The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-10-16
TEE WANDERING SEW.

Salathiel, and we know not of how many
other romances. DR.. J. o. Noyes has
recently brought out a volume entitled,
The Border land of the Christian and tie
Turk" in which he gives, proJessedly the
literal version as it exists among the Mus
selmen.
A wild, and terrible legend is that of the
middle ages, which persouifed the Jewish
Nation by the traits ofthe Wandering Jew
1t represents an old ran with Eaked feet
uncovered head, and long white beard,
ceaselessly going over the earth. His face is
pale; mark ofblood is upon his forehead.
His eyes burn like saphires beneath their
oblique lids. With an eag!elike nose and
bloodlike eyes. squalld and harsh in his
features, AID clad in coarse woolen gown
he ever pursued his interminable Journey
Speaking all languages traversing all lands:
knowing not the purpose of God concern
ing himself. and ever driven on by Sc
cret impulse, he is transported from place
to place with the speed Of the wind; aud
As the long centuries come successfully to
close his old age renews itself with the
vigor of youth, in order That he may COM
plete the weary round of ages.
The people wonder as he hastens past
Once or twice only has he paused to tell
his story. He was of tie dewish Nation;
Ahasmerus by name, and shoemaker by
trade. Dwelling in Jerusalem, he perse-
cu.ed our Saviour, and was one of those
who cried "crucify him" The sentence
of 9Th having been pronounced. he ran
to his house, before which Jesus was to
pass on his way to Calvary. Taking his
child in his arms. he stood at the door.
with all his family to behold the process
ion. Our Saviour weighed down by the
heavy burden of the cross, leanei for a
moment against the wall; and the Jew to
manifest his ZEAL cruelty struck the limo
cent one, and pointing to .he place OF exc
cuion, babe him 20 Oh. Then Jesus,
turning to the unfeeling child Of Isrea,
said:
Thou refuseih rest TO tie son of God: |
go for it must needs be; but for thee there
shall be no t or repose until | return
Gro forth on thy journey; leave thine own;
traverse mountains aud seas-pausing uei-
Their in the cities nor the deserts, now here
not even in the tomb. As an example TO
the Universe. and bearing everywhere the
heavy weight of my curse. much shalt
thou long for death. thy dellverance. but
shall not die until the day Of judg-
ment!" He assists a, the cruciixion, aud
then goes forth mysterious stranger,
whose feet shall become familiar with all
lands.
How age. after age he longs for the
sweets OF death, and the repose of the
tomb. But in spite of death. he mus,
live on; bis dust shall not mingle with
that OF his ancestors. He drags himself
frola gloomy cavern Of ,iOunt Carmel,
shaking tne dust from his beard grown
even TO his knees. Nine grinning skulls
are before h m: he .eizes and hurls them
from the top of the mountain, and they
90 bouncing down from. rock to rock
They are the skulls of his parents, of his
) wife and six small children, all Of whom
have been able to die; bu; lie cannot
) He rushes into tho flames Of falling Jeru.
, salem, and attempts TO bury himself be-
meath the cIumDing ruins OF Rome; but in
vain. Flying from cities and men the
wanderer seeks the soil ary places OF the
earth. Passing beyond verdure and
dasLirg torrents, his feet tread the sea;
! of amethyst and opal. Above him a'e on
ly peaks shrouded in msts and eterna
SHOWS. The daring eagle scars not Sc
high. There are no sounds save the
f cracking of the glaciers The soul seems
almost to touch the heavans above. There
surely the Wandering Jew shall rest! No
3 An Angel unsheathes a sword of flaming
fire and 10! the wandeler beholds cnco
more the drama of the CruclGxion. TIE
way from earth to heaven is >torled Will
: myriads of celestial beings radiant will
, light. Before him are all the martyrs. th,
, saints and sages, who have ever lived anc
i, died. For moment he gazes upon thi
> vision. then turns away chased by tn,
' sword of flame and demons of frightfu
! form.
Again lie wanders over the earth; eve
with five pieces OF copper in his pocket
' ever with the mark of blood upon his fore
, head Maddened with the agony Of lif'
\ he throws himself into the crater Of Ena
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