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reatest haste and excitement to tell ing forbidden food at the house of that he fell into a very serious illness.
I felt as it I had fallen down from g
lie was bedridden for a long time. Ile
im that the leg of his trouser is "Mr. Sergeant," and that I was smok-
the seventh heaven onto the earth.
urned up. Or he will point his finger ing a cigaret on the Sabbath. "May would hot let me come near him. lie
From that day I began to go to see
refused to look into my face. All my
J. DUSCHINSKY, Sec.
see
myself
enjoying
all
that
is
good!"
I
Tchitchick every Sabbath afternoon to a t his neighbor so that the other
mother's tears anti arguments and ex-
(Continued From ('age Seven)
hall not know what is amiss with he cried. "If it is not as I say, may
MARTIN HOFFMAN, Pres.
hear him play the fiddle. I went
planations
and
her
defense
of
me
were
JULIUS
KANOC,
Vice-Pres,
him, whether it is his nose, or his' I never get to the place where I am
fore me Tchitchick's spreading beard straight to the house. I was afraid beard, or what the deuce is wrong with ! going," he said. "Anti if I ant uttering of no use at all
and his black, lowered eyebrows. I of no one, and I became such good him. Or a Jew will take a thing out the least word of falsehood, may my
"The disgrace." said toy father, "the!
only maw a round little fiddle with a friends even with the black dog that of his neighbor's hand when the other mouth he twisted to one side, and may disgrace of it is worse than anything 0
curious little belly and fingers which when he saw me he wagged his tail is struggling to open it, and will say I my two eyes drop out of my head."
else."
danced over the strings no rapidly and wanted to fall upon me to lick to him: "You don't know who; let, "Amen! May it he so," I cried.
"May it turn out to be a real, true
that no human brain could answer my hands. I would not let him do me" Or should he see his neighbor
sacrifice for us all," said my mother
And
I
caught
from
my
father
an-
this.
"Let
us
rather
be
good
friends
the question which arose to my mind:
r
to,
ove
..to
him. "The Lord will have to send ..-
building a house htt will conic
other smack on the face. I must not
"Where does one get no many fin- from the distance."
us another bride-elect. What can we
look for a fault in it. It seems to him ' be insolent, he told me.
r ooms
At home not even a bird knew
gers?"
the
do?
Shall we take our own lives? Per-
high,
o
th e ceilin g is towindow
th
But I imagine I ant rushing along I
I
Presently Tchitchick and his spread- where I spent the Sabbath Afternoon.
s are awk-
iit '; not his destiny to marry
m m small or the
ing beard vanished along with his I was a bridegroom-elect, after all, %molly large. And there sower noth- too.quickly with my story. I a
s g ri •
thick eyebrows and his wonderful And no one would have known 01 my ing else left the builder ttido but scat- ing you the soup before the fish. I , fatAhi,nronign those ilir.
ast
who
,
esswil
came
fergetting entirely to tell you!
fingers. And I saw nothing at all be- visits to Tchitchick to this day, if a ter the house to pieees and to start it Was
tTchitchick,
° r i i it '"Y
who Ephraim Log-a-wood was and
fore me. I only heard a singing, a now misfortune had not befallen me all over again.
what
he was and how the incident the music conductor.
—a
great
misfortune
of
which
I
will
Manufacturers of
groaning, a weeping, a sobbing, a
','e fews have been distinguished by ,_
he took 0
W
hen
my
father
saw
him
'
talking and a growling. They were now tell you.
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this habit of interfering from time naPPened-
sat up i o his =-
Surely
it
is
no
one's
affairs
if
a
Al
the
end
of
the
town,
on
the
other
1
off
his
little
round
cap,
extraordinary, peculiar sounds that I
t
au d to 0
imme morial—fro m the very first day
heard, the like of which I had never Jewish young man goes for a walk on on which the world was created. And side of the bridge, there lived a Jew I little bed, stretched ou his h
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heard before in all my life, Sounds the Sabbath afternoon a little beyond you and I between us will never alter named Ephraim Log-of-wood. Why I him, looked straight into his eyes and
sweet as honey, and smooth as oil the town? have people really got the world full of Jews. It is not our was he called Log-of-wood? Because! said:
"Oh,
Mr.
Sergeant!
Mr.
Ser-
nothing
better
to
do
than
to
think
of
Abe had once dealt in timber. And to-
were pouring themselves right into
duty to even attempt it
..flay he is Ind Moiling in timber lie-1 geant!"
my heart without ceasing. And my others and look after them to see
After ems Ion K introduction it will .
