The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1839-10-03

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sing happiness within the social circle
abroad, afford ample scope for ever
amlable and elegant accomplishment
When the frown of fortune is upon vi
1.-The conyulsious and reverses thai at,
tend the private history Of every family
poverty, sickness, danger aud difficult,
give opportunity to those attributes o
loTtitude, energy, tenderness and mora
heroism, which elevate the character o
womanio that Of minislering angel
Enough is left TO her, therefore, ever
where political liberty is unknown, fol
the display Of private excellence. Hel
character will not have that high anc
intellectual tone which distinguishes q
highly liberal state Of society, land es-
pecially the English and American wo-
men, but it may possess all goodness
and gentleness. We find. accordingly,
admirable examples of female virtue
and heroism--m materials FOR romance,
where all nobleness and greatness is ex-
tinguished among men, under the bar
barism Of despotic governments. How
beautifully has Scott illustrated this in
that inimitable unique dramatic portrai-
ture of Rebecca. Among the Jewes-
ses of Barbary, equal characters are
perhaps not to be found, but similar for-
titude is not uncommon. =,
A young Jewish girl, few years ago,
suffered for her faith, and atoned for a
tempory error, with lortitude and res~
olution which has even in Morocco
made her story memorable.-She was
maiden ofno ordinary beauty and gem
tleness, and found herself so perseculed,
within her own family, that existence
was burthen. At any time, the lives
Of the Jews are wretched enough, but
hers was rendered intolerable by the
blows and i'll treatment Of vixen mo-
ther, who, amongst other cruel,ies,
wished to compel her into marriage with
a worthless fellow, against her choice.
II would be tedious to 60 through the
detail Of her misery. Her home was q
place Of torment, and she had no other
Iefuge--lor maiden is never safe from
Insult or yiolance, beyond the protec-
tion Of her own house and family. And
their domestic despotsm is such that no
friend or relation would afford her an
asylum. @
Under, these circumstances, one
evening, when she had fed from blows
and injury within doors, and sat herself
down out side the door, in the desper-
alton of her heart, she formed the sud-
den resolution Of escaping from these
torments by turning .Mo0ress. This
ls no. uncommon among the Jewesses,
although know of no instance of Jew
becoming Mussulman. / am no, aware
Of any absolute impedimsnt in the
Moorish religion bu, the Moors hold
The Jews 10 such. sovereign contempt,
scarcely applying TO them the epithel
man, that it is doubtful whether the,
would be received. Besides, the Jews.
amidst all their degradation and ,imidl. |
y, are tenacious Of their religion to q |
miracle. In becoming renegade, Jew.
'ss is, Of course, exempted from the do |
nlnion other family-she is placed within
he immediate protection of the Moors,
md admitted TO the privileges of The
est of the women. She is taken care
#, and provided with a husband.
The young girl we speak Of went,
With this object, up to the Castle, and
at dows at 1.-The door of Kaid MaLamed
Sen, Abou, one Of the principal militia
chiefs Of the Empire. Kald Abou
one of the most gentlemaDly, as we'll
8 the most enlightened, of the Moors.
le endeavored TO dissuade her from
or purpose-to induce her to return
ome-and even with gentle roughness
epelIed her-but in vain. She was
onveyed 10 the bashaw, but still adher>
d to her resolution-which the Moors
'ay not, according to their customs,
efuse. They have, however, a very
miable, and very reasonable custom 10
lch cases, in giving the proselyte three
ays for reflection thus affording time
n evaporation of passion, drum k en-
'ss or excitement. If, after that peri
], the fatal words are pronounced, and
e ceremony Of aposiacy is past, the
'neeade can at no future time return 10
IS religion, or ever attempt to lesve The
ountry, without the assurance Of cer-
lin death, if detected. During the three
avs of probation, the poor girls ex-
tement still continued sufficiently vi
lent to sustain her resolution, in spite
the remonstrances Of her tribe. She
ecame Mooress, md was removed
ON their power. But, alas Time !
ID thought cooled the lever of pas
on: the desolation Of her new world !
eighed upon her spirits: remorse and
terror thronged upon her ,
'art: the Rabbis and bigo!ted Of her
ct found means TO convey to her the
pfoach and contempt Of her tribe, and
in,iiata into action thai far mora intok =