Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-11
THE WANDERING JEW.
VARIOUS VISITS FROM THE PERAMBu-
LATINO AIfAsUERus.

The legend OF tho Wandering Jew,
Of which everyone has heard Dut Of
which most perepns know no little, Ia
not found either in the apocryphal
evangclists or In tho Latin fathers Of
the church, says the Glasgow Mat.
According 70 tho best authorities, II
originated Mt Constantisople. There
are two versions-the oriental, I'm which
the Jew is called earthquakes, and
that VI Europe, In which he IL called
Ahssuerus. In the Eastern Versions
he ~ represented as O porter OF Pontlus
PLATE; In the Western rs n cobbler
living on the slope OF Mount Calvary,
by whose door Christ passed bearing
his cross to the place OF cruclfixion.
The oriental legend attributes TO
him a wifo and five children, details
omitted in that OF the oc;ident. The
offense committed was the same
IN both GARCIA brutal refusal to
permit the Savior 10 enter into
the residence u the porter or cobbler
"A favor asked by himself OF the
Roman soldiers who were guarding
him--accompaniei with tho suggestion
that he had better walk on. With the
greatest gcntleness in manner, accord.
Inc to the legend, Christ informed the
inhumsn jew that NJ n punishment, OF
his unkindness 1t would be his late to
walk on till the day OF Judgment, n
sentence he has since been and Is be-
lioved by many to be stIll oxpiating.
In the thirteen century knowledge
Of the wanderer began TO DO difiused
by means OF the bsrds and popular
ballads among tho common people OF
Europe, but 1t was only somo 200 or
300 years later that the extraordinary
tale OF his suilorings became universal
ly known, aud his porson was made
feiniliar to all by the accounts OF those
who had seen AMI converted with him.
No one appears to have met him
until late IN the sixteenth century,
but after that date he wGa often seen
by persons OF rark and education In
England, Scotland, France, Italy,
Hungary, Sweden, Persia, Denmark
ard other countries. In 1870 two om.
bnssadors Mt the court Of the spanish
monarch met him nj Madrld. In 1899
no WINS seen at Vienna and In 1901 Mt
Lubbock. In 1915 mauy persons aaw
aud talked with him In Iivonin,
GTacovia and Mt Moscow. The German
cities were particularly favored with
nh LYNX Nlslu, iot Nv " n'tNN VI Nv
Rostock, Wolmnr, Dantzlg aud konigs.
berg, at each OF when places no was
treated with all the hospitality the
briet time nj hia disposal permitted.
His positively last appearance ac-
oording TO the Glasgow paper, was ut
Brussels IN IVA. He would probably
have passed by this city with
hls usual haste had not the bur-
gesses, attracted by the great
venerability Of his appearance,
asked him stop moment. He at tirs,
replied that ho could not stop, but,
being urged, paused briefly. Being
Invited into an inn to partaks OF u pot
OF Flemish beer, he consented TO drink
ths heer, but positively refused TO NJ
down. However, he delayed long
enough TO tell Of the entire history Of
his sin aud its 1900 years Of oxpiation.
From his personal explanation II mp.
pears that no crossed seas, rivers,
rivulete, deserts, mountains, hills,
valleys and plains with the same
facility. He passed through fire aud
water without harm. Ho had passed
amoDg warning hosts In Europe and
Asia without deviation from his
course, and witnessed many deaths In
America and Africa. He had neither
house nor land, nor any sort OF per.
sonal property, and his only financial
Resources were fivc cents, which, when
spent, were constantly renewed In his
pocket.