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SOLACE IN NATURE.
When Fortune had no smile for you. and
Joy seemed out of reach.
And you and Happiness, alas; were
very far apart.
Hid >nu ever stand at twilight on some
quiet, wave-washed beach.
And let the sea's soft monotone speak
coinfort to your htesri
When Life had lout Its savor, and chill
disappointment fell
On th» cherished plan or project that
VOJ had gladly made,
Did you ever bend your footsteps to some
green and tranquil dell.
Where the trees grow leaves for heal
ing. and birds sing unafraid'.'
When Heath had e»«i It.- shadow md a
loving voice was still
That had been a* tcud*r music to the |
sunshine of jour lay.
Did you over take your sorrow to the 1
moorland or the Nil.
And let th« whimpering hree/.- chirm
your bltt r tears awnv "
/
For Nature, sweet In silence an.| p > -d: g
sweet In speech.
Has a word for every trouble and balm
for every smart:
Hut to tind her gift' of sola* which ate
w* II within our reach
We must come .1 « trustful sc-keis. ird
draw very near h«q heart.
•—K Mathoson. In Chamhc.^s' Journal
THE MISSISSIPPI
> BUBBLE r
By EMERSON HOUGH
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Author of “ The Story of the Cowboy, * •
” The Girl at the Halfway House " Etc.
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< Copyright, IStrt. b> l-iuaiaou Hough.)
CHAPTER XXXVIU.—» on i i\t i n.
There sounded ai the hack of the
great hall the tinkle of a little l»eil ot
*omo suit metal, li approached, and
xviih it the sweeping stir ot heavy
oil ken garb. The do ir opened, admit
ting a -iill greater bla/.e ot light, and
there -wept into the hall, a.s though
swimming upon the Hood of this added
brlllian e. a figure striking enough to
arouse attention even at that time and
plate, even among the beauties of tin
court of France There advanced,
calm and stately, w ith the gliding ease
•of a perfect carriage, the figure of a
woman, slender, with lull bright eyes
and somber hair.
She stepped to tlie place at the re
gent'., right hand, with head high and
••yes undrooping. For a dramatic in
stant she paused, a.s though in the re
hearsal ot a part—a part of which it
might be said that the regent wa not
nlono the author. This triumph o!
woman over other women, this tri
umph of vice over other vice. o. el
fron'.ory over effrontery akin this
could not have been so planned ami
executed by any hi, a woman, one
another these beauties might to. •rate,
knowing one another's frailties a- the;,
did: >ct he elegance. the disdain, the
indifference of this newcomer this
* bey could not support! Hatred sat
in Hie bosom of each woman there as
she swept iter courtesy to the new
guest ot tlie regent, who took her place
a.s ot rigid at the ltead of tin- board
and near the regent’s arm.
"Our gentlemen ar<- somewhat late
this evening," exclaimed 1 hilippe.
I is too had the Able- Dubois could
not lie with us to-night to administer
clerical consolation "
"Ah! le drole Dubois!" exclaimed
Jdadem do Tend a
And that vagabond, tin* line ds
1-' h but w • ma i ot w tit
Again indies, the gl i.~ >*..-> or ife* hatuel
will be aggrieved. And finally, though
I perceive most of you gr»i< ion. |\
tin masked, let me -.ay that the moment
has now arrived when we make plain
all se« re s."
Mo turnon his 4fi/.o upon tho woman
at his right As though at a signal, s! «
Iialf nwt unclasped th» circlet of grins
at her throat, and swept back ncrn.s
the arm ot her chair t’le soft garment
which enveloped Imr.
A sigh, a l<»ng breath of amazement
broke lmm those oilier dame <>i Purls
Not one of them hut was sated with
the hla/e of diamonds, the rich, red
light of rubies and the fathomless
radiance of sapphires. Sills and ,a»lns
and doth ot gold and silver had tew
novrltier tor them. The cost timers of
Paris, center of the world of art. even
in tho-c times of unrivaled extrava
gance and unbridled self-gratification
held in new surprise for these beau
ties. p<,s-es. cd ho long of all that their
Imagination required or tha' primely
liberality could supply. Yet here In*
deed was a surprise
As stn stood at t|j<- regent’s right,
calmly and composedly looking down
ffie long board as she arranged her
drapery before reseating herself, this
new favorite of the regent appeared
in the full costume of the American
native1 a long soft tunic of exquisitely
dressed white leather fell below her
hips intricately embroidered in the na
tive bead work of America, and stained
with great blotches of colors clone in
the quills of the porcupine heavy
red, sprightly yellows, and deep blues.
