True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-12-19

and, whilst ascending rugged pass among
the mountains, her mule fell and she was
thrown. The young Earlach was ascend
ing the same path, and, acting upon the
impulses of warm and generous nature,
rendered her such assistance as the case
required. Struck with her exceeding beau
ty, the grateful expression of those eyes
haunted him aud excuses were not want
ing, from time to time, to enable him to
look again and again upon that face, which
was soon to work such woe to one or both.
The absence of old Ben Hassen, her faith
er, favored the meeting of the young peo-
pie and though on one side, at first, the
feeling was entirely that Of humble graft
tude, mingled with surprise that Naza-
rene could feel aught of interest in Jew
ess, this feeling gradually gave way to one
of tenderer nature. Though lips spake
not, the young Rudolph, of Earlach, or, as
we shall call him, young Earlach, was not
slow to read in the downcast eyes and
changing cheek, whenever he appeared be-
fore her, that his devotion had not been un-
needed or unfelt.
Occasionally, a pang of reproach would
ring his heart, and he determined to see
Zillah no more but, sleeping or waking,
her image was ever before him, and after
, one or two Intellectual struggles, the future
, was lost sight of in the enjoyment of the
present. Not unfrequently he INDUCED the
hope of making her his bride, and fleeing
to some distant land with her until the
, wrath Of his father had passed over, or, as
, he whispered to himself, with all the So
phistry of lover, until she had been won
by him to his purer faith. 1t was whilst
n pondering these things he found himself at
b the door of the Franciscan Chapel, which
t was thronged with suppliants eagerly list
d ening to one of their most popular and fa-
Y natical priests. A thrill of horror perva'
# ded his frame, as these words of Father
>. Ambrose rang through the building: -
= cup, up, men of Zurich, and smite the
e unbelieving race, whose dwelling. within
J. the walls of our fair city has caused the
d wrath of God to fall so heavily upon us
: viii you still linger and cry for mercy
/, while the plague spot is upon your wives
d and childsen, and even the ministers o.
l. Heavens appointment are falling by hun
dreds around you! Away, men of Zurich
d cast out the accursed Jews, even as Jonaf
d was cast out, to still the raging of the sea
While they remain in our land, woe, wot
3, to our people !"
ir This address was received by the kneel
:, ing crowd as command direct from Heav
It en-; they arose in one mass, and rushed
l. from the church, with whatever weapor
l. they CHANGED to have, or could pick up, to
ID wards the Jews quarter of the city; and
ID with fierce cries of "Death 10 the unbeliep
.e ers! moved sullenly on, the multitude
Iy augmented at every step by the eager, th'
curious, and fanatical.
i. Earlach was carried on by the living tide
of He struggled, as only man may struggl
he who has the life or death of one believe,
al object resting upon his efforts, to get with
u out the crowd, that, by nearer route, h
re might first reach the Jews quarter an
d. snatch Zllah, the daystar of his heart
81 from impending destruction.
he At length, finding himself free, he dart
er ed up an obscure and narrow alley, and VI
n expectedly encountered his father. Th
IN. old hero of Laupen, seizing him by the arm
er asked the meaning of his haste, as well 9
KS, the approaching roar of the crowd. II
RS; cause was soon told, and, with every lin
tai writhing with impatience, the young mt
bv sought to be released. He was at last pc
to mitted to proceed, and his father walked o
he sternly revolving in his own mind the pos
for ible reason why his son should be so anS
gs, GUS for the escape of the old Jew. Of t
ase daughter he had never heard. He follow
the multitude towards the devoted dive
she ings, not so much to take part in the bloc
not scene to be enacted, as TO watch the pl
nah ceedings Of his son, and perhaps resc
of him from danger.
The door of Ben Hassen's house "
,wn gained with breathless haste, young E'
be- ZACH tried to burst it open, but in vain.
,ss. then shouted to the inmates to open .qui,
to ly; but no answer came. At last, q W
ex- dow slowly opened from above, and an
lose domestic, peeping out cautiously, asl
,ng- what he wanted.
/, to "0pen the door quickly, good Lev
her cried Earlach "life and death depend
ing on your haste !'' 'es''
like The old man, with trembling hands,
cart barred the door Earlach rushed in,
hose ding Levi bar the door securely after b
h and, springing on before the astonished
lch's mestic, made his way to the apartmt
rich, usually occupied by Zillah. gaus,q
rsion What contrast did that peaceful Oh
sTI yns Der present to the fearful scene Of tur