Show II AKiba and Rebecca i H 11 the year l > 0 when the beautiful citt of Jerusalem wan under the domln I nut the Uoniant my hero Mil heroin I < < I Their palht In llf wire widely I i juicrent but destiny Interwove them ul1l1l thy became one In the vales l to Jerusalem mere wandered a youth I off te nh > nical l appearance ills I I r > ne I new brown hit lock were like the I I t tend and his atalure wai above the average lIla brow WM noble And I wln one looked at him the thought orrnd I that he MM fitted for belter IhlllK lion that of lending flock TItle I rio I hent bid Innliucted chiefly hy l let I I cue from nature and fo plainly nur tired I WM destined to play a very ni oilant part In the hltlory of lite I 1IIII1Iv I hue acre stirring It wai ann an-n h In which lieroea could rife and fill I 111 e Inwa chafed under the Roman v kc they lunged or freedom and thin I I Mhwasaovariiblethat men of the I cst rank could rite to be at the head 1 of the tintiun if they had any talent I In I1 nods I ul danger men energlet are tire active and latent genlut n apt to i unit apparent more iguiekly I IIDI peril < u3 > n titan I In i illy where all It l nun ue anti proixrlly our hero had i ty opportunities for distinguishing I i If no we need not be turpnxil I1 h it he gained all that men strive for lion 9 mmierday whilu all was terene nnt I nature aremed at her hen n fair viii I rime along the path She hud all tic lovcllneii of her race Her eyes rr large and black the wan ni I grace lii I firm and her akin was of lily wh te nc s She allowed by her heiring that lir million In life was tofu She saw I Uili nnil I lucre him wan to love him ilihoiigh he wa of lowly birth The mill cured nut for wealth nor rank t 0 thought only of the qualities of the watt on whom the would bellow her I I 111 and heart Heine noble herself ci war ultra ted I iy thi line eiementi I Aktbuiharnclcr Mm and nialdt ltd I ml loved in thus dope an Ihey ii I today imellmn I think that they I I more faithfully than seeThe see-The fair Rebecca lived in luxury 11cr ithrr I wan n great man in his city She h tot altinda lu mlnliter to ever > vi 10 it her want line I dieuet andiron and-iron 1 were hem but though reared In II Ihl it tplenrlor her heart wat freer free-r m ieoPm and her mind equalled her 1IIUI I II we ilth make happlnetk the < ert ilnly piisseued It for her wlthot vim ranted at lOOn at they wee knun Alt nr schng i Akiba thin luxury lie > nr iliMaiielid to her became the I1 ew I it I in wee ordered In l a dtlTerinl ntniiiir Her aileclioni were centared aunts him fly I day and Inbl night the toiiitst of the noble man whom the ct by the lirooktlde Often did 1 she leek tho e green lanes ind 1 mutt lucy Iwcanie well acquainted iliretnotty I I week elatited in I the ni tufthe grotty plaint and bcaide ili 1 < mmniurinK tlreani tIe vowed tI-e ii I love nor wan their love but rIIIun ikoss It WM pure and heart li II It was not merely a verbal pledge but it Hat a love which cntlureili fur evrr Rebeccus father Jockanun Iseort I ultat vi burnt a strphmrd lie use reodlly wroth Whol uld lie shall ttuy tsagtter ntarcy a lutiti tirr lute ulaujilnrnnttuiu YI the lnrlle or lilY hUll Ih ulhlrr r1f Wholll I I n ololln a h ltlm 10 I cvtnicingiroiwrsiiaboottirnuui l i I i I i iii lSell III I cit prcnlll iiI 0 II-I Iunill whett the hoe nation ni uicu IocrallO lIvllla nchln li nklnlel through the intervention ol ho good QUell Uther Noise Sarah laid Ilettecia that her lather wlihed to pak will her Site went to hit study and in noon at the entered her lather u man of commanding mien scene and 1 teed I I upon her a item and unrelenting 11 I cie loolithmald tint thou I think no wed lint R beklnl FhllikMt Ihou that mum creel house of orhanan will degrade boon by nn alliance with the common herd know that our name hat been unsullied fr centiirlet our family hat raffled with prince and now Ihou the iliuthtcr on whom I relied for ulace in mine a Ke llilnkcil ul r deserting lather nnd home for a beggar If thou wilt I ived that shepherd my lioute will be forever closed I rl agalinl YI thee Choose itvvcen I father and rich on the one bid I i and beggary and tour tlupid igile r tin pherd on the other hand O lather talit the weeping maid M enk not to unkindly I of AUba even if hit faultotodid not dnell I I In palace I Ih1 i shove not make him of the common Inn Your daughter would l 1101 wed ain a-in n who vas unvvoilhy of her Hit liiraUcr iiul e > him