The Forrest City times., 1913-12-19

shadows which Iscariots soul but he could not penetrate into the bottomless depth Judas, Is it with kiss you betray the Son of Man."
 And he saw how that monstrous chaos trembled and stirred Speeches. and stern like death in its naughty majesty. stood Judas Iscarot and within him thousand impetuous and fiery voices groaned and roared
 Yes, We betray thee with the kiss of love, With the kiss of love we betray thee to outrage. to torture to death, With the voice of love we call together the hangmen from their dark holes and We place cross-and high over the top of the earth we lift lover, crusifed by love upon 2 cross"
 Thus stood Judas, silent and cold like death and the shouting and the noise about Jesus an swered the cry of his soul. With the rude ir- resoiuteness Of armed force. with the awkward ness of a vaguely understood purpose the soldiers seized him and dragged him somewhere-their irresoluteness they mistook for resistance their fear they mistook for dersion and mockery over them. Like herd Of frightened lambs the dis clples stood huddled together not interfering with anything yet disturbing everybody and even themselves. Only few of them resolved to walk and act separately. Jostled from all sides Peter drew out the sword from it's sheath with difficulty as though he had lost his strength and fainty lowered it upon the head Of one of the priests without causing him any harm Jesus who no ticed it. ordered him to throw down the unneces sary sword and clanking faintly the sword fell to the ground
 Thus it remained there until many days later children at play found it and made a toy of it.
 
 When Jesus was led away Peter who had hidden himself behind the trees came out and followed his Master in the distance. Noticing an. other man in front of him. who walked silently he thought that it was John, and he called him softly:
 John, is that you?"
 And is that you, Peter" answered the other pausing, and by the voice Peter recognized the Traitor Peter, why did you not run away to- gether with the others?"
 Peter stopped and said with contemnt.
 Leave me, Satan"
 Judas began to laugh, and paving no further at tention to Peter, he went farther here where the torches were flashing dmly and wnere the clank. Ing of the weapons mingled with the footsteps Peter followed him cautiously, and thus they en- tered the court Of the high priest almost smu, taneously and mingled in the crowd of the priests who were warming themselves at the bonfres Judas warmed his bony hands morosely at the oonhre and heard how Peter said loudly some where behind him:
 No, do not know him"
 Eat 1t was evident that they were insisting mere that ne was one of the disciples of Jesus Tor Peter repeated still louder "But I do not mn derstand what you are saying"
 without turning around. and smiling involun tarlly Judas shook his head affrmativelv and muttered: ~
 That's right, Peter! Do not give up your nlace near Jesus to anybody"
 Ana he did not see how the frightened Peter walked away from the courtyard And from that hight until the very death of Jesus Judas did mt see single one of the disciples of Jesus near nm, and amid all that multitude there were only t"o lnseparable until death strangely bound to gether by suferings-he who had been betraved to aouse and torture and he who had betraved nm Like brother, they both the betrayed and ,he traitor drank out of the same cup of surar lhgs' and the fiery liquid burnt equally the nure and the impure lips '1'o lie saw how the soldiers led Jesus away Mont was passing the bonfres were dying out and were becoming covered with ashes and from the sentry house came dull cries, laughter and abusas Tho,, were beating Jesus. AS though lost yscarot ,os ,unhihg i'i around the deserted yard now stonping hltihg ms head and then starting to rnn aaai s'ulhoHhg upon the bonhres and the waue Tban He tluhg 10 the wall of the sentry borse na 7e retonIne nimself, clung 10 the windows to inc creVlces ln the doors and looked greednv to sno t Wn"t was gong cn within He saw rorro,,, s'n,Hs s room, Ike al the sentry houses in tha "orlu With filthy floors and walls Ana ba .s u man being beaten. They beat him or tba taa" on the head they hurled him ike 4 sof, haIe sro,,