Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-04-26

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something in a language which none
of them understood.
It should be mentioned here, that
Abraham Chorkoy is a man OF salow
oppearance, tall and lean, looking like
genuine Russian jew, with long
black whiskers and beard, black eyes
and a long Oriental nose, and that be-
fore his sickness he understood no
other language than Hebrew and
little Russian, being one of those Tilt
crate Jews found in such large num-
bers in that part Of the world. Now
the man began to speak in language
unintellisible to every one around
him. The physician who was sum-
moned did not understand him. with
contempt he pushed away his wife and
children whenever they attempted to
come near him, aad the doctor gave
it as his opinion that in consequence
Of the typhus the fellow had become
t insane. The despair of the family
, lasted many days. His wife had in
: the meantime sent to Tamboy for his
parents but on their arrival Abraham
would not recognize them, did not
understand their language and ap-
) peared to be angry that no one under
stood him. After a week ne rose
from the bed, his wife gave him his
clothes as worn by him before ms
sickness, the usual habits Of the Rus
sian Jew. lie examined them closely
,and laughed heartily, He wanted to
i run out but the people quickly Shut
,he doors, fearing he would catch
cold lie remained in the room pac'
mo It with meditation. Passing, a
% looking-gla he behcld his figure IN
it; lie stopped before the mirror
Q. amazed. touched his curls, his big
nose, his long beard, and burst out
laughing, but then all Of a sudden be-
came quiet and earnest and in deep
meditation. His wife and parents.
=, who had witnessed this strange be
hayior, looked at each other with as
:? tonishment and it now appeared te
them that the man before them wa'
not their Abraham Chorkoy, but
stranger. But Abraham's forehead
'e,' bore still the black line with which he
was born, 50 that even the physicians
who had attended on the patient 10
ld' nearly two months had to laugh q
the idea. Abraham Chorkoy looke'
ofen ont of the window and SCENE
to surprised at the country about MIN
and one day he made strong efforts t
nas run away. The family now decide
to call in the government physical
and other doctors, who, after caret
examination, pronounced him tho
oughly sane. Although they did NJ
understand the tongue in which
spoke, they recognized it as a resuI
70, language, well articulated Th'nkln
So ; he could make himself understood
'D' writing, Abraham wrote few In
ling OH piece Of paper, which the phy'
clan read, but without comprehendlI
now their meaning The writing is IN
plair, good hand, in Latin letters b
end the language was unintelligible to a
~ and no one could make out how Abb
you ham Chorkoy came to use Latin en-
acters.
}. So th,ncs went OH until it W
agreed to take Abraham to st. fete
BURG, to the medical university
hear the opinion of the promine
rom scholars. As soon as Protosser I
a'hI low heard the language Of Abrah'
TO he recognized 1t forthwith as Eng
the Expressed immense pleasure at bel
enabled to make himself understoc
'ea'' and after some conversation Profess
aims Orlow pronounced hun to be a W
ye'' intelligent Englishman.
'''ny "But for Gods sake J! cried
was wife, chow uoes my husband come
no'' be English, and how did he forget
noe.' ' Hebrew language? 2
'hlch Professor Orlow listened with
man tonishment to the story OF A5raha
led II life. and would not believe that he
sr OF been a common, illiterate Russ
re Oh Jew. He asked Abraham in Eng
ho'a who he was and whence he came,
DE IN Abraham replied in the same
ea'ne guage:-'I am from British Coll
'oKeo bia. in North America /; my ma
nding towr ia New Westminster. | h
q BE- there a wife and one child living,
ought God on,v knows how I came here
u "''0 to this woman"
'e se- 1t is easy to imagine the g
man amazement on all parts. The pr
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