Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-04-25
BEAUTIFUL STORY OF
THE WISE MEN.

maid homage TO the Infant KING g,
the Legend runs. came from psr,i and
was named Artaban. With the other
magi he had studied the prophccies
and discovered that fin. ,nu4.,r,n,e
of = wonderful star in the Fast shorId
herald one who was to he. born King.
of the lows II WAS agreed amoug
them that ten DAVIS after the star an
/ r,,rad they sbouId meet i'm H,h,Ior
and commence TN. search for the rev
King
Artaban sold his house and hoses
I sjons to buy three valuable level. trat
he might carry as his oMorins. and
when "a, last he SAW i'm the EAT the
mysterious star. he lost no tim,. in
starting for the place Of meeting. A..
rode. steadily. and M m. clos. of the
tenth day saw the walls of Habvlou 49,
fore him.
He was about to enter the g.tt,. into
the city when he saw. lying out lie
tine walls a faintiug man He Gis-
mounted. and saw that the man was
Il Jew sick with fever. What could
, Artaban do" If h" delayed he cuur.
not reach his friends at the appointed
time: if he went ON the sick man
might die. With prayer for guidance.
he took up the duty that lay before
him. From his hamper he took some
simple remedies. and all night through
watched with the sufferer. BY morning
the fever had abated. 50 leaving food
and drink for the sick stranger. Arta-
ban went to see his friends. But. "A.
he feared, the caravan had departed.
leaving the following message written
ON a bit of parchment.
I'VE waited until midnight and can
stay mo longer We go TO find the
King. follow MS across the desert
Artaban was in despair. and cried.
Glow can I cross the desert with no
food and a spent horse? | must turn
hack and soil my sannhira to buy
cameIs"
So he sold one of his pracious stones
and with the other two, preserved to be
Offered ia the king he SET ont ON his
lonely Journey Long he wandered. los
ing his way MANY times. and when at
last he reached E,thlehem if was TO
find another disaupointment awaiting
him Tho other wise mon had be,n
there and had left their gifts DAYS be
fora and then denarted secretly. while
Mary and the Child and Joserh had
,,or, o,..,,. tho Same ,i,,bt IN Eg,,t
To Eovnt Artaban determined to 90
I'm, &C he was nrenar;ng to leave IN.
t,vn fearful cries filled the air.
The soIdiers, The soldiers are sl3y-
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g,.,sn of - soldier. he rushed to tn.
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