But of what
He could not utter another sound
soul went off somewhere, far from where they are going?
be easy for you to understand how cause something happened to htm. Ile
use
are
such
questions
as
these?
It
Ephraim
Log-of-wood,
a
Jew
who
was
said it was a libel, a false accusation. because he was smothered by his tears
the little house, into another world
into a Garden of Eden, which was lies in our nature, in the Jewish na- a black stranger to nie, and who did! People found at his place a strange and his cough.
nothing else but beautiful sounds— ture, I mean, to look well after every- not care a button for any of us, log of wood with a strange name on
This was the first time in my life
which was one mass of singing from one else, to criticise them and advise should poke his nose into my affairs. it. And he had a fine lot of trouble for me to see my father crying. His
others. For example, a Jew will go
after that. He had a case, and he tears gripped hold of my heart and
beginning to end.
Ile
sniffed
and
smelled
my
tracks
and
"Do you want :mine tea?" asked over to his neighbor, at prayers, and found out where I went On Sabbath had appeals, and he had to send etb' chilled me to the very soul.
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Tchitchick of me, putting down the straighten out the 'frontispiece" of afternoons, and got me into trouble. tions. Ile just managed to escape
I stood and looked out of the win-
little fiddle and slapping me on the his phylacteries. Or he will stop He swore that he himself saw me eat- being put into prison. From that time dow, swallowing my tears in silence.
his
neighbor
who
is
running
with
the
he
threw
away
all
trading
anti
betook
shoulder.
At that moment I was heartily sorry ,
himself to looking after public mat-
for all the mischief I had done. I
ters. Ile pushed himself into all insti-
cried within niyself, from the very
tutthe tax collecting and the
tutions,
k
done
at
the
House
of
Learning
depths of my heart, beating my
sv or
breast: "I have sinned." And, within
• I Generally speaking, he Was myself, I vowed solemnly to myself
not so well off. He was often put to that I would never, never ang
er my
I she me publicly. But as time went on father again, and never, never cause
he insinuated himself into everybody's him any pain.
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bon es. He gave people to understand
No more fiddle!
the t "He knew where a door was open-
ing ." And, in the course of time,
Ep hraim became a useful person, a
per son it was hard to do without. That
is I now a worm manages to crawl into
an apple. He makes himself comfort-
Now' and then there come to me
I abl e, makes a soft bed for himself, a Protestant or a Catholic and a Jew
ma kes himself at home, and, in time seeking my service for the consum-
I bt c onies the real master of the house. mation of their intended marriage.
In person Ephraim was a tiny little With rare exception, and then only
in. lie had short little legs and to prevent greater evil, I refuse. My
sin all little hands and red little cheeks, attitude may be helpful to others as
an d a quick walk which was a sort of I know it has been to sonic, so I shall
a I little dance. And he tossed his little impart it for what it may be worth.
he ad about. His speech was rapid and What I always say is about as fol.
hi l s voice squeaky. And he laughed follows: You are representative of
n th a rattling little laugh which - diverse, conflicting and partially in-
I SO unded like the scattering c dried imical denominational cultures and
pe •as. I could not bear to look at him. traditions of which you are uncon-
it don't know why. Every Sabbath aft- scious victims. Your subconscious
er noon, when I was going to Tchit- life is in consequence freighted with
ch ick's I used to meet Ephraim on the the possibility of frequent clashes
Mtge, going for a walk in a long which you cannot foresee or by an-
itched desk, the sleeves of which ticipation prevent. You are their
Between Elmhurst and Burlingame.
, hi ung loosely over his shoulders. His victim by a determination that is as
li ands were folded in front of him certain as it is dangerous. You say
nd he was singing in his thin little that you mutually love. Maybe you
iice. And the ends of his cloak kept do. I am not certain about it, nor
d angling at his sides.
can you be. Only experience in mar-
"A good Sabbath," I said to him.
riage with its variety and certainty
individual diff e r t
h rep e d . "And of irreconcila bl
A good Su
bb att.; " he
ences together with domestic difficul-
I ' here is a boy going?"
ties in a setting of the prosaic rou-
"Just for a walk," I said.
"For a walk? All alone?" he asked. tine of married life can tell whether
And he looked straight into my eyes one's affection is an ecstasy of lov?
with such a little smile that it was or an ebullition of passion. If one
and to guess what he meant by it, could be absolutely positive of the
whether he thought that it was very genuineness of what is called love
rave of me to the walking alone or before marriage the step would be
wt. Was it, in his opinion, a wise deprived of danger in a?inost nay
case, for love is a solvent before
hing to do or a foolish?
