Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-06-18
THE .JEWESS.
A TRANSLATION OF THE RAnBIs.

A TRANSLATION OF THE RABBls.
The celebrated teacher, Rabbi Mier. sal
during The whole of one Sabbath day. in
the public school, instruc,ipg the people.
During his absence from the house his two
sons died, both Of them of uncommon
beauty, and enlightened in tie law. his
wife bore them 10 his bed chamber. laid
them upon the marriage bed and spread
while covering over their bo'iies.
In the evening the Rabbi Mier came
home.
She reached him goblet He praised
The Lord al the going down OF the Sab
bath, drank, and asked
"Where are my two sons. that ! may
give them my blessing? repeatedly
looked around the school, and did not
hotsee them there. Where are my sons,
,ha, they too may drink Of The cup of hles-
sing"
':Tbey will no, be far off," she said, and
she placed food before him tina, he might
cat.
He was in gladstone aud genital mood ;
and when he had said grace after the
meal, she thus addeessed him /:
"Rabb, with Thy permission, | would
lain propose to thee one question"
"Ask it then, love-" he replied.
IA few days ago person entrusted
some jewels TO my custody. and now he
demands them again. Should give Them
up z"
"This is question" said Rabbi MieT,
"whch my wife should mol have thought
it necessary to ask. What! woald'sl thou
hesitate or Le reluctant 10 restore every one
his own?''
no" she replied, "but yet ] thought
it bes, not 10 restore them without acquain-
ting thee herewith"
She then led. him to the chamber, and
stepping to the bed, took the white cover
ing from The dead bodies.
"Ah, my sons my sons !" thus loudly
Iamen,ed the father, "my sors the light
Of my understanding I was your father,
bu, ye were my teachers it the law"
The mother turned away and wept Bit
,erly. A, length she took her husband by
the hana,-and said:
"Rabbi, didsl thou not teach me that
we must not be reluctant 10 restore that
which was entrusted to our keeping 7
See, the Lord gave and :he Lord has taken
away, and blessed be the name of the
Lord !.
BLESSED be the name Of the Lord"
echoed Rabbi Mier; land blessed be his
name for thy sake 800; for welli is writ
Zen, sWhoso has found virluous wife,
hath greater treasure than costly pearls;
she opene,h her mouth with wisdom and
in her tongue is the law Of kindness"
lSRAELITES IN NEW ORLEANS.
/, is computed That there are nearly
five hundred of the descendants of An
cient Israel in this city, of all trades and
professions and we have ascerlained
some facts in regard TO ,hem'which should
be recorded to their honor. We are as
sured that numerous as they are and al.
ways have been amohg among us, not an
individual of that people had been convic-
ted of capital offence; moi one of them
can be found in our peni,enliary; and
rarely can one Of Them be found in the
city prison or charity hospital. nor are
any of their dead buried al The public ex-
pense iu the (" Potter's- field" They have
benevolent society, which makes ample
provision for the support of all their sick
and destitute. and for the interment Of
their dead in cemetry Of their own:-
Would that all Christian denominations
could say so much. They have place
Of worship at the corner Of Common and
Carondalet streets, where they worship
according to the rites Of their fathers.
1t is high time that the unreasonable
prej1dices that have SO long prevailed
among some nominally Christian sects
against that people, wero done away
We are not sure but tina, even now, in
few Of the States of this Union, the Jews
are subjected to "civil disabilities" Let
all such laws be erased from our statute
books. They arc Disgrace to Chris
tian nation. In England, Sir Robert
Peel has lately announced that Govern
ment would ,.briug. forward. a measure to
abolish all such disabilities: The children
of Israel are descended from The nobest
ancestry of any people under heaven, aud
they are truly a wonderful people. They
distinguished for their intelligence and
enterprise, and many of'them are among
our most useful and respectable citizens.