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THE JEWISH CHRONICLE
ABRAHAM SHLONIMSKY HITS THE TRAIL.
BENJ. SNIFF M AN
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Abraham Shlonimsky was totally help reproaching himself whenever he
unaware of the fact that Kansas City remembered that in Russia that
was going to be saved. lie &lid not amount was a whole rouble. lie was
read the papers which told all about certain his wife could have put it to
a much better use. Still, his visit to
the advent of Billy Sunday, who was
the big tent remained a pleasant
coming to cast the devil out of the
city. His work was among his own memory.
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call it?"
At a loss for some adequate word
to explain this purely colloquial
phrase, ND. Simonson finally said:
"You went to hear Billy Sunday."
"Nu, and if I went, what is it? For
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that you write me a letter to come see
you?"
"Yes, I wanted to talk to you about
it. They say you joined their
church."
people and his life was spent among
Sunday's visit to Kansas City
Shloilinisky
"1 joint a church!"
those who did not bother much about Billy
ob-
did
not
leave
everyone
quite
as
indif-
sprang from his chair." \VIty I should
Th e saloon was no p r
th e devil
lem with those men and women. If ferent as it did Shlonimsky. The joint a church? Couldn't I be a nie-
a saloon ever sprang up in the, dis- Christian world was stirred. Those shunted (apostate) in Russia? \VIty I
trict, it soon closed for lack of pa- who did not agree with his methods come to America?"
tronage. Ile did not know whether were dissatisfied. Those who hoped
"I did not say you did, Shlonimsky.
I have a card here that says you did,
the churches were empty or not. Ile the advent of the great evangelist
did know that the synagogue to which would fill the churches were radiant. that's all."
"But, nor if I know from such a
he and his neighbors went was full The scoffers hinted about the sums
to capacity on the High Holydays, the erstwhile ballplayer would pocket. thing, Mr. Simonson. \VII, said it -
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As for other (lays, a Jew belohgs to Ministers were happy over the pros-
a priest people and is privileged to Peet of occupied pews, for a while at
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pray within the confine.; of his own least. The population drifted by the
narrow room. If he did not pray, no thousands to hear and see the cyan-
otic prodded him about it. Ns eter- gelist. Some came to scoff and re-
nal welfare depended not so much on mined to "hit the trail." Others
_ came out Of mere curiosity, and still
h ow o ften he visited the house o f woe
Was
ship as it did in the manner in which others went because everybody
going. Among these was Shlonimsky.
s f e ll ow crea t ures .
w
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he dealt
Haying nothing else to do on a Su it-
t:n(1er these circumstances no one
can really blame Shlonimsky for lie- day, and being unwilling to spend
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it's a lie-1-1—"
"Now, don't get so excited. Shlon
husky. Better tell me all about your
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visit to Billy Sunday's tent."
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"Nu, alright. I went. I)id I meant
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something by it? I seen lots a people 120 Broadway,
walk in, I walk in, too. I goes some-
times to a picture show, and one time
I went to a circus. It costs site ten
cents by the picture show, and by the
Money Forwarded to
circus it costs me half a dollar. In
All Part, of the World
the big tent I goes two times and it
costs me only a nickel. In the box I 479 Hastings Sheet, Corner Division
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put it the first time—the second time
I didn't put in anything. I heard it
was for a church—why should I give
for churches? I give Inc my slunk
(synagogue). I'm a Jew. ain't I?"
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man which is called Billy Sunday talk
fast, fast, and use, excuse me, swear
words about the devil and hell. It
was lots a ladies inside, too, and it
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ing oblivious to the great event which money for a picture show, he went
f out for a walk—the least expensive
was about to come into the lives o
Ile walked
lie kind of recreation. As
his Christian fellow-citizens.
went about his work, sewing on coats along lie soon found himself in the
at piece prices. He had to seed money midst of a crowd. lie continued to
d walk along with this crowd. When
to hi s wife and li ve c hild ren , w h o h a
remained in Russia. He read the Yid- he saw the big tent in front of him
he thought another circus had come
(kit papers WI,iCh canto il th e way
Memories of the wonderful
to town.
from New York. They gave him lots
sights lie had once beheld came back
of news from Russia; in fact. more si
to him. The animals, the tinsel, the
than any other. They printed short
stories, poems, philosophic essays and glitter, the mass fellowship, appeared
But before him once more. But he could
long-drawn-out serial stories.
not remember any colored signs about
not a word about Billy Sunday
Shlonimsky's one hope was to ac- the city as before. As he came nearer was, excuse me, a shame. He jumps
cumulate enough money to bring his the tent, the mixed noises of animals up a chair, and down a chair, tooks
wife and children to America. His and their tenders, which had greeted off his coat and his collar and his tic.
one diversion when he had a few pen- his ears on the previous occasion, were I was scared he should, excuse me,
nies to spare was going to the movies, strangeB• absent. He noticed. too, undress hisself in front of the peoples.