equal > to any burlier I Gold and rank sit not mike lie man In my eillnullon Integrity and purity of thought ant I action inn I in-n ikle I man not birth nor ancestry I hough 1 I Akiba U poor he it nobler t thin iinny of our IrleiuU I whom thou I art glad lo welcome to our house I long tiny argued blue lather visa k = r1Iat Id lloibk i I and the daughter would not iuld limit 1 Jocliinan mumbled lilt I uphold ansI iwlemnly deelired unto Hem Henceforth b I am clilldleis my lugliter disobey me to Ie I declare I unto iou and before Go I that the it I no iliutiliterofinlne lit her no her way I I mw her not lowly Kebecca left the home of her childhood Not one glance did the catt I ind I nor did ho water in her pur I i < Site wat willing lo exchange I tup for a loving icon for the knew lint i wealth cannot buy tluia Bleat treat on A love that oullanlt beauty nation unul 1 riches wu woilh more to her llian lIhl or flier 10 1 e lauglu at ihruta il 1 In her heart there was nothing but itenlment and pletture for now ohio cOllhl wed Aklt Her lover wit an I norable man and would l not seek the 1Illthy helrett hut he would not h I > late for a moment towed the poor suit I homelcu tlraiunr She nine In I Allbai hut nnd laid 5iuty hillier lien cut me on I um at rrIh I il kII pun at thou art Then saul Aklbi If thou will teed me wlutever I have lii I ill Illlngly share u Ilh thee I annul an-nul oiler line n palace to reign overt over-t ihou rant rule my heait and ut I i c ual live I will I remember that for Ou thou did tt faro home and kin 1rII I They were married Their nil lingual simple at became fihep j If itmub I Fkor J exchanged her liner line-r m nt for blue coarse gown of a 1 q hirdett Mie sighed not for lu r hunt I uplendor bum the knew that vvtalll viol lime no aimlenu II one liven IIn liuel juno ohiciln o 5neuuhah itlaw nyor o licmnuna lifo uuut I vi itlinuit lb elI Ia e blob Kel ecca chote wisely ulun tho slim I rud her f ther i riches to nl limo II f u nor 10IJ utol itoviiu lunri In ii l I in 11 11110011 i t him r u COth1111 I if raw art 11 i rj IIv t wait Into the livid to tallicr ft Tlity I w n I apiiy at the dav wn I 1I1Ilh e r I ioiiriy did not Irouhle Ihim It A < Rebecca became bttti acquainted with Akiba the perc Iv d b that hen I usa a he-n ol talent althi UKII si ho wa hat py enough she uished 1 that lien I lushand thoul I occupy the upheic v1 ink he wan fitted to adorn She delirmin 1 ihil the wnul I end it let him wane his iIe I She k w Hi it all tho tut thine would trove her li tie If l the pane I I with I him hot the resolved that that parting thould take place Une moinlng when the busts were singing bbhihnbysrni the sum wan tendlnc rl = n its mellow rays over all liiingt Rebecca breached the tulijcct which lay neweat her heart Akiba staid she In I her mutl cat voice Ilell I my fither hotttr lor love ol Ihee my Isle would I ns willingly live for that sime love I Now Illtili thom canst hrcc me meat Go to ono on-o the school and lain admittance there Study and become a Rabbi I will not go wllh the lent I houtO bo a drag upon thee When thou that he omc lamoui thou cantt cume hack l lone lo-ne If I um Mill fair In thy tight gladly will I welcome thee 1 he next day the pa ted but Akiba never dreamt llhrJ that separation would cost Rebecca RIle loved to ruly and bravely that her 1 aogniih was II If but second thought lo her lie atarted with hula few iiouenfcMU for the ntlgh boring college whlcli wat long d tunce from where they dwelt After his de tariuru the waa Indeed lonely Slim I ud II ni comiunlnn 11 lo rheer her Yin lie I loliliilu No friend lo enri uraitr her lien laos were filled l with loll ai rt l tad nett She trln lo perform tasks us tint were entirety new taker Hut the did not repine at her lot She Imsicd I firmly In the Lord and all her trouble ami tarn were allayed when the reclitd I he biaunful llelnw prayers The ulaya lengthened Into weeka the weeks Inca rmmllis and the month Into yearn and Hill tin dwelt in the wa tide hut iht knew that her beauty wai fadiDg She was getting old Sometimes a ihadow would croat her great faith In I her hutbaml and the would ask hertell when Akibi becomia famous will InS letplno the wife of hit posIts becauae ler rharmt are goner But this unworthy un-worthy thought would quickly banish lefole it became clearly defined I hen hl the udC turn to Cod and ask for courage to itisuln with forillude whatever what-ever might h pien I Akibi1tlayt