Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-09-03
MONTPELIER, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1916.
A YOUNG JEwEss OF TANGIER.

tFrom appeal the Jewish Nation by E. L. Milford Esq.,
1t appears that nothing more is required to make
q Christian or Jew Mehometan, by their law,
than the deposition of two witnesses Of their hav-
ing pronounced the words, "There 10 no God but
God, and Mehomet is the Apostle of God" A
gainst this testimony the protestation of the Jews
are in vain, aud the penalty of recantation is burn
ing OF the stake.
There was young Jewess of respectable fam
lily residing in Tangier, summoned before the Cadi
by two Moors, who deposed to her having pro-
nounced their profession of faith. This she utter
ly denied, but In vain, and the Cadi decreed her
conformity TO lslamism on pain of death. But the
affair became public and reached the ears of Nlua
Abderaahman, to whose decision it was referred.
Whatever might have influenced her accusers,
there could be no doubt of the motives of the Sui
tan in enforcing the decree, which was to obtain
another toy for his harem in fact, SO well known
was his character in this respect, that from the
ment of her being ordered to his presence, no one
expected any other result--for few possibly mag
ined, nor did the Sultan HIMSELF that she would
have courage to brave the alternative rather than
abandon the faith of her fathers. Such, however,
was the case. She was first sent to the Sera
where every means were employed to shake her
onstancy,-lhreats, Establishments, and the most
brilliant promises, were made by turns, and were
equally unsuccessful Even her relations were al
lowed to see her. TO ondeavor by their persuasions
to divert her from her resolution but with q firm
ness which, against such assaults, could have been
the effect only of the deepest conviction, this young
and noble creature held fast to her integrity,
and calmly chose HORRIBLE though honorable
death, rather than the enjoyment of an ignominous
existence Of shame and infamy.
"The Jews came forward with offers of i'm
mense sums of money to save her, but her fate was
rrevokably decided, and the only mercy the baf.
fled tyran could afford his young and innocent vic
tim was, to allow Of her being beheaded, instead
of being burnt alive. had an account of the clo-
sing scene by an eye witness, who was one of the
guards at the execution; and although as body,
there is nowhere more dissolute set of irregular
soldiery than the Morocco Moors, yet he confess
ed to me that many of his vice hardened compan-
ions could not refrain from tears and that he him
self could not look with dry eyes sight of such
cold blooded atrocty.
"This beautiful young creature was led out to
where pile ready for firing was raised for her
last couch her long dark hair flowing disheveled
on her shoulders, she looked around in vain for
heart and hand that could succor, though so many
pited her. For the last time she was offered with
the executoner and pyre in all their terror before
her-her life, on condition of being false to her
God she only asked for few minutes for prayer,
after which, her THROAT cut by the executioner,
according to the barbarous custom of the country,
and her body consumed on the fire."