New-York tribune., 1905-04-16
4 GHETTO ROMANCE.
The Engagement of Mr. Stokes and
Miss Pastor.

University settlement House on the EaSt SIDE,
has lost wager to him. Israel ] zevin. literary
editor OF '"The Jewish Daily News" is ungal-
liant enough TO declare he is glad of it ME-.
Zevin 1usti1es his seemingly ungentlemanly JOY
by explaining that some weeks ago he made q
wager with Miss Pastor that she would day
be Mrs Stokes OF course, he was reprimanded
for his presumption He says Miss Pastor sadly
shook her head and hastily murmured:
"Oh, no. Hr. levin. such a thing never be-
Mr.. Stokes Is too grand. too noble, too
She meant to say. Tar above me- " said Hr.
Zevin when relating the incident. but knew
better. knew that Mr.. Stokes loved Miss Pas
tor and that Miss Pastor fairly worshipped
Mr. Stokes"
And Mr.. levin reiolces In the winning OF hts
wager, and Is proudly wearing a necktie
daily out OF the dozen he says Miss Pastor was
obliged 10 pay him. BE explains that through
her failure to win the wager Miss Pastor loses
dozen pairs OF gloves
But despite his Joy over Miss Pastors loss
of the waser. there Is, among the many who
have taken occasion since the announcement OF
her coming marriage to Mr.. Stokes to pay
tribute to her worth. none louder IN her praise
than Is Mr.. zevin And his testimony gives
ian insight into Miss Pastors character not ar-
forded through other channels. for he speaks
Of matters of which she naturally would not
speak The close friend of both Miss Pastor
and Mr.. Stokes. Mr. Zevin lives at the home Of
the former. where he has boarded for some
time.
'I feel that owe the very welfare Of my soul
10 Miss Pastor" said Mr. Zevfn the other day.
ST was an agnOstic before met her. 1 did not
believe in God L did not believe in the here
after. But she labored with me and led me to
see the light I do not mean by that that she
made Christian of me. for I Jew. you
something to live for.
ST have known Miss Pastor now two years.
and 1 remember that her first day at the
nffice of our paper she made impression upon
fs as being exemplary woman She infiu-
enced the whole Office for good. In such office
as ours you understand that we have many poor
persons applying for aid. so many, in fact. that
all cannot be attended to. have never known
Miss Pastor to send an applicant away. how
ever. She would personally investigate each case
and get aid We paid on Fridays. and have
known her TO give away a large part of her
weeks earnings on that day to some needy
person.
"She early became interested in saving young
girls in danger of being ruined the East Side
snd have known her to take such girls with
her to keep them out of harms way giving up
Aer own bed to them while she slept on the floor.
-She is passOnately fond of children. and
have seen her stop on the street, exclaiming.
Soh. please wait; want TO see that little child
snd pat 1t on the head
| She likes flowers and books, and poetry is
a<r passion. She has only one bad habit. She
srzm sit down to read book and VIII keep at il
pn night until she has finished it. No threats
about her health seem to affect her. I have
Known her when interested in reading, writing
u IN charitable work to go Tor two days at a
time living simply a little milk. These things
are constant source of worry 20 her friends.
You know. she became acquainted with Mr..
Stokes through being sent TO interview him, and
J remember that she said Of him afterward
why. he looks just exactly Hike pictures of
Abraham Lincoln Many times since then
have known her TO pause before Lfncoln's pict-
sre. and after studying it closely exciaim: oh,
ISN'T that like Mr.. Stokesv
II knew she had lost her heart 70 Mr.. Stokes
long ago. but, noble woman that she f. she
fought against her love- tried 20 stiae it, believ-
ing that her position In life was such as 70 make
II impossible for her TO become his wife Many
time she has said to me: Zeyin. wish he
were a poor man."
The story OF Miss Pastor, now familiar to SO
many, reads like romance, and must stand
for long as indisputable proof of the fact that
love laughs at social customs and environments
as heartily as at iocksmiths Born in Augustore.
Russia, twenty-five years ago. of poor parents
che came to this country young girl and be-
gan work in a Cleveland cigar factory. About