The Jewish advance. (Chicago, Ill.) 1878-1881, 1880-11-26

Cllllu. w Z nave uO ldtllel llOIt, my
dear Bernhard said he. but let US be
strong as it is the will of God" I
could not shed tear. "Ah, bring me to
his grave, it must be new, very new
Thus saying [ hurried in the direction
Of the graveyard, not far distant
from the charity y-school; my friend
followed me. Here | stood before two
hillocks covering the remains of those
who were so loving and precious to me-
Here / knelt and Heaven was so charit-
able as to melt away anguish into
alleviating tears which poured upon the
fresh graves. Tears are the greatest
favor nature has bestowed on man.
All animals endure silently their pains,
or express their suffering by wild cries
and groans. Man alone can weep, and
each falling tear eases his heart of a
heavy weight.
1t was my fathers last will to be in
tered by the side Of my mother. |
arrived three hours too late to see him
who could not embrace me before his
death. Grant me two days more,
heavenly Goodness, so that | may see
and kiss my son before | leave this
world This was his last prayer which
was not fulfilled, He expired on the
same day l. received his letter at
Munich. He left will in which he
disposed of wi. 1t he had gained by honest
efforts to acquire a competency which
should place my sister and me beyond
the reach of penury. He left fourteen
thousand florins besides our house and
garden. In his will he bequcathed ten
thousand forms to me. the rest being
allowed to my sister and ought not to be
touched for twenty years after his death.
After this lapse Of time the sum, if not
reclaimed by her beforehand, was to be-
come my property. Our house and
everything it now containd assigned to
us both He concluded his will with
pardoning my sister and him who
seduced her, and imposed on me the
dutyanever to reproach her for hesH
fault, but show her all the brotherly
love [ used to before anything occurred.
A few weeks after the tombstone had
been erected over my fathers grave.
Having settled my financial affairs |
began to reflect on what course OF life |
I should take | was for many reasons
little disposed to return to the uniyers
ity, especially on account ofmy aversion
to a sedentary life. [ had the idea,
that man. sent upon earth for so short a
time, should not lose this opportunity
of examining this world and its inhabt-
ants. Itappears that nature, endowing
US with the ability of living everywhere,
had no other end in view. We art not,
tached by necessity to a certain zone,
and ought to avail ourselves Of this dis
tinction. | easily persuaded myself
that one years travelling would improve
me more than three years passed at a
university. My resolution was taken
and | was going to carry it into effect.
AS to MIR. Simmon opinion Of this
step | could not attach much import
ance to it. | in general esteemed much
more his character developed by my
fathers cares than his manner of view
ing matters.
Mr. Simmon at last advised me not to
take my whole capital with me, but add
four thousand florins to those of my
sister and place the amount in a savings
bank. He declared himself willing to
occupy, at moderate rent, our house,
as he had the honor of replacing my
father in his office Of director of the
charity school. This was my fathers
last desire expressed to some authorities
when on his death-bed. 1t was promptly
fulfilled, since it could not be justly re-
fused.
When everything had been arranged
| proceeded on my way to Berlin. | was