The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-09

Pontiua PLATE Armed Hla soidiet
with Clubs IN Dertaloa

PoRtius PLATE Armed mis- Soldiers
With Clubs in Derision.
II was Pilates custom 10 come 10
hls official residences kind Of palace
for public Misunderstanding all feasts.
and he was there that day; but he
was In n very ugly frame OF mind.
Such men as Ben Nassur. aided by
Eealots from other places. were Grous-
ing their followers more and more
from hour 10 hour. until at last an
angry multitude swarmad around the
gates OF Pilates house. cursing HIM
In the name OF the Law. and OF the
Temple. They clamorcd for the resti.
tuition OF the treasures taken from the
priests; the cessation Of the aqueduct
work, which the fall Of the tower 20
plainly declared 20 BE- wicked: and
they furlously demanded the removal
OF the Temple guards.
The Roman governor had not the
least idea OF granting any Of these
demands. and be determined 10 teach
the angry Gallleans a lesson. lie
sent 20 his camps for a large mum.
Der Of soldiers They were not 10
come In armor, but In ordinary cloth.
ing, and were 20 be armed only with
clubs. Strong men can do a great
deal OF damage with heavy cudgels
but Pilates idea was 10 express In this
way his soldleriy contempt for n Jew
ish mob. His men were ordered to
surround Il aud 10 wait Tor such com.
mands M he might give them.
Cyril's fear Of the rabbls and priests
grew stronger as be drew near the
Temple. There was no mother place
on earth. no believed. where a sacri.
fee 20 God could be offered rs solemn
~ as upon the braEcn gold-ornamented
altar 81 hurnt-0fferlng. which he and
his father were soon 10 see.
Louder and louder grew the sounds
Of the tumult In the open space be-
fore the governors palace. but Cyril
and his father could no longer hear
Il. for they were now IN outer court
% the Temple They advanced to-
ward the steps leading up 10 the COR
geousiy gllded portals o. the inner
court, Here they were met by a Ie-
vite 10 whom Ezra at once handed
the fleecy Offering which he had
brought and W carried In his arms.
During several minutes. however.
there had been strange sounds beyond
the gate OF the outer court. aud they
were fast growing louder Era ard
his son led the way into the inner
court. and they followed. In a mo-
meni more Cyril could see the smok.
Ing altar. the splendidly arraycd
priests. the chanting Levltcs, the
swinging censers. and an the grand
appliances Of the Temple worship.
Everything was splendid beyond his
imaglnlngs. hut he could not look at
II for more than n moment. Behind
him, surElng through the gate into
the c'lter court. filling that space. and
then pouring on into the inner court.
came shouting, shrleking. maddened
multitude.
Pilates club-men had been doinC
their brutal work only too we'll and
II his soldiers carried clubs only. other
enemies Of the Gallleans land they
were many had seized this Opportun.
ity, for steel blades were flashing
among the pursuers. An angry mob
were now pitllessly shifting down the
Jews who had protested 10 zealously
FOR the Temple aud the Law.
They did not pause NJ the gate Of
the inner court, but In moment
more, there were slain Galllenas ".
INK among the the bodies Of the AM.
mails prepared Tor sacrifice. aud the
| revenge ~ Plate upon those who had
upbralded him was becoming terrible
I The priests and other Temple ofi-prs
were fleeing From "The Sworlmaf,
er's Son" by w. o. Stoddard. IN 81
| Nicholas.