were tar dllTerent lie caluol admission to one of the beat mown collrgc lie smudicit t diligently and the wltJom of the aaget chased his sad ems awny Hi came In contact with the hrightnt men of the timea and he knew that kin toil was cern to be rewarded A for much labor he became proficient In lite Uw I and one day he awoke lo find that he had been ap 1 Minted a profeuor In the college which lie hind entered sea humble ttudeul His hrst thmicht was of h Rebecca < and with her he wished to thare his happ oitune at ol yore hit count He knew I rk that lInh oIu every thing to her snub into her tympathetlc earn he wished to pour the tale of lilt I happy change He hulcned to f native place but hit faniL went before him and when lie came lo Jerusalem be found a large crowd walling welcome him leaiu hog wm Much ruvered Iu those ancient been Akiba reputation I was great and lilt fellow lowntmen were only too glad lo do him honor He wu Im Mllent at thin delay for he wished hat to to the hut which I had been to happy I in abode fat him I Hut courlsty required him to slop and 1 chafe at he might he tied to contkkr the iiuettlont wh ch ware ut folr On the miuklrn I of the crowd was a poor I and ahabblly u n hollow her eye vtere tail and her forehead bore the I linen ol rare The crowd pushed her hither and l thilhei but the did not mind the elbowing I her very nsuul teemed to bang uiion tho t 1 vibrating tones ol the Rabbi at he gave public answer to the many quetliont t which were propounded I to him Slue I was In the pretence I of he wine Akiba the lover of her > oulh and the wan wondering If he would recognlie bit lsh J Rebecca m Ihlt 1 careworn woman She hung back Ira a moment the crowd parted and the Rabbi beheld the woman who was hit guiding star lie was Jut about to reply tu another quei > but alt at otice he paused J and meshed ion the tut where he had teen Rebecca but when he I came lo it he only taw a aliabby bigot Rebecca trembled for now mao the lest UouM the great Akiba proclaim thit thepherdet at hit wife 115 lookeil at 1 her for a tecond and Ihen clasped her to hit Uxoni Rebecca how thou nnut have tiered to change 10 Mdly Hut though diller I InR In atnrct Hi me thou nil Ine tame beautiful Rebecca who did coal thy lot with nine years ago He led Rebecca forward and told the people how the had abandoned home and rlche lo follow his fortune and how hy her advice he had attained hit retent ills Unction In I the mIdst cl their rejoicing II mettengcr arrived and told Akiba that joehannii nlthed lo coiuult him Akiha went to the ileli mm houte nnd wa confronted by I an age < l nll1 I feeble man Rabbi tald the man I am in deep Itouble I had n daughter whom I loved but in an evil hour the became Infatuated with a ttupld beggar Do hAil I multI I I could not peituade her to give up thIs Inlatuatloii I nude avow a-vow that if the pertltted I In tier lolly I I woul I 1 never look upon her again RelIsh 11 I earn fmur the pretence of lint dltuhediriu 1 I child tell l me how I can break Hilt cruel vow anti > el not commit a am before Cod The Rabbi llttemd for a while he witillent Ihen In tall II that daughter had marilo 1 n 111001 Ur bnubaaul of an Ignorant l man wouhln Ihou hive lorbuUlen the marrlOLif No saId Vj Jochauan learning i emioliles any mail whether rich or poor Had nip daughter mimed a Uaobi I would have cheerfully contented lo the union i dll tItIl and I would have endowed this ton with all my worldly tKMeewlont for I have no pottewlont 1 of mine own Then the Kabbl laid I IU01 I your diughler Men i all me great wluiher It be to or nOli 1 know not but I mi u famoui Kabbl I consider the rtiitctl treasure which 1 potlviM It I tli love of Kehecca although tile has chanurd In I outvard appearance to me the is Mill ut lemitllul at when I flrtt bell Id lur lochanan gratpeil hit antIs hand and mutt Die Lord is l betKr tome than I I deaervc for he tusa gIns me a ton ol whom 1 can be proud until 1 n diiughlur whom aiilicllon cannot Cant down nor humble I ellcefotlli dwell w Ih ma Tho I family vines reunited nnd 1 Keluc cos charm came back In the 111 > 111 ne of r her liutbtnd love Her father Mid that the wan wiser than other w men fur It was wisdom which led I he I to tin cover her hunband greatnett Krherra an1 I Akiha were Inn pitrl ti all I u 111 II III mu I cu i ntry c1ell I lor II 1 fit s u minI d liiithtrr IheV t were mm the I i to tep prom Uv lorI lor-I yard and oiler their icrvie KLVA |