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Otherwise his life was quite uneyent- that no tickets were asked at the en-
was a free cir-
(('ontinued On Page Six.)
ful. Ile had come to America to es- trance, Perhaps, this
cape persecution. It was his fondest cis. Who can tell? Anything is pos-
sible in America. Here there are free
hope that some day his children would
have better opportunities here in the schools for Jewish children. And
a—a Puritan
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there are c classes even for grown per-
land of the free. Ile did not mind the
Fri., Sept. 6
weeks of travel in the sons. Why not a free circus? W ith New Year's Eve
many 'Near).
Mon., Sept. 16
Stain
steerage. by way of Galveston. lie much misgiving and still more amid- Yom Kippur
FAR wELL riLliloiN0
had been informed that that journey patina, he followed the crowd into the Succoth (First Day)....Sat., Sept. 21 710
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Sat., Sept.
had
was longer. but that opportunities tabernacle and timidly took one of the Succoth (Last Day)
Sun., Sept. 29
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e United seats near the entrance.
were better in that part of the
There was singing which he did not Rosh-Chodesch Chesvan.. Mon., Oct. 7
You will find the most complete
Rosh-Chodesch Kislev...Tues., Nov. 5
line In the city of
States than in the East. to which
Fri., Nov. 29
i- understand. hut which he calmly en Chanukah
flocked the largest portion of imm
Wed., Dec. 4
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dared.
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saw
a
man
straining
him-
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Fri., Dec. 13
h.Cf Tebeth
Here and there he
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City, , which to hini was as good as self talking.
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any oilier city. Ile was quite oldie- caught a word which sounded to him
Quality Which le Unexcelled at
inns to the fact that his advent to as if the man was swearing. lie could Rosh-Chodesch Shebat..Thurs.,
Jan.
7
Sat., Feb. 1
Wholesale Prices
Rosh•Chodesch Adar
that city added to the rental value of not make out what it was all about. Rosh-Chodesch Ve-Adar Mon., Mar. 3
Purim
(Feast
of
Esther).
Sun.,
Mar.
18
Ile
was
positive
that
in
this
country
w „ h e aware o f th e
the hills. Nor
fact that economists were debating one must not swear in the presence of Rosh-Chodesch Nissan ..Tues., Apr. 1
the desirability of permitting him and ladies. Yet here was a man swearing Passover (Pesach) Tues., Apr. 15
others of his kind to enter this coon- in the presence of many well-dressed Passover
(Seventh lyar...
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Apr.
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May
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try. Inc knew one thing. and that was American ladies. and they did n
Fri.,
May
30
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Sivan
that he was willing to give all his en- seem to object. It was all very Lag
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willing to stint him, If that his wife A gentleman in a neatly tailored suit
, Rosh.Chodesch Tammuz.. Sun., July
e ffusively. shi o
Tues., July 15
and children might the sooner come greeted him very
Mon., July 28
to this wonderful country. where even inisky could not make it all out. The Fast
of Tammuz
Rosh-Chodesch
Ab
Tues., Aug. 5
an in the neat Prince Al bert spoke Fast of Ab
poor people eat white bread and meal ratan
Rosh-Chodesch
Ellul...Wed.,
Aug. 27
to him, and he answered, little know-
on week (lays.
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Sept. 24
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"Americanized," had f r e q u e n t I y ter asked that he call at the office the
taunted him with being "stingy," following Sunday morning. Shlonitn-
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They wanted him to come along to sky could hardly wait for Sunday
the theater, to entertainments and morning to arrive. He was in hopes
b a ll s . o u t h e h a d his own p ro blems. there was some news from his family.
Ile always knew where his money Letters were scarce since the war had
could be spent to better advantage. broken out. The day of the appoint-
one day a circus came to town. They inert found him in the office of the
urged him to go and see it. 'I - hey Institute. where lie was met by
told him of the wonders his eyes Simonson.
"You sent me a letter to come, Mr.
would behold. He came from a small
town and had never seen a circus. Ile Simonson, and I am here," Ile said.
"I am glad to see you, Mr. Sidon-
had heard of lions and tigers and ale-
'Maids. He knew there were such husky."
"Have you news from my family?"
animals away back as far as the Gar-
"Not yet. I want to see you about
den of Eden, and he often wondered
how Noah got along with them in the another matter. I understand—"
Here Mr. Simonson hesitated. He
Ark. He had even seen pictures of
these animals. But never had he real- could find no Yiddish equivalent for
ly seen them in the flesh. What with the popular phrase he was about to
"I understand you hit the
the pictures that filled the city walls utter.
and the constant urging of his fellow trail," lie continued in English.
workers. Shlonimsky made up his . "Nle! What!—" Shloninisky was
mind to deprive himself of two meals puzzled.
"You hit the trail. Don't you know
and spent the fifty cents for a ticket.
What he saw there amply repaid the what that is?"
"May I know so from everything
sacrifice. Nevertheless he could not
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