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Show Akciiueacon- Fakrar intimates that we have had the last passion play. This relic of the middle ages had its place among the peasants of Ober-Ammergau, and was their own private affair, until the late Dean Stanley made it known to the civilized world. Since then thousands thou-sands of ieople have flocked to see the sacred play, with farulfferent feelings from those entertained by the simple and devout people who take this way of freshening their minds with the events in the crucifixion cruci-fixion cf our Lord. The outsiders have been so curious and careless, and have come In such crowds, that the peasant feels disturbed by their presence, and fear that the religious ends for which they provided the play are not properly secured. It Is chiefly for this reason that tbey are likely not In repeat the passion plsy In 1600. |
