Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-08-26
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I The Rabbi Nathan. two -eoIe years aud In,
Walked olamele.s through this evlI Suf-. 81
then
Just a. the almond blo-Somei IA his hAir,
Met Temptation all too strong "a bear,
Ani Ini-erAbiy slnned. so. 444ingnt
9aisehood 10 guilt, he lett has --af, aHI taught
No NOR. aTnpng the cider, bur went "ut
With saekcloth. and with ashe- on IN, De a'
Making has gray locks grayer Long be pfaye1r
shifting has br.ast. then a. the BOX d. 4a-s
Op-n before him Tor the Batb-Dol'- choice,
PausIng % hear that Daughter oi voice.
Behold the royal preachers .ord- "a frieni
LOycth ~ ali tunes, yea unit the end.
And tor the esll day tiny brother iives-
Mars.lIng, he ssI4: Iii l- she Lsra vho sife-
Counsel ln need. A. Ecbatana dEels
Rabbi Ben Isaac, who al men -xnsii-
Ia rlyhis-bu-fses- ami sird,,n. a. tee tie
of l.. aIoH the small a.,.is that The ust.
Bow ~Ith tLear selsht. Nall sIl-e. aBa sE
My sin. before him"
And he went hIsNay
BAr,.foo,,,i fasting long, with many rHa,
But "a a. oa. who. followed uiaWaHts,
Suddenly tn The darknss. g., l. a hand
Thrml 18th his touch his own. aud Ii- e4
iann-d
rs "lpr, subtly ss'e', sni shirpsrs D'sT
az a..Ti- De- laaths. yet caaI4Si ebos-e but h,ar
-. -hils ih- Ravbi journeys chanting os
The W.Il ct Davld's T.u.it.niid woe
I,.ior. hiin ttll the Old {. nptatl.d1 came.
And nsrk,d ham with she rnoii,.n and ti4s -ilr.f
of .uch desire. ihs'. -hudasnng. ne 4hhoIn8
Ham eli. aud Ct, iig migptiiy so toe Lord
60 free hts roul and cast the demon OCT.
smo r. siih the siaI the blankne-- T.u-l about
At length IN 'he low light ola spent Day,
The ;Sscrs II EcbatanA far away
Ko-. the s.--sTt > rim. and Madam, FAINT
Aud iopt-ssre Iauslng ~here. fsT me "a saIsi,
TIE faith Of Islam rvaI-I a doomed ioub,
sa~ oI.. kneeling IN the shadow, whom
lie ,re.tei kindly Nay ia. Haly one
Anss.r tbs IA yer. o stranger" whsrsBIan
. hr shap. stool up with loud cry. snltts
cIa-pei IN each sth,rs arm. thu tao gr-y mro
We, 4. praising BIN Who gracious prosld,i.s
Made their paths one. But siTaightvay. IS -
sense
Oh his tr.nssressaon snote him, Nathan toe
Himself AsAy: 20 Trend beloved, DO more
Worthy am "a touch thee. for came,
Foul from my sins. TO tell thee all my rhaEae,
Hal ,ly thy prayers since n.ught sSsieih Hls
May purge my soul. and make II white like ttlns.
riy ne, % Ben Isaac, have sinned- -
Az. struck Ben Iraae atood. The desert Blnd
Blew ms Ion. mantle back ward. laying bare
The mDurnfal secret Of his shirt Of ha'r.
81 to, % friend, If no; in sct," be said
"In thought have verify sinned. Hast thou A'
read
Better the eye should see than that desire
should wander :" Burning With hidden NE
That tears aud prayers queLch not, con -
thee
For pity and for help, as thou 10 me.
"Pray f,r me. . my friendi' But Naihan fl'a''
..Pray thou for me, Ben Isaac Z"
side by side,
In the low sunshine by the turban stone
They knslt each made the brSiher's voc be vs.
Forgetting in the agony and stress
Of tying love, hts claim Of relasLDess
Peace, for his friend be-ought. his on beo'iI'i
His prayers were answered m anotber's hziD''
And. when At last they ross up To ernbTacr'
Each saw Gods pardon in his brothers lace
Long after, when his hesdstone gathered mo-
Traced on the targum marge II onxei"-'
In Rabbi Nathan's hand, these wofos were
Hone not the cure VI ain till self Is dead
FORGET n in loves service, and the debt
Thou oanst not psy, the angels sh2ii io'sss
Heavens gate IL shut TO HIM who comes A1ob.,
Al laaNas VI