I*»wn the ‘■earns of this loose-fitting
tunii depended little waving fringes.
The belt v hJch caught if at the waist
Mac, wrought likewise in beads He
ne-dh the level of the fable, as she-,
s'ood the inquiring eye might not
so clearly -ee yet the white leggings,
fringed and beaded, and covered by a
sweeping hianl et or snowy buckskin
might have been seen to finish at the
ankle ar.d blend in texture and orna
mentation with tiny shoes, which cov
ered the smallest foot yet seen In
1'aris h »os at the side of which there
dangled 'he little bells of inefal whose
tones had told her coming,
Ifeie and there upon the head work
of the nat.re ar'isf. who had made this
-*• al the exp*;u«e of so much pa
flent effort, tnere blared the ehanglnjt
rays of real gems, diamonds, rubies,
emeralds—every uutn*- known as pre
vious. As the full bosom of the scorn
ful beauty rose and fell there were
east about in sprays of light the reflec
tions or these gents. Bracelets of dull,
beaten metal hung altoti* her wrists.
!n her hair were ornaments of some
" ill blue stone. Barbaric, beautiful,
fascinating, savage she surely seented
as she met unruffled the startled ga/.e
of these beautiful women of the court,
who never, at even the most fanciful
bal masque in all Paris, had seen cos
tume like this.
“Ladies, la voila!” spoke the regent.
"Ma belle sauvage!”
The newcomer swept a careless cour
tesy as she took her seat. As yet she
had not spoken a word.
"Your grace." said Madame do Sa
bran. "was it not understood that we
were to meet to-night none less than
tlte wizard. Monsieur l/as?"
“Monsieur L'as will be with us. anil
his brother," replied Philippe “But
now I ask you to hear witness to the
.shrewdness of your friend Philippe in
entertainment. 1 bethought me that,
as we were to have with ns the master
of the Messasebe. it were well to have
with us also the typidod genius of that
same Messasebe. 'Twas luit a little
conceit of my own. And why—mon
enfant, what is it to you? What do
you know of our controller of finance?"
The fare of the woman at his right
had suddenly gone white with a [tailor
visible even beneath its rouge and
[latches. She half turned, as though to
push back Iter chair from the hoard,
would have arisen, would have spoken
perhaps; yet a i and gesture were at
t he time unnoticed.
"His excellency. Monsieur Jean L'as.
le controleur-Roneral." came tlie soil
tones of the attendant near the door.
“Monsieur (tuilbimne La's, brother of
1 tie controletir-,general."
The eyes of all were turned toward
the door, livery petted belle of Paris
there assembled shifted bodily in her
seat, turning her ga/.e upon that man
whose reputation was the talk of all
t lie resins of France.
“Alt. Monsieur i/as. Monsieur L'as!"
exclaimed Philtpno of Orleans, stepping
forward to welcome him and taking
tlte hand of Lav. in hot It his own.
You are welcome, you are very wel
come indeed. The soup will be <vith us
presently, and tlte wine of Ai is with us
TI>i :.M Ul.l N<II .-. I.TI \o
now. You am! jour brother are wit 11
11-. 'in.I all at last is well Tlie-c lames
are. as i believe, all within jour ac
quaintance. You have been present at
the salon of Madame tie Ten -in You
' now her gta<'. tin- Duchess de Faiari.
recently Madame d’Aringue? Mademoi
. • He de Caj'lua you know very veil,
-"id <»i course also Mademoiselle Aissc.
la b?llo Circassiennc but what.'
Diablo! Have .011 gone mad? Conte.
. the .-iglit of my guest too much tor
you also. Monsieur l/as?"
There was irritation in the tone
A-ith which the regent uttered this pro
!,,st. -! he continued:
Mo.isieur Has. his but a tittle sur
prise | had olanned for you. Ma»lcmoi
-c|ic nij princess oi the Messasrbo.
°t me ore ent Monsieur Jean 1 /as.
’ ing Ol the Me <>.-obe. and hence your
sovereign! This - iny fair unknown.
