The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-05-27

Jewish house, it would be an agreeable sight,
in the eyes of God. Meanwhile, who knows !?
/ lit may be a mftztpa* | will come"
&, The conversation was interrupted by ser
want announcing poor woman. 2af
Let her wait moment" said Don Abra-
ham. sa
s'.sA poor woman !'' exclaimed the Rabbi
:" Your marriage is to take place tomorrow,
and you have not yet thought of the poor,
but you allow them to come to you to remind
you of your duty For shame !'' a
ri" My dear Rabbi Raschi," said Don Abra-
ham, you aretoo severe That you may
judge for yourself, l beg you will accompany
me to the woman, and ask. her any questions
you please" ..--e-..E -
They went into the room where she was
waiting, and on being questioned by the Rab-
bi, she answered Aims have been given,
as far as know, to all the poor; but | did
not come here for aims" ..E.-..sss.s r.
Rabbi Raschi was pleased te hear that his
future companion was at least charitable !; he
was therefore silent, while Don Abraham
asked the woman: g What is it you want :?
What can do for you Pr n ..a s5zss11
al want your advice" said the woman
Speak, and be sure you shall have friendly
! adviee.s a
The woman said : 81 am poor widow
with four children, three of whom are quite
| young. Ny eldest son, a youth of eighteen,
| worked for us, and by his honesty and indus
/. try has made us a comfortable though modest
home but now he is i'll, dangerously ILL.,"
Then, my good woman, you must have a
| physician will send you my own DOCTOR"
No, Don Abraham, physician is of no
avail my son is ill through love, disappo;nt-
ed love. There is young girl, poor and
honest, like himself whom he had hoped to
marry but now the poor girl is forced by her
| parents to marry another, rich man,
woman, why do you tell this to me ?''
said Don Abraham.
Because you are the man, Don Abraham;
and now, having spoken, leave you to God
and your eonscience . zsr
What is your sons name Pr asked Don
Abraham family.
Issf," Abraham ben-Manuel" t-
When they were left alone, Rabbi Raschi,
seeing Don Abraham deadly pale, with large
drops of sweat on his brow, said, consolingly,
"After all, it is nothing. I have never, in my
life, heard of a man dying for love.
Have you not ?'' said Don Abraham.
No, indeed not. You may be quite sure
that young fellow is not going to die. Young
folks sometimes make great noise about
their love. After some time, he will find
another woman quite as handsome'-i
There is no other beneath the sun! !o Don
Abraham exclaimed passionately g there is
but one sun in the heavens. Take it away,
and all is dark-thc air is chilly, the meadow
has no verdure, the garden no flower! Take
it away, and you take life away Life with
out love is nothing Oh, the woman was
right"
Well, we'll, Don Abraham, only wished
fort t. a., /
guest to share the grief of his host It may
be disagreeable, nay, painful to her lover but
| honestly think and say that there is no dan
ger, of death. Such sorrows may be over
come; but of course, something must be
done for the family, something of conse-
| quence, even." z-s 5..sar
| =" You are right, Rabbi Raschi; 1 hope I
shall have something arranged by tomorrow.
| Do not forget to come to the mincha"+
| Next day. the Rabbi was punctual at the
palace of Don Abraham, around which an i'm
mense crowd had gathered, whilst through
the gate flowed a magnificent stream of guests,
I who eagerly brought their congratulations to
the rich owner of the palace
The hruppa, or baldachin, under which
the wedding ceremony was to be performed,
was erected in the court, the marble pave
ment of which was strewn with flowers. The
prayer having been said, the bride, preceded
by a band of music and by torches, was
led into the court, when the notary
read the marriage contract, upon which
/ Don Abraham said: "Thers is but
one little thing to be corrected; the
name of the bridegroom is not Abraham ben
Gerson, but Abraham-ben-M Manuel; have
only been the Schatchan.t In all other re-
spects the stipulations are unaltered, and
leave Abraham ben Manuel to conduct my
business, whilst / travel abroad Hollo! let
the musicians and the torch bearers accompa-
| ny Abraham ben Manuel and his relatives
into the court.''
"oh,'' cried Rabbi Raschi, "thou art wor-
thy, indeed, to be my companion in Para
disc b 4
At first, the Rabbits exclamation was un
needed; but he afterwards related his dream
to Don Abraham, who replied good-humor-
edly.: i am glad to hear it; it is so pleas
ant to have good neighbor; and, besides,' -
he added with quivering lips, e shall come
Esingle." -. .r..
Since then, eight hundred years have
elapsed. We may all see, in short time, il
they are seated together" r."-Cham,be,ss Jour
a good action.
The afernooa PRAYER with which the marriage