THE JEWISH SHOEMAKER, AHASUFRUS, AT HAMBURG.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 268, 10 November 1881, Page 4

THE JEWISH SHOEMAKER, AHASUFRUS, AT HAMBURG.

[From "The Wandering Jew." By lloaeur Daniel C Bway.] Paolas von Eizen, doctor and BUfaop of Scbleßwi?, related to rne som.i years bso that at the time he was studyicg ot Wittenborp, while on b visit to hi? parents at Hamburg, in 1547, he ha.i seen in church, pieced near the chancel, a very tell mac, wiih huir falling on his ehou-derp, barefoot, who listener] to tbe sermon with grecf o>. tentiorj, end whenever the rame of Jesa3 was mentioned bowed humbly, i smote bia breaßt, ani ei^ned. Hie only clothing was a pair of trouser?, ragged Bt tbe ends, and a coat tied with a cord, which fell to bis feet. He appeared to be fifty yeara of ajje. There leero to bave been rxany ci the nobility and gentry wbo htve Been this msn in England", F'ance, I' ;, ly, Bnnpary, Per*ia, Fpain, Holland, Mos cow Lieffelarjd, Sweden, Dencnaik, au<i Scotland, end in other regions. Every one bes marvelled much at bim. And Ihß afore-nernsd doctor, having rxadU inquiries as to where he could convers> witb Ibis man, and having found bin:', asked bim wLence be came and how long be had been there during ihe winter. On tbie ihe mßn very bunVblj fold bim that be was a Jew of Jeruselem, named Ahasuerue, bia occupation tbat of a shoemaker, that he hat been present at tbe crucifixion of Chris', since wbich time he bad been hlive, tbat he bad travelled through nnny countries and cities ; end to prove that be was telling tbe truth, he Ltd knowledge of various events that h^d 0;---enrred since test lime, r.B cf all thtevente which bad happened to Chri&t when be waa brought before Pilate am; Herod BDd finally crucified. Ho told even more than we know through the evangelists and historians, and he narrated tbe many changes of government, especially in Eaßtern ncqniries,

which haJ oaaurred at ono H.vp an--JRrr.thi? durirnr { \ )0?Q p K ny ceutori^s. I T^en he related iiv-,*i mioufely (he \i'a, foffeiinep, ori der.tba rf the holy sprtt'-les. Ad:! now, *h?r. Dr Pnala», o* ' izen, prr.it i-jtertst and ssro^ii?hiiiM:', had h K arrl fh'-so thine?, in crder to oblain rcor.« '!■■ ro-j.'-h knowlor?frp, he *sked him lo relate exactly ali (hit haj happrjel. Thereupon this man no-awf-ve ! thot nt :he fi po of the n-jpifix-ion he resided in -T^^u^jl^jt!, ond like o'.hrra he regarded Christ cs a heretic ; be hsd not thought of him ns cnythins hut a ciisleader of the p?op!p, End that with oshers ha h-A eado'ivorpd to net on-- who in his eye? wag a reb=l out cf 'he wrrld. Roon after the Penteneo h a d b eo passed by Pilate, }h?y fed J e?n ? p-ct his house. Ivaowine that He would he W. that, i«3y, h^ (Ahisueru*) hid fjooe home on' !.oM all in hia house thu they r_i 2 _t see Je?in pagq by, and would know what kind of a man he wss. J u =t i. s Je?ug wes pweing he took a ch : H io his arrap, and eiood belore his own door. Christ, hearini a very heovy rrosi on hia shoulders, stopped \a little before the ehoemsk-r's dcor, and leaned e_ninpt ;he call. Tii^n 'he shoemaker, full of sullen "nnier, and uHo d.sirou? of publio applaud, told Christ to mov^ nu winthcr he s? s »rde'r-d. Fpnn (his (i\vUi loohsd sternly upon bim acd said (i I will e;^nd hsro ond r.-et, but thou ahalt riKve o»; until ihe last Jay!" Upon this Input the child dnw/i quickly en the f> )0 r 'mi could etr.y l\\ : rv no lon^or. He followed J^rp, eaw him n-isprahly cruHfi^.', t rtured, an ,] a \^ nt j^. : , r „[; hid been fulfilled, it was impossible for him *o enter Jrusil-m He «;;-7er saw Lis «if> a.-.j ehiH aaaiu, but E -i a s>;d pilgrim hns w.-jtid-rel '--r.uab foreigo pouatM'ea oo« ifer aooiftar. When, af;er many year?, h? returned < ne more to JVruj&hm, h? /oun,! ev>r\ t'Tio.; sacked end deßtroyei, so that h> could rcco^niaa corhia^ ; not ono p.torr waa left upon another, n^r any Er c • of i'3 former rr.a ■nifiaerce visi'de. Wh-A Go.! now iotenl^J to do with Mr-, in living him ia this miserable Ife. waad.-rio_; abou!; ia such wetohodn:---», he could cot exp'eia ct : erwi^e tlmn that God wished him to rear-in unti tho_D-y of Jodfrmect asa liviu E sUr. a.fiinst the J-.vs. by which ih? ur;h?Heving and t h_. Goiles. ini„ht be reminded of Christ's death end be iurnod to repen'arjc?. For his part, he kojU bo very happy if God would' tike Lin; tj heaeen, out of thi. vale of tear?.