1 ho-.«- fa< e t have promised you should
'■e to-night thii. Monsieur 1 ‘as, is my
princess, the one whom I have seen tii
0 honor this evening by the wearing
of the ehiet gem ol Franc"."
I Do regent fumbled for an Instant at
his foil. He stepped to Hi*, side of the
1 altering figure whiih stood arrayed
in all Its savage finery. Un« move
ment and upon Hie dark locks which
fell about her brow there blazed the un
speakable fires of a stone whose rrag
nlhcen *• brough* forth oxelnmaHons
of awe irorn every person present
See' ' r ried Philippe of Orleans
Te as on the advice and by the aid of
Monsieur I,‘as that I secured the gf ni
whose III e is not known in all Hie
world Tts chief of the crown jewels
o| the realm of France thi- i.tone. now
'o be known as the regent's diamond.
\nd now a- regent of France and mas
ter for a day fit her jewels. | place
this gem u|M*n the brow of her who for
thia nigh' is to be your fjueen of
beauty!"
I he wine of Ai iiarl already done
part f*r its work. There were bright
ened cye». easy gestures and ready
compliance as the guests arose to quaff
the toast tfi this new queen.
As tor the queen herself, she stood
(altering, her eyes averted her limbs
trembling John Haw, tall. .aim. self
possessed. did not take hi* seat, but
food with set. fixed face, gazing at
the woman who held the plate of honor
at the table of the regent,
"Come! Come"" cried the latter,
testily, his Wine working in his brain
“Why stand you there. Monsieur H’as.
gazing as though spellbound? Salute
sir, as I do. the * hief gem of France,
and her who is most fit to wear It!"
John I.aw stood as though he had
not heard him speak. There swept
through the softly brilliant air. over
a
the ftaih and g!!ft«»r of the great ban
quet board, across the little group
which stood about it. a midden of
a strange, tense, unfamiliar situation.
There came to all a presentiment of
, some unusual thing about to happen. I
Instinctively the hands paused, even i
as they raised the bright and brimming ;
, glasses. The eyes of all turned from ,
one to the other, from • he stern-faced j
man to the woman decked in barbaric j
finery, who now stood trembling, i
drooping, at the head of the table.
Igiv lor a moment removed hi* gaze I
I from the face of the regent's guem. I
He (licked lightly at the deep cuff of
lace which hung about his hands.
“Your grace is not far wrong,” said he.
| "I regret that you do not ha:e your
way in planning for me a surprise.
Yet I must say to you. that I have a.
1 ready met this lady.”
•'What?” cried the regent. "You
hav»* met her? Impossible! Incredi
ble! How. Monsieur Las? We will
1 admit you wizard enough, and owner
ot tlt° philosopher's stone—owner of
anything you line, except this secret
of mine own. According to mademoi
selle's own words, it would have been
jn possible."
"None the less, what I have said is
true." said John Law, calmly, his voice
even and well-modulated, vibrating a
little, jet showing no trace of anger
nor of emotional uncontrol.
"But I tell you it could not he!" again
exclaimed the regent.
"No, it Is impossible." broke in the
young Due do Richelieu. “1 would
swear tlicit had such beauty ever set
foot in Baris before now. the news
would so have spread that all France
had been at her leet."
Law looked at the impudent youth
with a ga/.c that seemed to pass
through him. seeing him not. Then
suddenly this scene and its signifi
cance. it.; ultimate meaning seemed to
take instant hold upon hint. He ctm id
tool rising wi'hin his soul a Hood ol
irresistible emotions. All at once his
anger. h< ritage of an impetuous youth,
blazed up hot and furious. He trod
;v step I trther forward, after his fash
ion advancing close to that which
threatened him.
"This lady, your grace." said he.
"has been known to me for years.
Mary Connyngc, what do you masquer
ading here?”
A sudden .sneni-e toll, a silence
broken at length by the voice of the
regent hi nisei l
"'Surely. Monsieur L’as.” said Phil
ippe. ■'surely we must accept your
statements, lint Monsieur must re
member ,hai this is the table of the
regent. that these arc tin* friend-, of
the regent. We bring no rcrolloctions
here which shall cm short the joy of
any person. Sir. i would not repri
mand you, hut I must beg that you ho
seated and lie calm!"
Yet the imperious nature of the
other brooked not even so pointed a
rebuke. \s though he had not heard.
