Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-03-21
The Ballad OF Judas Iscarlot

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7 'IH - ;he .oul oi Jud,- lscarioi
Beside the hpdt stood.
Black wa the earth by night.
And hiackcr was the sky.
Black. black were the brukrn clouds.
Tho the red moon went by
! Twas the body Of .Iuda, I>csriot
>iranglcd aud dad lay ihrrr:
'Iwa- the sou! u JudA- l>carioi
Lookd on II 10 j ,,pair.
The br,aih Of the world came aud went
Like >ick man. IN rest
Drop 10y drop On the world, eve.
The drw Tell cool and hle-t.
Then the soul Of Juta. I,sariot
Ind max gentle moan
4 ~ 10 bury i rp b-nraih the >oil.
Ny hc'h AID b!o''d and bone
II viii bury deep bcn aih the .oil
Lr.i mortai- look thereon.
And when the Wolf and raven come
The bod. Will b. gone.
The stone. of the 1. ID arr sharp a. steel.
And hard ami cold God woi.
Aud lnu'; bar my BID, hence
nil mud -pos.
'Twa. the .oul of Jula. I.cario,,
~ grim aui Wild aud gray.
Ral-,,l the b .iy OF .Iuda- I.s-ario,
And oarr.'I II away.
And he barr II from tbt neld
Il, touch "a. cold =. Ice.
And thc iVory teeth within the iAw
Ratified aloud ike dicc
A. The soul of Juda, Iscariot
Carried IL load wi,h pam.
Ihc ~ u heaven. Ike a Ianihorn'. eve.
OIva' ABI ,hut again.
Ha.f h. walA'i. an I haif he seemed
Lifted on The cold wind
lie did not Turn. for chilly hand.
Nere pushing from l., hind.
The ars; lace that he came unto
IL VA. thu open world.
-A.sii .a'!ii,yAiftnh-lGtR ~ sjTepu.
The next place that he came unto
II WA a ,iagnani pool.
And when b. threw the body in
u iloaied light 4, wool.
lie drew III, body Oh hi. back.
Aud II wa. drippin; chill.
And the ne ~ thlnS hc came unto
Wa cro'- upon hull.
4 cg1-. upon i windy hill.
Aud orvs- on either side
1hrve ,kfl-iOn~ that swung thereon
Who had b'cn oruciheI.
And on the middle cros. bar sat
\ white dove slunibcriug;
lplin u AT IN the DIM light.
And und eruraih the middle cross
\ grave yawned wide and vast,
But TIL -oul Of judi, l,cario,
The fourth place he came unto
!, wS- the briS Of Dr-sd.
And the great Torrents rushing down
'' 49, ~ A"S 'o'
lie ckASod not 0SnG The boafy in
Fur fear u faces dan.
And arin- wer- waved in the Wild water
A :" AA
Twas the soul Of judas l-csriot
Turned from the Brig Of Dr~sd
A nd the dr. s.lful foam VI the wild water
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For days and nig.ts he wAndered on
Upon an open plain.
And the days went by like biin<hnx mist,
ANU N-' h'S"' "Ac rushilS f"ih'
For vs,na n,yh,. ne w.ra.,
An ,brni ~. ,..I.e.'i ,s -. '"'
Ana nh, ni,ht. vent hv ,ise ,n,.r,,,. v;,.,
And The days like drifting snow.
,r,y.. The mn, Of Jud.. r,r.r,o,
NTH |.
Alo,r sIour. and ali aIone.
Alone in lonely place!
H.. ,v.n,,er.a sa.r n. ,-,,a.,...
"a - -, b,,n. --,,.a
r,r ,,.an,h. .nd -. in go; a
lie wandered round and round.
ro, months and v.,,s in r-;.,. .,a,.
n. -,.itea ~. s,i.r, 49,.
Then ,b. .ouI Of Juda. i-car;o,
Perceived far on light.
A., e., ~ n,,, ,b,, vcr, ,rd ..r,.
s.u H.. nia,,',vn.r,.N ,s
IT,, r.me md Wen, lihs ,he ,i1h,ho,.. al,
On black night At sea.
,he son, y, Ind.. I..,-;o,
"ni.d va, ia 20 ,oIi III - di.,an, 80. a,e.m c'
/ ,s.i,h.'--.i,, ma da,vn nS,h.
Against him with a scream.
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'Ja a. an | hr Sana. hsh;nJ. on'
"a H. -. y.n, hv liz h,.o, ,I... .;,
And the nights like rushing wind.
ia. sod of Jna.s I.c,r;o,
S ~ "A md ,.li
S,oat "A .,on. A. de,J ~ n;vh,
Before lighted hall.
al ,,,a or,a ,r;,ho,, ,v.s white w,;,, 81,
Anu t,'t on,-,arps h,,cr .rd d.r,r ~" ~
IA An, ~ ~, re-, ~ the .;iyern ,noon sro..
Holding her yellow lamp.
,ra IN. ;c;c,e. were ON the cave.
And The wall. were deep with white.
And the shadows Of the guests within
Pass'd on the window iisht.
The shadows OF the wedding e,,ests
lid strangely come and 20.
And the body Of Judas Iscsrio.
Lay streteh'd along the snow.
The hoav Of Judas Iscariot
T,y .,re,eb'd along the snow:
Twas the soul Of Judas Iscariot
Ran swiftly to andfro.
To and fro. and up and down,
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