ER COMMITS PERJURY.

How bleeds my heart!
The Holiest stands before the judgement seat.
The malice of sinners he must bear,
Betrayed and outraged, bound and beaten there.
O, sons of men, your faces veil this day!--
The scarred form is touched by impious hands,
From Annas dragged to Caiaphas away,
What's here foreshadowed, see, fulfilled it stands.
See Jesus, how in silence he
Bears outrage, blows and mockery!
O! what a man!
Oh, hearts of men who now draw near,
Melt with compassion when you see
Bowed down in deepest misery!
O! what a man!

Caiaphas, in his bed chamber, wearing a dressing gown, surrounded by
priests, exulted over the news which had been brought him of the arrest
of Jesus.

"This happy capture," said he, "promises us a fortunate realization of
our wishes. I thank you, noble members of the Sanhedrin, for zealous
and prudent co-operation."

But the priests with one voice cried, "The greatest share of praise
belongs to our high priest!"

"Now," said Caiaphas, "let us pursue our path without delay.
Everything is ready! The council will immediately be assembled. The
necessary witnesses have already been brought along. I shall now
without losing a moment, at once begin the trial of the prisoner. Then
judgment shall be pronounced and provision made that it shall be
executed. The quicker the execution the surer the result!"

Dathan said, "It would be advisable to get everything over before our
adversaries recover their senses."

Caiaphas replied, "I have encountered this necessity. Trust me, my
friends. I have thought of a plan. I hope to carry it out."

At this Zadok said, "The wisdom of our high priest deserves our fullest
confidence," and then cried they all, "the God of our fathers bless all
his measures!"

Then Selpha, the leader of the band, brought Jesus into the chamber of
Caiaphas, the high priest, Balbus and Malchus holding the cords by
which his hands were bound.

"Illustrious High Priest, here is the prisoner," said Selpha.

"Bring him nearer," said Caiaphas, "so that I may look him in the face
and question him."

"Step forward," said Selpha, "and show respect here to the head of the
Sanhedrin."

Then Caiaphas, having looked into the face of Jesus, said to him
disdainfully, "Thou art he then who dreamed of bringing about the
destruction of the synagogue, and the law of Moses?" Then assuming