Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1843-02-18

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CURIOUS DRAMATIC aEPREsEN
TATlON.
The lntos rurlea,,a1es des las Pian.
les, Of tho spanish dramatist, Caideron
arc very singular performances. The
Btamb!e the Mulberry Tree, the Cedar
the Almond Tree. the Oak, the Olive
Tree. tho Spikenard, the Vine and the
Laurel, sre the actors. Two angels an
pear OF the Il, .'re. and addressing ;hcse
rianls, they tell them that Que among
them oaght TO produce swee, and adj
n,rat!e lifuit. They then invite them &c
Il Divine Combat, for a crown which one
Of these angels holds first in his han,l
mad then hanging up at the corner OF The
theatre, endo"s them with the faculty o
speech and then retires. The Trees
speak and seem 10 tie surprised a, lhei,
transformation. The Cedar appears up.
on the Stage with a baton in his hand in
form ol cross; the rest Of the actor.
arc represented us surprised at the sigh,
u! hM; Epne Of them having ever seen
that tree before. The Cedar makes q
| long a'legor'cal discourse upon the crea
| ton OF the world, the formation oi' man
aud the production of ANIMALS aud veget
;1ies. Tie tells them t!la; US the several
/! species oil animals which Inhabited in the
sea, the air, and the earth, had their
/ respective kinss, SO the trees ought 10
| Lave theirs lie adds. ii, 4 lie did not,
ON account Of superior merit claim this
Preroga!ive; but that he would be Judge,
h'ch Of ,he.a has the jasast title tos II.
Tie then goes of the stage.
I he plants - Incl, remain on the s;ara
are not little cnragel, tia, u stranger
and unknown tree should arrogate to it.
sci! the RICH, Of Judging ia matters be.
longs & to them: they enumerase the
several properties and qualities attributed
10 them by mankind; aud by these every
ole tries 70 make good his right, and car.
~ out the point in his own favor.
Ia the next scene, the Cedar proposes
to every plant TO give in y kind Of ps,i
ton, in which hi. tile should be proved
which is accordingly done Then the
Cedar appears holding lefore h m q
cross, the arms 81 which arc twisted
rounn with the leaves OF Cedar, Cypress
aud Palms. The plants are divided into
two factions; some justify and some con.
dsam The conduct Of ,Ae Cedar in an
pointing himself their Judge. The isran,-
be is rcady to burst with rage, and nsks
the Cedar no he is! The Cedar rvfus.
,is 10 tel! him SD much as his name. the
b.a't'c IS more cnraged and saws, tina,
he; atone is able - root oat aad DESTROY a
tee SO inso'ent, S, tyranica!, aud IN.
known IA the country! H., then adj.
vonces TO the Cellar and takes holi III him.
The Cedar screams out and coup!a,us
that he tore his Loiy. Immediately upon
this streams Of blood were seen To low
from the cross, and all the plants groan
at The s,na! sight. ;'he Cedar said he
would sptilslc AL the CART, with tina,
boci; TO receive which the Spll,snard
aud Vine Came up 10 The cross. The.
Cedar then observing their compassion
aud humiliiy, und. Folding the cross st,il
before h.m, addressed them in these
words:
i,1cs AHnsl1des. rnes piaaosos
IL dos rfcedtd mi cue,po,
Y M saAgSe. en- To dos suio
Desce cy mi cue,po, q my sangre
sera demo irsoro, &c.
lie Branb'c, seeing himself covered
With the blood is filled with despair: and
observing That all the plants fed ut the
SIGHT OF him, he breaks forth into hide
Gus lamentations. Then the cross an
pears in The air, and some Of the plants
desire the Cedar To pronounce who de-
served the crown. The Cedar declares
that humility gave the best title TO il. and
accordingly dccreed it 10 Inc Sp,kenard
and the Vine. Then the piece ends. In
this manner ends all The duios .Sacru
nlenIales, still concluding will, thou. h,
relating to the mystery Of the Eucha.
rist.
CHINESE Tails --On the subjugation Of
III, q ~.