Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-02-11


fJr the favor lie had shagad rue, for | owed him
no gratitude Ia merely obeyea the eon.-
mauas of Vespasian. Il was u9t his accurate
judgment aud ulSpotted integrity, for these on-
IS commanded resfcct and esteem. Ny feel
ing was stronger thpn these. There vas .
mystery II ay emot as fell that tEere vas
secret b7H4 betseeu Us which neither had
ever spoken If to The other. These emotions
existed long before word had beea spoken on
the subject of love. But. in good time, Pa-
dsas sp1ko he w9rd. and our uaiou, as you
know. has Leen constant JOY 10 each other.
\ yoaag Sqauiarl. wha came 70 Rome to
complete BIS llw siplies, attached himself TO
PadcLs, and hos became acquainted WITH ne.
lie lad no taste f2. he law, aud he became q
Poc:. He vas one among themany Wbo loaded
ms with compliments III his msunsesipi Epi-
gramali-p part Of which I have transacted and
sent to Britain--hc notices lie fIe3usatly. Ia
oaa egiErsHl he announces, with flourish Of
gool wishes and compliments, that Pudens had
taken the foraign Gladia fog lis vile. IL
another, after referFing to Gay.origin rs o blUe-
skin Iiri.on, he IS pleased 10 sag HAT | possess
the Roman wit, and Beman grace, ana Roman
fagui Is aaeA . d9gves, thai Ron,s might place
n.5 S.a5pg her dlGgtters, or Attic ma;rons
might deem ine O. Attic race. ! refer ~ this
for the pufposc of sbgT;ag that l was supposed
to possess some powers of mind worthy the
daugateFs Of nay brave aud great father. Bat
I acknowledge that feeimorii6ed when see
shat SO great a alsn as Marcus Valerias Mar
tails shoul pauler 20 the prcjudices which see
nothing Of value unless 1t be of Rouie or
Greece. TIE Romaus indulge il these rreja-
dices, and al the same time deny the traditions
which prove eur connningled Trojan aud Gre
clan origin, and that one Of our early kings
was Brutus, descendant OF Eaeas. This
tradition is as we'll established as the existence
or the siege Of Troy. Bas our histories and
our priests, our temples and our religion. The
fate Of Mona IS but an exampIe Of The general
destruction of all our records our literature,
and our works Of art.
One day, after We had resided in i2ome about
eleven years, a remarkable prisoner was brought
from Judea. It. was asserted, bY the meD who
had HIN il charge, thai be had prophesisd and
performed miracles, during the journey to
Rome, and, Gu that account, he was treated
with great respect, although in bonds, and
charged with sedition. He was allowed to 60
about with an attendant. He frequently cal
led the people together, in the streets, and
spoke to them touching a new religion One
day vent out 70 hear him He vas 4 mar Of
small :ta!ar4 gaca "a ycpose, but lie seemed to
eularge in size as lie became excited with bis
subject, He had high, bold forehead, but
The other portion o. his head was thinly cover
cd with brown hair; his beard was long and
Terminated in two points. His nose WAS ac-
outline, and his eyes were sparkling. His face
was long and oval. lie wore sandals On his
feet, aud had blue tunic aud white mantle
He had ali etec; form and military air He
spoke sometimes in Latin, sometimes in Greek,
and when addressing the Jews, be spoke in
Hebrew. lie was evidently learned man aud
IN eloqutnt orator. / beloved him 10 be un-
der oelUsion, bu. re oae who heard him could
doubt his sincerity. Remembering my own
situation and that Of my poor father, soma
years before, sympathizsl with him as a pris-
oaer, ana Invited him to our house. When he
found that lie would he detained until his accu-
ser could bring evidence against him from Ju-
dea, he rented house adjoining the one ia
which ne lived. Ii wps two years before he
could procure hearing. On the trial no egi-
dence was brought against him, except bis re-
ligious dlscoltses and practices, and these he
Acknowledged and justified as right belonging
to every Roman citizen. He wgs acquitted
and set ut liberty. IL bis intercourse With me
he seemed always more inlent upon gaining in
form4tion than 9a teaehing bis peculiar views.
he inquired respecting nay couhtry, It's iuhabi-
tanlS, their customs, taoir language and their
religion. lie did not appear . have heard any
other than Caesar ) account Of Drui1isin That
account, even as applied to Gaul, Is not alto
gejher correct. It is still further from the
truth as applied 10 Britain. The Druls were
skilled in astronomy, history, languages, and
many valuable ar!s AMI sciences, and these we're
tanahl TO the youth OF the country, and to
many sho esiue from Glul for Instruction /.
is true that ul4uy who c4,ne fyr instruction in
these matters carried heme with them such re-
Hsious views as they Thoughts proper to em>
brace. But ;ie religion Of Britain was not a
unit, any more than its government. In the
different kingdoms different views Of religion
existed. Even among The Dcuids themselves
there wcEs various scets. At the great battle
of Caor Ca-adoc, tho oath Of fidelity was taken
ty each nation according 70 its own religious
forms. | myself Belonged 10 the sect Of Dru-
ils, called, elsewhere, FIRE worshippers. In our
adoratioa Of the spp, tie bs.ter-informoa al
ways understood that they were worshippiog G
Baal, the great Author Of all, through the
worship of bis most glorious work. We had
nine moral laws, which some alleged were de-
lvered BIZ Baal himself to his priests They
were very ancient, and were, certainly, record
ed thoutands of years ngo in tho writings oi
Eolus, which were deemed sacred. These nine
laws prohibited murder, stealing, falsehood, en-
Wy, aud fattery, and enjuined hove and respect
10 parents, mercy to ail, and charity to the
poor AMI 10 strangers, but the ninth commando
ed nan to do even as he would be done by.
eave nm account of all this to the prisoner
He smoke Of his religion as similar, in many re-
snccts, 20 ny own. He said that we worship