Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-11-08


Jew, chuckling nbis beard, said: 40
Hanna. for how much wilt thou free
lhysclf. from thy wager? Wilt, thou pay
hundred pieces and let sll he sail?"'
But the Christian replied: ain five years
Saint Philotea wore away stone as
big ns :his stool with her kisses snl her
tesrs--in five ycnrs the heart oftfjs man
may melt ,fe- .a,., ,.,,,... .es
Matthias went not on his way unmov.
cd after his conversation with the Chris.
tian tailor. He began 10 think that per
haps, indeed, he was wearing away his
life Lselessly in solitude. There was
certainly no beauty and no satisfaction
in that manner Of being. !, WAS better
to take to himself companion. But
where find her? Amongst all the frivo
ous daughters of Tarsus, was there one
with whom he would not bc more lonely
than with himself? Their mothers had
taught them nothing but love OF dress,
and love Of themselves. How coul |
their capricious and selfish natures find
| pleasure in communion with man
whom this world had sore liied, and who
wished TO wait in mcekncss and in pa.
tience for the world to come?
These meIiralions dislurbe Matthias,
but they did no, render him more un.
happy. They occupied his mind; they
relieved the monotony Of his existence;
they prevented him from always turning
his eyes inward upon himself; they fore.
cd him to look abroad. He went to the
houses Of his friends, anf once more
studied the perfcctions or impcrlections
of .heir dau shters. His object was SO
manifest that the joke went round that
he wished TO save the Christian tailor
from ruin. People jes,ed with the Jew
as they brought in. their money to
chance. But, although Matthias saw
many beautiful girls who threw the
glances of their almond SHAPED eyes en-.
couragingly towards him, he saw none
that pleased his heor; and, sud lenly re.
tiring from society, he shut himself up
for whom year in his palace, seeing
nobody, and taking back melancholy
and discomfort for his only companion.
AT length Matthias begar to feel the
desire Of change, and made it pracuce
every mofnir to have his mule shdllcd
ani rile out to the base Of the mountains;
AMI then, pu,ling foot to groun |, to wan
der until evening amidst the rocks and
vaIlc,s. On one occasion he went So
far tha, he could not return to where he
hal left his mule and servant before
nieht.fall, and lost his way. After going
hlher and thither for some time, he was
compelled to seek the shelter of cave,
AMI 10 wait until morning. Sleep over.
took him, and he did not wake until
The suns rays, slantirg through cleft
of the rock, played upon his eye. lids.
He got up, and having said his prayers,
went forth, AMI behe!i beautiful green
meadow stretching along the banks of a
stream which came from narrow gorge
at no great distance. He did no. recog.
nize his Whereabouts, and was doubtful
Of fin ling his way back, until he saw, AT
the lurthereni 'oI the meadow, some oh.
jecl moving rapidly TO AMI fro. 1t was
a young girl chasing a COW that hal
escaped from her, AMI ran with a cord
| tan lei about its hons in the direction
of Matthias. 49,. -a., I'D .....
"Ah!" said he, 81 will catch this un'
'uly animal, aud then make its keeper
point out to me the direction cfrarsus.' >
SO he tuck ed up his robes, and. being
strong and vigorous, soon came up 10
the COW that was wantonly gallopin9
hther and thither, and brou hit. :, it TO q
stand.slil. "May. blessings lish, upon
thy sturdy arms, Stranger" exclaime
, the girl, running up cut of breath and
unwinins the rope from the cows
horns; 'f Naharah had escaped they
would have beaten me-" 4s-
"And who could find it in his heart lc
he at thee, chill?" said the merchant, al
he looked at her, anl wondered at he
delicate loveliness. -
'2"The fathers" she replied, pulling
Naharah in, the direction she wanted t
go. cripple blessings on thee, again
say, stranger.
Matthias forgot all about Tarsus, ant
5 walked by the side of the girl, askin
. questions ofher. He learned that sh
T, was the bond maiden Of monastery sit
!, uatej in those mountains, and that he
: duty was to take out the cows, and es
! pccial this one, every morning to tn
/, paslurage.. "a 54. I .. 4 ..r 81 t..s.
\ "Do not follow, me-" said she whe
e they came to the entrance Of the gorg
Q from which the stream flowed, "lof | al
J. forbidden to walk with those, whom
u may meet" sez et l@ .saes.ees q, 80
!. Matthias thought awhile, and, the
9 badc her adeu, having learned whf
}. path he was to follow, and returned
d his palace full Of nothing but the imae
J: oithis simple bond maiden. ~. xs
n "Verily,"l said he to himself ne
L. morning, 81 forgot to ask the name,
5; that girl. must learn it, in order that
l. may send her recompcnsc." Und
!, this poor pretense he mounted his mol
g and rode TO ward the mountains, and b
J. gan his walk at the usual place, anil T
10 paired to the cave and passed the mig
~ there, and was out on the meadow beio
Of dawn. He soon saw fur or FIVE COZ
IN driven ont Of the gorge, and the girl ic
rr lowed them, leaIing the elrolicsome n
We harah. There is no need for thee, I
o. day, stranger" said she, smiling playfl
IN ly, .unless thou wilt drive my herd 'dov
to- n the wafer IN drink. and take care tf