Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-09-29

with viii the the weapons they No material Id THE
gunsmiths', shops: Many .ghat is onl. the
d deSe o onS to 9e srse
with the bayonet But thef klSt4s were
stubborn and did not yield readily. The
slaughter was great and the} streets were
strewn with dead and reddslyed with blood.
Slowly the awful night lwaned, and as
the cold grey light of the dawning day
that had been wrought. The smok-
ing ruins of the burnt houses; the
dying and the dead; soldier and civilian
Christian and Jew, were heartrending evil
dence Of the furious storm of human
passion that had caused woe and misery.
there was nothing more pathetic than was
to be witnessed in an upper room OF the
hal wrecked house OF Aaron Arama. For
some weeks his vile, stricken with pain
iul illness, as ravated il not altogether pro-
duced by he arr est and condemnation of
attached. had lain nigh unto death. And
the narrow gap that separated her from
the Great Unknown had been bridsed over
during the early part of the attack on the
house. So that when Aaron returned to
the chamber where she lay, after he had
given his daughter into the charge OF
Alexietf, he found that she had passed into
the shadows from whence no sound nor
sign reaches us, crv we ever so loud, or
pray we ever so we'll. Then to the old
man it seemed as if his cup ofsorrow was
wcll-nigh full to OVERLOOKING and he bowed
his head over his dead wife SO that his
white hair covered her face, thus he pray
ed. ION, Great Jehovah. who delivered
Elijah, and whose angel walked with Abed-
nego in the fiery furnace, hear my cry in
this hour of great need and should it seem
fit to Thee in Thy divine wisdom, deliver
Thine unworthy servant from out of his
tribulation. For | am very weary, O.
Lord and the sun OF my life has set. Fain
would lie now with her who has been to
me a faithful and loving helpmate Let
me die, let me die, for would rest"
| And so he poured out his lamentations
and for hours he sat by the dead woman,
and the firing and cr:es i'll the streets dis
turbed hir, not. The great sorrow that
had come upon him seemed to deaden his
senses to all external sounds.
Soon after the day had dawned Peter
! AleXietf appeared upon the scene, accom-
by his creature Pavotf and retinue Of
| spies and police. 1t was his duty to in
gu re into the origin of the riot and the
cause that had led up to the massacre AS
he saw the blood in the Streets the de,d
strewn about. and the blackened and still
smoking ruins OF the destroyed houses
strange smile passed over his sardonic face,
and turning to Pavloif he said There has
| been hot work. Pavlott."
| Truly so, your greatness
| "And themur erer-Aaron Arama-who
shot the mouiik, does he still live, Pavlott
or has he cscaped?'
Il have watched we'll but have not seen
him depart" was the crea ure's answer.
And his daughter-what OF her. Pay
loff?"
Pavloff smiled as he said "Where the
father is there will be the daughter also.
| Aaron's wife was stricken with illness, and
l will be bound that we will find them all
within the house, Tor the old lion would
not leave his den"
Then did Aiexieff order his myrmidons
to guard the house, and he, tlourlshing q
drawn sword, and accompanied by dozen
of his men, mounted the wrecked staircase,
and he cried
Aaron Arama, if you be here, come
forth in the name of the law, and answer
to the law for the Staying of one of the Lit
tie Fathers peaceful subjects"
| To this mocking speech there was no re-
spouse, and the swarthy face otthe Chief of
the Pol ce darkened for he began to think
after all, perhaps. he had been cheated OF
proceed to search the house, and in due
course they came to the chamber of death,
where still sat Arama. bowed and SORROW
stricken by the side Of her who could no
longer be affected by mans inhumanity
| But as the police clattered into the room
|
claimed
"Wherefore do you intrude here? Have
you no respect for the sanctity OF the pres
| ence OF death?"
Aaron Arama. you will yield yourself
to the laws agents" answered Peter Alex
son what Charge demanded the old
| man.
ION the charge ofwltully Staying one of
the Cars subjects. Dynamo"
Samuel Skayronsky, put in Pavloff as
his chief paused.
Samuel Skavronsky, an honest mou-
jik," continued the chief
Il slew. him in self-defence," answered
Aaron, drawing himself up. and looking
proudly defiant, as he faced AlexieH.
''Mayhap it was SO" said Alexetf, land
should proof be forthcoming of that. then
Will you be tree again. But am the SER
| want of the law, and my duty must be
done"
At these words Aaron grew wrathiul and
his eyes blazed with the flaming fire of up
! "How comes it, sir, that you have only
! thought of your duty now?" he asked.
Had you done your duty earlier hose of
my people whose blood has been split in
this dark nights work would still BELIEVING,
and our property would have been saved
rom the Jury of the insensate mob
You are insolent jew" growled Alex
| len between MS SET Teeth, Tor to be thus
bearded before his subordinates was intol-
cradle, from his point OF view.
And you are false to your trust. Christ
ian.' retorted Arama, 'tor you have
remained inactive and silent while
we. were being subjected to fire
and slaughter"
Arrest him." exclaimed Alexieif, saw
agely; and at this command two stalwart
men stepped forward and laid their hands
on Aaron's shoulders. But he drew back,
and, raising high his hand heavenward,
he cried passionately:-
Pollute me not with the touch of your
slavish servitors. If have broken the law,
will answer TO the law, am Aaron
Arama, an honest man, who for thirty five
years have lived in this city, and not one
can truthfully point 10 me and say have
done him wrong. My word is my bond,
and 1 will yield myself unto you when
l have paid the last rites to my honored
| dead"
"My duty is to take you now," urged
Alexief smarting from the moral Casti-
cation he had received.
Have you no respect for the majesty Of
death?" asked Alama, az Ire pointed to
the bed. 1t were sacrilege to drag me from.
my dead wife's side, and il you do the curse
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