The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-12-18


passed; and those who walked in the
rear heard in fragments, the soft words EekNkkz
of Jesus. He spoke about their forsak-
ing him.
In the garden they paused soon after they had
entered it. The majority Of them remained there,
and speaking softly, began to make ready for
their sleep, outspreading their cloaks over the
transparent embroidery of the shadows and the
moonlight. Jesus, tormented with uneasiness, and
four of his disciples went further into the depth
of the garden. There they seated themselves on
the ground which had not yet cooled off from the
heat of the day, and while Jesus was silent Peter
and John laziy exchanged words almost devoid of
any meaning. Suddenly Jesus rose quickly.
MY SOUL is exceedingly sorrowfu, even unto
death; tarry we here and watch with me-" he said
and departed hastily to the grove and soon disap-
peared amid its motionless shades and light.
Where did he go?" said John, lifting himself
on his elbow. Peter turned his head in the d.
rection of Jesus and answered fatiguedly:
Il do not know"
And he yawned again loudly, then threw himself
on his back and became silent. The others also
became silent and their motionless bodies were
soon absorbed into the sound sleep of fatigue.
Through his heavy sumber Peter saw vaguely
something white bending overy some ones voice
resounded and died away, leaving no trace in his
dimmed consciousness.
Simon are you seeping?"
And he slept again, and again some soft voice
reached his and died away without leaving
any trace.
"You could not watch with me even one hour?"
"Oh Master! if you only knew how sleepy l
am" he thought in his slumber, but it seemed to
him that he said il aloud. And he slept again.
And a long time seemed to have passed, when
suddenly the figure of Jesus appeared near him.
and loud rousing voice instantly awakened him
and the others:
You are still sleeping and resting? 1t is ended,
the hour has come-the Son of Man is betrayed
into the hands of the sinners"
The disciples quickly sprang to their feet con-
fusedly Selling their cloaks and trembling from
the cold of the sudden awakening Through the
thicket of the trees a multitude of warriors and
temple servants approaching, noisly,
Illuminating their way with torches And from
the other side the disciples came running culver
ing with cold their sleepy faces frightened; and
not yet understanding what going on, they
asked hastily:
What is it? Who are these people with
torches?"
Thomas pale faced his mustaches in disorder,
his teeth chaterng from chilliness, said to Peter:
They have evidently come after us"
Now a multitude of warriors surrounded them,
and the smoky quiverng light of the torches
drove away somewhere the soft light of the moon.
In front of the warriors walked quickly Judas
Iscariot and sharply turning his quick eye he
for an instant his look upon his TALL slender fig
ure, and quickly whispered to the priests:
'Whomsoever ! shall kiss, that same is he.
Take him and lead him cautiously. Lead him
cautiously, do you hear?"
Then he quickly moved to Jesus, who waited
for him in silence, and he directed his straight,
sharp look, like a knife, into his calm, darkened
eyes.
Hail, Master!" he said loudly, charging his
words or usual greeting with a strange and stern
meaning.
But Jesus was SILENT and the disciples looked
at the traitor with horror, not understanding how
the soul of a man could contain so much evil.
Iscariot threw a rapid glance at their confused
ranks noticed their CULVER, which was about to
turn into loud, trembling fear noticed their
paIlor their senseless smiles, the drowsy move
ments of their hands which seemed as though fet-
tered in iron at the shouders-and a mortal
row began to burn in his heart, akin to the
row Christ had experienced before. Outstretchng
himself into a hundred ringing, sobbing strings,
he rushed over to Jesus and kissed his cold
cheek tenderly He kissed II softly SO ten
Derby with such painful love and sorrow, that II
Jesus had been a flower upon a thin stsk he
would not have shaken from this kiss and would
not have dropped the pearly dew from his pure
petals.
Judas" said Jesus, and with the lightning OF
his look he illumined that monstrous heap OF