The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-25

Then give me my daughter -oI
am oldl" cried the millionaire SUI
II win. And 1 ask no reward, FOR
YOU shall do my bidding. j ask no
reward. for you shall give Of your own
Willingness. For Il is commanded or
us an that as 7 give. you shall give I
And the jew closed his eyes and sank .
into a chair for the first time.
AT once a tremor shook his wasted /
body. for n moment he Eroaued and .
grew rigid. and then his body grew
supple again. His Jaw fell from ms |
] faw. his white face SWAIN with sweat. /
I His turning eyes rolled like bits on /
glass Then slowly, on the lloor 10y
[ his left hand. a faint light smoke APP
ueared strangely, and chung tlele
against the carpet. swayiuE like mist
under the moon. building itself. blow
/ iuE outward. upward. Above it nov
cred a dimly glowing ball. tcnuous. at
faChcd TO the filmy smoke beneath.
I Then gently. gradually. the Wuole
/ -auziness nodded itself Ike winding
l fog. and-l0 it took the billowiuE
/ shape OF "a little girl with haloed
J head OF brilliaucc, her feet scarce
. touching the floor so light she was-
The old man looked with horror
then with pain at what ne saw He
/ stared i'm silence at the shy visltatnt
] then at the mute young jew. over
him rushed Spasms or dread at the un-
known. waves OF love Gt the uuforg0t-
ten. What worked there I'm his soul
was exquisite. In seconds he changed
as never me had changed I'm all the
brutal years among men. He was no
Longer among men; ne had left the
Il earth and flOated amidst unearlhl}
. rapturcs. And Mt last he wet his lips
with HIS tongue and fcl toward the
shadow. crying; Margaret, Magyar
cti"
But the marvellous girl driftcd far
d.. Their away and merely smiled. II was
. not like the smile OF a. living person
p &c had % deeper sweetness, like
smile from Paradise.
"lIargsrct. Ny baby" whispered
the old man iu his throat. But she
p cddied to the young Jews forehead,
p seemingly swept and kissed IT, and
, was gone. And the young jew trem-
blcd and awolSe.
g Then. for some minutes. both were
: silent. looking at each other with
, compromising eyes. while only the
. wind and rain kept M their doleful
- noise. In the end. the jew held up
/, his hand and smiled gently why
=, should she speak to you-aud break
. YOUR hearth You must not ask too
e much. old man."
Il ask nothing" mUrmured tho
% millionaire. cropping his way TO his
q chair.
/, "It g. better that way. For the chill
drcn that are gone sow such sweet
p. madness fin mems minds as would
. / wreck the earth and make the he9v-
/, / ems topple down. Dim, potent. tiny
mysteries who hold the hearts or al
% mankind I'm their pale. little ghosty
q, hands. ....ag they wander I'm innocent
ways through Gods eternal Eardcusl
O. Look. I am but poor jew. and yet
an children know me. and 7 know ut
.r children. It is tle gift, the gift that
does f."
p. ct would give anything for thai
gift" murmured the old man.
~, eft is not for such rs you.' said
!, the jew. "for you are to give. give
r. everything. and get no worldly recon
n pcnsc. You are one OF the great mer
"a OF the earth. and therefore it is YOU
Il province 60 give. That IS your task
"a your duty-to give everything. More
p shall come 20 YOU In return. but yoJ
u shall not get back that which yol
!. give And this IS real charity. that
u YOU had but a dollar and knew yo'
I. should never be able again TO get an
VI other. YOU should give this dollar e
ID, the poor"
y The old man was amazed and erie,
~ out II win give-but let me thiul
10 OF my babyi"
5e And the Jew answered him solftly
,o Gas long as YOU live. and after. yor
80 viii never be able to forget her. Fo
she viii blow eternally like fragrau
-. pain across your soul And so 7 sa
60 you. put her by. for my time
~ short. II is moro than two hours pas
hi midnight and I have a great deal t
40 say"
p" GO on. 7 viii listen TO YOU"
"a, Then ehe Jew arose and. with hi
NJ right hand I'm the air, spoke solemn
nd ~:
ID You must sweeten that soul O
I'M yours inside your body-that it'll,
to dark soul. which has never passed GU
81. Of YOU yet-so that 70 viii be D1casau
AZ in YOU while yet You live out YOU
I'm years on earth. You must soften you
az heart for a greater happiness An
IA then YOU must give. give all you
mn millions"
The old man threw up his head q
o. tho words and said. "Noi Not car
to not. am a fool tonight. There
lo something uucannv here. But in tn
ne morning all this viii have passo,
o. I cannot give IN my money"
M Then the Jews voice changed
an iron stcrnncss and ne thundcrct
Is. "What VIII YOU do with 90 whe
ne your carcass rots and flies arc I'm yot
brains? VIII those you leave IL
60 have brains like yours TO keep tn
av money closer I do not ask you
on give 81 away IN folly-as you viii
sou give 81 away TO those you hold
ne your intention now. You have n gre.
ed mind. You are a wise old man. The
IS a wise way to be charitable. IL
Tor TO plan so that the poor can have q
I'm opportunity to help themselves. Bui
mt your benfactions on grand plans. ma
ouI uificent and vast.
90 "Give to the poor many schoo
is where they NAV learn trades Y,
I'd own the steel mills. see that studio'
,ut apprentices are given a chance
nth rise. Give work to the poor and q
nd ways give instruction IN that wor
ug Find them their places I'm shoT
.ee Take every youth who will come
Ms YOU and prepare him FOR life. MAJ
IS. an opportunity for him. All cam
make their opportunity as YOU III
out for times have changed and this Is
-ou longer opportunity's day DO YOU n
Dn-i think that r. starving man viii wo