IgiA stepped yet a pace nearer to the
woman, upon whom he now bent the
blaze ot his angered eyes, lie looked
neither to right nor left, hut vis tally
commanded the woman until in turn
her eyes sought his own.
“This woman, your grace." said Law,
tit length, "was for some time in ef
icet my wile. This I dr. not offer as
matter of interest What f would sa>
to your grace i.-> this—site was also my
.lave!”
“Sirrah!” cried the regent
“Ah. dame! * exclaimed the Due dr
K.chrlieu And even from the women
about there came little murmurs of ex
postulation Indeed there might have
ber.i pity, even in this assemblage, for
the agony now visible upon the brow
of Mary Connynge.
"Monsieur, the wine has turned your
bead." said the regent, scornfully.
' You boast!"
"I boast of nothing.” cried Law. suv
his voice now ringing wbl. a
tone none present had ever known it
to assume "I say to you again, this
woman was my slave, and that she
will again do as | shall choose Your
ur:u e, .||c would come and wipe ih«>
dust from my shoes if I should com
mand it’ She would I need at my feet,
and l.eg ot me. if I should command it!
Shall I prove this, your grace?”
"Oh. assuredly!” replied the regent,
w-ith a sarcasm which now seemed his
only relief. "Assuredly, if Mnu-jour
l/as should please We here in Paris
are quite hi.s humble servants."
Law said nothing. He stood with
his biting blue eyes still fixed upon
Mary Connynge. whose own eyes fal
tered. trying their utmost to escape
from his; whose fingers, resting just
lightly on the snowy Hollands of the
taide cloth, moved tremulously ; whose
limbs appeared ready to sink beneath
Iter
' ome then. Mary f’onnyngc!" < Tied
I I -a w at last, his irt'ih sotting savagely
; lr,Kf,ther. 'Tome, then, traitress and
ht\f and kneel before me. as you did
| ones before**'
riicn there ensued a strange and hor
ii'de 3pC( ta< le \ hush as r»f death
'•'II upon the group. Mary f'onnynge,
trembling, halting, yet always advane
mg. did Indeed as her master liad bid
»|en Site passed from the head of the
'aide, hack of the chair of the regent.
w^° n,f,°d gazing with horror in his
eyes; she passed the chair of Aisse.
near which Law now stood; site paused
in front nf hint, anti stood as though
in a dream. Her knees would have in
deed Sl,n(, beneath her She drew
from her bosom a silken kerchief, as
'bough she would Indeed have per
lormed the ignoble service which had
been threatened for her There came
r.eitfer voice nor motion to those who
>aw this thing The sheer force of one
strong nature terrible in the Intenslty
of on" supreme moment -this might
have been the spell whi< h commanded
at the fside of the regent. Y’et this
did occur
There came a sound which broke the
silence. whi< h caused nil to start, as
with swift rrlief. A sob. short, dry.
hard, as from fine whose, heart Is
broken, unto Croia beyond tb« place
i
«rh**ro law stood faring the trembling
woman. The eyes of all turned upon
Will law. from whom had burst this
Irrepressible exclamation of agony.
Will Law, as one grown swiftly old.
haggard, broken-down, stocwl gazing Id
wide-eyed horror at this woman, so hu
miliated in the presence of all In this
brilliantly-lighted hall; before th«
blazing mirrors which should h».ve re
flected back naught but beauty anti
Joy; under the twining roses, which
should have Is on the signs manual of
unaying love; under the smiling
cherubs, which should have typified th«
deities of happy love. Will law. too.
bail loved. Perhaps still he loved.
This sharp sound served to break
also the spell under which Law him
self seemed held. He east aloft hi*
arms, as in remorse or in despair
Then he extended a hand to the woman
who would have sunk before him.
“Hod forpivc nte| madam,” he cried
“I had forte r. Savage indeed you art
and have beei. ’Ms not for rne t«
treat you brutally."
• Your grace.” said he. turning to
ward the regent. "I « rave your par
don. Our explanations shall tea' It you
on the morrow.”
He turned and. taking his brother by
the arnt. advanced toward the door al
which he hud rrvisily entered, paus
ing not tc look behind him Had hi>
eye beer more curious as he anti his
half-fainting brother bowed before
passing through the door, it might
have seen that which he must ions
have borne in memory.
