sun. But what por
ton of us spirit only. or spirit
md body united, purified in the
Of change. TO more p
fhereal essences, and those es-
,ences ripening into higher per-
lection through the agency of
ever progressing and never end
ng mutation? Lone mortals re-
ain "a consciousness Of their in
iividuaiity, after having been
whirled through this routine of
continual changes for an immen-
,ity Of years? or will they at
certain periods drop all their
.iormer existence by the waysid
nd in entring on their new ear
,er. become oblviiolts of their
interior beingg These are some
If the problems | would have
solved, - continued Olatha, lower
ing his head, and new addressins
.he Genius Of the Present. but
thy mirror fails to furnish the
solution
Then quit my narrow realm.
-eplied the Genius. = and en-
er curious mortal the shadow
iomlnions of the Future, where,
thy thoughts have already ear
led thee Go make desperate
bltond lesa the wheels Of my
inward car overtake thee be
fore thou enterest.
Olatha. dropping the mirror
INTO which he had been gazing
bounded from the moving floor,
md leaped through the shadowy
portal far into the interior of
the misty Future. The flash OF
lightning which illrmmed the OF
her two apartments, struggled
to follow. but III vain: it could
not outstep the fleeting Present
Bnt Olatha rocked not of the
Iightning's flash. for as he es-
.aped through the portal. a man
tie. suspended from the Intel.
fell upon his shoulders. and, in
4 moment. all the restihulA -af
the Future was luminous and vi.
ible.
Who art thou? exclaimed the
Tread Genius. that heedlessly-
mas rushed We're mortal never
before trod nor aught of NOR
tai ever penetrated save the I'M
dancing glane OF prophetic eve (;
IS of his. whose mantle ! see
dangling from thy unworthy and
:.i,ieous shoulders.
Stand where .hou art. nor
move. lest thou discern the sec
cts Of my realm. Nortals are
not permitted to know ought o.
he Futire. save what is neces-
sary to te revealed in order to
light up their pathway to heav-
IN
I am the son of the renown-
"a Montezuma. Olatha respect
fully answered; for the Genius.
WAS draped in habiliments OF aw
iul mystery, and he stood In
the midst Of undeveloped events
covered with thick pals. which
no eve could penetrate.
Hearken, then, son of the
renowned Montezuma nor pre-
sumo upon thy knowledge in
this obscure realm.
When the sun will rise and
set: when the moon will wax.
md wane when the seasons will
commence. and end; when com
cts will return, and leave; wher
eclipses and occultations will
shadow over the heavenly lmm-
inanies; all these. and like 9th
ers. thy race may tell. But these
are not prophecies or glanees in
the Future: they are but deduc
tons drawn from the knowledge
of certain laws impressed upon
matter; laws which unchanged.
must necessarily produce certain
md invarndble results. But when
events III the future snail become
evnets. unhmged, and dashed on
TO no cause. and effect. they
viii be independent Of all the
influneeee, aud will hang sole
" and wholly on the volition of
the divine mind.
To foretell when events such
as these shall occur. nought save
prophetic glance can ever reveal.
Son Of ne renowned Montezn-
ina, take this mirror. and learn
brief scjourn IN my apartment.
were designed to teach YOU
Olathh without reply obeyed.
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