The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-05-04

| that StrangeSC OF myths, the tldA0-
ertnq Je1c. Tho earliest account of
this parsonage was written in the
18th century, and recites that one day
the Patriarch of Armenia arrived at
st. Adams Abbey, with a small ret
inue, including an Interpreter While
entertaining him, the English Alb
bot inquired if he had seen aught
of a being named Joseph" who
represented himself to have lived
since apostolic times. The Patriarch
replied that this singular character
had visited him in Armenia that
he was a tall man, with piercing
black eyes, which at times assumed
a most melancholy expression. He
was dressed in the coarsest fabrics,
went barefooted, was abstimiOus in
his habits, scrupulously religious,
accepted nothing but food and RAIN
ent and never spoke unless question
ed The sad story related by him
was as follows On the lday of the
crucifxiOn, Castaphilus, a porter
in the house of Pontius PLATE, struck
Jesus with his hand, mockingly tell
ing him move on, more quickly"
Jesus replied, q am going, but thou
wilt rat until my return" After
witnessing the crucifXion, Castaphi-
lus became q Wanderer on the land
and upon the sea, through forest
and in deserts, in vain seeking death
from famine and pestilence; among
wild beasts and venOmous reptiles;
in tempest and shipwreck and up
on the battle field, where human be-
ings were mOwn as grass. Before
his mental vision ever hung the
pierced body of the Goldman he
had stricken in mockery, no older,
apparently, than upon the day
which witnessed his sentence; no
older would he remain until this
world had passed away Gas a scroll. "
During the 10th century this an
dying one cropped out in the city of
Hamburg. Bishop Eitzen, when a
young man preaching in that city,
suddenly noticed standing in front
Of his pulpit, listening intently to
his sermon, but with every mark of
mental detection and despair, a man
of majestic presence, His counter
apce was strongly marked, and his
eyes were large, black and spark
ling yet there was a something in
his look that inspired the Bishop
with a secret awe. He was dressed
| plainly ! his long hair fell upon his
shoulders, while a band of black vel
vet, which encircled his forehead,
spread over his features an addition
al gloom, Sought by the Bishop,
after the service, he stated that lie
was a Jew (Ahasuerus by name)
that he had been a sandal maker in
Jerusalem, and had been present at
the crucifxton of Christ. He had
looked upon jesus as an imposter
and a hereto, and had assisted in
bringing him to, what he thought
at that time, a just punishment
That Jesus passing his house, on
his way to Calvary, faint with men
tai anguish, physical suffering, and
the weight Of the cross, had paused
before his door to rest that he had
brutally ordered jesus to move on"
and received from Christ's lips the
reply, "I shall indeed rest, but thou
shalt move on, and not rest, until the
the last day" After witnessing the
closing aQ0nR, he turned to re-enter
Jerusalem, when he experienced an
irresistible influence. which drove
him from that city, to- which he did
not return until after the wander.
iags Of centuries, and then to hnd
NOT one familiar object within it's
walls; that he had oft entreated
heaven for mercy, but had only aX-
perienGed. when he did 50, an in
crease in the influence that drove
him from people to people, from
Cline to cline, and that he would
continue a wanderer until the last
day. To all questions concerning
apostolic times, or historic events
happening during his centuries. of
| pilgrimage, he replied intelHgently
and promptly. He also spoke the
languages of the several countries
he protested to have visited. After
some minon auespone, the Bishop
approached the subject Of the bQnd
epcircling his forehead. At first the
stranger seemed to hesitate, but
pressed by the Bishop, he sl9wly re
moved thu bandagA, exposing q
brow perfectly lipid, in the centre of
which was impressed burning cross.
Struck with horror, the Bishop be-
came beret of his senses, and when
he had recovered The mysterious
stranger bad disappeared,
A collection Of the various legends
concerning this ''Wandering Jew"
has been made by the Rev. Barring
Gould, and his weird, strange story,
has been enbalmed by poetry, prose,
and art. Arnold ballad, relating to
him, appears in ''Percyls Relieues"
He is a thrilling episode in Lewis
strange novel, the "Monk " tie he
70 of Croley's sgperb 49tiop, "Sala-
thiel; )" and tbs. grand work of
Eugene Sues absurd piece of weFk,
Isle Jqff Rffant, One 81 Gustav
4Ore's finest efforts is a series of II
designs. representing aas-mapy Incl
dents IN tho career of the "Undyingl
One, "a and clothed with the exhaust
less invention and grotesque mag
cry marking this artist, When
stripped OF the moss of centuries
and the glamour Of romance, the
Wandering ,jewP will probably
prove simply a personiJfcdttoa ofthe
Jewish race IN general claiming
for q paternityftRe eredulops super
stition of the middle ages,
Yours IN the 9eheTy tree and !
hatohet eause,n Nc BRIC- A. BRAC.
Ma'lle Sara BernhaFdt, the great |
French actress, after making the
rounds of our. principal cities and