Mary Connynge. trembling, pallid,
utterly broken, never found her way
buck to the right hand of the regent.
She hall stumbled into a chair near
the fool of the table. Her bosom Mut
tered at the base of the throat. Half
blindly she reached out her Itnnd to
ward a glass of wine which stood near
by. foaming and sparkling, its gem
like drops of keen pungency swimming
continuously up to the surface. Her
hand caught at the slender stem .»f the
glass. Leaning upon her left arm, she
half rose as though to put it to her
lips. Her head moved, as though she
would follow the retreating figure of
the man who had tints scornfully used
her. All a' once, slowly, and ‘hen
with a sudden crash, she sank down
upon her seat and fell forward across
the table. The fragile glass snapped
• n her lingers. The amber wine rushed
in swift flood across the linen. In the
broadening stain there fell and lay
blazing the great gem of France.
[To 1 So f'entliuiod I
SOME “EASY” MONEY.
Ilov* ii '•|||ir|| \ IIIif IIII Won SfV
frnl U nscri on I In* \ntht* il
licit.* of n Woril.
I ii I ho oh! days, when a side-wlic-der
on ih*? Mississippi was the chief way
lor people to travel who were desirous
ot going south, an Englishman who
owned a ranch was a passenger on cue
ol these boats. While rn route, rela .e*
th- Chicago Tribune, lie had frequent
ly >eeti asked by a fellow passenger,
at* American, to join in a game of
cards, but the phlegmatic Englishman
declined III • American's solicitations.
One day the American asked the
Englishman to play a game ol check
ers and to this lie consented. Ait*r
three or four moves had been made
the A merit in informed his adversary
lie had better take hack the move he
had made, as ho was sure to boa* him.
The Englishman ai one** was on his
high horse and informed hi.; rival In?
would not he dictated to.
The American replied: "1 did not
nictate to you.”
"I never said you did. i stated I
would not ho dictated to.”
Again ii*> was met with the answer:
*'! did not nictate to you ”
I iii.*- angered the Englishman, who
again slated he would not be dictated
to and that there was no such word
ns nictate.
"I'll het you $'» there Is." said the
A mcrican.
The l»et was covered. With cool de
liberation the American p. lied a die
tionary out of bis pock** and showed
ill*1 word nictate, meaning "to wink
at saving' "This is the seventh $5
bill ! have w« .1 on that word to-day.”
It I* !!<••• 11 f i Its of ii llitchrlor.
A man begins In want to get married
t»» a woman when she begins to want
bim to want ,n.
Cive a man nothing and he will t*»
tliankfnl it was not leas: give him
something and lie will rage because it
was not more.
Women would never make good l» ir
:i ini bet ,iu-e thej would wa ■ iii
tiicir timr looking untler ail ilie beds
of every house they broke into from
forer of habit.
f'.eneraPy when you say something
ton wom&.t that doesn't mean anythin?
you can make her believe it was awfu*
l.v wleked If you act as ir you -ver
afraid somebody else might have heats
it.— N. Y. Press.
Son ml |;ii|<>« hi cut,
'I he spirit of modern life is to pilings
into experiences vigorously and get
the most from Hum This was the
spirit that animated t ne man who pre
ferred tough beefsteak because thoro
whs more "chew »o it."
Similarly virile was the attitude of
Mr Skillings, who had tome to town
to order a new family carriage.
"Now 1 suppose you want rubber
tires?" said the agent.
' No. sir." replied Mr Skilling*
"My folks ain't that kind \Vh-n
we re riding we want to know ;r/•—
Youth's Core pan ion.
I inptiMlhlr,
"I Hiipfose." said a sympathizing
I neighbor, "that you will erect, a hand
some monument to your husband's
memory?" Then the tearful widow
replied: "To his mcnw.'y! Why. poor
•John hsdn t any. f «va* sorting over
I some of his clothes to-a,AV. *nd I found
the pockets full of letters f had give*
turn W post."—N. Y. Prssa.
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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson in the International Series for
June 19, 1904—Christ
Risen.
THE LESSON TEXT.
(Matt. 29:1-15 >
CiOLLEN TEXT—Now la Christ risen
from th*» ciiad —1 Cor. 15:20.
