Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-12-06

| ally coul0 not. Ills tongue seemed tl
clsave to the roof of his mouth every dror
Of blood in his body stood still. Had be
sacrificed his youth and beauty and brilliant
prospects for this /? The gentle Emily had
never looked as she did at this moment
clnging confdingly to his arm with all a
wife's sweet confidence
And then he remembered sweet Kate
Talbot, and thought vindicitively of Ross
mer Wylie.
"He knew-he must have known tina,
there was two EMILY Montressors. thought
| Gaynor, cencbipg his teeth. "He saw me
( walk into the trap and never opened his
[ lips to warn mo. 0, what fool what a
double distilled block head I have. beeo.'
So he had, but unfortunately it was too
late for this self-apprsciation to be of any
use. He was safely married to Miss Emily
Montressor, but not the Emily. Aud Mr..
Gaynor felt with bitter pang of huriia-
ton. that bis snug little piece Of diplomacy
had been an utter failure.
The Jeweis--A Rabbinical Trssssi-
s-,ssss ~ ton.
The celebrated teacher, Rabbi Meir. sat
during the whole of one Sabbath day in the
public school, iastructing the children. =
During his absence from the house lis Two
sons died, both of them Of uncommon beau
ty, and enlightened in the law His wife
bore them to her bed chamber, laid them
upon the marriage bed, and spread white
covering covering over their bodies. In the
evening the Rabbi Meir came home
"Where are my two sons" he asked,
Chat may give them my blessing? l re-
peasedly walked round the school, and l did
net see them them"
She reached him goblet. He praised
the Lord at the going out Of the Sabbath,
drank, and again asked
"Where are my sons, thatthey too, may
drink Of the cup of blessing? ?"
They will not be far off. !" she said. and
placed food before him that he might eat
He was in a gladstone and genial mood
and when he had said grace after the meal,
she thus addressed him:
rabbi. with thy permission I would ain
propose to the one question.
"Ask it, then, my love-" he replied.
ga few days ago person entrusted some
jewels to my custody, and now be demands
them again. should I give them back 2
'This is question: said Rabbi Meir,
(Which my wife should not have thought it
necessary to ask What! wouldst thou
hesitate, or be reluctant to restore to every
one bis own ?"
"No,'' she replied but yet | thought it
it best not to restore them without acquaint-
ing you Herewith"
She then led him to the chamber, and
stepping to the bed, took the covering from
the dead bodies.
"Ah, my sons. my sons p thus loudly
lamented the father; my sons the light
Of my eyes, and the light Of my understand
ing l was your. father, but ye were my
teachers in the law"
Tue mother turaed away, and wept bit.
tetly. At length abe took her husband by
the hand, and said:
"Rabbi, didst thou not teach me that we
must not be reluctant TO restore that which
was intrustsd to our keeping? Sec; the
Lord gave the Lord hath taken away, and
blessed be the name of the Lord -
BLESSED be name of the Lord p echoed
Rabbi Meir; "and blessed be His name for
thy sake, too, for we'll it is written, Whose
bath found virtuous wife, hath greater
treasure than costly pearls she opened her
mouth with wisdom, and her tongue is the
law of Kindness