The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-04-26

deal, and he wished to place all he had in
the world under his charge, if he would
accept the trust.
81 wish only" said the person, "to re-
tain enough for my expenses to foreign
land. Once there, it will go hard, if a
prince cannot find something on which to
exercise his wits sufficiently to obtain a
living. If nothing offers nearer, l shall
shape my course to that land toward the
setting sun, where, am told, the distinc-
tions of rank vanish and where every man
is as good as his neighbor."
The Jew promised, and asked when he
would bring his treasure, SO that he might
be able to appoint a private meeting to ar
range their business.
"I have them here" said the prince,
drawing from beneath his vest a wide Cir
die On examination, it was found to
press apart with secret spring, and In Its
recesses which were deeply lined with soft
wool, was found collection of the most
precious and dazzling stones that ever
greeted the eyes of the Jew. Diamonds,
whose lustre was like star, rubles and
sapphires, each of which was worth prin
cipality, were in turn admired and COM
mented OIL. and taken account D.. 1t was
past midnight when the examination was
ended and the accounts finished.
"Now." said the Prince, Il would fain
see where my treasure is to lie, that, in
case anything should happen to you and
your wife, might know where to seek it."
This is precaution of only common
prudence answered the Jew. "You
! shall yourself behold it put in a place of
/ ha
until your return, save in circumstances
N which even the sacrifice Of my life may
be demanded"
The shutters were closed to prevent all
prying eyes. The jew and his wife re-
moved the china from one side of the
closet, and then carefully slipped aside the
panel, which had been so beautifully fitted
that no one ignorant of the secret could
have detected it, the girdle was lowered
into u receptacle beneath the shelf. In a
moment all was replaced. The Prince
bowed his thanks, shook hands with his
new friends, and was soon on the road fly
ing from pursuit.
Months passed into years, and the Jew
worked early and late The beautiful Sa-
rah watched the cradle of her children
with a mothers tender affection. Her
ambition for her sons was not that they
should become great, but good men but
she hoped they would become little moro
successful in life than their piodding, la
: borious father.
Then came the terrible French invasion
and those revolutions which convulsec
all Germany. Frankfort, Hamburg, auc
t Bremen, felt the shock and the poor Jew:
; hunted, pillaged of their wealth, denoun
ced and prosecuted, were scarcely able t.
: escape with their life f.; while the horrible
1 cry of ''down with the jews" prevailed
' over all other sounds, and deafened tn,
ears of the poor Hebrews themselves.
S In this time of alarm, confusion ant
: dread, Sarah Rothschild kept brave wo
: mans heart within her bosom. She dit
=, not blanch from sorrow. but grew NOR
e gloriously beautiful and stately than eve:
4 mother and wife, she lost sight o
herself in heroic love for the dear object
: of her affection The house was ransack
d ed and pillaged-everything of value wa
< taken by the lawless French soldiery, VIII
1 scornfully reviled her husband for com
). pelling such magnificent woman t
drudge out her life in so poor cage
il The persecution did not cease here. E,
It cry Jew who put his head out of door
d was required to take off his hat to Chris
: tian; and if he omitted this act of humi
i iation, he was stoned, and otherwis
d abused.
The proud spirit of Sarah chafed to Sc
It her husband and the brave, beautiful boy
d who dared to rebel against the multitude
s. receive insults and threatepings from eve
d the children of the christians
, X * X
d Years went by. The Prince returne'
s. He had seen both troubles and joyo,
e times in the far country which he ha
" flown to as refuge; and now, with r.
IF renewed health and strength, and brav
strong spirit that was determined to tax
N life as it came, and bear on without mu
ft muring, he settled quietly down ne;
h Frankfort. All around him were trace
n. of the recent struggle with foreign po,
ID er; but as the grass springs up elast
v from the foot that treads it down, so do
I'd city or nation recover itself after the O
", pressors has been trampling within
ce borders.
Mt The German Prince sometimes thong
81 of the treasure he had committed to Il
,n jew; but he knew what his class W
ce reported to have suffered, and felt that
n, those times of extremity, human integrl
Ie must fall before the pbsoluts necessity tn