Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-08-23

ing to maintain oidcr. was left alone,
and my breaking hcnrt admonish,l me
that what was passing at that moment
appcriuinelsrathcr TO the history of the
gods than TO that ofman.
Loul clamors were heard proceeding
from Golgolha, which, borne pn the
winds, appeared 10 announce an agony
such as never had been heard by mortal
ear. Dark c!onls lowc.cl over the
pinnacle Of tho temple, AMI lnrse rnp.
turcs actilcl over The city, anl coycrr
q tos with veil. So drealuI were ihc
signs manilcsI:,l, both in The heavens
an on the earth, that Dionysips The
Arooph dic is reported to have cSc'aim'
81: EITHER the Author of Nature is sni'
: lrring. or the univcre is faIlins apall.
Toward The Gr,t hour Of the night, |
threw on my mantle anl wen, down in
10 the ciCy t9wnr Is the gates Of Goleo.
tina. The sacrifice was consulnmncl.
The ccowi was returning home, still a..
latcl, j, is true, bnl gloomy laciinrn onl
desperate. What they hal Witnessed
had struck them with terror and rcmorsc.
also saw my little colIorl pass by mourn.
Inily, The staa Iari.b arcr having vcilel
his eagle IN token Of grief, aud | over:
head some OF the ,l,lierS mnrmuring
s.ran.;c wor Is which did not romprc'
hcnl. Oihcrs were accounting prnii'
sicS almost similar TO those which hai
SO often smo,c The Romans with dismay
by the will ii the 90 Is. Sometimes
groups of iaea and women would halt
then look iig backward lowayl Mount
Calvary, wouli rcuain mo,ionlcsS, ia
the expectation Of witnessing some new
prodigy.
returned to the prrorium, sal and
pcnSise. On ascending the stairs, the
scps Of which were sill siainc with
the bloo,I Of the Nazorcnc, perceived
an ol't man ina suppliant pcs urc, AMI
benin him several women IN :"afs.--
lie threw himself at my feet anI wcp!
bitterly. 1t is painful 10 see an oil
man weep. "Father,' said ! W him
mildly, wha are you. and what is your
request" 81 am Joseph Of Arimathca,'
replied he, san | am come to beg ofyon
upon my knees, the permission t. bury
Jesus of NazarrIh.' "louf prayer is
granite IT, sal ! to him, aud at the same
time OF Icrcl ManIius TO take some sol.
dcrs vi h him 10 supcrinlend the in.
lcrl en', lest it might be profancI. A
few days nferwarl the scpulchrc VA,
f,unI empty. Tho disciples of Jesus
pubIshc all over the country that Jc.
sus hal r:cu fro.n the deal. as he ha
lorclold.
A last duty remancl for me to pr,
form. 1t was 10 communicate to Cesar
the detail, Of tbs deplorable event. |
dill it the same night that followed the
fatal catastrophe, anl hal ust Gnishc
the communication when the day began
to dawn.
Al that momc,t the sounl of clarions
p!ayins The air of Di ma struck my ear.
Ca>tin! my eyes towar the Csssrean
gate, bchcl a troop Of soiicrs, an
hear nl n distance other trumpc,s
soun ins C;csar's March. 1t was The
reinforcement that hal been promised
mc-,wo thousand chosen men who, to
hasten their arriva bad marched all
night. alt has then been decrcel by
the Fa'es," erie |. wrinsins my hands,
''t|sa, the erea, niquity should be ac.
'onpIis!c that, for the purpose of
avcri;ng the deeds Of yesterday, troops
shouIl arrive today! Cruel destiny,
how thee spoftcs, with the affairs Of NOR
tails! Alas! it was but too true, what
til, Naxlrcnc exclaimed when wfilhins
on The cross: All is consummateI.