OUTLINE OI* SCRIPTURE SECTION
Jesus' IturU:.Matt. 27:57-61
Jeaus' Burial.Mark 15:42-47
Jesus' Burial.I,uk» 23:50-56
Placing ot Watch.Matt. 27:62-66
Jem- Resurrection. Matt. 2*:1-10 |
Jesus' Resurrection. Mark 16:1-11
lesu.-' Resurrection. Luke 24:1-12 i
R of U a*. I... Mat I -M 11-15 :
\\a;k to Emma us.Mark 16:12, 13 I
Walk to Etr.maus.Luk> 24:13-15 I
Apfe arance to Disciples. Mark 16:14 !
Appearance to Disciples.Luke 24:36-43
App* arance to Eleven.Matt. 26:16-20 i
Appearance t.» k.h • n. Mark i6.n-in
Xppearance to Eleven.l.ukt 24:44-53
TIME -Sunday morning, April 3 A. D 1
FLAt E — A private garden near Calvary.
NOTES AN D » OM MENTS.
Jesus diet! about the middle of the aft
ernoon of Friday, April 7. and twoprom
inen. men. Joseph of .Arimathaea and
Nicodemus, who had always esteemed
Jesus highly, hut who had never roused
themselves to do for Him till it was too
late, saw to His burial that same after
noon in a new rock-hewn sepulcher.
1 he resurrection occurred “on the third
•lay, or after three days.” We must,
remember that our narrators were Jews
and that the Jews always counted each
pan of a day as a day. The last part of
Friday afternoon was counted as one
of tlie three days, the sabbath (Satur
day). which began at sunset Friday
night, was thp second, and from that
time on till Sunday morning when Jesus
rose, the third.
•a» ii organ to dawn toward the first
day of the week:” Jesus had been hast
ily burled on Friday because It could
no' be done after sunset, when the great
Sabbath of the feast was supposed to
begin. I^ven those who loved Jesus re
mained away from the tonth during
that day, hut came with the dawning
light of Sunday. “Mary Magdalene:"
\\ ho owed Jesus a great debt of grati
tude. “The other Mary:" The mother
of James the Less and Joses. Other
women also eame with them, or at least
a.! ntet at the same place on the same
errand. 1 hey brought spires for the
final embalming. ‘There was a great
earthquake." etc.: The fact of the re
surrection is one of the best attested
facts of history; the manner of it will
always remain a mystery. “The watch
ers " The guard stationed at the tomb
at the request of the chief priests to
guard against imposture (Matt. 27-6‘’
60.
Hear not ye:” TVe have only to
imagine ourselves in the places.of these
women to realize that the reassuring
words were necessary. “Come, see the
plac":" At surh a time as t his. if ever,
one would want to see with hisowneyes.
The women saw: ‘‘And go . . tell
His disciples:" Mark add?, “and F'oter.”
Reim mber Peter’s desertion of the Mas
ter. his profane denial and also his hit
ter sorrow. What he believed to he urt
d\ing remorse had settled upon him.
This message was to make a change in
his life “He goefh before you into
Calilee; there shall ye see Hint:” It
was in Calilee that Jesus had found His
disciples. Think of the reunion there,
with tlie struggle past and the victory
won'
“With fear nnd great joy:" Almost,
stunned by what »hey had seen and
heard, and not knowing whether they
were dreaming nr awake, hut excited
by news ‘‘almost too good to ho true.”
“Tell My brethren: ” It was the risen
Son of Cod who was speaking, nnd the
word He used to these ordinary weak
men was brethren. Jesus’thought now.
as ever before, was for others. Heko«w
that His friends were dumb with despair
over What seemed tf> be the end both
of their hope and their faith
When the .startling and wholly un
expected news reac hed fhe chief priests,
a hurried meeting of the Sanhedrin was
called. If anyone had questioned
whether the religious "machine" may
not perhaps have born misguided, but
still doing what It believed to he in the
Interest of true religion, this scene set
tles It "They gave much money unto
the soldiers:" What a spec tacle! These
pious men. the defenders of what was
left of Israel's religion, bribing a guard
of Roman soldiers to lie about what had
happened at the tomb. "Stole Him away
w hile w e slept." "The report to he set
abroad assumes that there is a fact
to Ice explained the disappearance of
the body. The lie . . . is suicidal:
one half destroys the other Sleeping
sentinels mold not know what had hap
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The chief priests knt w the power both of
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