The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-08-20
A MODERN DEBORAH.

AT the eastern extremity Of the long.
struggling street Of Macy Nemethy. are
the crumbllng rufus Of deserted
house.
More than forty years ago. when the
Hungarian people awoke and began to
rattle their chains. there lived in this
house n young Jewish couple. Adolf
Sonnenfeld and his wife Byzantine. Al
though scarcely fifteen years of age
when her husband took her from her
parents watchful care, she was no
half-opened bud, but glorious woman.
blooming rose OF Sharon. Sonnen-
field. like many young German towns
man. was a slender. fair-haired young
fellow. His wife. Egla. was lovely
Jewess Of the purest type. Suppressed
fervor lurked behind the cold gaze Of
her dark. scornful eyes. and the mo-
bile mouth could soften sweetly to the
warming kiss or harden with delibera-
tion for command. Her husband was
merely a practical man of business. of
a sly and cunning disposition. called
good-humoree by his friends because
he was too cautious to risk doing an in
jury.
In spite OF the differences in their
characters Egla seemed to love her
husband even more than her father
land. and that speaks volumes. for she
was an ardent Hungarian. She had
borne her husband two children. and
through her teaching they were grow
ing up with fervent love of home ana
fatherland.
The storms Of February swept over
Paris. and the feverish March DAVIS i'm
Vienna We're followed by the Hungar-
ian rising. while her character was de-
veloping from day to day In strength
and energy. But when. In October. the
revolution brought the Hungarian
army before Vienna. her zeal for the
national cause at length took tangible
form.
One morning at breakfast. having
scanned the newspaper. she commenc-
ed: adolf. every one is taking up arms
for the fatherland. old men. boys. and
even women. Why do you hold backT'
Are you madf" cried Sonnenfeld.
half-irrltated. half-frightened; ''what is
Hungarian liberty to me? am Jew.
Even II wanted to go to the war they
would only laugh at me. don't know
how to hold gun"
you can learn"
II sha'n't think OF it, cried Sonuen.
field. cutting her short: 1--WE have sol
diers enough am no herog'
The truth came home to Egla that
her husband was no hero. very short
ly. Hussars came into the village and
then all who had hitherto held back
came forward and joined the colors
Sonnenfeld alone was not TO be seen;
he seemed to have disappeared and
only came in sight again after the last
horseman had quilted Nagy-Nemethy.
Egla found out afterwards that he had
hidden in a recess In the cellar. and
been supplied with food and drink by
the cook. Her first impulse was TO
take away her children. and leave the
husband whom she despised for his
cowardice. Sonnenfeld fell on his
knees and begged her to stay: he rails
ed his hands to heaven and implored
her with tears in his eyes not to leave
him, and when at last the children in
terceded. she remained.
From that day she treated him with
silent disdain. That proved more gall
ing that open hostility or reproaches.
Hitherto he had taken no interest
whatever in the struggles Of the father
land. but now he began to interest him
self more and more. But his sympa-