The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-09-15

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
Jeff.
ION what charged" demanded the old
man.
ION the charge ofwilfully Staying one OF
the Cars subjects. Dynamo
Samuel Skayronsky, putin Paylotf, as
his chief paused.
Samuel Skavronsky, an honest mou-
jik," continued the chief.
az slew him in self-defence," answered
Aaron, drawing himself up. and looking
proudly defiant as he faced AleXiett.
"Mayhap it was So" said Alexieff, land
should proof be forthcoming of that then
will you be free again. But am the SER
want ofthe law, and my duty must be
DONE"
at these words Aaron grew wrathtul. and
his eyes bIazed with the flaming fire of up
rising passon.
.sHow comes it, sir, that you have only
thought of your duty now?" he asked.
"Had you done your duty earlier those OF
my people whose blood has been split i'll
this dark nights work would still beliving,
and our property would have been saved
from the fury of the insensate mot"
''You are insolent, jew" growled Alex
bearded before his subordinates was intol-
cradle, from his point oil view.
And you are false to your trust Christ
ian,' retorted Arama, "ior you have
remained inactive and silent while
we were being subjected to fire
and slaughter"
Arrest him!" exclaimed Alexieff, saw
agely; and at this command two stalwart
men stepped forward and laid their hands
on Aaron's shoulders. But he drew back,
md, 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, l am Aaron
Arama, an honest man, who for thlrty-tlve
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 l will yield myself unto you when
have paid the last rites TO my honored
dead
MY duty is to take you now, urged
Alpxietf Smarting from the moral Castl-
CATION he had received.
Have you no respect for the majesty OF
death?" asked AIama, as he pointed to
the bed 1t were sacrilege to drag ME from
my dead wife's side, and If you do the curse
oil the just God will fall upon you. | my
self will invoke curse upon you, and pray
that you may wither day by day like one
who is smitten with the palsy"
At the pathetic appeal uttered by Aaron
Arama, the ignorant and superStitious men
who stood around shrank back with a
sense of fear, and turned to their chief for
instructions. He felt the difficulty ofthe
position in which he was placed, and not
wishing it to go forth to his enemies that he
acted like barbarian, he made answer
lyon shall have two days in which to
bury your wife, but four of my men shall
be charged with the task of not losing sight
of you, and at the end of the two days you
shall surrender yourself to answer for the
CRIME yoq have committed"
AT fhis the old Jew fell on his knees at
the bedside, and, bowling his head, he
moaned:
20 Lord God, deliver me from my perse-
cutors,
Having given instructions to four Of his
men to keep guard int the house, Alexietl
and the rest left the room. At the head oil
the stairs he met PaylofR
swell, what news?" the chief asked.
81 have searched tie place from roof TO
BASEMENT answered the creature, shut ]
| tindsno trace of the girl.
tits strange" muttered Alexietf. he
! must have sent her away. PayloH, methinks
you have not been as vigilant as you might
| have been"
"Nay, your greatness, assure you"
peace commanded the chief, sternly.
| Then in whisper to Payloff he said, See
| to ii. you would retrieve your position IN
my estimation, and fad out where the girl
| has gone for my son must by some means
| be protected from her wiles and machina'
| tions."
Pavloff bowed, and he followed the chic
| down the stairs as beaten hound follow:
| its master.