Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-05

suffering himself to be dragged along. bu.
/ doing his best 10 keep pace with the man 8
/ long strides, nor did rs murmur at tha
/ blows and thrusts dealt him from time -
| tine by his father from the other side.
! During some minutes they were still
! traversing the Christian part Of the city. A
! single loud cry for help would have bros nj
! rescue, Z few words % the -eSCuers would
! have reused mob OF fierce Men and tho
/ two Jews would have paid with their lives
. for the deeds they had not yet committed.
I But Simon Abeles uttered no cry and
! offered no resistance. He had said that he
/ feared not death, and he had spoken the
| try =. not knowing what manner OF death
was TO be his. Onward they sped, and IN
| the vision the way they trdversed
seemed TO sweep past them, SO
that they remained always in sight
/ though always hurTying on. The Chris
tian quarter was passed, before them hung
/ the chain OF ore Of those Gates which gave
| access TO the city Of the Jews. With = jeer
and an oath the bearded sentry Vra.ch "a
I them paSS-the martyr and MS tCrturGrS.
| One word to him. even then. and the butt
OF lis heavy ha-berd would hare broken
Lewis arm and laid the BOYS father in the
dust. The word "as not spoken. On
! through the filthy ways. OF and On. through
narrow courts and tUrtUOuS PASSAGES 20 3
dark, low doorway. Then, again. the vision
showed but an empty street, and there was
silence for space, and = horror CT long
waiting in the falling night
Lights moved ". i'm the house. and then
enc window after another was bolted and
barred from within. Sill the silence En-
dureJ until the et.r WIS grown used 10 It
ana could hear sounds very fIr OF. from
deeD down be-Ow tic house itself, but the
walls did not open and the scene did rot
change. A dun noise, bad 10 hsar re-
4 y
another and anOth.r-the sounds OF cruel
blows upon human body. Then d pause
Wit thou reuUuuce IL" asked the voice
Of Lazarus.
"Kyrie elaison, Christie eleison.'' came
the answer, brave ,.ni clear.
Lay on, Lew, and let thy arm be
strong!'
And again the sounds Of blows. reeullr,
mercilesS, came Up from the bowels OF the
ear h.
"Dost thou repent? Dost thou renounce2
Dost thou deny!"
= repent OF my sins-I renounce your
ways--l believe in the Lord"
The sacred name was not heard. A smoth-
ered eroan as Of one losing consciousness
IL extreme torture was ell Ihat came up
from below.
Lay on. Levi, lay on!"
Nay" answered the strong rabbi. the
boy viii die. Let US Iaaye him here for this
night. Perchance cold and hunger will be
more potent than stripes, when he shall
come 10 himself
AS thou SayeSt,' answered the father
IN angry reluctance.
Again there was silence. Soon the rays
Of liGht ceased to shine through the Crevicas
Of the outer shutters, and sleep descended
upon the quarter of the Jews. Still the
scene in The vision changed not. After {.
long Stiffness clear young voice was heard
speaking.
Lord, # il be Thy viii that die, grant
thai ! may bear all il = ny name, grant that
!. unworthy, qay end ne in this body the
PulShnents due 70 me in spirit for my sins.
And II il &c = by VIII that'I live, let ms life
be used a'so for Thy CORY"
The voice ceased ana the cloud of passing
time descended upon the vision and was
lifted again and as..in. And each lime the
same voice H&S heard and the sound OF tor
turing blows, but the voice CT the boy was
weaker every night, though 1t WIS not less
brave.
- baLieve," it said, always. DO what
You viii, you h.v- power over the body,
but have the Faith over which you have
no power
So the days and the nights passed, and
though the prayer came up in feeble tones,
il was born OF mighty spirit and it rang
III the ears Of thS tCrmentors as the voice Of
an angel which thy had no power to 81
.cnCe, ippSL4lnG from them 10 the trlpunaI
OF the throne of God most high.
Day by day also, the rabbis and the
elders began to cOngrGEate together 81
evening before the house Of Lazarus and to
talk with him and each other, debating how
hey might break the endurance Of his son
ana bring him again into The synagogue as
one Of themselves. Chief among them in
their councils was Levi. the short-handed,
dcvIsing new fortunes for the fraiI body 10
bear. and nOaStiQg how he EOuId cOuOuer
the stubborn boy by the might Of his hands
TO hurt. Some Of the r&bbis shook their
heads.
He is possessed OF a devil, " they said
He Will die and repent not. -
But others nodded approviugly and
wagged their filthy boards and said that
when the Zoe. had been chaslised the evil
spirit would depart from him.
TO BE CONTINUED.