Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-03-29

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WE present our readers with the fol-
lowing specimen from selection of old
ballads, which We have lately happened
upon-a volume which was printed in
London, good many years ago, and
which is, or purports to be, u revival of
some of those quaint, but fascinating
ballads and stories, which have had for US
all, ut some period in our lives, their pecu-
liar charm. Such, for instance, ms the
"Children in the Wood" ''Robin Hood
and Allan "a Dale" "Valetine and Ursine,"
"Chcvy chace," &c, but there are also
number of others, which may not have
/ have become so familiar to all readers,
and among these is the one we now pre-
sent 1t cannot fail to interest every one
who has ever read and pondered on that
wonderful story which bears the same
name-who ever has been thrilled and
nystified alternately by the strange, pow
erfuI sublimity of the Prologue to the
novel of "The Wandering Jew" This
wandcrcr, who re-appears only at the
different crises of the story, lowering like
Fate around those scenes, which to
dwell upon, makes the brain dizzy, and
the heart sick with alternate hope and
fear, indignation and pity, will feel inter-
csted in the perusal of even homely old
song about this same sublime wandcrer,
and the scraps of history which the col
lcctor has attached to it. They will, of
course, too, be reminded of "Salathiel."
"Tho story of the Wandering Jew is of
considerable antiquity: it had obtained
full credit in this part of the world before
the year 1928, as we learn from Matthew
Paris. For in that year, it seems, there
came an Armenian archbishop into Eng
land. to visit the shrines and reliques pre-
served in our churches, who, being enter
tanned at the monastery of st. Albans, was
asked several questions relating to his
country, &c. Among the rest, monk,
who sat near him, inquired ''if he had ever
seen or heard of the famous person named
Joseph, that was so much talked of; who
was present at our Lords cructiXion, and
conversed with Him, and, who was still
alive in confirmation of the Christian
faith" The archbishop conceived that
! the fact WAS true. And afterwards one of
| his train, who was well known to Il ser
want OF the Abbots, interpreting his
masters words, told them in French.
THAT his lord knew the person they spoke
| of very we'll: that be had dincd At his table
but Il little while before he left the East;
that he had been PontiuS Pilates porter,
by name Cartaphilus. who, when they
were dragging Jesus out of the door of the
Judgement Hall, struck him with his fist
on the back, crying, Go faster, go fIslcr,
why dost thou lingcr?' Upon which
Jesus looked Ut him with q trown and
said u, indeed, am going, but thou shalt
tarry till l come" lie lives forever, but
at the end of every hundred years, falls
into an incurable illness, and, at length,
| into fit or ecstacy, out of which, when
| he rccovers, he returns to the same state
of youth he was in when Jesus suffered,
| being then about thirty years. He rcIncm-
bers all the circumstances of the death and
resurrection of Christ, the saints that
arose with Him, the composing of the
| Apostles creed, their preaching, and dis
persion; and is himself Il very grave and
| holy person.. This is the substance of
Matthew Paris's account, who was himself
| a monk of St. AlbAns, ana was living at
the time when the Armenian archbishop
made the above relation"
When, as in faire Jerusalem.
Our Saviour Christ did live,
And for the sins of all the worlde,
His own dearc life did give; -t~.
The wicked Jews with scotTes and scornes,
Did dailye him molest,
That never till he left his life,
Our Saviour could have rest. [thornes,
When they had crown'd his head with
And scourged him to disgrace,
In scornful sort they led him forthe
Unto his dying place,
Where thousand thousands in the streete
Bcheld him passe along,
Yet not one gentle heart was there,
That pityed this his wrong.
Both old and young reviled him,
AS in the street he weute,
And nought he found but churlish tauntesr
BY every ones consente:
His own deare crosse he bore himselfc,
A burthen far too create,
Which made him in the streete to tainte,
With blood and water swcate.
Being weary thus, he sought for reste,
To ease his burthened soule
Upon stone, the which a wretch
Did churlishly controulc; ...-..-.
And sayd, "Awaye, thou King of Jewes,
l. Thou shalt not rest thee here; a .-s -
Pass on; thy execution place
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