The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-02-22
SeIettrd seIistelIang.
The Wandering lew.

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The Wandering Jew.
This legend is the foundation of Croiy's
Saluthisl, and We know not of how many
other romanccs. Dt j. 20. Noyee has re.
Gently brought out volume entitled, b" The
Border Land of the Christian aud the Turk"
in which lie gives, protcssedly, tho literal
version ms IL exists among the Mussemcn.
A wild and terrible legend is that of the
middle ages, which persomfed the, Jewish
nlti0n 10y tho trials of the Wandering jew
l. rel rescnts an old mun witfVuaksd fcets
uncovered head, and long white beard,
wandering car6lessly over tho Garth His
face is pale. A mark OF blood is upon his
forehead. His eyes burn like sapphire be-
meath their oblique lids. With eaglesIikc
nose and blootthke eyes, squallid and harsh
are the features, and clad ina coarse wonien
gown, he ever rmsuCs his il tormirablo Jour
uey, Speokng all languages and travers
ing Nll lan6S-knowing not the purposes OF
God concerning himself aud ever driven
onward hy secret impulse, ho is trans
ported from place to place with tho speed
of the wind and as the long centuries
come succ ssively to a close, his old age
renews Itself with the yisor of youth, in or
der that he may complete the weary round
,
Tho lp, ople wonder rs he .hastcns past.
o ice or twice ouly has he paused to tell his
story. lie wus of the Jewish nation
Ahaseurus by namo /; and a shoemaker by
trade. Dwelling ip iJerusalen, he petsc-
cuted our Saviour, and was. one OF them
who cried, cruelty him." The sentence OF
death having been pronounced, he ran to
his house, before which Jesus was to pass
I, MI, I'LL ,ah 1 / -.
his arms, he stoo1,at the door, and with his
family tcheld the proc ession Our Savior
weighed down by the heavy cross, leaned
for moment against the wall, and the jew,
TO manifest his zeal, cruelty struck the in.
nocent one, q pointing to the place of eX-
ecutiun babe hiir go on. Then Jesus turn
ing to the unfeeIng child OF Israel, said :;
Thou r,iusest rest to the Son of God
III 20, for it must moods be, but for thee
there shall be no rest or reposc until
II return. Go forth on thy Journey leave
thine own; traverse mountains and seas
paus,ng neilher in the cities nor tho deserts
nowhel Q, not even in the tomb. tuAs an'ex
ample to the Universe, and bearing every
where the heavy weight OF my curse
much shalt thou long Iqr d,ah, Thy deliv'
erauce, but shalt not die until the day OF
iudgmenil" glle assist at the crnc'fixlou
and then goes forth mysterious stranger
whose feerslall become familiar with all
I lands. -H ,os rfiaB on del
How age after age, he longs for the
sweets Of death andlhsFepdsesof tlJe tomb
Bit in spite Of death he must I've OF; his dns
shall not mingie with that oil his ancestors
IIeidrngs himself,from q gloomy cavern Of
Mount Carmel, shaking the dust from the
beard grown to his Knees. Nine grnnine
skulls are before him, he sei2es and hurls
them from the top OF the mountains, and
| they go bounding down from rock to rock
They are the sk,ilIs of his parents OF his
wife aud six small children, all of whom
have been able TO die, but he can not. he
rIishes into the fame of the falling Jerusa
| lem, and attempts TO bury himself beneutt
the crumbing ruins of Rome I; bnt in vain
| Flying from cities and men, the wanlerel
seeks the solitary places of the earth
Passing beyond the region OF verdure and
of rushing torrents, his feeJ tread The
seas of amethyst aud opal Above him arc
only peaks shrouded in mist and eterna
SHOWS, Tue daring eagle scars not g
! high. There are no sounds save the crack
| ing OF the glaciers. The soul seems
almost to touch the Heavens above. There
surely, the Wandering Jew Shall rest, No
! An angel meleaths a sword OF flaning hire
and, 10 ! the wandeler once more behold
in the Heavens the drama OF the cruclix
ion. The way from earth to Heaven IL
stOried with myriads OF celestial beings ra
d ant with light Be ore, ahim ARE all th'
martyrs, The saints and sagesO WHO eySl
| lived aud died. For moment he gaEes OF
! tins viSion then tuuus away, chased by thi
| sW ord of flame and demons OF rfrighttu
| form. 30 ''i
NJ Again he wand5rs over the earth ever
with live pieces of copperIin his Pocket
Fewer with the mark OF b. ood upon his fore
I head Mdddened with the agony OF lite
ha throws himself into the crater OF Nna
! but the boiling liquid and sulphurous Ha.ne
harm him not. The floods of lava vomi
him forth, for his time has not yet come
/ e nbarking upon the sea, The wind raise
its surface into mountain waves, the vesse
divides, and all perish sdve the Wandering
jew. 200 lightto siuk 10 the ocean, il
waves cast-hiJa upon the hated shore III
| pluhges into hundle hloody conflict
without sword or shield, all in vain,i Th,
leaden balls run harfilessly upon him--ha
te-axes and tineters glance from hii
! charmed body Where mounted squadron
fsht with the fury of demons, he cast
himself under the feet of the horsemen. an,
il unharmed, so riveted are-his soul ana
body togethef. He says to Nero, t'fhol
art drunk with blocd." To Christian ahl
Mussehnan, & Thou art drunk with tlood.'
i They invent the most borrible tortures fo
(. his puhishment, yet injure him not. LeaV
ing, in bis vain pursuit of death, the Ond
I throb with life and industry, the WANDER
ing Jew treads tie solitary junglss Of III
tropics. He walks in poisqrs cd air. Fierc'
sorpents sport around him. but none daTi
venture 10 lIatm. Aud TINS he wailders,
In "Traversing mountain seas,
] ] Pausing neither in the cities nor the deserts,
] Nowhere-not even IN the tomb"
DURING the visit of Congressman to !Ne1
\ Orleans three men sought an Introduction