ONCE WAS A MAN of very bad character who lived in the same town as the famous Dzikover Rebbe. He was a rahsha, an individual who epitomized evil. He took great pleasure in seeing his fellow Jews suffer.
Some people like to collect coins, stamps, or baseball cards for a hobby, to have fun.
This individual had fun in other, more warped ways. And unlike today, where there are laws that govern how someone accused of a crime may be treated, in the olden days in Eastern Europe, just being accused of a crime could get you sent to jail for a few days at a time and often beaten. News of the Snitch reached the ears of the Dzikover Rebbe and he wrote him a strongly-worded letter warning him to desist from his evil ways. Being the man he was, though, the man simply tore the letter up. The Rebbe became distraught.