, 1870-12-25
THE REP VAN WIAELE OF THE
TALMUD.

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THE REP VAN WIAKLE OF THE
TALMUD.
Sfeerfns< seventy sumsuc., ,.-fa~
/ Rnhht Con.ah.
! Tho storJ- 81 the RAsti Coaish h.s besa.rs.
Produced f7f the Jt1t*st Aessen;e1, and l.
| chiefly remarkable fssn its resenh1srce. ic,
oue Il two re4nculszp, to the world .ranovn
as-U CT Flip San N;rklc, which Wa,hirg4or
l1riEE gave ,.he world, cnti which aas basn
revived in the i.na by VI. Joseph JeEe;sou-
The Raj bi ua-- Learned atove bis peers, sc.i
| u.ny teverencei hin for his wisdo;a ,oj eru
Of thst charity aad fo1ethouCht which shouId
lrduco individuals to -n1.3AA- provision Tor
thofe soning al.e7 the1a, ard .togaforo Il.
received the ste.a-sssscn. :.
di*pls5ea : hesassiaes= ssu zeal ohieh 1s-u, Il
salts OF ~ laSor. ooniah regarIed ii va,
Astouiahmtut, 4na cer-ain degree ot coz
teopt. For il isa -s>.uon OF tho Talmuti
th.s 1 carpe-t1ce does uok bear frIit till soy
ertr >. ars Merit hiss keen planted
e DO you expect to oat OF the frn.t Of this
t1ee = tho l;abhi aele3, with shrrg Of dis-
Rsobi,~ answered Tho old man aeckiv.
this fed abounded With carob-t1ess laden
with fr,rst. Ny fathers 2sa planted them for
me !; pAnt thu tree for my children"
ConiaE turned swAy nrfmuEing: l" For his
clildren- Blind, how biud Wa are We live
in this wo:ed but a briet're1iod, nd yet pre-
sume to pI,yile far these who will coma aiteg
If. They s3ust die as wei. ~ We. Our e1ist-
ence vas NOS given Us merely for this World
Evety man ought II consider his heavenly
life, and foreso AllR or interest about ths
few days th.t be and osh=rs5 will apend here.
Wess il Cur let, or tte lot o. ,our children, is
Of iittie account. We a1e dc7tned fer heaysu.
II that is eno7ssh"
Wh,le he wIs mehtatinc, IN this msnasr,
Corsah iay doxa upon tbs sound. FasiinE
The sensation OF hunger he Grew forth from
ing hia reaec..oa- Presently he hecana
drossy. and fell .s1t.ep. Ee awoks no. all
that day. uor during tho night, Tha day ro-
tnr1tdr and the uistt begun sgain, and still
he slept. Thus passed manydays and nights
during which he awcks not A vail Of 1tona
WAS erected over him b1. miracle, and slut
hia hora the sight o. n en-
Tfus for years he II ' inesrea-3ied Al ia q
tomb. Genesations pass ed away, and nume1-
Gus e7en.s occurred TO ch anga the aspect OF
plished, and the stony 81 oa,cbe disappeared,
restoring Ccniah once ma.ee to the light OF
the day. He swoke as tho aua nscendrd tbs
meridian, and exclaimed:
'Ver.ly, have slept long. 1t was a little
before the dusk It evening when 1sy down;
ahd now the sun ia midway in the sky
He aroee and walked to the plsce where he
had reproachtd the old m41, who planted thu
t1eo for poste1ity- Dehold, T. WAS fnIly grown,
md N : boy stood nesr to il, exiting Of its fruit,
My young ftiend. who Planted that csrob
tree -
Not l." rc1lesl the youth "lor il yeqni1>,
nssny yeaEs for such tree to mature and
yield its fruit Ny father declared to c1o that
ms grandfather planted it,"
Csniah heard this with = feeling Of horror.
There can be no nistake, s1id he to him
eelf. - Here it il thAt reonked the OLD ra.p.
and there lay down ard slept- The tte,
beans fl ult,- and have been sleeping foS asy-
eniy Jears.
