Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-09

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tributed to her discomfort; nobody can be
irrationally happy with sky OF cold lead
and an atmosphere of cold gruels; but
Martha did not attribute her discomfort to
barometrical causes. A man was cause
enough. Why muddle the case and chat
ter OF the weather, which anybody mad 10
put up with? Who else had to put up
with brother like hers? To be sure,
there was Mary, who went about like a
mute at funeral, and forgot to shake the
rugs.
"Whatever be his trouble" sighed Mary,
sit weareth upon him, for he groweth pale,
and thin as never my eyes beheld my brotho~, {,
1t grieveth me sorely. He eateth not. S :
fear me, he sleepeth not" anu
Most people can't sleep unless T.,
in their beds!" snapped Martha. ney I,ey De
may'st be sorry if thou choose it. n Inou
Thou hast the sorrowing nature. B mary.
arus maketh me downright angry, w haz-
Martha spoke in excellent Ara.
the word with which she closed b maic, anu
was the nearest synonym to our VI sen.erce
but perhaps more modern monnsrlishla. "n IsIiu.
Mad. "onosyllable:
Gone again." as Martha b,d cold
Lazarus surely was. Thus stood ldu .h @ saiu,
OF this Young mans unprecedenteJ 3e 81 ssoay -:
ratlc dlsappearances from hs sister's rasnoot @
able home. Sister s respect
AIIer ms return from Capernaum he had
spent rev weeks in mecbanicaI etIort N
.L". i've Mt.nout W.. Aahara. This was really ali
1t' .nas iiie alno ounted to. To his business he
ou'enueu on e uIi,y; II rolled along like pebble
Int;. On Smooth board, little inclined by long
nnU,e ronnj osence from Zahara had a pro.
NOPE a little under sucb cironnOstonoes s ,,0n
Ims sensitive and passionate nature de.
spared. Lazarus was even canabIe of
oylng ior loves sake. Such thinos exist
Suu tsse always existed. The case was
empty SSompIisa'eu ior Lazarus by Zahara's final
,,e.oo ~ uPou him in their stolen interview
Spon the snore OF the lake. abandon the
;nt;".n A thousand times a day the
LI,, inti,Ha'e friend of Jesus cried: "Impossi-
PIE! "A thousand times the lover of "a
nara temPorlzed: ''But how tell her so?''
.;eL tlo!n uark to dawn his nature argued
VIII. WIN itself HE ruleth my soulr' "She
tI1e.n sW my heartl" "Unto him is nv duty!'
onlo ner is my trothP' Him will I
nG1ef .rG oeny: From her can never part"
He is my lord.' "She is INV queen 5 ssTo
him am loyal." "To her am true"
Ihe strength Of Lazarus, of which he had
once goodly, manly store, began to decline
rapidly. 1t is just TO this tossed and tempted
soul to say that, with his force of BODY, his
force OF will began to weaken. This is a
common calamity; the sorest and saddest
feature OF physical un6tness, and one that
commands, in all ages and in any state of
society, the least svm pathy,
One day, without a sign of warning, he
met her suddenly in bazaar in Jerusalem,
Her maidens were with her. She and Re-
becca were purchasing purple silk and gold
frlnges. Her litter waited without. Lazarus,
who was traffcking with the owner of the
shop over some matter of decoration needed
in the palace of the Maccabees, turned yio-
lently pale. His love rushed upon him at
the sight of her like torrent that no man
withstandeth. His hands were full of
tapestries, and, bending over his purchases,
he managed to approach her, and to say in
thrilling whisper:
'Zaharap
"We are returned to the palace" mur-
INJURED the lady, Zaharah. toying leisureIy
with the purple silk. "Forgettest thou me,
Lazarus?''
''If see thee not, 1 diep' breathed Laza-
rus.
Zahara arched the pretty eyebrows which
were distractingly distinct above her silver
veil.
bid thy Rebecca be on watch for my
Abraham" Lazarus continued to say, Il
have purposes and them shall I enforce
Zahara drew herself up haughtily; then
futtered little with a throb of feminine
respect for this masterful speech. She said
nothing; the merchant spoke: "Will the
most worshipful lady deign to consider the
dyes used in this silk of purple?'
Lazarus examined his tapestries in pal
pitating silence. When he raised his head
Zahara was drifting to her litter like shin
ing thought. She did not turn her head
Too swiftly was she gone.
At that moment was born the daring ven
ture which Lazarus and Zahara afterward
put In execution with determination
and a recklessness that had effects incon-
ceivable by them upon certain of the chief
actors in this tale, and upon the history of
the world.
When Lazarus had been EMPLOYED upon
the Temple about year ago. he had been
called apart from the workmen to inspect a
matter requiring the masters eve. Lazarus
was more than carpenter or master build
er. He was an intelligent man with an eyt
trained to proportions; his was equal to any
artisan skill imported by Herod from Greece
or Rome. From foundation stone to marble
turret, he was a relentless inspector of
work. A column in the inner temple had
departed from the true perpendicular. Its
curven base had sensibly shifted. and
Lazarus was sent for to inquire the cause
and prescribe the remedy. He had
been led to heavy tapestry that
ornamented an alcove in the High Priests
vestment chamber. A door was revealed
behind the embroidery, as Lazarus was
guided through passage by priest of high
rank into the damp darkness of the subter-
ranean chamber below the temple. Here
were the foundation stones placed by Solo
hu ho
known to but sacred few, and there was
the crumbling masonry for which the skill
full eye was searching. Lazarus spent the
morning in surveys and calculations; the
priest departed, and bade him follow when
his work was done. Lazarus had privileges
beyond the mechanics. Was he not Jew
among Jews, and famous Pharisee?
When he started back through the same
vauleed passage his trained eve could not
help wandering by the light of the cedar
torch along the neatly laid blocks of lime
stone. Just as he was about to emerge, he
noticed bar of bronze that projected from
a block larger than the rest. He stopped,
and musingly pushed and then pulled it.
Silently the stone moved out upon brazen
hinge, and the new draft almost extln-
guished his light No one was there. He
glanced within. Curiosity and youth take no
long time to decide. Lazarus bent, and en-
tered, and softly closed the secret door be-
hind him. Soon the passage became high
enough for him to stand and walk. 1t was
ih excellent condition, and showed signs of
irequent use. Down, down it went. The
adventurer reflected. Did it lead to sheol?
He heard frequent sounds of rushing water,
but the passage was dry. After descending
and winding for time, the avenue began
to lead up. The air was fresh and cool
Gould it be that it led to the tomb of David?
A thousand eOnjectures arose in the i'm
agination OF Lazarus as he toiled stub
bornly up the steep ascent. Soon steps