Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-07-15

mad Inown Ile hrned the coin @
the oovcrse side Nrre the image al
superscrip,ion ID Caesar He re
placed the BIZ of silver b TIE &c
and locked it in his safc ne close
The door almost saeageiy upon tl
copper box and lbs contents "Pos
sessing you there IS contentmept. bu
ia parting with you there is weaitl
and I'm sell you, though what fool'
would call my soul goes with YOU.
he said.
The next outgoing French steamer
FROM New York carried afiidavit'
from Prof Jasper Flint. Of Chicago
and copy Of the Aramic manuscript
with French translation. Ten day:
later cablegram was received by
the Chicago savant It read: "Oi
/ surprising interest; agent leaves at
once with offer of purchase We beg
preference over vatican and British
museum"
The dispatch was from the author
tiles of the Louvre and in two weeks
time their representative WIS in Chi
cago He sought out Prnf Joseph
Flint. 81 have come" hc said, Ito
make you an offer of purchase. ]
have seen the library auihrriiies, and
the original manuscript ! know you
have what you claim"
The professor bowed. "Come with
me-" he said.
They went into the study. The pro-
lessor unlocked the safe and took out
the casket. He raised the cover and
lifted the coin. It was night. He
lowered the gas. The same glorfied
light came from the cross on the coin
that had carried peace to the heart
and mind of the scholar Prof. Flint
replaced the coin and closed the lid
of the casket.
IN. Flint" said the visitor. touch
ing the casket. eve live in a meterial-
istic age, but this and it's story are
sufficient TO make the world believe.
The Louvre directors authorized me
to pay you 100000 francs for this
treasure"
Five million francsl The profess
sor's eyes glistened. Then a picture
came before him It was the picture
Of the scene OF which ne had read
in the Aramic manuscript. He saw
a mob pressing upon a man with dis
passionate face, and whose bearing
was that of gentle dignity. He heard
the words: Tell us, therefore, is it
lawful to render this tribute or no"
He saw the malice of the questioners.
and he saw the righteous indigna-
ton come into the eyes of Him upon
whom the crowd was pressing. He
heard Him say: Would We dig a
pit for me? Show me the tribute
money" Then he heard the question
as to the image and superscription.
and he heard the roaring answer:
Caesars" He saw the lofty pity in
the face of Him whom they would
have entrapped. and he heard the
words that sent the mob sinking
away Render therefore unto Caesar
the things which are Caesars and
unto God the things which are Gods"
With the story of the manuscript
siilI I'm his mind Jasper Flint saw
that when tEie crowd OF iempters left
one man remained 1t was one in
whose eyes shoue the light of belief
TIe who had confused the mob turned
to him who had remained and placed
the penny of Caesar in his palm.
Thou believest. my SON" He said.
Receive this peunyg and may it be
to thee a coin of contentment."
As Jasper Flint carried The thread
Of the writing in his memory he
knew that the coin now had on it a
glttering cross. Tie remembered that
the writing told of the hiding of the
coin i'm the Face of the Prophet that
it might not fan into the hands Of
those who sought the writer's life,
that writer of nineteen centuries
ago
The scholar opened the casket
again The light from the cross on
the coin glorifed the room once more
and gave a greater peace than before
to the scholars. heart lie turned
10 his visitor. eco back TO France. .
he said: 81 have chosen the cross"
Prof. Jasper Flint started The lit
tie room in the Oldberry library was
filing with the shadows Of evening.
The professors hand touched some
Syrian manuscripts. He started
again. He had been asleep "A robin,
the first of the spring, was singing
its vesper song in the little park out
side. The song was echoed in Jasper
Flint's heart There was something
there from that hour thatlhad never
been there before.
Jasper Flint, atheist had chosen
the cross Edward b. Clark, in Chi
cago Record Herald