They figured out that they should fear him. In fact, the entire city began to shake with fear. During prayer services, in all the shuls and smaller houses of prayer, the town s prominent Jews made sure everyone was familiar with this new Prostav and his wishes. Jews took a deep breath, however, the fear of the new Prostav did not disappear. The city is in an uproar again.
People walk around nervously.
No one knows, until a few weeks later. One beautiful morning, as people were coming to the market, one could see that next to each hole there was a tree. Gentiles were seen working hard at planting trees into these holes on both sides of the road, from the Tomazhne to the Prostav s home. And when the much-beloved month of May arrived, the trees burst into bloom. Indeed, it was something to see.