The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-05-30

furious ani:nosity af The mnllitnds; but
nothing could ever be compared 10 What
| beheid in The present instance. III
might have been truly said Ihal ON this
occasion. all the phantnms nf the infer.
nal regions had assembled lngplher N
Jerusalem. The rrnwd appeared not 10
wslk; they were borne niT and whirled %
. vortex. railing slang like lisirg ws,es,
IRON The partial of Ihe PrelnrIum eysn
unto Mount Zion. with hOwllng screams.
shrieks. and vnciltralinns. surh ss we're
never heard either in The scdliinns nf Pc
monis. or 10 the luinull nf lie Forum.
BY degrees the day dsrkened like q
winter twilight, such - had been seen a.
The death Of the great Julius Cesar. II
was Likewise tow ards the idrs al March.
!, The condemned gnvernnr If rebelllnus
pFovinre. was leaning against . column
al nv baslliek. contemplating alhs srI
The dreary gloom, This Theury nf Tsrla-
rus dragging 10 exeeuIian The innneenl
Nszsrene All around me vas . desert.
Jerusalem had yoniled Firth her indwsl.
lers through the funeral gate Ihsi leads
To the Gemnnie. An air Of desolaIian
and sadness enSslaped me. Ny guard
had joined The cavalry. and the cenlurinn.
To display shadow Of power. Was en-
deayoring to maintain order. / was leIl
alone. and my breaking heart admunished
me. that What was passing 81 that mn-
fnenI spperlained rather To The history of
Gods Than 10 lhs, Of man. Loud ella.
monrs were heard, proceeding fram Col.
gOlla. which borne on the winds, appear
ed to annoudce an agony such as never
had been heard by mortal ear. Dark
clouds lowered over the pinnacle of the
Temple. and large vuliures settled ossr
The city and covered il ss with veil. So
dreadful we're the signs that were mani.
Tested. boih, in The heavens and on the
earth. that Dionysius. The Areopagile. is
repnrIed 10 have exclaimed. /" Enher the
Author Of Nature is suffering. or the Uni.
verse is falling apart"
Towards the FIRST hour Of The night.
threw my mantle around the, and weul
down into the city towards the gate III
Golgotha. The sacrifice had been con-
summaIed. The crowd were retmniag
home; still sgilated. i, is true. bul gInoluy
sad, tacilurn. desperate. What they bad
witnessed, had struck them with ierrnr
aud remOrse. ! also saw my li,.Ie Re-
man cohort pass by mournfulIy. the stan.
dard bearer having yelled his Eagle in To.
ken OF grief. and overheard the soldiers
nurmuring strange words which did no,
comprehend. Others were reroun,ing
prodisies almost similar 10 ihnse whirh
had so often smo,e the Romans with dts
may by the will Of the gods. Snmr.IInrs
groups Of men and women w"nid hall;
Then looking back towards Noun. Calsa
ry, would remain mnlianIess, IN the ex.
pecialion Of Witnessing some new pro.
dizzy.
| returned 10 the Pretorium sad aud
pensive. On ascending the stair. the
steps of whirh we're stained with the
blood Of the Nazarene, perceived an old
man in suppliant pasture, aud behind
him several women IN tears. He threw
himself a, my feet, and wepi bIuerly. Il
is painful tn see an old man weep" Fa-
ther." said | to him mildly" wh" arr
YOU, and what is your request" &" am
! Joseph, Of Arama,hea." replied he. " and
ain come To beg Of you the per'nls>i"n
to bury Jesus Of Nazareth" Yuur
prayer is granted" said ] Io him; and at
the same time ordered ManIius 10 take
some soldiers with him, Ia superin,end
the in,ermrn,. lest i, nigh, be prnlaned.
4 few days Afterwards, the sepulrhre vas
found empty. The disciples nf Jesus
published all over the country that he had
risen from The dead. as he had fnreiald.
A last duty remained for me tn perform.
II was 10 communicate to Cesar the de-
tails Of this depiurahle event. | did il
the same night that lnllnwrd The fatal ca
lasirnphe. and had jasi finished the cnm.
munications when The day began To dawn.
AT that monent The sonnd oil clarinns
playing the air al Diana struck nv ear.
Casting my eye towards the Ctsarean
gate. | behtld a troop ni soldiers, and
heard al a distance, other Iumpe,s snuni-
ing Casar's march. 1t was the reini0rce-
ment that had been Promised me--lwoI
thousand chosen men. wh", tn hasten
their arrival, had marched all night. 1t
has then been been decree,l by The faies,
cried |. wringing MY hands, that the great
iniquity shouldbe accnmplished--tila, far
the purpose Of averring the deeds Of yes
terday. troops should arrive to-da, Cru.
el destiny, how thnn sportrst with The af-
fairs Of mor.als! Alas! il is bu, ION true,
wha, the Nazarene exclaimed hen wr.,h
ing on the cruss--. All is consummalrd.'
An interesting work entitled Even.
ings al Home" contains The following
beautiful apoiogue:
4 gentleman and his son we're walking
in village one Sunday, rs the church
bells were ringing. The various societies