The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-02
1LEiRyED 0ERMiN RaBBL
Aud How Tic wrapped Three Cincinnati Ed
tor. In Mnnx Shoots Of Eoolscnp.

tlfcNoi the tllclnn0tl newspapers, nus pech IT,
full and people have wondered at tho
lavish expenditure Of our cntcrprlsing editors.
Thereby hangs the following tale:
Ono day while Field Marshal Murat Halsteol
was sitting in his sanctuary cutting out flvo-
pointed stars with his little scissors-onc OF his
most dclt ts-thcre loomed upon
tho editorial horizon no less parsonage than
learned rabbi at tho head OF ono Of the largest
and wcalthiest synagogues in Cincinnati. He
was in constant correspondence with " learned
German rabbls" in Europe and IT occurred T.
him that perhaps their letters could be made
available as foreign Correspondence Tor the
readers Of tho Commercial Those raDbis tho
reverend doctor had known In Europe. some as
fellow students. others az spiritual brethren,
and they wero all gentlemen and scholars.
This Intelligent suggestion. projected over an
immaculate white tie. and vouched for by
brilliant pair Of eyes cleaning with the Drc Of
intellectthrough goldrmmed spocaclos. struck
tho susceptible editor In tho right place. and
very soon the only difficulty In the way was re-
moved by tho proiier Of services as translator
on the part Of the learned rabbi. In fact. no
would undertake to translate the correspond
HheG, arrise ,nv su,9fc,s r ulie erpt w t,pirv
saving all Intermediate trouble or concern TO
IN editor Apd he dil- ln due time NE coz,
oil we'll Soon tho Commercial wnr noted for
tho regularity volumiuousness. and Interesting
character Of its letters from trunktof, from lier-
other German cities, but most of tho " learned
rAblis" were in the cities named. The letters
gossip the art news AMI 'nit-chat. the literary
titbts. the compleNiop and movements OF noll.
tics the war talk and criticism Wit! hero ana
there a spice II courfly Grim. con-. Just to make
,"'Riaid 1srskai Ngrat il irtead vac dellghted;
likewise the rlbhlnienl Doctor ot Divinity, for
NJ n was good rny So thinga ilOatai along
cgma intS his ofls about 2 o'ri iek in the alter
double envelopes enclosing his precious Euro
pSan l9iters FROM II great eontincntal sani,ais.
thin blue fooscap-Iust ~" thing for foreign
letters. But there got to be TOO much Of II, and
So he eralicalsd, n LITTLE. began to pick and
choose. yet sull found a uniform excellence.
All, those German rahbis welo SO learned. thoy
had, 80 much knowledge at command, wore 50
nothing at ali about tho unquestionablc superb
ofify 81 the TRANSACTIONS.
The Field Marshal hardly knew what TO do
Jove II war either that or surreniorh columns.
and ms he never gives up. heIsacrlilcei. But
the p d. was not Offended, an r. SAD he one
les I ray dem sharman, ralSs Tor dis sorr,s-
pondence. You zee doy hat bleniy on bat,rials.
2a9 %r aa dsy aa hero las RI to
charge for, so mooch." And he continued 10
ehsrsG and i9sesd opay Tor nearly 5wo years
>
with European correspondcnce and II very
soon became almost rs bad cQse as the CONF
uiDcial. Its Berlin correspondence was most
prominent. and upon comparison with tlic Com;
iercidi proved to 30 SO nicely calculated and
arranged 10 never 70 conflict.
Fact was that Deacon Richard Smith was
spurrel into the enterprise Icy tho celebrity OF
the Gomnf,cidps letters; ana being q Truly
Commercial colorado had ceased to pan out as
generously rs il had some months previously .
