The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-23
LITERATURE.

come or the crowd who had lived and loved an
Worn out and wsasea BY he moao.onoas stiffness Mir am
Gazing up the dgurs suspended thsre-hs sess e
OF HIM whom her ancestors had put to death she mus a
paad jesus Of Sazar arr d King Of the jews
and he ss and
Snressng Victim Up The steep road that led g Calvary she
burden 70 her s
sr ona s s she thought drop
II was only fancy But she could her seat and
ally pleasing but ndsnct sound in the distance which
gusts tlsY them a dying away s pian.1e
wall IKE the evening wind The tramp OF Amghy
she leaned forward and her eyes steadasy upon
Nearer and nearer the music she
az II and strange something heard once
she tried to recall Y the II sight.
ssd he ns On With
nances seemed to be iransxed and shone with inward
%hs sns a aey Gsss s
SIC an she onsea n
9n. 10 one looked towards her and with glance at her
cross hide her from every one ann '''AN
Den thought nearly took away her 5rsas In
@ Vast @ hs began to recognise faces That had been
with the flowing beard and eye had frowned her
who walked 20 a hes Of his Fellow s
While per with golden key came clio beside him john
wh oyous beslng glance and stephens meanchos
Ms within her When I sw s
sado form Of Judas Iscario hurryns by the
on and watched the she doing She gael
through her Veins od her that he Was th
and wrethcd wanderer whose steps
ass %den n GSds present purpose Was fulfilled He q
Separated BY niles of distance these two
en; nov h fallen race who had stoned with those whom
God, IN MS Infinite love- had sent 10 them
o. .ne . Ways, 10 solemn thing in deam-what would
Slowly multitude filed the great city and stood in order
around the streets lhen from the instruments
he peans strains white Camel entered he city ga
sight the vas concourse bent to the ground like
anthem praise. They threw their palms upon The groind
the es apon &
One sitting first sight of whom she sank to the ground
10 lostr despsed and rejected Of beaten
plauds Of his chosen saints clothed divine .esty
hs King Of the Jews came back to Claim his people
prone upon the ground .-,,.,,,
everything
Thy sins are forgiven theego, and sin no more ~
She cried again in agony
cannot leave them to certain misery Oh jesus OF Sa1are
visit not the sins oto thers upon their chldrcnp
my blood has aioned Arise and open thine eyes, and
shall e &c wih e f Pse fh0a and thine
a e her hey ss nGy t face
hard heart she sank dSwn .nee the foo Of the
child did she weep but for The past anguish and boo,y
ea Of oe Mso he a h ss sn
heapcd upon head day anguish upon the cross
%h s e Ss
n h sn nna eSsE the distant % the bent form
she Sased AFTER him win Erooand PITY And yet no want
ali he bgoiry q her peculiar creedshe Who had
esS S R the Whole Ire As
hn s %h sa bride 1s ain mad SseR en- ndS se
for an " had surely rel not been :, spoken in vain
le
shoulders might sit down the ransomed and redeeml
as she SAT- watched painful iii he had
disappeared from view,
she upon The barren beach Of the and looked
black Ss cod sweeping
9a as so a
she dreamed that the end Of the world had The
had arisen once before aud covered the face Of
earth se e had % and n, now &
fore she met her doem u,
remembered promise of the previous vion she .ed
The ina Of s wa9 sr sa
wa;ey world The e.. sping de came neSer and The an
be statue carved from stone, with her liked drcany
There was hesvng and tossing Of the sea before her ard
h Gerry yocsRe peak shot Gp y he a 49,, It's ssag
Of The sokng crater, enveoped in smoke as Ia
Mn e ss slF Nc oHsa, 9,n weak and bco
infant ba, stately and beautiful woman whose dark lace
h. All gave bound Of cxuaon al The beauty Of her cIi
with that urid background with her long dark hair flowing
her dark es looking dean out upon her imminent danger
Eui after The first Involuntary Impulse admiration was
over the mothers tender love awoke and Miriam claspei
:. .z'on i Ny NY e ]. ia Oh, God--sayc her.
The young girl did not answer Blu, at the name Of Col
oh zion, pray pleaded he mother None but lie
can save you Pray for your mothers sake y
Her answer came over the water in clear ringing tone
But Oh" pleaded Miriam, depressing the jealous parg
that rung her he9r at This speech ~ you deny me- do not
Again The mockng answer came,
The mother groaned in bitterness Of spirit
Pray pray r was all she could utter for eternal death
win no, pray through said the gisi sal%s -.
Can e n ys s I'd, 1s s0 % s @
You 50 Ear away from "a Your ihersfrom u iaNh
For the FIRST time he girl turned towards her There they
tween them and wider wss s between her hearts ose
Ser doom other bowed he
SRe oass r looked seadfay upon her mother pale
face rs and wcared look hal Q hat
bad n Ssen In her e SHE hd had s
now, and she stood firm as a rock.
earped from nature and from my own heart ispeas
Zion be herei Is his keeps this angry aooi
back Ills hand that hold safely In the very Jaws OF DEATH
IN Heaven. YOU have thought Seyond death bow down ~
on Jour knees and acknowledge him. aud he may save you
II cannc, believe; win no. psrlure myself wa, the
/,
and can meet but you-savc yourself There Is
hOPS M. yoSr GSa Win a surely
meath yawned apart and Miriam with shudder the red
flames OF he'll eapng up below The long red tongues
wound themselves around the base Of the rock eager
embrace their prey and the cries OF lost souls In torment
plainly 70 her ear.
oh Zion" she cried with clasped hands, lis there hope
yctr'
The girl pointed to the flames with a calm smile.
.Mother-f I call you so-ths rock Is slowly sinking
and crumblng with In little while shall be among ne
things that But not for ten times he torture that nwas
me here, would pray 70 one in whom cauno, believe
suffer- but will still be true
AN h lost them said Miriam with dcspalrng gesture
But n you. at less, die with you ~
she drew back, and then threw herself hcaong into the
boiling SURGE
The beat aud bruised her and tossed her back
upon the stony point from which she had sprung Aud when
faint bleeding turned her eyes toward the peak
the girl stood with folded gazing nj her steadily
with curious smile upon her lips she tried Ia vain TO
solve singular n phenomenon.
That last sight allied the cup which bad been nearly running
She did not try she spread her feeby
as she would sin have clasped that proud form to her
breast and moaning Ny heart broken fe back the
cold sand, and longed and prayed to de
slowly but surely the rock sank dowHwars and crubed
beneath the feet OF the doomed girl She looked down Into
the flames beneath her with quiet air Too proui - show
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