The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-10

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The hour of joy to all who know the truth
90 Is this nam mad''I thought, and looked
at him,
And in the darkness creeping swiftly on,
His face was glowing, almost shone with
And rspt as if..in visionary thought,
He walked beside me, gazing at the sky.
+" Passing ST. last beyond the Cedron brook,
We resrhed garden on whose open gate
Dark vinse were loosely swinging. Here we
paused,
And lifted up our torches, and beheld
Againss the blank white wall shadowy
group,
There waiting motionlsss without . word
A moAent, and with rapid, nervous step,
Judas alone advanced, and, as he reached
The tallest figure, lifted quick his head;
And erytrg, Master! RaStsrl' kissed his
cheek.
We, Knowing i, was Christus, forward press-
MalcAus was at my aide, hen suddenly
A sword flashed cut from uns among them
tAsrs,
And shear.d hi. ear At once our swords
Aaahed out,
But Chri.tus lifting up his hand, said,
sheathe thy sword. Peter-I must drink ths
cup
And | eaied Ala0, Peace, and aheathe your
swords
Then on his arm placed my hand and said,
In che laws name He nothing said, but
reached
His arms out, and we bound his hands with
cords.
This done turned, bat all the rest had fed
And he alone was left TO meet his fate.
"My men ordered then to take and bear
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They moved away. |, seeing not our guide
Cried Judssp but no answer then . groan
so sad and deep Ii startled me. I turned,
And there against thu wall with CHASTITY face,
And eva balls starting in frenzied glare,
AS in at, lay Judas his weak arms
Hung hfe1ess down, his moash half opsn
His hands were clutshsd and clenched into
his robes,
And nov and then his breast heaved with a
gasp
Frightened, dashed sons water in his face,
Spoke to him, lifted him, and rubbed his
hands
AT last the sense came back ip.o his eyes,
Then with a sudden spAsm fed again,
Aud to the ground DO dropped. l searched
him DER,
Fearing sOme mortal YOU'D yet nons found
Then with gasp again the life returned,
And stayed, but still with strong convulaion
twitched.
speak, Judas speak = cried. What does
this meAnY
No ans~er speak, mani Then ct lest he
grosned.
What have done Oh, Chrstus Master,
Lord,
Forgive me, oh, forgivs me = Then cry
OF sgouy that pierced me 10 the heart,
As grovelling on the ground he tursed away
And hid his race and shuddered in his robes.
Was this the man whose face an hour ago
5hone with q joy so Atrangel What 10 cans it
all?
Is this a sudden madness? Speak = I cried.
What means this, Judas Be q man and
speakp
i ct there he lay, aad neither moved nor spoke.
Sudden ms turned, and grasped my arm, and
Say Lysas, is this true, or am I mad o
Whist true" I said True that you seized
the Lord
You could MOI seize him-hs 10 God the Lord |!
/ though saw you seize him. Yet know
That was impossible, for he is God !!
And yet you live-you live. He spared you,
then.
Where ami? What has happened? black
cloud
Came DER me when you laid your hands on
Where are they all Where is he? Lysias,
speak !
Judas I said, what folly is all this?
Christus my men have bound and borne away;
The rest have fed. Rouse now and come
with me
My men await me, arouse yourself,a and come y
Throwing hi arms up, in a fit he fell,
With a loud shrek that pierced the silent
night.
could not stay, but calling instant aid,
We bore him quick to the adjacent house,
And placing HIM in kindly shArge, I left,
Joining my men who stayed tor me below.
Straight to the high priests house we hur-
red on,
And Christus in an inner room we placed,
Set at his door guard, and then came out.
After time there crept into the hall,
Where round tie blazing Goals we sat, a man,
Who IN the corner crouched. What man
are you?'
Cried some one and I, Turning looked at him.
| Twas Peter. lis a fellow of that band
! That followed Christus and believed in him
| IT'S false y cried Peter; and he cursed and
| swore.
| know him mott never saw the man.
But | said nothing. Soon he went away.
That night saw not Judas The next day.
! CHASTITY, clay white, a shadow OF man.
! With robes all soiled and torn, and tangled
beard,
Into the chamber where the council sat
Came ieebly staggering scarce should L nave
known
! Twas Jndas, with that haggard blasted face
SO had that nights great horror altered him
As one all biindly walking IN a dream
| He to The table came-agaitst 1t leaned
Glared wildly round a while then stretch
ing FORTH
From his torn robes q trembling hand, flung
| down
AS ii snake had stung him, q small purse,
| That broke and scattered its white coins
| about,
And, with shrill voice cried, Take back
The purse!
Twas not Tor that foul dross did the deed
| Twas not for that oh, horror not for that
But that l did believe he was the Lord;