Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-03-20

-Il' "'""' "hcI'' Nltcr thO RESURRECTION,
our saviour appeared to the two MaryS
cnV"'r inc chaptlS where our Lord was con.
""eu d",lhS the erection of the cross; the
rh"pV' where the soldiers stripped him. "and
u'eE parted MS raImcnt and cast LOTS" where
u'' soldier retired and wcpt, after striking his
spear ih'o our SayiourS side; the Chapel of
t'e 'rowhng with ThornS. | have not on.
Wrru lhrSr snail claprlS in regular order, aS
ui'F N'ahu l"r ito not rccollcct which Is
w''ch' door between two of the chapCS
'c' us INTO Tic tomb Of Joseph aud Ncodc
mus ''" was glad to see them, showing, ~
u'cE dn an original state, untouched hv the
hal' "l bgotry and superstition, which cv.
r'!"hrfc mars the simple aud touching effect
lhr actual thing would hc calculated TO in.
Sl''r' + me marbles, gilt aud trashy orna.
mcn,S give anything but faithful representa-.
u"'S. IN tNravatcd passage, with recess
On either side, formed the tomb. We had to
20 in with lighted tarcyS. am afraid il viii
ne nara Tor you to follow my StcpS. In fact,
t'rW"o,r thi"" was 50 crowded upon mc, that
S'alrrIN kncW which way was turning my.
sell. The church itself j. very irregular
building, running up hin aud down hill II
may lr'rNlN be divided into several churches
under "acro"i, in the possession Of ditltrcn,
llan aulmc>j'y. The GrccI> and Rnmauspar
li,omly yquarryii Tor supremacy. The t;rrrNS
law the custody # the Holy Scpulchr; the
h''"i'h"' I.aua Church, Mount Calvary; Ar.
mrhlail' ncNt N power, have n church III, n
ui''carr hall Go% II weaker ScctS, who, p,r
'"Ict. lat up with small chap,lS. hut il TO
u>ca common oppression iS "dor eat dow. ="
TOR they arc 4 horEt, hruta,-ioulin. SIT. ThI
ttr,t !, ('bnr ',
"ptiS tn tie rotuuda, in front Of the HOLY
Scru,crc, lhr Latin is clr on one side which
we nest cn'crod after going the round or 4 q
ch@ic>. H. .}rt rr,ici> thv Column Of rla.s.
citation, t. Whica our Saviour was bound aul
sc"'w'rd 10y orlrr If PontiuS rilatc; Ia chan.
81 IN the coi "'iogo>.t mMkS the spot where
tAr women sto"'l Ii is OF granite, enclosed
hy inn lati>r.worh, and can only bo reach, Il
W l"d ra'eI t'r that purro>e, which is
hi"H lit forth aud kissed by thc poor pilyrm>,
VIA y irrNor AND faith beautiful to lock at
ia'',cd tn ir appro&cA to tnc Holy Srpulrh,r
q >"w >'Nc'&! H">,;arS and othrr>) was iNll
u HuUiity and the deepest devotion, Tl,r
T. creatures uaNrl far, and endure great
>ui,'ing aHd ihivatiun to reach this goal ,'
tAcir holc> and ambition, and they look and
&ri a> ii tHt!r sous were gushing with iaith,
~ ''''' AItlhi~N NNI, SCculCN nliNl
W:td thc Holy Ghost. looked around TO tell
him about tGc lll,ar and discovered him on
his NrttS, with urittcd and claSlcd hands,
doug homage before the altar liz seemed
t. I'll thc moEcnt We entered tho Romar
Caihpi" CaUrch that he WAS in the prvSe &C
Of ai- Cod, and down he went. lndctd, he
never iaiir to rrn>tla;o himself aud kiss tAr
sacred spots, aS thtN were pointed out aud vN.
,,l,l Il T., tt, 4 4 l. ~ 4
JaLiyS procured Irrm the Catholic M,hoN n
di,1cra or certificate aud two bottles of ,ior.
