Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-06-04

Jew, heard Mohammcd deny that
chrlst was crucified, ho silcnced him
py telling him that be, the Jew, wat
. witness OF the event. He related
Also that hc was at Rome when Nero
burned tho city. He had known Snla'
DIN, Tamerlane and other Eastern
Princes. and could give minute detail,
oi the history of the crusades. 4 II
.hls man was an impostcr, hc was ai
least too cunning and too intelligent
Tor those who strove TO detect the
iraud. Shortly afterward he dlsap.
peared from England, and was seen iu
Denmark and then in Sweden, after
which ne vanished. llia aeiis.id9 baa
Coming down to later times, mon
Claiming TO DO the Wandering Jew
have appeared at various seasons dur.
ing the present century, but those
have all proved themselves in the
plainest manner TO be either lonatics
o. humbngs; The last notice that we
nave seen of such an appearance was
10 HiV, when many OF the newspa-
psrs contained q hoatlng item to tho
enect that INC Jew had been seen near
antwerp, Belgium. II was pity he
was not seized and dragged before
some intelilgent aud responsible per
son, 40 That he could have boen invest
gated ~ .ae51sisf .oma \
~ may DO interesting, before we
DISMISS Inc subject OF the movements
OF the Jew, TO mention that supersti.
tious fancy has connected him with
tnat terrlole plague, tho cholera. The
theory has been advanced that the
disease follows close upon the track
made oy the wanderer IN his pilgrim
age over the world, and that vista
ton from him is certain indication
of the coming plague. Engene Sue
mas MADE use OF this superstition in
ms novel founded upon the legend Of
the 1ew-a work. by the way, which
is far beneath the simple story OF the
M'ddle Ages IN dignity, beauty and
mysterious incident. u. l.,-.- .gf
In some accounts OF the sufcrings
OF the aged pilgrim IT Is said that be
has, during his long and dreadful ex,
,sience, strIven many times to end his
i'fe 80 miracuiously extended. He
has gone into the thickest OF the bat
tlo ana thrown himself upon the
spears u !, .ne enemy, or 10 Iater tunes
y na' '.oou ~ .pe eannon mouth, p9t
no. no "as h. a."a{s rema'nso unnurt' hc
s "ss Veen @ sn'pwreckea, OUT ne alone
" -, ~ us -, oyanPan,9ns nus oeen Tossed
iS asnol9 ~ 'no Ioar'ng waves. nc mas
o"Peu .n.o ou.,'s o.,s voleanoes' oh'y 70
:. os oe'eacu ss 'ol'n uosca,nea s:. nc mas
'u"s.u s .n.o ,no .'. m nro without suner'ng
.,o" 10 nsry topgues ne mas sought
'no 'a,r VI WV oua''s ,aA " hnu inc nye,
na anu 'lger uoc''o " ms toucn ana
Z .. Prosoea.ion' Dea'n mas
''s. oeen eour.cu oy MN 10 every con,
,'.Ns .s'sno'o 'orn, pa. alwayslt mas e,uoeu
y; u;n'' ~ a"u .eIr,o's ucs.'ny mas .nrust
,"s, @ ao~ ny mn nlo WIZ" ma mas a'
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=, M s,L;na aad ~ wo' s.h,,','' ous y 70
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na.",,. sn ",e" ',.,O In"s ~ uesPe.as.'y "'gn'
po'o"s'' 'o' o'"'a''e" injury" .ra-.
:, ine'e mas oeen great deal OF con-
lecture as 70 the process py which
.ne story o, 'ne wandering Jew was
lormeu Inc scr'Ptura' texts, gwen
=, ine oeg'nning OF TINS article, sup.
p'y sumc'ent reason ior tnat part Of
!. wn'ch re'crs 70 tnc mere proiong"'
,ion oI q human ne, ont they gre no
'lmil Or sugges'lon oi tne material OF
WHICH Tue rest OF me iegend Is com.
pofea; some persons nave supposed
'ea' 'ne Jew was tne emblem Of the
gIPsy race wnicn, u. one umo' was