The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-16
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 or Resnrreetion, Om Easter Eve in GTeeee. Haepisv snv sns who resides ia Greece is tempted e abandon ihe ihsoEy. that human hopes are hsele e disaPpenimsni. st least as regards the weather. ae certain s be- if he wishes for hne day, 70 see e arrive smiling asa warm, not vaeaiinx. deesit- fnl 6ne day. such as England sometimes ieEnPu out am unwary pleasure banter, seemingly Tor lns ex- pfaes paspcss cf maiici0asy desagtHg him haai an hong afiev wsftl unexpected raiai but day indis- paaahly 6as, wifA sunshine % detertnlnateIy oirun9, that iG is evident cloud eOaid haxr the power to exriGgaisn sIngi. rsy. And Easier Eve was giorssas, starry and eleafless as eoald have been desired.
 1t ls need a wonderfuI thing, saaTles's night in Greece raEnsr space b., wse tlie seittsg aad the rising sun f5E Il cannot be called aiEht where tIasa t. 10 darkness, chilling dews, no sleeP.-- Psopls sleep dnsinx the hot, laasaid bOars ol ihe av and theY are thankHs to wake, that they may re- vtvs under the deesoas influence oI the tstai nlgai- heeex~ % mild % soft tha they seem to be bat the Rsa,ls breathing 1f the earth it's stItabwr; ~e ennaot cali t night but yet [, Is moi day. though The whole heavens glowing EIlh intense bfisIin-ss of shs great stars. haasag $" aOsioaess n the u' Euthoaable depths ol shs dark ancioaded blue. and the sssy ais IS k,teI sith lshl tson InnameEsbie metsots shooting ami fro. l. is no, day. ot there is ppteaaa aad protonad EepOse, wi.seh tAy eoaid peTeg knew--the vety spiIt of rest seems to go forth ever the eaFh hasBiag not only the wtnds aif tae waves, but eaasing eveIy leaf oa the sonoFe olive trees green mytie euhes 10 tie still ss though speIi-boand and the siar-hgh, radlent ss Il IS. has nsfsness which iempers all the wlde-s spreading landscape that lni gh be harsh 0r abrupt in a giaFing light. Wherever u may b. seen, calm sammer's night is assuredy of the most Deauii- fni shiaws in nature; but there is snm~hnz peculiar in the Eafnenee il has the mini in Greece, winch 1 have nowhere else experienced; there Is such a purity in the sky, the air, the light. such holy II Sk- .-Ak .fNa suddenly stiile the Ere Of ha1an passson qaenehed and the most perturbed of spitis could noi ia,i to partake somewhat oi 50 intense rest
 Saturday gave promise Cf just such ntght as tAis, and at nine o'clock we proceeded down ihe principsl street on way to the cathedral, where were hot assembled the whole popaIa- ton ofthe ion but that oi The nsig5borlng villages also whn always repair 10 Athens i0s this sotsnnily A platform had been erected short dfstance from the church door. where the kisx atd qaeen. wth the bishops ard other priests, stand daring the iaeT part cf the ceremony. When we arrived, they were ssiIi in the church, which was flied lasi t hsd been the night before. Outside. the crowd was dense and we obtained seats 4 balcony directly opposite the cathedral, from which we witnessed one os the most striking speciaciss have eVe' bsheld.
 SsiIl eoafinuing to follow the great events Of Pas sion Week in their solemn rotation. the SayieT was Yet supposed to be within bis to,nb and the perfect stiffness maintained the dakness and gloom prevailed over ev~Tyihing Thefe was hot a hght not sound eaci, ,ndivsinaI of that immense muI- tude filling all the adjoining s eeis. remained still and motioness, that even the most distant might catch he murnurng voices of the priests. whf were reciting the within the church; troops linedthe streets 10 that perfect qtiet was maIH taned but assnretiy if was needless preesHtion, oI there was not present who did no to share tn general feeling of gloom and depression, as t.,r all and Co complete the realization of aii that thss ceremonies are intended 10 eouhSey. that am eer- tain that Ihe power of death, s'ii awiuliy mani fest in these last tedious hours, was present w!t each one of them.
 A midnight approached. the archbishop with hi, priests, aeeosnpsnied by the king and queen, lef the church and stationed themselves the platform which was raised considerably from the ground. SC that they were distinctly by the people = EeverY now remained in breatyless expectation hoiding their unghied taDers in readiness when ih, glad moment should arrive, while ,be priests con tInued mnrmetIng their melancholy chant in low half- whisper. Suddenly single report oi cannoi q announced that i2 o'clock had sirack and lha Easter Day bad begun; then the oli archbishop elevaiing The eross, exclaimed in loud exGilin, tone, CAri&tos aAesti' Christ is riseB. aud in stantly every single individual Of all that host fool up the cry and the vast multitude broke throaxl and dispeEled forever the intense and uoaFniul sI kence %ttten theY han maintained so tong, win Oh spoaisneous shout of insi~scibable joy and triumph "Chrst is risen.' Christ is risen.' At the saHI moment the oppressive darkness wss by blaze 0 light from thousands nf iapers, which, eommaniea A ting one from another, seemed io send streams O 6se tn ali directions, rendering the miaHtest object distinctly visible. a'd casting the most vivid gIos en the expressive faces, fuli of exaltation. of h rejoicing crowd bands of music struck np thei Rayest strains the tol of dnims through the town sad further on the pesllag of cannon, announce, far and near these glad 'idings of great joy; whi from bill and plain, from the sea-shore and the Ia olive grove, rocket after rocket ascended to th' clear sky, ahsweros: with hsir mute eloqaenee Ina Christ Is risen indeed, and to of other tongues ths were repeating those blessed words and other hear that leaped for joy; everywhere men siasped esci others hands, and congratulated one ahather. an, embraced with eouh,enances besning wiih delight as though 10 each one separately had some wonder fai happiness been proclaimed; and 90 in truth [ was; aud all the while, rising above the ming,in. ef many sounds, each one of which was a sounsi 0 gisdness ihe aged priests distinctly heard chant iag forth glorious ol hymn of victory ia tohes loud and clear, that they seemed 10 have regaine, their youth and strength to tell the woI+i kov "Chriss is risen froln the dead. having iramplet death beneath .,ss iee and hencelorth the eaiosoes have everlasting life"
 Il is impossible to give any adequate idea of th, effect oi tits scene.