Gou'S water We nVXt directed cur STEPS tN
taV C'@PN Of st, llclcna. the EmprvyS, J
Mlr;t she prayed and Watched while Scarrl,
WAS hl,ng madc just below for the Holy Cross,
EAca\atcu steps led us down to the chavc,,
and auoth,r ilisht down to chamber, whcr,
u nart,c cross ON Il slab covered tho nit il,
WNj,h was discovered the true cross, crow,
of tnnr@+, nails and Spear.hcad, 4 scat
above in the chapel. With sort of window
cu, out cf the rock, WAS where the EmprcS>
SIT and MAtchGd the Morkmcn digging hplAM.
We next arrived at Mouut Calvary, ascend.
ing Il 10y II flight uf some twenty marble stems.
CnUrr the altar u silver ring cncirclvS the
hole whore the cross stood upon which our
Saviour was cruCiicl. Two other nlatrS oi
bass on either side mark the position where
the thieves we've hung, \ little t. the right,
and exposed by an orcuiug in the irun Mat.
[ 'rm which protects this sacred rock, is n
large split, us it the rock had been rnt in
twain. 1t is the tiS>ure in the rock" AMI
Jv>uS exclaimed, my God, my God, why hast
thcu inr>a&en mrE and the earth did quake
and the rocks rent, " Passing below aud
standing ON the floor Of tho church, the lis
sure, through an i,on grating, is seen To bet.
ter advantage, 1t has been found necessary
to secure by bars Of iron, locks, etc, all the
sacred relies, not only fro,fbwcar and tear, and
that >acriNgcuS propensity tho traveller has
to possess ever So small piccc, but To guard
against theft; for there holy cuStodianS have
no hesitation in charging each other with
theft of such things, We had not gone, enra
first visit, completely over tho ground, and
had 6rheld enough under one roof IL satisfy
any mortal man. The gloom Of the church;
the dark chopclS taintly lighted by lamps. the
turning ways; the ascent and descent to Cal.
vMy aud the Chapel and the Cross; the
chanting in the churches aud chapclS hv tiC
tvrcnt >tctS and languages; the cla>hmy
sounds; burriug fragrant incense; and, aho\r .
all, the holy and sacred places presented tn
ones notice, comhincd, made up n scene to
call forth our'S hottest cnthuSiaSm-a Scynr
never to he forgotten,
Sharp.Sct, AFTER Somc two hours and halt
passed us | have tndcavorcd To describe, We
sat down to bounutNl breakfast. After
breakfast We commenced hy visiting a scene
SO wrctrhrd and revolving TO che sight that it
would ht the part Of good taste TO reject il
from these pages; but rs have promised tr
take you along with me. even 50 il must hr.
ltwaS thrLcperS' Quarters; u SGT ofhuman hc>
iNg> arrur>rd by God and man, out.caStS and
hrgsa'S, Supportcdhy threharity ofothcrS, aud
Stunned and forced to form u community hv
themselves as their disease may ho impsrtrl
10y much Intercourse. 1t iS hereditary, with.
out ever having tailcd, though often the d,vaA.
cd malady docs not show itself until the oil
spring are wc'l grown, The missionaries told
Us that they had been tempted to taku tn their
homes some perfect and Interesting child to
raise, but were afraid Of tho risk. An mvNii,
cinrS aud treatment have invariably Increased
the SuilvrinSS and FASTENED on the end vi the
patient, They wciV living in hutS, with an
open yard in front, enclosed on ono side hv
the city wall, and another wall forming the
back part of their dwellings,, They rSmc
around uSwith outStretehcd. hngrrlcSS hands 4,
glazed, bratcd faces; rcd. protruding and i'm.
movable eyes; croaking, like frogs, for aims /;
SnInN IN thCir lpUS okh.,,S .,fr kb,tn ,,,,