, 1870-03-20

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IL innost thouehta,-ias 81 Rot W as iwcre s91pe
rpon my vc'7 life, as Strange as uew."
ne refers to having beard St. Paul at nomo,
and to having been sufficiently moved By his
preaching. Wild as it seemed, to-
..Hs1f admit the Cnnssua he thinks GOD
Il, ct tie least, most mysts}1ous r11n-"
He hzs puzzled his mind orat ths csse Of Ju-
dss, md presents the question Of bis guilt OF
inrocenes, in motive, to lis friend Tho g.
torH IN tha wonderful drama had nearly all of
them paused 2xsy from earth Hercd, Gaia
phas, and Pllate wefo dcsd. Lysias, the chief
Of the Ceuhrions, an old Man, and ance >
friend Of JEdas, rehea1ses b1isdy to Marcus
Of the alleged c1imiuality of Judas He sass:
1But on alone believed be was the 4ord,
The true EeSsia3 Of the Ie~z Tint one
Vas Judas he Gone Of al the crpwtz
lie u betf7y his rhstee for bsibe!
He last OF eI.. aEy this friend Of mine
Waa brave shen aahthe rest were cowE1ds there
Thecharactcr of Jndas loaes nothing b. the
following description Of it by his fEerd::
Aoss & sss asss Ss ;9t fa9 sRS bold
Who sooE his o<eazns fe7 nrm realities:
Eaa 2ess 90 nfars
Ready . venture all TO gain bis end,
Eo corapfomis auhtesoagc for him,
3s Msa lolaen @ = vts!onssy mimi mat suot
Tne1etoro It was t1at in 1hsssubtie s1l
Tic masters words took root md grew III
Be heard, md followed; and aoeyed: his faith
Was fe:ioEs. earnest, .Eea1-wfsgtd 70 n.y. $780,.
Desired no alsr piace, % Is did Janes and John: VA
Del Led hlI not nj h 1'tt4rz MOTTO him
~ master ~, AEaE: shourp an offence;
Al An s1 so % ioEF Viz IT, 10 6as me
Fixed as a roaS, unsemptet hy desires
Should come turIde-chuaen from out the nit lst
OF slI-Se0re mn Qs his aqostIc-tAan
AEntn selected 70 the place OF 1rusSr
This Is ass1rcdis an @ excellent eha1scscr. q US
tanned too in many points b. such proof "a We
/; hare.
After the betle:ai, when Judas sav, to / ia
Intense astonishnent thAt his master allowt d
without making eYen q show Of resistance,
1Jsias relatcs th.H Judas, overcome with ter
tcr, fell to the ground gro.ell;ng in fits oi
hgouy, bewailiug LIS cruel mistal and praying
for pardon.
LJJaias continues;-
That night saw not Judas Tre next day,
Chastity, clay ay-Nnite, = Shadow Of sInaN,
VIM robes all eol1ed mt tom and tangled beard,
Into the chamber whore the CunEetsat
came fee1!y staggering; scarce sasuld have
50 had that nights W grens h6f7oT 'altereti hin.
AZ one all bfindly walking In dream
1.e To the table came-aqafnstl 1t leaned
Giare wildly round Whf'e;-tncn stretching
From his tom robes trembling hand, ,;nnns down,
That broke and scattefe.! its Willie coins Shout,
And, With ahrtff voice. cried, TAKE back tho |
Twas no; for that foul .aross did the decd
Twas not for ihai-ob, horrur: nor for TINT.
But that ! believed he waa HE Lord;
And that he Is the Lord still believe. !
