The Denver Jewish news., 1918-12-12
II got tired IF living. She began to

to eat anything for fear l would so
hungry / saw that she wns troubled
on my account. l grew bolder and
asked, why don't you eat? once l
even got angry, and made an attempt
to force her to eat. hut who can force
a woman to do anything when she sits
with her hands claspcd hnd weeps? III
great excitement 1 ran, mp to her to
drag her to the table; aDIi then She
said. You eat first. then 1 will eat"
And l had to cut off piece of bread
and leave her the rest.
Once she sent me to look for work,
saying, L will eat little later; 30
about your business; +; anu perhaps You
will find something to do, and she cs-
corted me to the door with smile.
And WHEN 1 returned found the
bread untouched She tried tO per
siiade me that she could not eat dry
bread; she wanted something cooked
He dropped his head now. just as If
a heavy weight was pulling 1t down,
and dark thoughts flashed through his
mind
"Ahd how strongly SHE objected when
wanted to pawn my best coHt-the
one 1 have on. She did not allow mo
to carry out my plan; hut, instead, she
pawned her brass candlestieks, which
were never redeemed. On her death
bed she confessed that she never want
ell a divdTce-that She had a wicked
| tongue"
"'The tongue, the tohguc! she cried.
\ 'Mereiful God, forgive mt for my wick
cd tongue" and she died in great dis
tress, fearing that God would punish
her by the tongue.
God she said to me, will not
show me any mercy. l have sihhed too
much. When you come there-hot very
soon, God forbid-when you come
there, Remember to take me OH the
hook. Tell the angel that you hdvc
forgiven me-
"Shc sank into half-consciOus state.
She called her children. 1t seemed to
her that they were in the house and
| that she was talking to them, and she
begged forgiveness.
"She was not so very old. Perhaps
no more thnn fifty. She died early !!
1t Is no trifling matter. when ono
grieves over everything. When son,c
thing was taken out Of the house to
be pawned Or sold, it cost her half her
life. She grew worse every day. She
said that she felt as though her bones
wefe getting dry that she knew SHE
was going to die"
"Iio~ she loved thu house, and
everything that was in it! When she
mad to part with the smallest. must
Insignificant thing, she wcpt bitterly.
She parted with everything us II moth
er would with her child. She almost
kissed it. 'Ah,' said she. when 1 am
dead II will never be again in the
hOlise?'
"Wcll u WOMAN is foolish. One
minute she WAs stfehg as lion: but
the smallest thing made her meek hs
child; for, when one is dying, what
difference does it make whether there
is more br less in the house?"
"fie., liz Interrupts his owu
thoughts. What nonsense is getting
into my head to make me walk so
slowly"
well, soldiers legs, march on he
commanded himself
He lookcd arouAd-tllcrc was snow
everywhere; ON the ground aud in the
dir. The sky WAS gray, covered with
black patches. Like my old coat" he
said Jokihgly. aid wondered whether
the Almightyis credit for ii clear sky
was as poor as his for new coat.
The cold grew more intense. His
beard and miistache looked like a
bunch Of icicles. His body was warm
er. His head was hot and pcrspira-
tiOn stood oh his forehead. His feet
grew colder and weaker.
He was not far from his journeys
end, but he had great desire for
rest, only he was ashamed to give ill.,
1t was the first time that he Ind
wanted to rest on such II short trip
He did not want to admit that hc was
i'll the eighties, and that it was time
for him to rest.
No. he must go on, because as long
as one keeps on his feet he can walk.
But as soon as he gives in and sits
down to rest he does not feel like
merins again.
Besides, one is likely, to catch cold.
Thus he tried to persuade himself
not to sit down.
1T is not far to the village, where
will have a rest
.tThis," liz thought. II will do. !
will not go at once to sec the gentle