Emma de Lissau, by the Author of 'Sophia de Lissau'. (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. MUTABILITY OF EARTHLY ARRANGEMENTS. " Ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For u-hat is your life ? Jl is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then tanisheth away." St. James, iv. 14. " A double minded man is unstable in all his ways." St. James, i. 8. 'Mine eye affecteth mine heart, because of all the daughters of my city." Lamentations, Hi. 51. The demise of Rabbi Colmar occurred but a very short period, before the solemn festival of the new year; and ten days after, on the evening of the day of atonement, Mrs, Levy expired suddenly. She was inexpressibly shocked at the manner of the Rabbi's death, and evidently drooped from that melancholy period. She was, however, able to attend as usual, in the gallery of the synagogue, the whole of the day, so important to the Jews, who rest undoubtingly in the belief, of the annual remission of their sins, if they duly observe its severe requirements. (') On her return home, she complained of exhaustion and fatigue: but this was attributed to her long abstinence, and Catherine hastened to serve the sumptuous meal, always provided on these occasions. Previous to pur- taking of it, her son-in-law elect, who was present, recited a short prayer, and at its close, she fell down and expired instantly ! According to custom, she was interred on the following day, and as her will nominated De Lissau, guardian of her daughter, Catherine was removed to his house, previous to observing the seven days of mourning for her parent. In accordance with her creed, the departed left an annual sum, for prayers to be said for her soul and the kandish recited on her anniversary. She also left a large sum to the synagogue of which she had been a member, that her name might be inserted in the list of t...