Christ legends . ty fingers pointed to-ward the poor babe. Hail, Caesar I cried thesibyl, in a burst of scornful laughter. There 24 CHRIST LEGENDS is the god who shall be worshiped on CapitolHill! Then Augustus shrank back from her, asfrom a maniac. But upon the sibyl fell themighty spirit of prophecy. Her dim eyes be-gan to burn, her hands were stretched towardheaven, her voice was so changed that it seemednot to be her own, but rang out with suchresonance and power that it could have beenheard over the whole world. And she utteredwords which she appeared to be reading amongthe stars. Upon Ca
Christ legends . ty fingers pointed to-ward the poor babe. Hail, Caesar I cried thesibyl, in a burst of scornful laughter. There 24 CHRIST LEGENDS is the god who shall be worshiped on CapitolHill! Then Augustus shrank back from her, asfrom a maniac. But upon the sibyl fell themighty spirit of prophecy. Her dim eyes be-gan to burn, her hands were stretched towardheaven, her voice was so changed that it seemednot to be her own, but rang out with suchresonance and power that it could have beenheard over the whole world. And she utteredwords which she appeared to be reading amongthe stars. Upon Capitol Hill shall the Redeemer ofthe world be worshiped,—Christ—but notfrail mortals. When she had said this, she strode past theterror-stricken men, walked slowly down themountain, and disappeared. But, on the following day, Augustus strictlyforbade the people to raise any temple to himon Capitol Hill. In place of it he built a sanc-tuary to the new-born God-Child, and called itHeavens Altar—Jra Caeli. WEIL. THE WISE MENS WELL IN old Judea the Drought crept, gaunt andhollow-eyed, between shrunken thistles andyellowed grass. It was summertime. The sun beat down uponthe backs of unshaded hills, and the slightestbreath of wind tore up thick clouds of lime dustfrom the grayish-white ground. The herdsstood huddled together in the valleys, by thedried-up streams. The Drought walked about and viewed thewater supplies. He wandered over to SolomonsPools, and sighed as he saw that they still helda small quantity of water from their mountainsources. Then he journeyed down to the fa-mous Davids Well, near Bethlehem, and foundwater even there. Finally, he tramped withshuffling gait toward the great highway whichleads from Bethlehem to Jerusalem. When he had arrived about half-way, he sawthe Wise Mens Well, where it stands close bythe roadside. He saw at a glance that it wasalmost dry. He seated himself on the curb,which consists of a single stone hollowed out,and looked into the well.
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