Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-12-16

10y s1tlo" hiSs seGlety is sought by high
'dignitafies Of the church, and by boiv
Epersoas: then he gives curious details
respecting the Passion and resurrection
of Christ, '.etc.
The western tradition Il. somewhat diff
terent from the above, and it is supposed
by some to be more ancient, although we
knowenot upon what grounds. This YER
sion supposes the lew to have been a
shoemaker at Jerusalem, named Ahasue
ras, aud that, after his baptism, he re-
EceIyed the name of Buttadaelis. Here is
the yefitable legend, as contained ia let
ter written ia 1913 ly Chrysostomus Du-
duiaes, of West phalia, to one fhis friends
at ReVel: In the year 1917, Nj. Paulus
Won EHZea, doctor Of The holy Scriptures,
and bishop of Sehleswig, was attending
service in a church at HalnbuFgh one
hSunday during winter when he saw, most
4 misefably clad, that old Jew who has
wandered through the world ever since
the Passion of Christ He appeared
about fifty wears old, tall in stature, with
long hair hanging over his shoulders. He
remained during the sermon, and listened
llGI GbO .AItii IlIdLIA lEFOt3JHs wa iCEF jiiE
the church, the doctor entered into con>
versation With him. The Jew informed
I him, modestIy, that he was born at Jerus-
| alem, where he exercised the trade of
| shoemaker; that his name was AhasueruS;
and that he had been present at the cruel
!! fixian of Christ. Afterwards he talked
Of the Apostles. Then he added, that
Christ, wishing to rest, against. the wall of
his house, on account of the heavy weight
of the cross, he repulsed him rudeIy. and
babe bin 60 his way, when our Lord
made the reply which is SO well known. |
This Jew was very quiet and discreet in /
his manner. Ifhe happened to hear asy
one biaspheme, he exclaimed with sigh, +
and in. a deep anguish, oh, unhappy
man, why dost thou thus abuse the name
gefGod, and Of his cruel uartyrdom? IF
thoH fiadsl seen, as Idid, how heavy and /
how. bitter was the agony of Christ, for
8tlIine own sake aad for mine, thou wouidst F
Eaiher suffer the greatest evils than hias>
saasoheme, His haly uame!' When money /
twas offered to lim, he never took more
than two shiliings; and of thas even he
gave Il part TO the poor, declaring that lis
Pawn wants were ever well supplied by
God. He was never known to laugh. |.
Where's er he jourueyed, he always spoke
the language If the country; thus at this
time he expressed himself in very good
Saxon. There are many people Of quail /.
-ity who have seeasthis Jew in England,
France, Italy, Hungary, Persia, Poland,
Sweden, Denmark, Scotland, and other
countries; asaaiso4h Germany, at Rostack
lNseimaf, Dantzie. and Kenisherg. In
the year 1915 twa ambassadors of IIoi-
stein, aud particularly the secretary,
Christopher Kraus, met him at Madrid,
ever The same IN figure, age, manners and
costume. In the year 1890 he was. at
Vienna, and III 1901 at Lubbock. Many
persons also saw and coaversed Wnh him
in The year I5I6ih IiYonia, at Cracow,
andaat Moscow
I Such is the legend of Der Ewige jude
The Everlasting jew Like tile story Of
81. Veronica, ii is supposed TO have had
its origin about the coininencement0ff ffhe
foilFtl. century; and il must have profouif-
diy impressed the heart of the people,
since IT survived the times of Luther and
MeIaBctiion, and was even received as an
article Of belief by the dissenting commu-
Mons. What, indeed, could effect the
imagination more powerfully, than the
thought Of this lonely man, lowered with
an inemaftality of woe, and condemned
TO wander from cline to cline through ]
countless ages, seeking rest and finding
none; and more wretehed in the silence Of |
bis deep despair thaa all the thousands of
his fellowsmen have lived since the
world began, because $
The power to die dispfovesthe heart to grieEet .
He has passed, like shadow, from land /
20 iand,' with the pressure of God in !,
finite soul. His memory stretches far ,
back down the long generations embra-
cling everything ef pathos aud subhnity
In the history ofacrucifed Christ, whose :
last repf0achful hook stiH haunts his ag- /;
onized soul. None can ever share in his
Iindyiag grief, aud, therefore be must al )
ways dwell in deep solieitade of heart :
and sotl, which no human syInpatlaes can
sdotbe. Thetbeautiful, the great, The wise,
The good, pass over into he silent Iand;'
but stillthe Everlasting jew shall pursue !
bis pilgrimage ofsWoe. uata time itself 9
sball be- no more. and ofall eaFtl1's .coont- ]
less tribesrhe only shall Be left in solitary
grandeur 10 chant the deatlEssong Of S
sreatIon.' e
ga writer in the Baltimore Snns who =
Ias been afflicted seyerly IN Ills family by r
has foupd. relief from the fol : :
owing remedy: take honey in the comb, :
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