Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-01-26

scious of his injuries and after his re
sponse arose and looked in silence up
on his unbidden visitors who looked
upon him with silent curiosity.
He was of powerful frame; quite siI
feet and five, inches in stature; enorm'
GUS depth of chest and his weight wa
not below two hundred and eight!
pounds. His apparel was nondeserlpt
A cloak-like garment hung from his
shoulders, reaching almost to hii
knees, and was confined at the waisl
by a leather girdle. One limb wal
clothed in a riding boot; upon tht
other was a cavalryman's boot, above
which was a buckskin Logging. A pew
Bible was tied to the girdle by small
chain such as is used for restraining
pets. There were no sleeves to the
cloak, and his huge, brawny, brown
hirsute arms were bare to the shout
ders. His hair and beard, as white al
washen wool, were long and flowing
and carefully combed. His eyes wert
as black as sloes, bright, keen, pene
trating. His protruding brows were
oyergrown with forests of shaggy brls
ties as white as his hair and beard, i'm
parting an appearance of savage fierce
ness that was the reverse of his ma,
ture.
He approached each soldier in turn
looking at him intently and infinitely
inspecting his features. When n
reached the commandant, who was the
last, the prophet said:
NAY, We seek not the virgin; yor
are not the wise men from the East.
"Well you are quite correct; we are
not wise; we are not from the east
we are not exactly on scout in search
of virgin; we seek a creature OF {
very different sort and we are no
wise enough always to find the lurking
place of many OF him..
You, sir, are not the Centurian?"
mo; only a second lieutenant. The
rank of Centurian has been abolished
in our armies; we now call him Cap
tain. Who are you?"
81 am the voice of one crying in The
wilderness, saying, Prepare We the
way of the Lord, make His patti
straight"
You have the physical appearance
sal " dI anu lObuoI fOlSN' w A@N@N -
the rest Of your name?"
Il am that prophet spoken of by the
holy authors as John the Baptist. .
am the voice of one crying in the vii
derness; l am he that came to Jordan
md cried: Behold the Lamb OF Goo
that taketh away the sin of the
world"
When were you resurTected? Thu
reporters don't seem to have got onto
you?"
Il was not buried; did not die
That is a mistake which seems impos'
sble to correct, though | have trIet
daily for many centuries. Will you
correct it hereafter"
1T was regularly and officially re
ported to the war department that yol
were decapitated by order of Herod
the commander-in-chief or secretary
of war, or something of that rank?'
at is so written, but if it be not
mistake of the scribes or of the trans
lators. then it was a mistake Of the
apostles and evangels. He who was
beheaded was mine uncle, my fathers
brother"
every careless of the apostle, sc-ibe:
and evangelists! l am glad TO Learn
that you were not the victim, however
| have heard many mourn your $50
end. Do YOU remember if yCUr uncl;
found thu method Of departur2 very I'M
pleasant"
Il am the voice Of one crying in tn
wilderness, saying. Prepare ye th
way of the Lord, make his pal
straight l stood before the Maste
when he prophesied the end. Of The
world and he looked upon me and said:
There be some standing here WIN
shall not taste of death till all these
things be fulfilled! and the meanin
thereof is that as l was sent into tht
world to prepare it for His first coming
so I must. remain in the world to pres
mare the way for His second coming
4 am the voice Of one crying in the
wilderness, saying, Prepare we the was
of the Lord, make his path straight. ,
You look about the right age! Havi
you ever met that sacriligious old cob
bier, whom people now call the Wan
dering Jew"
HE is not. I am. I it is who an
the Wandering Jew. I am the voice
one crying in the wilderness, say
ing, Prepare We the way of the Lore
make his path straight.
Do you expect him very soon?'
"The time is ripe! | await the com
ing of the virgin who shall bring fortf
the Son, the Lamb Of God who havinc
taken away the sin Of the world as
said aforetime, will now come to trans
late the redeemed in the twinkling O.
an eye and TO condemn and Danish the
unrepentant. Wherefore, repent anc
be converted; fee from the wrath t
come, oh We generation of vipers! H
shall baptize you with fire and with the
Holy Ghost! Behold He cometh and
all His holy hosts with Him; like
clouds mounted upon swift winds! Al
the earth shall tremble and the dead
shall rise and the heavens rejoice; az
His people shall sing glad hallelujah5
and the trees shall clap their hands
and declare His praise; and the litt'a
hills shall skip like lambs. Woe, woe
in that day; woe to them that believo
not and are not baptized! I am the
,,o;oo Of ono crviro in tho wilderness