Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-19
For Humanity's Sake.
Copyright. 1901
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iaat other men coveted. one OF them
was dye for weavers. 1t was pop.
ular color ut once. A certain weaver
Eaw that there was money in II, and
ut his own price lie went TO the police
and charged the Jew with talking trea.
ION. His evidence was unsupported,
but II was enough. At twenty-three
years OF age. just us lie was about TO
graduate with honors, Moses started
out one evening to pay Il visit to
young lady That was the last heard
of him for six years. Then Il pardoneI
convict returned from Siberia 10 say
that lie had met him there
SIX years later, after serving in the
mines for twelve years, Moses Ka-
mon received II pardon aud returned
home. y pardon for what? lie had
been punished again for being loyal.
The ear had no more loyal subject In
all the Russlas. He had not expected
or asked for n pardon. They simply
removed his chains one day aud told
him ho was to return lie reached
home old and bent and stranger even
10 his mother. He was glad, and yet
In the midst OF his gladness he was
told that that was not the end When
the Russian police have once arrested
man he Is never forgotten. They
follow him up. He Is fair game. \
relative had died ana left Moses fair
~ wealthy. lie had not been home IL
month when the police began TO bleed
him. He must pay for being let alone.
sic wanted to live quietly and obey all
laws and praise the ear. but II would
nnd lid cost him so much money per
week TO pay his fines that 1t ruined
him.
In two years more he became but 1T
tie better than n bcEgnT. The police
had stripped him. Then Moses found
situation with n chemist. but held 1t
only week. The man had to let him
70 or be arrested himself as Il sympa.
thizcr with suspect. The quicksilver
mines of Siberia had made n wrctched
old man of him, but he shouldercd II
pcddlers pack anu began II tramp In
three days he was arrested and his
goods conllscated. Two weeks later all
who were giving him food and lodg.
ings and sympathy were warned and
had to drive him from their doors lie
was arrested MS street bcggnr and
kept for weeks In cell Whenever he
got free the police were ready with an.
other complaint
There came winters night when
Moses Ramon huddled in II doorway,
weak with hunger and exhaustion and
knowing that he was freezing to death.
lie was glad OF II. After death the no.
lice could not longer persccu,e him. In
their rage they might kick his frozen
body, but all feeling would have pass.
ed from II. In half nm hour the man
would have been dead had not the door
opened and II hand draN Nm him inside.
iie was given food and drink and
comfortable bed. and he awoke next
morning to find himself still alive. He
knew Mt sight to what class his rcscucr
belonged. He was an anarchist II he
hadn't private wrongs to avenge, then
lie would Rvenge the wrongs of the
public. The man knew Ilamoff by sight
and had heard the story of his wrongs,
aud he argued that the jew would bc
hNfNS IVA ASNSii6C. IL WIS Dul
that he should have been. For two
days and nights the old man was fed
and made comfortable, and then the
other said to him:
You will not betray me. for you
have suffered. have also won your
gratitude. The police have bounded
You to the brink of the grave 1t IS
time you turned and had your revenge
1t Is for me to show You how you
can secure II nnd run no risk"
81 an Il loyal man and wish only TO
obey the law" answered Ramon.
yes. you have been loyal, hut the
police have punished you for It, For
years | have worked on nm invention
that might make myself feared. \
have suffered almost MS much as YOU
have. but II is over aud done with now.
Tonight we Will both begin our re.
vcnge"
And with that and trembling and
laughing In his excitement the an.
archist brought out rife. It's power
was compressed air and It's bullet an
explosive one. Its discharge made no
sound. There was neither smell nor
''.iVNS "ot ""ihc. phSc Oh u uouSctOp
with the weapon one could shoot down
pedestrian block away, and no ilv.
ing man could tell from whence the
bullet came. Il could he fired from any
ambush In the suburbs-from behind
wall or tree or bush, From window OF
house roof the ear could be picked of
as he rode ont. officials could be shot
down one after another. and those WIN
lived would carry worse than death in
their hearts. Ramon looked the weap.
ON over and over again. lie SAW TINT