Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-05-29
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LEGENDER HISTORY.
The Wandering Jew.

The story Of the Jew who had wit
messed the CrucihxiOn and had been
condemned to live and wander over
the earth until the time of Christ :
second coming, while it is one of the
most curious of the medieval legends,
has peculiar interest for us, because,
SO far az we can distinctly trace its
history. it is first heard of with only
circumstantial details in England.
The chroniclcr OF the abbey of st.
Albars, whose book was copied and
continued by Matthew Park, has re-
corded how, in the year 1928, "a certain
archbishop Of Armenia Major came en-
Il pilgrimage to England TO see the
relics of the saints, and visit the sa-
cred places in this kingdom, as he had
done in others; he also procured letters
Of recommendation from his Holiness
the Pope to the religious men and pre-
lates Of the churches, in which they
were cniOued to receive and entertain
him with due reverence and honor On
his arrival he came to St 4 lbans, where
he was received with all respect by
the abbot and monks; and at this place,
tatigued with his journey, he remained
some days to rest himself and follow.
ers, and conversation took place be.
tween him and the inhabitants of the
convent, by means oftheir interpreters,
during which he made many inquiries
relating to the religion and religious
observances of this country, and told
many strange things concerning the
countries of the East. In the course
of conversation he was asked whether
he had ever seen or heard anything OF
Joseph, Il man OF whom there was
much talk in the world, who. when
our Lord suffered, was present and
spaic to him, and who is still alive, in
evidence OF the Christian faith; in re.
ply to which a knight in his re;inue
who was his Interpreter, replied, speak
/ ing French, My Lord we'll knows that
man, and a little while before he took
| his way to the western countries, the
said Joseph ate at the table of my lord
/ the archbishop, in Armenia, and he has
often seen and held converse with him.
I He was then asked about what bad
PASSED between Christ and the said
Joseph, to which he replied, AT the
time Of the suffering Of Jesus Christ,
he was seized by the Jews; and then
Plate finding no cause for adjudging
/ him to death, said 10 them, Take him
and Judge him according to your law;
the shouts of the Jews, however, in
creasing, he, at their request, released
unto them Barrabbas, aud delivered
Jesus to them to be crucitied. When
therefore the Jews were dragging Je
sus forth, and bad reached the door
Cartaphllus, a porter OF the hall, II
Pilates service, as Jesus was going
out of the door, impiously struck hin
on the back with his hand, and said il
mockery,' Go quicker, Jeses, go quick
er; why do you loiter?' and Jesus
looking back on him with severe
coun,enance, said to him, i am going
and YOU will wait till return And
according as our Lord SAID, this Car
taphius is still awaiting his return
At the time of our Lords suffering hC
was thirty years old, and when he at
tains the age Of hundred years, ht
always returns to the same age as he
was when our Lord suffered. Afte
Christ's death, when the Catholic faitl
gained ground, this Cartaphius was
baptized by Ananias (who also bap
tized the Apostle Pau, and was called
! Joseph He dwells in one or the Other
divisions Of Armenia, and in diver:
. Eastern countries, passing his timt
amongst bishops and other prelates o
the church; he is a man of holy con
versation, and religious; man of few
words, and circumspect in his behavior
) for he does not speak at all unless wher
questioned by the bishops and religious