The Jewish advance., 1880-06-04
No. 1O4.

Petersburg. It was a short time
after the Russo Turkish war. The
Brigadier General, Jermoloy Petrowitch
Chasanow, came to the city of Poltawo
to inspect the troops stationed in the
vicinity. After having fulfilled the du-
ties of his commission, he inquired Of a
Jewish carpenter for an old Israelite of
the name of Chasanow, who used to live
in that city. He learned that the same
had removed to a neighboring village,
and ordering a carriage he Immediately
drove out to that place, found the house,
and, entering, met an old lady: the sec
ond wife of Mr.. Chasanow. He asked
her for her husband and the old woman
frightened almost to death to see such a
high officer in her house inquiring for
her husband, went out to call him from
the garden In few moments there
stood before the general an old man
ragged and barefooted, trembling with
fear.
Have you a relative at the capital?'
asked the general.
No, your excellency, not a single
one"
But try to recollect, perhaps you
have forgotten, for he has given me very
friendly greetings for you when left
for Poltawa."
know of no relatives there, your
| eXcellency," stammered the old man.
Z" Perhaps you have son i'll the
army ?"
Tears came into the eyes of the old
man and with heavy sigh he answered
es, twenty eight years ago they took
my boy away from me to enlist him in
the army He was nine years old and a
sickly child, and it is almost impossible
for me to believe that he is still alive
he has surely long since found an un-
timely death, and is resting in some
lonely grave for [ have never heard one
word from my dear boy all these long
years, and the old man wept like child.
The general could stand it no longer,
clasping the old man to his heart he
called out Look at me my dear, dear
father Thy son is the general stand
ing before thee !" This was too much
joy for the feeble old man Of seventy
two years, and he fell fainting to the
floor The son knelt down by the side
of his father caressing him tenderly and
calling father, father. 1t was a scene
fit for the brush Of a Raphael or Ram
! brandt, and for man to look upon and
laugh and weep.
In 1916, the venerable Moses Monte
fore, of Ramsgate. England, the world
renowned philanthropist, undertook a
voyage to Russia to intercede with Gar
Nicholas, in behalf of his oppressed
brethren. Herman Reckendort, in the
fourth volume of his interesting work,
Geheimnisse der Juden," Mysteries
of the Jews, gives the following inter
esting account of the visit of this famous
gentleman to Russia, and his audience
with the autOcrat. In the winter of the
year '46, Sir Moses Montefore resolved
to make the perilous journey to the
land OF snow and frost. He arrived in
St. Petersburg on a Friday afternoon.
and found it very difficult to obtain an
audience. He took a stroll through the
streets of the Russian Metropolis, on
the shores of the Neva. Towards even
ing he was accosted by Jewish soldier,
requesting him to come to minien, he
went with him, and in his house he
found number of Jewish soldiers con-
gregated to perform the Friday evening
services, and was delighted with the
earnest devotion of his brethren. At
last an audience was promised him, and
it was arranged that he should be re
ace at 10, A. NJ. On the appointed day
dressed in full uniform of Sheriff Of
London and was standing in the hall
looking at the statue Of Peter the Great
erected opposite, when all at once a
hand was laid on his shoulder, and
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