Tut oh, the s1n!-the sin! have betraycsl
Ghf Innocent blood, aud am lost!.am lost:
50 crying, rnund his face his robes he threw,
ARD hIiodfy 1I'shed away; and We, aRnast,
Looked rpdnd,-and no one 1ura moment spoke.7
NJ. Story w7itaa with great dramatic effect,
weaving his facts skil1fnlly- together; and, il |
We only admit his premises, VIE soon are !
brought to his conclusion, while feeling that it
ject!were not one upon which the worlds sen- |
RibiGtJ IS shocked BY = change, IN tho verdict, |
this refined and acute analysis Of chA1actcr and |
motive would have been welcomed as one OF |
the real poems OF our time,
The following passage, depicting the meu-
tai anguish Of Judas, tossed about in tho |
throes Of repentance, is wonderfully strong:
aThus Lyslas spoke, md e1,ic.a Econfcss
This sta,3 Of poor Judas touched me much.
What horrible tcTulslona must have passed /
AcEoss that spirit in those tcw ttn hou1sI
Say what you wlll-Hsart ali tho sud,t-and still
What panks OF drcad remnsse-wh.t osunies
or desperate repentance. all too Lite. |
In that wild interval hetNecn the crimc
AlditS laBt atouementf-nfe, the while, |
Icden with horror ul too greet - heaEx
This was no common MIND th.e1hus could feel
No vulgar william alnnluE for 1exa1dt"
Marcus, the Roman lawyer, hasing written !
to his friend ut length the nanstiveof LysiAa,
then reviews the casc, giving his uwn redeo-
tracts from these before the reader, who cam |
not fail TO he pleased BY their ingenuity. even
though he brands them Is Mllacous:
.Call him villain who. with greed nf g71n,
For thirty silver pieces sold htsLon |
DNtS the hfihN aH md
H. ned Dc sonoe &c at. Do5as aa wsrn he thlef
A tecret and accommodating fund.
While here hc b1aycd the sco1n Of Ill tue world
nan 20 lost % 70 snae, , 50 soi sai
Or NhJ, from some rre-ecoEe.o1 trusted men,
Choose him as ore apostle amonx twelyef
Or why, II he were known 70 be 50 vle,
tAnd who can hide his haseness At all Hmea =
Keep him IN close co1t1nnIoo to tie last7
SHOWS rhs eOnsumn,ate wi vtsia taai. mi T ssoxn
Leaps all at once to such height Of crime.
"Agan, how comes II that this wretch. whose heart
+ IS; sassd & 70 snams, III anss back ~ palt1 orioe7
ptd all men nee his presence till ha found
Death came too close upon The heels Of crime.
He had but done what al his tribe deemed lust:
A. R.Sis isss sc a. snf
Az, and the lower mob as well who cried:
4Givc Us Barnhbas! Christus to- tt.. cross.
But take the other view that Lystas takes,
AL b at once consistent, clear. complete.
Firm IN the faith thai ChrtStuR was his God,
The gTeat Messiah sent to saTe tue world,
He, seeking for AED,-not for himself,
Eut to SHOW proof to all that be MS Got,-
Conceived thla plan, rash, II ypn will, hut grand.
Thinking him MAJ, he eaf,7 mere mortal man,
They seek 10 seize him viii make prctence
To take the public hr1be and point him out,
And they shall go, nil armed with swords anN
BtAyek,
Strong With the power of lsw, to seize on him.
And at their touch be, God himself, shall stand
RevtRled before them, and thei5 awor1s shau iro2
And prostr2te allbefore him shalt adore,
And CIT, Behold the Lori AID knQ OF al!
But when the soldiers la.tt theE hands on HIM..
And hound him as they wp1lh prisoner vile.
With tAunta An's E1ocEery, and threats OF leato-
He Ill the whEc 6uhmt1tng-thcn his dream
| Burst into fragments with q eEAsh; nGhast
The whole world reeled before him; the irtal
truth
| Swooped Ike sea upon hiiss, bearing !Iow-r
His thoughts In Wild cou1u1tnn- He who crfarleE
| To oFen the ksses Of ElDi7 t0 his Lortt,
Opened III their steh1 the pkisonB i1yT1uE +Ioe.,
And eaw above him his dim dream OF Love:
Change 10 FA5y stained With blood anu cIifne-
And then DaaQeks sakzc4 him, and re.-s5se
Wtth EaEcs OF tofclre drove him down % tf:k.l