The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-08-07
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Mr.. Barring Gould seems to have be-
comes a convert to Solomon's theory
that there is nothing new under the
sun. He thus gives his reasons for the
faith that is in him:-
How many brothers, sisters, uncles,
aunts and Cousins fall degrees nqIe
story has! And -how few OF the taIes
we listen TO can lay any claim 10 orlgi-
nalityI There Is scarcely story whicn
I hear which I cannot connect with
some family of myths and whose
pedigree l cannot ascertain with more
or less precision. Shakespeare drew
the plots of his plays from Boccaccio OF
Straparola; but these Italians did not
invent the tales they lent TO the Eng.
Iish dramatist. King Lear does not
originate with Geofry of Mammouthi
but comes from early Indian stories ol
fable, whence also are derived the BIer-
chant or Venice and the pound of flesh,
ay, and the very Incident OF the three
caskets. d I 7slG aEs - lsz
But who will credit it, were it not
proved by conclusive facts, that Johnny
Sands is The Inheritance OF the whole
Aryan family OF nations, and the Peep
ing Tom Of AC6venfrylPe lPeepedL In India
and on the Tartar steppes ages before
Lady Godiva was born?
II you listen to TraViata at the opera,
you have set before you a tale which
has lasted for centuries, and which was
perhaps born in India.
II YOU read in classic fable of Orpheus
charming woods and meadows, beasts
aud birds, with his magic Tyre, you re-
related in the Kalewala OF the Finnish
Wainomainen, and in the Kaleopoeg OF
the Esthonian Kalewa.
Ifyou takejupl English history, and
read OF William the COnqueror slipping
as he landed on British soil, and kiss
ing the earth, saying he had come to
greet and claim his own, you remember
that the same story is told of Napoleon
in Egypt, of King Olaf Harold's son in
Norway, and in classic history of Ju'
MUS BrutQs ON his return from the ora
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A little while ago cut out of Sussex
newspaper q story pnrpornng to be the
relation OF fact which had taken place
at a fixed date in Lewes. This was the
story. a Etyrannical husband locked
the door against his wife, who was ouI
having tea with a neighbor, gossipine
and scandal-monging;' when sne ap-
piled for Admittanoe, he pretended moi
to know her. She threatened to JUMP
into the well unless he opened the door
The man, not supposing that! she
would carry her threat into execution
declined, alleging that he was in bed
and the night was chilly; besides which
he entirely dIscIaime ed all acquaintance
with the lady who claimed admittAnce
The wife then yhunga log into. well
and secreted herself behind the door
The man, hearing the splash, tancied
that his good lady was really In the
deeps, and forth he darted In his noe
turnal costume, which was OF the light
est, to ascertain whether his deliver
ance was complete. At once the lady
darted into the house, lock ed the door
and, on the husband pleading for ad-
mittance, she declared most solemnly
from the window that she did not know
him. .....- -,.....
Now, this story, I can positively as.
sert, unless the events of this world
move in u circle, did not happen Trtr
Lewes, ,=or any other SussexStown.
1t was told in the Getta Romanorum
six hundred years ago, and It was told
may be, as many hundred years before
in India, for it Is still to be found In
Sanscrit collections oftales. t--
The author, singularly enough, seems
to be afraid to send the Wandering Jew
into the region OF fable to which he has
SO ruthIessly, Consigned William Tel
and the faithful dog Gellert. "Who,'
he asks, 'can say-for certain that it Is
mot true1" And he quotes a text IRON
the New Testament to support his
struggling gsuperstitious belief; although
he is forced to admit that "the histor.
'.ioal evidence on whIoh the tale rests
sis too slender for us to admit for IL
s'more than the barest claim TO more
t'than mythI He then quotes the
first account OF the appearance OF the
Wandering Jew in history;siEA
The eurliest extant mention of the
Wandering Jew, is to be found in the
book of the chronicles OF the Abbey oi
st. Albans, which was copied and con.
tInued by Matthew Paris. BE records
mat in the year l229, aa certain arch
bishop of Armenia the Greater, came
on a pilgrimage to England to see the
relics OF the saints, and visit the sacred
places in the kingdom, as he had done
in Others; he also produced letters oil
Recommendation from his Holiness the
Pope, to the religious and the prelates
or the churches, in which they were
enioined III to- receive and entertain
him with due reverence and hon
or.u1 On his arrival, he came tC
st. Albans, where he WIS received with
all respect by the abbott and the monks
and at this place, being fatigued with
his Journey, he remained some days 10
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conversation took place between him
and the Inhabitants of the converts, by
means OF their interpreters, during
which he made demanYinquiries 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 ofJoseph, aman oi
whom there was much talk In the
\ world who when our Lord suffered
| was present and spoke to Him, and
who Is still alive, in evidence of the
Christian faith; in reply to which, a
knight in his retinue, who was his In
teFpreter, replied, speaking In French,
littie before he took his way to the
western countries, the said Joseph ate
at the table of my lord the Archbishop
OF Armenia, and he has often seen and
conversed with him." 9b 81. ,5-nl1H
ale was then asked about what had
passed between Christ and Joseph; to
| which he replied, "At the time of the
passion OF Jesus Christ, He was seized
| by the Jews, and-led into the hall oi
| Judgment, before Pilate, the governor,
that He might be Judged by him on the
accusation of the Jews; and PLATE,
finding no fault for which he might
sentence Him to death, said unto them
Take him and judge him according to
yonr law;' the shouts of the Jews, how
ever, increasing, he, at their request,
released unto them Barabbas, and de-
livered Jesus to them to be crucitied
When, therefore, the Jews were drag
Eing Jesus forth, and had reached the
door, Cartaphilus, a porter of the hall
| in Pilates service, as Jesus was going
out OF the door, impiously struck Him
| on the back with his hand, and said in
mockery, go quicker, Jesus. go quick
er; why do you loiterf' and Jesus,
| loo nSinZ hack on him with a severe