RED KNEE …. Itsy, bitsy SPIDER

Rushing into the house past the billowing curtains, to the kitchen table I placed sword, brillo and Tarnite down and thought nervously about what I was about to do. Would this metal polish ruin the hilt? As my wife curiously watched me, I took a chance and rubbed the white ammonia based liquid into the blackness with the brillo pad. The smell was pungent. I'll never forget that smell on that warm, breezy and beautiful sunlit day. I rubbed continuously applying the Tarnite sparingly…there it was…color—yellow color. A small dot of yellow color peeked through the blackness. With widened eyes and eager enthusiasm I applied more Tarnite and rubbed and rubbed with the brillo. I felt as though I had struck gold as I slowly began to realize this hilt of pure yellow. The hilt appeared to be solid gold!! Soon the tip and throat of the scabbard were cleaned to shiny yellow as well. What a beautiful sight; the view severely struck my sensibility! On top if this, the newly cleaned hilt sported three (3) symbols. A crown on one side, the letters MA in an oval cartouche on the other side and the number one (1) on the inside of the hilt by the blade base. These marks were not entirely visible to the naked eye before the cleaning. The throat and tip of the scabbard also were marked with the letters MA in the oval cartouche. I had a grand mystery on my hands, where did this sword come from, what country, what army, what did these symbols mean? I would realize, after having completed about four (4) years of work on the sword project, the cleaning process thrust me into the enormous task of identifying the sword. It would be in 1997 that the sword is identified as an Italian infantry pattern 1843, however, because certain marks were not present on the sword being investigated it is suspected to a great degree that what I possessed was a predecessor model or the actual pattern sword used to create the Italian infantry pattern of 1843. This pattern 1843 was used during the unification of Italy in 1861. During the period of sword identification, in 1995, I recovered the unique coin from my desk and noted that it too had heavy blackening. The coin cleaned up nicely with metal polish exposing obviously silver obverse and reverse sides with a clear hint of gold peeking through the silver due apparently to the polishing of the coin….. Speculation based on both literal and decoded interpretation of certain texts and their connections has led, invariably, to the model of a grand scheme assembled by Emerson himself. Realizing that he was becoming older, and unable to carry on with his message of idealism, Emerson provided a way in which a future generation could revive the 'heroic personage' through a study of his writings. Reaching out through his writing to that future entity who would be a "true idealist," Emerson hoped to rekindle the ideas of truth and pure reason at a time when it would most likely be needed. Emerson was interested in what a hero should be—but he was most interested in what he could help to assimilate in human nature and disposition through detailed instruction found throughout his writings. Good writing was important to "instruct," as well as, provoke "thought;" Emerson encourages the scholar to read deeply into the ideas presented. Through the writing, Emerson offers specific instructions on how to approach his material, provided that one is in tune with the deciphering process….. Premise #1... Ralph Waldo Emerson recognizes the ability for thought provocation in two related objects and wishes for the activation of this potential knowledge to teach some future person unexpressed truths of American history. Much later, a youngster acquires said objects which to him are initially only unrelated material objects. The youngster, grown to adulthood, begins to look at the objects with intense scrutiny and objectivity then unlocks their "intended celestial" meaning, the very fabric that leads this person on a history highway to hidden wealth, secret writing and the solution to the cipher in the works attributed to Shakespeare. Premise #2... A person establishes "intrinsic likeness" between two "remote" and UNrelated objects and comes to learn certain truths of American history by the research and study of these items. Location of hidden wealth, discovery of a "secret writing" method and the solution of a cipher in the works attributed to Shakespeare are the virtues inherent in these objects. Now ask yourself....WHICH IS THE GREATER MIRACLE? Emerson said: "Everything has its celestial side….."