Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-08-23
THE CITY OF THE DEMONS.

ishino CITY of Cairo, Hebrew rabbi, by
name Jochonan, who was the most learned
of his nation. His fame went over the East;
and the most distant people sent their young
men TO imbibe wisdom from his lips. lie
was deeply skilled in the traditions Of the
fathers; and his word on a disputed point
was decisive. He was pious, just, temper
ate, and strict; but he had one vce-a love
of gold had seized upon his heart, and he
opened not his hand TO the poor. Yet he
was wealthy above most, his wisdom being
TO him source Of riches. The Hebrews of
the city were grioved at this blemish on the
wsest of their people; but, though the
elders of the tribes continued to reverence
him for his fame, the women and children
of Cairo called him by no other name than
that Of Rabbi Jochonan the miser.
None knew 50 well as he the ceremonies
necessary for imitation into the religion of
Moses; and, consequently, the exercise of
those solemn Offices was to him another
source of gain.
One day, as he walked in the fields about
Cairo, conversing with youth on the inter-
probation of the law, it so happened that the
angel Of death smotc the Young man sudden
", and he fell dead before the feet Of the
rabbi, even while he was yet spcaking.--
When the rabbi fonnd that the youth was
dead, he rent his garments and gIorihed the
Loro, Dn' ms nCar' was 'o"c!eu' ana 'ne
of the night. He felt uneasy when he re-
Elected on his hardness to the poor; and he
said, Blessed be the name Of the Lord !
The first good thing that | am asked to do,
in iiat holy name | will perform" But he
sg"'"' 'o' Nv '"''oN ti'' aoi' i vi"
~ i.. ,'''' ,,,n,,1i,, .,a ,r;.
,,o., ",,I I,,I .n,s -, !, a.'1 '''''S'
,n,I '' ,,n slayo,,nr - ga ,,o ,o;co
.a,laI cl,;tJ l. T. ,i',,oa. ~ ,Ia,,,, ,ni
ho",ottor L,,l, sao, wa Co., ,,,on and ,Lan
,mo,as, H., ,l,;na nr;cn, '''''
'" .Tho u;oh, Is aux and o,ooc,, s,;1 ,,o
rabbi. comino 70 his easement. and mine
ace is great. Are there not Younger than |
in Cairo?'
.ror ,,,oo oo,, p,lJ; 1,choo,, ,,hoo,
so,,o' r,u ,i.o Ent w,,on, o,hars c.II p "II';
1,,I,o,.,a ,'a n,;sor u,as san, ua,a s.
o,', ,I u" ,nLnn o,, ,,,rsa of o' "
1,,,a, ,h,, l,h6r En- ,n,l;o,, ad;n,n
,hoo "a cno,n in mo mama ' n1 ,hn Iiy;na
Cnl, " - '''N
n,I,o r,,,,i ,,,o,o,,, imam ,bo vo,, 10 had
;,s, n,,I, anI hn nrnannJ ~ s,;ri, c,n ,Ia
J. .',,',,'I n,,,.s, 'i''''
ai;',.., ,..u,,. ,o
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la,,a ,I,a Ms',,nn :. o, c,n '' d., ~.
AKA, " '' ''''' VIZ '"'
.Tho ,l,ce ;s =, hand sa;1 Two str,rror
wbo WAS = c,llan, von,h in maan;Gront ~
,;.a IN, s,ooJ, c,r ,;',,a rra-.a,,
Iocho,,n ,,os. 1rnssod ,;,,sa,r o,1
oon,ra,,;,J NV, s,',,,ra. 1,C','
C,lIn inrl,nj w., al ,o " ",, &C. I ;,
,nJ l,,a.;,ol ill., La,.. j., ,,,... ,,,.
at which ,bo sfrarnar s,,ileI
sT meyer rcmemher, said tho r,bh; . %
dark a NIGHT. Be thou to mo nc . ondn f.,
/ can hardly see the wav.'
81 L,ow Il uou, r,oI;oI ,ho .,.a,,.,o....;,
s;,b. :, ;, ,.',.' ,'',.,, r. ,"'s " '''
,rayeIna honr,r NO. ;n, ,''" u''',D %"'
arn, a,,J c,a.;., "'""'' "" '!'0" ''''"'
Thov ;onrnayo1 an. 49,, ., l.,
d,rloo5s J,,s aroat w, ,,o n,I,,; 'a""ii' VIC
when i, occasionally br,oItcnod ,hat Ina Goa.
in y MACE s,ronoc ia him. Il tbouoh,, s,;.
ho 8. l,ow All Tho cc,,t.,, e. I,.,oI,,s. i,.,,.
Cairo. yo,J k,nw M, vLoro I.,7 L",a
,ox,', ,'I T.,a ....:
,ho '", ~, ",;' ~ u.s. 'i' No,""''' '''
haart mis- n,i',ra,' hin, Wv ""S' anu u"
car "o'' ''''' "e' '"o s"".@cr yo"
Quincy Is even now uo"c' anu ana Il
nc Spo"r, 'e ''1' ct we n 'I'u' S"Pi'cu IRON
"nHr' NM, "'u nc 'o''en "o"' e'G'
he'9"' .e'' ne 'rtoE''S"' ne ioun" una
~: t1"'i'"0" ''au ''''e'' "'So' anu S'oou oY
MS sue
Nay young man SAD the ra0o,, "
mus '"o" SPo'rS' WIZ, '''e s'ey mars oil age
10y Ivy ,,a Loa.,, haaJI, UNIV '''''' WIZ
'', Wv Wv '
Inc Stranger "'aue a" cNc"Se' ana inc
lCurhIyeu on some 'l''e 'u,'nor IN s''enc'
ne ohih"ess gre" Tess ana 'Ae asloh'she
raDDl' h'"ng up MS eyes, lonnn mat 'he
hau come 10 'e gates o. Guy w'''ch ne Ia
never neiore seen: let nc knew an IN