On one occasion, when I was going which no obstacle can remain per-
Tchitchick's house, I noticed that manent. Only conceit, ignorance, or
Ephraim Log-of-Wood was looking lack of observation will claim to know
after me very curiously. I stopped with certainty of the divine' passion
what experience alone can tell. I
. in the bridge and gazed into he
water. I started to go back. He have seen many a couple absolutely
followed me. I turned around again sure of their mutual love who prom-
to go forward and he also turned ised and expected all things, who
around in the same direction. A few learned later to their sorrow of their
minutes after he was lost to rue. Later tragic mistake. At best, marriage is
when I was sitting at Tchitchick's not an unqualified roseate romance..
table drinking Sea we heard the black It is beset with danger as well as fs
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dog barking loudly at some one and with delight. It is a method of real-
tearing at his rope. We looked out izing life's best at the cost often-
of the window and I imagined saw times of suffering and sacrifice. This
a low-sized, black figure with short being so, why aggravate the situa-
legs running, running. Then it disap- tion by the inclusion of elements of
peared from view. From his manner certain conflict which in the train
of running I could have sworn the of historic forces will victimize us
little creature was Ephraim Log-of- whether we will or no? Accordingly,
I say that Catholic, Protestant and
Wood.
Jew who still represent radically an-
knd thus it came to pass.
I came home late that Sabbath eve- tagonistic traditions and tendencies
' ning. It was already after the "Has- should marry within their own folds
' dalah." My face was burning. And until such time, still, alas! a long
I found Ephraim Log-of-Wood sitting way off, when all denominations are
at the table. lie was talking very more truly divine ii being more nobly
rapidly and was laughing with his human in mutual respect, considerate
' curious little laugh. When he saw sympathy and co-operative helpful-
me he was silent. He started drum- ness. My opposition to denomination-
ming on the table with his short little al intermarriage is sometimes criti-
fingers. Opposite him sat nip father. cized as narrowness. In fact, it roots
!His face was death-like. Ile was pull- in historical and phychological
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ing at his beard, tearing out the hairs breadth. I am, therefore, willing to
one by one. This was a sure sign that be narrow in the eye of the super-
ficial rather than guilty in my own
he was in temper.
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"Where have you come from?" my conscience of participating in an act
I father asked of me and looked at that I am almost certain will event
in
a
profound
and
persistent
unhappi-
! Ephraim.
1 "Where am 1 conic from?" said 1. ness. Marriage is the most significant
1 "flow do I know where you are to step in human life. It should not be
!come from?" said he. "You tell me taken to the sole accompaniment of
I where you have come from. You know what is called blind love. Open-eyed
intelligence is a safer guide.
better better than I."
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could I be?" said I.
'ald
'W
"Anti where were you the whole
day?" said he.
How do I know?" said he. "You!
tell me you know better than I." I
"At the House of Learning," said I.!
"What were you doing at the House
I of Learning?" said he.
"What should I be doing at the
House of Learning?" said I.
"Do I know what you could be do-
ing there?" said he.
"I was learning," said i.
"What were you lerning?" said he.
"What should I learn?" said I.
"Do I know what you should learn?"
sa d i he.
"I Wan learning 'Gemmarrah,' " I
said I.
"What 'Gemarrah' were you learn-
' ing?" said he.
What 'Gemarrah' should I learn?"
said I.
"Do I know what 'Gemarrah' you ,
should learn'!" said he.
"I learned the 'Gemarrah"Shabos,' "
said I.
At this Ephraim Log-of-wool burst !
out laughing in his rattling little'
laugh. And it appeared that may
father could bear no more. He jumped
up from his seat and delivered to me !
two resounding fiery boxes on the ears.
, Stars flew before my eyes. My mother
, heard my shouts from the other room, !
, She flew into us with a scream.
"Nahim! The Lord will be with you!
What are you doing? A young man-
bridegroom-elect! Just before his wed-
ding! Bethink yourself ! If her father
My mother was right. The girl's
gets to know of this—God forbid?"
father got to know the whole story.
Ephraim Log-of-wood went off him-
self and told it to him. And in this
way, F.phraim had his revenge of Her-
shel, the tax collector, for the two had
always been at the point of sticking
knives into one another.
Next day I fiot bark the marriage
contract and the presents which had
' been given to the bride-elect, and I
was no longer ■ Fridegroom-elect.
This grieved my father so deeply
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