Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-08-14
hkTNHE workmen put their hands
to the cross and carried It,
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hMF ME workmen put their hands
to the cross and carried IT,
burden and all, TO the place
of planting. At word. they dropped
the tree into the hole; and the body of
the Nazarene also dropped heavily
and hung by the bleeding hands. Still
no cry of pain-only the exclamation
divineSt of all recorded EXPLANATIONS:
Father, forgive them, for they
know not what they do
THE cross, reared now above all
other objects, and standing singly cut
against the sky, was greeted with
burst Of delight; and all who could see
and read the writing upon the board
over the NaZarene's head made haste
10 decipher it. Soon as read. the legend
was adopted by them and communicat-
ed, and presently the whole mighty
concourse was ringing the salutation
from side 10 side, and repeating it with
laughter and groans:
King of the Jews! Hail king Of
the Jews
THE sun was rising rapidly TO noon;
the hills barred their brown breasts low
lngly to it; the more distant mountains
rejoiced in the purple with which it so
regalIy dressed them. In the city the
temples. palaces towers, pinnacles.
and all points Of beauty and promi-
nence seemed to lift themselves into
the unriyaled brilliance, as if they
knew the pride they were giving the
many who from time to time turned to
look at them. Suddenly a dimness be
gan to FL the sky and cover the earth
at first no more than a scarce per
ceptible fading of the day, a twilight
out Of time; an evening gliding in up
on the splendors Of noon. But II deep
ened, and directly drew attention:
whereat the noise Of the shouting and
laughter fell off. and men, doubling
their senses, Eazed ut each other curl
ously; then they looked to- the sun
again; then at the mountains. getting
farther away; at the sky and the near
landscape, sinking in shadow at the
hill rDon which the tragedy was
enactins; and from all these they
gaZed at each other again, and turned
pale ana held their peace.
II is only a mist or passing cloud
Simondes said soothngly to Esther
who was alarmed It will brighten
presently
"Ben-Hur did not think SO.
ut is not mist or a cloud he said
The spirits who I've in the alr-the
prophets ana sa1nts-are at work in
mercy to themselves and nature. 7
say to YOU, Oh. Simonides truly as God
lives he who hangs yonder is TIE Soa
o. Cod
"And leaving Simonides lost I'm won
der at such q speech from him he Went
where Balthazar WAS RueeilUG nearby
and las his hand upon the good mans
shoulder
"'oh. wise Egyptian. hear}len Thou
alone Nert riGht-the Nazareue is IN
deed The Soy af God
"Balrh0zar drew him down 20 him
md replied feebly, = saw him a child
n the manSer whore ne was frst laid:
II Is not strange that knew him soon
er than thou hut oh that I should live
20 see This day, Would thar I had
died with my brethren Harpy Mel
chior! Happy GaSpar,'
Comfort theer said Be1-Hur.
Doubtless they TOO are here
Within the frame of the story Of
Christ is told the tale of Ben-Hur, be-
ginning with the appearance of the
three wise men. Balthazar, Melchior
and Gaspar. and ending with the
sublime tragedy on Golgotha. From
the days CT the scenes at the manger