Fall Of anxiety, he directed his footstep.
toward The city whese he had dualt. But ha
eeon [Auesd in sad ba*ildermaut. THO CID
path bad gone, aud tho familiar trees and
landmarks had dieappeared- The houses h1d
pu. on AZ unfamiliar appearance. Everything
around him was stIauEs and new.
At length be di.covered the way, and IL
came to the city. 4 multitude nWHmed in
the streets. Coniah looked sharply, but no
face could lie desoty that had been oro<
rni1ezs but now hs WAS not Recognised By
any one. For him WAS no welcome, no word
OF greeting. 4 terrible sense Of fsol1tiou
came over INN. lie was alone IN the midsk
Of that crowd, as much 70 AZ i he had BEEN
augniah OF that hour. faint hope only
1emaIned to mitigate the derceneas OF his
despair.
No more. said be to him.etf, !. no more
hare fEit nds and acqasius1ncef. But my
family yet remaius 70 me. With them +
LAY 5et hnd home, and consolation, aad
pasce-h
With throbbing heart he ha.tened to tho
house where he had dEelt. Eut ~ he went
Afcrg il confidence abatod. lie could not
,ee 1eecsnIzs = his home, neither The N,u. nor the
Of he eeitation be entered Children were at
play: tier mother aidett in tloir sports.
W::i!s the father. a halo middle sged man. was
at his work The moment that Coniah wAs
perceived, all we're still. aud regarded him
with apprehension and looks OF suspicion
Addressing himself to the man. lie said:
.Call for me tho SIN Of ConiAb."
"lhe son Of Conal,." exclsinasd this n,aa
in aston oIstment- "11e is.s long ein;o slept
With hi- fathers"
.who, ther, are you :" Corfah a.sed.
:. am the Grandeon Of Conish."
Oyelloyed. CoDish extended his a<Es to EN-
brace him, e1c!ainius s. AM your grand
father. :"
-o1;,,, Sut Tho gs.nd:on eluded lis earo.ses. sal
''iou ny grandfather No: nover saw
ron, and know you Eot.
The distracted Coniah began 10 tell .he
story Of Lis wenderful sleep, and to entrcst
fcr the affection Of his grandson. But ths
latter ehook his head ard ans nswered:
- You mHy remaln here with me aud do
what sea please. But do not ask mt love.
have never seen you before and Know Tou
So ccniah remsinrd. Eut his life wss
rretched., There was no memory to connect
other. He was in solitude, although sur
1onnded By living persons; for they rad
never seen him before, aud their hearts we-e
not opened toward bin. He was never mara
thsn stranger who abode with thom,
He visited the elderly men OF tho city, b1t
no one could recognize him They remain
Le1ed the name Of Coniah. the groat Habit,
but when he attempted to make hius4al{
lncEn ther rePulsed hin angrily, easings
lyon are imposing upon u.s. Coniah hss
rnt be be-"
50 be wandered shout with his terribls sor- =
row, seeking some knsm.n or friend 10 lovs
and comfort him. Nut 1t Wa in vain. Hs
could be received nowhere without mama;
ecouted AZ IN itnroetor.
One day be entered into the college, whero
once he lad been Accustomed to teach aud
receive homer. To avoid reproach hs ferebore
TO mention hia name or speak Of himf elf
;,,enta e. b;s e. was gong and b.
n'nn argued he wuu!d quote Coniah, hia
ru'ee, his esauplee. a1s opinions. - men
speak Of one for long tins Head There
sat the living Cornish, trd dared rot utter
word. It was iutole.-hi9; he wept bitterly,
and his ch.rks hosed with s-alding tears.
When he left the college. his anguish WAS
mere than he could toes. The changed fAeae
around him, tie terrible solitude IN the midak
Of his fellow.men, tue absence Of every tie
between him and them, overpowered him.
Falling upon the ground. he turned his faca
to the tky and cried 10 the Lord:
" My God. aE- deserted. Give ma, I i'm
plore Thee. the soc5a4x Of man. or lat me die
an alone in lie world o. take mo henca
10 Thee"
His prayer Vas beard. W6akuess CANA up.
N Kim, and Il ) few days ha espiroa.
Na&nErnmm aRteA1.
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