Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-24

with Akiha. She perceived that DE was
a man OF talent although sine was happy
| enough She wished that Der husband
should occupy the sphere w. iCh De was
/ fitted 90 adOm She determined that
She would not Get him waste his ilc
She know that all the sunshine would
leave her Die il She parted with hn.
! hot She resolved that that plrIng should
take place.
one morning when the birds were
singing bltholyaud the sm was sending
/ Dos mellow rays over 40 things, Kebcccl
brnIcucd the subject which i1y nearest
her heart ALihl. said Doe Boz her musi-
GAL voice, 'e.t my iuhcfs house iur
love of theu;my DIE would aa willingly
[ give Tor shat same love, Row lisi.u,
Z ihou canst become great Go GO uuc
[ ui the schools and gain JdmiinucC
| there. Study and become % Rabbi ]
| will not $50 with thor. lest should bc %
drag upon 'hec When thou d1st be-
l come famous thou canst COME back to
Wc, Do ] 7m tuii iair BOO Thy sights gladly
! NIl ] welcome thee.
The next day they pasted, but hkina
never dreamed what that separation
would cost Rehccca. She loved 500
truly and bn,liy that her anguish was
bui sec0ud thought ~ her. lie started
! with his lew posses Hions for the n,irl-
/ boring college, which was q long distance
from where they dwglL After hia De-
parufe she was indeed lonely. SHE
bad 100 COMPANION Co cheer hcf DO lUr
solitude. SO friend Go encourage hCl
Her days were filled with toll aud sai'
ness She bad To- perform tasks which
were entirely new TO her Hut She did
not rcpuu it her lol SHE trusted
| firmly in the Lord. and all her trouble.
and cares were ailayCd when zoe rcgl'gi
lhc beautiful Hebrew prayers. The
| days heightened into weeks, the weeks
into months, and the months into years,
and sull size dwcit Boo the way side hut
She knew that her beauty was fading
| She was getting old. Sometimes O.
shadow would cross her great faith in
| her husband and she would ass herself,
/ when AkibI becomes famous, viii he
/ dcspsr the wife Of DIS youth because
/ her charms are gunct bl, this un.
/ worthy thought shc dquIckly Danish
| before b. became clearly defined. Then
| she would turn To- God and ask for
! courage 90 sustain with iouitudc what
ever might happen.
AEIbl's days were Gar different Tie
| gaiugd admssi 90 one OF the best
/ known colleges. Tie studied diligently
/ and the wisdom of the sagcs chased his
/ sadness away lie came BOO contact
| with thc brightest men Of the times, aud
| be- knew that h,s toll was sure 20 be
| rewarded. After much labor Doe became
| proficient in the law, aud one day be
/ 1wokg 90 find that De had been ap
| pointed pTIic .or in The college which
/ Doe bad entered as @ humble student
/ ilis ust thought was of EeNecca, and
/ with her hc wished Go share hi. happy
| fortune as oi yorc Dos crusts. ic knew
| that Doe owed every thing TO her and
into her sympathetic ears hc wished TO
/ pour The tale OF IBIS happy change
] lg fastened 20 IBIS native place. but
| bis fame went before hin aud when he
came 10 Jerusalem De found % large
/ crowd waiting 10 welcome bin. Learn
! ing was much reyctCd hy those aucigut
| Jews. ANhla reputation was great
/ and bis fellow towusmgu were only too
| glad TO do him honor Tie was inn
| patient NJ this DELAY. for he wished Co
/ 20 70 the hut which had been so happy
/ An abode for him. But courtesy required
him TO stop. and chaic as De might he
had to consider the questions which
N
| the crowd was q poor aud shabby
dressed woman, Her cheeks were
! hollow. her eyes were sad, and her
| forehead bore tine lines OF care. The
crowd pushed her hithcr aud thilher,
but she did not mind the clhnwiup
Her very soul seemed 20 hang upon the
| vibrating tones Oi the Rdbb. as he gave
public answer 20 the many questions
| which were pfopoundcd 10 him. She
was in the presence OF the wise Akiba,
the lover OF her youth, and she was
| wondering u he would recognize bis
Rcbccca in this catewon woman, She
hung back For q moment the crowd
! plrlgd.aul the Rabbi belrId the woman
who was bis guiding star Tie was Just
about to reply 10 another query but all
al once he paused, and rushed TOT the
spot where be had seen Rcbecca, hu,
when be- came 10 it, he only saw a
shabby hgutc. RcbCccl trcmllcd, Tor
now was the test Would the great
Akiba proclaim this shepherdgss as his
wife. lie looked at her for @ second
and then Chspcl her to his bus ON.
Rehrcca how thou must have suffered
10 change so sadly, But though dllicr
ing In aspect 20 me thou ara the same
beautiful Rcbccca who did cast thy lot
with mine yeIn ago lie Ted RcbeCca
iorW ard and told the people how she
had abandoned home and riches 10
follow his fortunes, and how by her
advice he had attained his present dis
tincuOu
In the midst Of their rcioicings, q
messenger arrived and told Akiha that
lochanan wished 10 consult him. AkhI
went To the rich mans house. and was
| confronted by an aged and feeble man.
Rabbi. said the man, ] am boz deep
trouble. 1 had q daughter whom ]
loved. but In an evil hour she became
infatuated with stupid byggar DO
what could, ! could not persuade her
to give up this inlluaiiou, ! made d
vow thatii she persisted in her folly
would never look upon her again
Rabbi, ! yeam for the presence o. this
dsohcdignt child. tell me how ! eau
break this cruel vow and yet not commit
a sin before God. The Rabbi listened
for ID while Dc was silent, then hr said
10 that daughter bad married "a scholar
instead Of an ignorant man, wuuldsl
thou have forbidden the marriage
No. said lochauJn learning uuuolIc.
any man whether, rich or puor Had
my daughter married a Ranbi, ! wnule
have Chccriuly consented TO the union
and ! would have endowed this sou
with all my worldly possessions, for
have no possessions Of mine own.
Then the Rabbi said, married YOU
daughter. Men vail me great whether