Reading Notes " An Accident in Rome"

Paper of The Pilate

A wagon stuck in a pot hole allowed the owners of the wagon to discover a underground tunnel. Master Frances lowed himself into the hole using a rope. He discovered a door in the darkness. He opened the door to find a man setting before him. The man was reading something he had written repeatedly. Master Francis asked the man who he was. The man finally said, take off your shirt and as you leave I will write my name on your back. The Pope is the only one who is to read it. The man would not answer any other questions. Master Francis signaled for the men to pull him out of the hole. When he reached the top, he was unrecognizable. It was as if he had aged and was now an old man. Master Francis sought out the Pope and asked him to read his back. The Pope read the words "I Am Pilate" on his back. Master Francis instantly became a statue after the Pope uttered the words. It is said that the man was Pilate, who was condemned to stay in a cave, always reading the sentence that he had pronounced on Jesus Christ, without ever being able to take his eyes of the paper. This is the story of Pilate, who is neither saved nor named.

Bibliography:
"An Accident in Rome" written by Thomas Frederick Crane 1885 An Accident in Rome
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