And so two aront dailies OF Cincinnati relolecd
In til ttllsr pos al
eign born population began 10 sl.ken on inc
low diet Of the German press. They tw itted
Ha-sanrex with tho mcAnness and mcagrcncss
OF has iOreisn news. and throntenedto quit, dr 2
DO better. They were not satisfied either with
q, rman TRANSACTIONS " the COMMERCIALS let
tors; they thought If the Commercini and the
Ga'e!t. coul puve corr ;r0rden g from Berlin,
he ToNs'ian, and that brought Hassaurek TO
Tx here. Halstead. wonder i'll can't
make some sort II IN arrang mcn' With you 70
publish til European cOrrc-p ynicn'" snuiia-
neOusly asked ligssaureN, would hkg 70
d. it. Ny readqla hia crazy Tor TIE ID ior-
Ccrla.nl} hrcouiI, and the letters were pub;
lif lvi spontaneously ln tl' comm i1l anu
in the ,obsi'n. ga ! that wl- god fora while,
l1' only '1ra white. f1r the rcstl' - spirit had
; 'll.G lA, GcIIluA editor 4ad Dc came back.
L0okA w.. uais, 'ad, have y.u uuy lcc-
on.c I'm lhr original iovnl- moon the G'ruau
l.ter- themselves. before the Doctor ,rans!at s.
n. Hale,eal hal none apl would see about
Iwigh you would" c2ptinued The man Il
to g.t IL some toricspinla from ..Dula,
POsth some of my readers would Ike it, And
that was forthcoming in time. Tor remember
thlss transactions covered period Of two
rrar- nr more. Tho cOrrnsI mi noe IT m
Dula-resth arrived. and was Just Us interesting
Bill The orisinai iercrs7 Yes they camo too
and hAssaur"t Sol gis c.ntrh u4on tl'ln' 1hh
coyrry. Look here, Halstsqd, would it strlke,
you us somewhat rtmar AGhle II those rn' nls
German letters and thc Doctors trans l0ti ms
We're written in thcVery same hand = This with
a satanic smile.
NY, XXI T;GfponfasA he Ella Es,s In M"F ri o
icnsifed and dash Of triumphant mischief
leaped from the Austrians biz black eyes ~ he
rcpradu9cd ihe true 2rgip9is n -, German a.
Cincinnati rabbi's ." bold. legible German
The Then there wos laughter and indignation red
The fast s. Ilolsi9ai" sa!d HqSsaurek. "
a aS s9 mSch MGl s SSsha o SSa S
in iRc fntie Library, and Al No same time
produce suoh an 9nQrpVuS qpaSuy OF trains
s "H and was Vas s IS" VIII b. re rsnarHee ' si
larty between Tue publications u news AMI the
AZ luck would havc It. tho Truly GOOD Deacon
| dropped in on business soon niter-for he Nisits
| the worldly lialstcad OecasloLalIy-@nd he too
was euli9htencQ
How much all tho rabbi got ont q You fol
TINT forr.gn correspordep'o " asked liairtead
AoY MS %ns a !e4alnf Iu si'ynIJelG wen
truce thr strNreth ~ l.s forces m th"r" wa,
something in nnistegd : Sye and the pu'Ner 4
| hie urows. tmt Deacon ~ elarl smith cQuln'
| get away FROM an he rylusthnuy Wuud ny &
| three or four hunifed dollars "Nnyf' aske'
! he,
! pen-iVc NNrGt. thgl b. hc had al out 0f,oel
! hunfred dolHrs ont Of ma for TRANSMITTING III
! foreign naWs out VI tho lles IA the lupll
! Library. That ~. tIDrc about il, IS vt tia
We wore all nicely soli-you, Hassaurck, an
| myself"
All the parties ora alive and doing weL
unthinz At Long Brnnch.
Hear mo. ohl Sc pleasure hunters We who md the city
lN
Fonf ar,am matIons Branch bathing ia sport ths
| can't hr boat
Hear. Will sc. sat to story how ms moCor. only So
| ~ tlat Same ioul l.asl'l Was taken 40 ana u.ue.