Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-09-09

want and nakedneSS, crushed by |
poverty, and the kingdom of Heaven
receives both, and sets both on a
level. Woe is mer' and he would
have rushed from the chamber had
not the merchant stayed him.
"Rabbi," he said, II know my
duty to God and man, and l prac
tice it as best cam
"Profane one! exclaimed the old
man. "Trust not your strength.
When the ungodly are as green as
the grass. and when all the workers
of wickedness do flourish, then shall
they be. Destroyed But just
then there flashed before the Rab-
bis eyes that golden throne. beside
his own, on which was written the
name of the merchant.
"Come with ME-" said Abraham,
taking the old Mans hand; Ito
morrow my daughter is to be mar
ried. and to-day I am going to
make presents to the poor of our
tribe They are now assembled to
receive my aims"
"And to whom is your daughter
to be married ?" asked Raschi. "To
a rich Gentle, may be? ~
mo-" answered the merchant,
mildly. ITO my clerk. He is not
wealthy, but he is upright and use
full, and on his marriage I shall
make him my partner
| They descended the stairs to the
hall, in which the poor were assem-
bled. The rich Jew gave them
abundant aims, and as each received
his gift they left. One old woman
remained She pressed forward,
| and Abraham extended to her lit
tie purse.
"Non' she exclaimed, thrusting
the money aside; Il have not come
to beg, but for advice"
"Speak, wherein can I advise
you? Draw nearer to me-"
The woman approached him and
began: Il am poor widow, hard
ly supporting four children. All my
hope was fixed on the marriage of
my eldest daughter, to him whom
my dear husband, now no more, had
betrothed her. He was an orphan,
brought up in our house, and when
he left US, he gained an honest and
respectable livelihood; and l hoped
when he married my Marian, that we
should have been raised from our
penurv. But alas! his eyes have
been blinded by prosperity, and he
is about to marry a rich wife, and
desert my daughter.
Woman! why do you come
about this matter to me - inquired
the merchant; how can ] give Ma
rian back her betrothed ~
You can do so,'' replied the
widow, ''for that young man will to-
morrow be your son-i law.
Don Abraham started back dis
mayed For sumo moments he did
not speak. After while, however,
he broke the silence, and said to the
cd woman
Did the young man love your
Miriam
Il am sure, very sure, he did"
Il will inquire into the matter y
said the merchant, turning away.
well, now,' spoke Raschi, as
they ascended the stairs together.
This is a bad business. However,
: see what must be done. Be gen
erous, give the young WON an. Mi
rian, a decent sum ofmoney-"
Come here Tomorrow; be pre-
, sent at the wedding. By that time
l shall have decided for myself what
is best to be done"
On the morrow, at the appointed
hour, having finished his morning
/ prayers, the Rabbi Raschi betook
himself to the palace of him who
was to be his co.nrade in Paradise
There he found throng of guests,
of all ranks, filling the rooms. Mu-
sic played, and tables groaned under
viands of the richest and most rare
descriptions. Raschi with difficulty
pushed his way through the crowd
to the chamber of the master. Don
Abraham was dressed in a magni-
fcent blue velvet robe, embroidered
with gold pomegranates, of which
the seeds were rubies. Around him
were clustered the grandees of the
town. On seeing Raschi, he, how
ever, advanced toward him, and ex
tended to him his hand.
The wedding ceremony soon be
gan in the court all was prepared
an awning was spread; the bride
f yelled in white was led forward by
2 two ladies. Then came the bride
groom accompanied by two gentle
men, and the guests followed, eacl
l with a lighted taper in the hand
From q balcony band played anC
l choirs sang. A Rabbi read alouo
and distinctly the contract, and the
acceptance Of the bride groom into
e partnership with himself, as Abra
hams donation of the bride. Ther
: the bridegroom took gold rims
and placed it. on the brides finger
Y with these words: BE to me wee
by means of this ring, according to
e the law of Moses and of Israel"
The Rabbi then gave the pair hi
: blessing. A crystal goblet wa
=? Used in the air and then shiveret
r to atoms on the pavement, and al
the people shouted, "Maseltob ?
e good luck.
v Don Abraham, when this ceremo
t ny was concluded stepped up to th'
e bride and gently raised the veil from
her face.
f God of our fathers ?" cried tn
h bride, staggering backward, lit i
Miriam ~
The crowd remained silent, a