Weekly Trinity journal., 1875-05-08
NUMBER 10.

Died she in wedloek's holy bands ?"
inquired Cornelius.
"She was virgin, spotless as the
snow"
How many years have passed since
the grave closed over her"
cloud gathered on the strangers
brow, and he answered somewhat inpa-
tiently, "many more ;han | have now
time to remember"
"Nay," said Agyippa, "but must
know; for every ten years that have
elapsed since her death, must wave my
wand, and once for the last time, You
will then see her figure in yon mirror"
"Wave on, then," he groaned bitterly,
"wave ON aud take heed that thou be
not weary"
Cornelius Agrppa gazed upon his
strange guest with something OF anger,
but he excused his want of courtesy on
the ground of tho probable extent ofhis
calamities. He then waved his magic
wand many timos, but, to his coustorna-
tion it seemed to have lost its virtue.--
Turning again to the stranger, he ex-
claimed, Who and what art thou,
man Thy presence troubles me. Ac-
cordmg to all the known rules of my art
the wand has already described twice
two hundred years. still has tho face OF
the mirror experienced no alteration
Say, dost thou mock me, and did no such
person ever exist us thou hast described
to me ?"
- Nave on, wave on |" was the only
reply which this interrogatory extracted
from the stranger.
The curiosity of Agrippa, although ho
was himself dealer in wonders, began
now to bo excited, and mysterious feel
ing of awe forbade him to desist from
waving his wand, much as he sdoubted
the sincerity of his visitor, AS his arm
grew slack, ho heard the deep, solemn
tones of the stranger, eXoaiming "Wavo
, ON, wave on - and at length, when his
wand, according to the calculations OF
| his art. had described period of nearly
fifteen hundred years, the cloud cleared
away from the face of the mirror, and
the stranger, with an exclamation OF de-
l light, arose, and gazed rapturously upon
the scene which was there represented.
. An cxquisitely rich and romantic pros
q pect was before him; in the distance
y arose lofty mountains crowned with CO.
? dars rapid stream rolled IN the centor,
and in the foreground were seen camels
grazing rill tricl>led by in which solne
shoop were quenching their thirst and
lofty palm tree, beneath whose shade II
young female of exquisite beauty, ana
: richly habited in the costume of tho En- I,
was sholterng herself from the rays OF
: the noontidc SUM
70 "'Tis she IT'S she (" shouted tho
stranger, and he was rushing towards tho
mirror, but was prevented by Cornelius,
who said
Forbear, rash man, to quit this spot T!
With each step that thou advancest to-
ward the mirror, the image will become
fainter, and should thou approach too
near il will entirely fade away"
; Thus warned, he resumed his station.
- His agitation was SO excessive that ho
> was obliged to lean on the arm Of tho
v philosopher for support while from
time to time ho uttered incoherent ex-
y prcssions Of wonder, delight and lament
= alton. "'Tis she lis she ! even as she
looked while living. How beautiful she
" is Miriam, my child, cnnst thou not
speak to me? Oh or only breathe, or
sigh Alas all's silent; duh and desc
smile Chat smile the remembrance Of
!. which even thousand years have not
ia been able to freeze up in my heart Old
- man, il is vain to hold me ! | must, l
e viii clasp her!
Il A. he uttered these words ho rushed
"a lranticaly towards the mirror the scene
d in it faded away the cloud gathered
= again over its surface, and tho stranger
l.. sunk scnseess to the earth.
# When he recovered his consciousness,
Il he found himself in the arms Of Agrlppa,
l. who was chailng his temples and gazing
d on him with looks OF wonder and fear
| lie Immediately rose on bis feet with re-
II stored strength, and pressing the hand of
- his host, he said, "Thanks, thanks for
q thy courtesy and thy kindness; and for
4 the sweet and painful sight thou hast pre-
a sented to mine eyes"
a As he spoke these words he puta purse
q into the hund OF Cornelius, but the latter
=. returned it say ing, Nay, may keep thy
gold, friend | know not indeed, that II
.r Christian man dare touch it but be that
q rs it mny, | shall esteem myself sutfi-
4 eiently repaid ii thou wilt tell me who
, thou art"
" Behold" said the stranger, pointing
to large historical picture, which hung
: on the left hand Of the room.
A" see" said the philosopher, "an ex-
= quisite work Of art, the production Of one
i, OF our best and earliest artists, represent =
ing our Saviour carrying his cross"
y a." But look again." said the stranger,
d fixing his keen dark eye intently on him,
n and pointing TO figure on the left hand
>. OF the picture.
Cornelius gazed, and saw with wonder
i what he had not observed before, the ex-
@ traordinary resem blnnce which this hguro
q bore TO the stranger, of whom indeed IL
\ might be said to be portrait. "1hat, "
said Cornelius with an emotion of horror,
y is intended to represent the unhappy in
t tldel, who smote the divine sufferer for
t.. not walking faster; and was, therefore,
condemned to walk the earth himself;
o until the period Of the sufferers second
; coming"