The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-08

tkat the seed Of Abraham vas about g
s annihilated. ats restoration de-
bends entirely upon You,' said the
yonnr Jew: amarry my sister.
would willingly, "said the almoner, +but
!, i against the law. ! am an Essenian J
/ have made vow never to marry the
law enioins the strictest observance OF
! VOW: the Jewish race may come to an
end. if it must be 50; but to prevent =
/ viii certainly not marry your sister,
beautiful and amiable as admit she IS.
.safv two eunichs," resumed the jew,
..ean he of no service in this affair; l
will therefore marry.:her myself, if you
have no objection, and yOa shall give
the usual marriage benediction.
had hundred times rather beembowelled
by the Roman soldiers" said the al
moner. than to be instrumental to your
committing incest: were she your sister
by the fathers side only the law would
allow your marriage, because there Is no
certainty about a child's father but
as she is your sister by the same mother,
such a marriage would be abominabie.
II can readily admit, !. returned the young
man. ssthat il would be crime at Jerus-
lem, where / might see many other
Young women. one Of whom | might
marry: but in the isle of Padrabanca,
where see nothing but coeoas, pineap-
pies. and oysters, Iconsider the case 20
be very allowable. After the expiration
of fourteen years the mother died; and
the father said to the almoner, "haTe
you at length got rid Of your old preju-
dices? viii you mary my daughter
aGod preserve me from it, !" said the Is
senian. "Then," said the father, y
will marry her myself, come what will Of
It. for I cannot bear that the seed oi
Abraham should be totally annihitated
The Essenian, struck with mex.
irresistible horror at such a proposition
would dwell no longer with a man who
tbns violated and defiled the law, ano
!
fed. The new-married man loudly
called after him, saying, stay here my
friend, am observing the law OF nature
and doing good to my country; do mo-
abandon your friends" The other suf
fered him to call and continue to cal
in vain; his head was full OF the law
and he stopped not until he had reached
| by swimming, another island. This wa
| the large island of Attola, highly poPu
Ions and civilized; as soon as he landed
he was made a slave. He compliance
bitterly of the inhospitable manner II
which he had been received; he was tolt
that such was the law, and that eve
| since the island had been nearly sur
nrised and taken by the inhabitants 0
| that of Ada, it had been wisely enactei
that all strangers landing at Attoi
should be made slaves. "ltis impossible
that can ever be law" said the Essen
Man. s'for it is not in the Pentateuch.
He was told in reply, "that it was to- b
found in the digest of the country, an
| he remained slave; fortunately h
had a kind and wealthy master, VIII
treated him very well, and to whom b
become strongly attached. Some mul
Iderers once came to the house in whic
he lived. TO kill his master and carry 0
his treasure. They inquired OF To
slaves if he was at home, and had niue
money there. !, /.
"We assure you on our oaths," sal
the slaves, 'sthat he is not at home, an
has no money" But the Essenian sait
athe law does not allow lying; swes
to YOU that he is at home, and that b
j has great quantity of money"
The master was in consequence robbe
and murdered; the slaves accused Il
Essenian. before the Judges of having b
trayed his master; the Essenian sal
that he would tell no lies and that notl
ING in the world should induce him
tell one; and he was hanged. II. NJ